Justin Devenny (born 11 October 2003) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Crystal Palace.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 October 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Crystal Palace | ||
| Number | 55 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2021 | Kilmarnock | ||
| 2023– | Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–22 | Kilmarnock | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Broomhill (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2022 | → Airdrieonians (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–23 | Airdrieonians | 33 | (1) |
| 2023– | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Northern Ireland U21 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 20 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:06, 14 June 2024 | |||
Club career
editDevenny came through the youth system at Kilmarnock. During the 2021–22 season, he was loaned out to Broomhill in the Lowland Football League.[2] Devenny joined Airdrieonians initially on loan in February 2022 and made the move permanent that summer.[3] He helped Airdrie gain promotion to the Scottish Championship via the play-offs, and scored his first senior goal in the Scottish League Cup win over Cowdenbeath.[4] Devenny also scored in the play-off semi-final win against Falkirk and during the penalty shoot-out win for Airdrie in the play-off final in May 2023 against Hamilton Academicals.[5][6]
He joined Premier League club Crystal Palace in August 2023, to start off in their under-21 development team.[7]
International career
editDevenny has made three appearances for the Northern Ireland U21 team.
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 20 May 2023
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kilmarnock | 2021–22 | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broomhill (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish Lowland Football League | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| Airdrieonians (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish League One | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Airdrieonians | 2022–23 | Scottish League One | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 4 |
| Crystal Palace | 2023–24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 57 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 63 | 7 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Justin Devenny". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ Banks, Ben (11 February 2022). "Kilmarnock starlet joins Airdrie as Diamonds boss bolsters squad". Daily Record. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Thomson, Paul (22 June 2022). "Kilmarnock kid makes permanent move to Airdrieonians". Daily Record. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Kearney, Ben (10 May 2023). "We couldn't match them, admits Falkirk boss John McGlynn as he slams 'brutal' defending in Airdrie defeat". Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Macgilvray (21 August 2023). "Crystal Palace swoop for Airdrie midfield ace~first=Andy". Daily Record. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Lindsay, Clive (20 May 2023). "Hamilton Academical 2-1 Airdrieonians (agg 2-2): Visitors promoted after penalty shoot-out". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Macgilvray, Andy (30 August 2023). "Crystal Palace move shows Airdrie is the right club for player development, says boss". Daily Record. Retrieved 30 August 2023.