Kasey McAteer
 McAteer during Leicester City's bus parade in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kasey Ian McAteer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 November 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Northampton,[1] England | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leicester City | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2021 | Leicester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Leicester City | 28 | (7) |
| 2022 | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2023 | → AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Republic of Ireland | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:24, 27 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:50, 13 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Kasey Ian McAteer (born 22 November 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for Leicester City. Born in England, he represents the Republic of Ireland national team.
Club career
[edit]McAteer joined the Leicester City Academy at the age of eight.[2] He made his Premier League debut as an 88th minute substitute for James Maddison during a 4–0 win against Newcastle United on 12 December 2021.[3]
On 28 January 2022, McAteer joined League Two club Forest Green Rovers on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.[4] He made his debut in a 1–1 draw against Port Vale on 1 February 2022.[5]
On 31 January 2023, McAteer joined AFC Wimbledon on a six-month loan.[6] On 10 April, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3-2 loss against Salford City.[7]
Following Leicester's relegation to the Championship for 2023–24 season, new manager Enzo Maresca handed McAteer his first start for the senior team in the opening game of the season on 6 August 2023, a 2–1 home win against Coventry City in the Championship.[8] On 26 August, he scored his first goal in Championship for Leicester, in a 2–1 away win against Rotherham United. He scored both goals for the club to win the game.[9]
International career
[edit]Born in England, McAteer's maternal grandmother was from Offaly, Ireland and his maternal grandfather was from Belfast, Northern Ireland.[10] He was called up to the Ireland squad on 29 August for 2024 for their upcoming England and Greece games, after completing paperwork and receiving FIFA clearance.[11] He debuted on 7 September 2024 in a Nations League game against England at the Aviva Stadium. He substituted Adam Idah in the 75th minute as England won 2–0.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leicester City U23 | 2020–21 | — | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Leicester City | 2021–22[13] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022–23[14] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[15] | Championship | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 26 | 7 | ||
| 2024–25[16] | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | ||
| Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 2021–22 | League Two | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 2022–23 | League Two | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 54 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 71 | 8 | ||
International
[edit]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland | |||
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
- ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy
Honours
[edit]Forest Green Rovers
Leicester City
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Player Details: Kasey McAteer". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ Blackwell, Jordan (14 December 2021). "How one match three years ago started Kasey McAteer on path to Leicester City debut". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Leicester City vs. Newcastle United". BBC Sport. 12 December 2021.
- ^ "McAteer checks in at Rovers". www.fgr.co.uk. 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Port Vale 1-1 Forest Green Rovers". BBC Sport. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "AFC Wimbledon sign Aaron Pierre, Diallang Jaiyesimi and Kasey McAteer". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Wimbledon 2-3 Salford". BBC Sport. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Leicester City 2-1 Coventry - Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall scores two late goals to snatch victory". BBC Sport. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "McAteer's Rotherham Double Sends Leicester Top". Leicester City F.C. 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Kasey McAteer: 'My late uncle Joe was a massive follower of Ireland. Everywhere he went he wore a little Irish badge'". Irish Independent. 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Kasey McAteer receives Irish Call Up". Ireland Football. 29 August 2023.
- ^ "Republic of Ireland v England game report". ESPN. 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Kasey McAteer in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Kasey McAteer in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Kasey McAteer in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Kasey McAteer in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Forest Green's title win 'surreal' - Edwards". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Championship: 2023/24: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
"Leicester: Squad details: 2023/24". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
