| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Breslin | ||
| Date of birth | 13 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | St Patrick's Athletic | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | St Kevin's Boys | ||
| 2013–2016 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Tamworth (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2019 | Longford Town | 26 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Bohemians | 37 | (1) |
| 2022– | St Patrick's Athletic | 78 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Republic of Ireland U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Republic of Ireland U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2015 | Republic of Ireland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 3 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:05, 14 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:14, 23 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Anthony "Anto" Breslin (born 13 February 1997) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic. His previous clubs are Wolverhampton Wanderers, Tamworth, Longford Town and Bohemians.
Career
Youth career
A native of Blanchardstown, Dublin, Breslin came through top Dublin academy St Kevin's Boys, before signing for the academy of Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2013.[1]
Wolverhampton Wanderers
On 4 October 2016, Breslin made his first appearance in senior football when he featured in the EFL Trophy side that beat Crewe Alexandra 3–2 away from home.[2] He went on to make a total of 4 appearances in his sides 2016–17 EFL Trophy campaign.[3] On 20 May 2018, it was announced that Breslin had been released by the club following the end of his contract.[4][5]
Tamworth loan
In August 2016, Breslin signed for National League North side Tamworth on a short-term loan deal until the end of September. He featured 12 times for the club during his loan spell.[3]
Longford Town
After spending time on trial at Shamrock Rovers,[6] Breslin signed for League of Ireland First Division side Longford Town in December 2018, ahead of the 2019 campaign.[7] He made his debut for the club in the first game of the season, in a 0–0 draw away to Limerick on 22 February 2019.[8] He scored his first goal of his senior career on 2 August 2019 in a 5–1 win away to Midlands rivals Athlone Town.[9] He made 27 appearances in all competitions for the club, scoring once.[3] After an impressive season with the club, he was linked with a move to League of Ireland Premier Division side Bohemians.[10] He was voted into the PFAI First Division Team of the Year by his fellow players at the end of the season.[11]
Bohemians
In November 2019, it was confirmed that Breslin had made the step up to the League of Ireland Premier Division by signing for Bohemians.[12][13] His first goal for Bohs came on 22 August 2020 when he opened the scoring in a 2–0 win over St Patrick's Athletic at Dalymount Park.[14] On 27 August 2020, he made his first appearance in European football, playing the full 120 minutes as his side were beaten on penalties in their UEFA Europa League tie after a 1–1 draw away to Fehérvár of Hungary.[15] During July and August 2021, he featured in 5 of the 6 games in the club's UEFA Europa Conference League campaign, playing at home to Stjarnan of Iceland, and home & away against both F91 Dudelange of Luxembourg and PAOK of Greece.[3] He remained an unused substitute in the 2021 FAI Cup Final at the Aviva Stadium as his side were defeated by rivals St Patrick's Athletic, amidst reports that Breslin would be leaving the club.[16] Breslin confirmed his departure from the club in December 2021.[6]
St Patrick's Athletic
On 18 December 2021, Breslin signed for St Patrick's Athletic on a 3-year contract, becoming new manager Tim Clancy's first signing for the club.[17] He made his debut for the club on 11 February 2022, in the 2022 President of Ireland's Cup against Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium, playing the full 90 minutes as his side lost 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw.[18] He scored his first goal for the club on 2 September 2022, in a 2–1 win over Finn Harps at Richmond Park.[19][20] On 6 November 2022, he scored in a 4–0 win at home to rivals Shelbourne in the final game of the season.[21] On 12 November 2023, Breslin played there full 90 minutes in the 2023 FAI Cup Final, in a 3–1 win for his side over his former club Bohemians in front of a record breaking FAI Cup Final crowd of 43,881 at the Aviva Stadium.[22] On 4 March 2024, he scored his first goal since November 2022 with a first half equaliser away to Waterford at the RSC.[23]
International career
Breslin has represented the Republic of Ireland at under 15, under 16, under 17, under 18 and under 19 level.[24][1]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 12 April 2024[25]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2016–17 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Tamworth (loan) | 2016–17 | National League North | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Longford Town | 2019 | LOI First Division | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[d] | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| Bohemians | 2020 | LOI Premier Division | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[f] | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 45 | 1 | ||||
| St Patrick's Athletic | 2022 | LOI Premier Division | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[f] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 38 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 2[f] | 0 | 0[d] | 0 | 43 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[h] | 0 | 2[i] | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
| Total | 78 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 93 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 153 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 181 | 5 | ||
- ^ Includes FA Cup & FAI Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup & League of Ireland Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) for Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 in the EFL Trophy
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Leinster Senior Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in the President of Ireland's Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Conference League
- ^ 1 appearance in the President of Ireland's Cup & 1 appearance in the Leinster Senior Cup
Honours
Club
- St Patrick's Athletic
Individual
References
- ^ a b "Anto Breslin". www.stpatsfc.com.
- ^ "Crewe 2-3 Wolves". www.crewealex.net.
- ^ a b c d "Republic of Ireland - A. Breslin - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "2017/18 Retained List Published | Club | News". Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.
- ^ Maher, Matt (May 20, 2018). "Wolves confirm plans to release 13 fringe players". www.expressandstar.com.
- ^ a b "Anto Breslin confirms Bohs departure as he's set to move cross-city to Pats". Dublin Live. December 18, 2021.
- ^ "New signings: Town Sign Lee Steacy and Anto Breslin". Longford Town F.C. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ "League Report: Limerick 0-0 Longford Town". extratime.com.
- ^ Team, The42 (August 2, 2019). "Drogheda and Longford close the gap on Shels with big away wins". The 42.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Bohs to sign Longford left full but Under-21 international Leahy is on Dundalk's radar". Independent.ie. November 10, 2019.
- ^ https://www.extratime.com/articles/23816/pfai-first-division-team-of-the-year-released-five-longford-and-two-shelbourne-representatives/
- ^ "Anto Breslin ready to make impact with Bohs - whether Leahy leaves or not". Irish Mirror. November 27, 2019.
- ^ Dempsey, Andrew. "Bohemians unveil signings of Breslin, Lunney, Twardek and McGuinness as preparations ramp up for 2020". extratime.com.
- ^ "League Preview: Bohemians -v- St. Patrick's Athletic". extratime.com.
- ^ "Bohemians suffer pain of penalty shootout defeat in Hungary". The Irish Times.
- ^ "'Devastated' Croly insists Bohs can use pain of final defeat as fuel for rebuilding". Independent.ie. November 29, 2021.
- ^ "Breslin Joins The Super Saints". www.stpatsfc.com.
- ^ Fennessy, Paul. "Memorable return for Jack Byrne as Shamrock Rovers beat Pat's on penalties". The42.
- ^ "Anto Breslin keeps St Pat's on European trail with win over Finn Harps". Independent.ie. September 2, 2022.
- ^ Buttner, Paul (September 2, 2022). "Breslin keeps St Pat's on Euro trail". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "Saint Ian Bermingham says farewell as Damien Duff's Shelbourne are put to the sword". Independent.ie. November 7, 2022.
- ^ Fenton, James (12 November 2023). "FAI Cup final recap: Bohemians 1-3 St Pat's" – via www.rte.ie.
- ^ https://www.the42.ie/waterford-st-pats-report-6316930-Mar2024/
- ^ "Next Generation: Anthony Breslin | Academy | News". Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.
- ^ "Republic of Ireland - A. Breslin - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ie.soccerway.com.
External links
- Anthony Breslin Extratime.com Profile
- 'I think it will be a really good game' - Anto Breslin relishing his return to Longford with Bohemians
- Breslin hoping to replicate Bohs euro experience with St. Pats
- Anto Breslin looking to get one over on old club in Sports Direct Men's FAI Cup final
- Anto Breslin backs Saints' teen stars to dazzle in FAI Cup final
- ‘Anto looked at me like I had ten heads’ – How young guns led St Pat’s to Cup glory
This page was last edited on 14 April 2024, at 21:05