Darragh Nugent

Darragh Nugent (born 1 March 2001) is an Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Shamrock Rovers. He has also played for Shamrock Rovers II, Longford Town, and Drogheda United.

Darragh Nugent

Personal information
Full name	Darragh Nugent[1]
Date of birth	(2001-03-01) 1 March 2001 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth	Knocklyon, Dublin, Ireland[2]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Shamrock Rovers
Number	15
Youth career
	UCD
	Shamrock Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	Shamrock Rovers	74	(1)
2020	Shamrock Rovers II	16	(0)
2021	→ Longford Town (loan)	14	(0)
2022	→ Drogheda United (loan)	32	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 August 2025

Career

A native of Knocklyon, County Dublin, Nugent is the son of former League of Ireland veteran Martin Nugent, Darragh played in the youth department of UCD, before moving to Shamrock Rovers academy.^[3] He appeared on the bench three times for Shamrock Rovers during the 2019 LOI Premier Division season.^[1] Nugent was loaned out to Longford Town during the 2021 LOI Premier Division season^[4] and Drogheda United during the 2022 LOI Premier Division season.^[1] Nugent scored his first goal for Rovers in a 2-1 loss vs St Patrick's Athletic with a header.

Career statistics

As of match played on 24 July 2025^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shamrock Rovers	2019	LOI Premier Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020		2	0	1	0	—		0	0	—		3	0
	2021		4	0	—		—		0	0	0	0	4	0
	2022		0	0	—		—		–		0	0	0	0
	2023		19	0	0	0	—		0	0	2[a]	0	27	0
	2024		27	1	1	0	—		11[b]	0	1[c]	0	40	1
	2025		10	0	1	0	—		1[d]	0	0	0	12	0
	Total		62	1	3	0	0	0	12	0	3	0	80	1
Shamrock Rovers II	2020	LOI First Division	16	0	—		—		—		—		16	0
Longford Town (loan)	2021	LOI Premier Division	14	0	1	1	—		—		—		15	1
Drogheda United (loan)	2022	LOI Premier Division	32	2	0	0	—		—		—		32	2
Career total			124	3	4	1	0	0	12	0	3	0	143	4

1. One appearance in the President of Ireland's Cup; one appearance in the Leinster Senior Cup
2. 3 appearances in the UEFA Champions League; 3 appearances in the UEFA Europa League; 5 appearances in the UEFA Conference League
3. Appearance in the President of Ireland's Cup
4. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Conference League

Honours

Shamrock Rovers

• League of Ireland Premier Division (2): 2023, 2025
• FAI Cup: 2025
• President of Ireland's Cup: 2024