Ciarán Kelly (born 4 July 1998) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for EFL League Two club Bradford City.

[2][3] Kelly impressed for the under 19's among an excellent squad including Fuad Sule, Aidan Keena, Darragh Markey, Jamie Lennon, JJ Lunney, Rory Feely, Conor Kane and Shane Elworthy, all of whom went on to play at senior level in the League of Ireland Premier Division or abroad.

His first involvement with the first team came on 16 October 2015, when manager Liam Buckley included him on the bench for a league game with Drogheda United, although he remained an unused substitute.

With first team appearances at St Patrick's Athletic limited, it was announced on 1 January 2018 that Kelly had been persuaded to sign for Drogheda United by new manager Tim Clancy.

[19][20][21] His first appearances in Europe came on 11 and 18 July 2019 as he played in both legs against IFK Norrköping of Sweden, as Pats lost 2–0 at home[22] and 2–1 away with Kelly being sent off in the 89th minute after 2 yellow cards.

[30] On 12 December 2022, it was announced that Kelly had signed for EFL League Two side Bradford City from 1 January 2023 on a two-and-a-half-year contract, until the summer of 2025.