Daniel Patrick Crowley (born 3 August 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Milton Keynes Dons.

Crowley joined Cheltenham Town on a short-term contract in October 2021, rejoined Willem II in February 2022, and returned to English football with Morecambe a year later.

As a child Crowley played for his local GAA Club, Roger Casements and participated in the annual Feile na nGael gaelic sports festival.

[10] Villa's Academy Director, Bryan Jones, commented that compensation at such a level, only £209,000 for nine years of investment, would disincentivise clubs from developing young players in the English game.

[15][16] On 26 August, he scored his first senior goal in the 60th minute of a League Cup match at home to Everton, but could not help prevent a comeback from the visitors as Barnsley lost 5–3 after extra time.

He had made 13 appearances in all competitions,[19] and Barnsley's manager Lee Johnson, himself an Arsenal academy graduate,[20] described him as "the most talented 18-year-old I've ever seen",[21] but also pointed out that "it's important he just gets the balance between ego and confidence".

[27] Crowley's first goal at De Adelaarshorst for Eagles came late in a 3–1 defeat to Vitesse on 26 February,[28] and he scored with "a fabulous curling effort into the top corner" in a 4–1 loss against Heracles on 8 April.

[30] He made his debut in the opening game of the season, playing 69 minutes in a 2–1 loss against SBV Excelsior, and started twice more before dropping to the bench where he remained largely unused by manager Erwin van de Looi, for reasons including a change of formation and a disciplinary issue.

[28] He helped the team reach the KNVB Cup Final,[41] but was shocked by coach Adrie Koster's decision to leave him out in order to surprise opponents Ajax by adopting a different system.

[43] He made his debut in the starting eleven for Birmingham's opening fixture of the season, a 1–0 win away against Brentford,[44] and scored his first goal on 4 January 2020 in the FA Cup against Blackburn Rovers.

[45] Crowley was a regular in the matchday squad, and when the season resumed after the COVID-19 pandemic-related interruption, he started all nine of the remaining matches,[28] and scored in the 3–3 draw with Hull City that helped the team gain a valuable point in their successful battle against relegation.

[46] He played little in the first half of the 2020–21 season, an omission attributed by manager Aitor Karanka to an enforced change of team shape away from one that included his favoured number 10 position.

[50] He made his debut the next day as a substitute for Gavin Whyte in the 3–0 home win against Accrington Stanley,[51] and went on make 23 appearances, mainly from the bench,[52] as Hull City won the 2020–21 League One title.

[53] Ahead of the 2021–22 season, Crowley played in pre-season friendlies for League One clubs Cheltenham Town, whose manager Michael Duff said they had come close to agreeing terms,[54] and Gillingham.

[55] After Cheltenham lost loanee Callum Wright to injury, Duff offered Crowley a short-term contract to run until January 2022, and his signing was confirmed on 2 October 2021.

[70][73] In August 2012, at the age of 15 years and 26 days, Crowley made the first of twelve appearances for England under-17s, against Italy in the St George's Park International Tournament.

[75] However, the following month, Crowley returned to the England set-up to play in the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round – his first appearance in a competitive international.

[82] O'Neill's successor as Ireland manager, Mick McCarthy, watched Crowley in the KNVB Cup final against Ajax in May, and said he would continue to do so after he joined Birmingham.