Daryl Horgan

Daryl Jeremiah Horgan (born 10 August 1992) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger for League of Ireland Premier Division club Dundalk.

After a loan move to Cork City in July 2011 resulted in a First Division title, Horgan signed a permanent deal with the Munster club later that year.

Horgan was a regular in the Hibernian team and played a total of 81 times and scored 10 goals including 2 against city rivals Heart of Midlothian before signing for newly-promoted Championship club Wycombe Wanderers in September 2020.

[7] He made his Sligo debut on 9 April 2011, coming on as a substitute against St Patrick's Athletic at the Showgrounds and scored his first goal against Cockhill Celtic in the EA Sports Cup two weeks later.

[8] He made his debut for Cork City against Salthill Devon on 8 July 2011[9] and scored his first goals for the club in a 3–1 win away to Longford Town two weeks later when he got on the scoresheet twice.

[15] At the end of the 2013 season, Horgan left Cork City and despite interest from Shamrock Rovers and St. Patrick's Athletic as well as trials at Barnsley and Torquay United,[16] he signed for Dundalk on 9 December 2013.

[20] His form throughout the 2016 season earned him comparisons to Damien Duff and Philippe Coutinho,[21] while in August 2016, Galway United manager Tommy Dunne stated that he regarded Horgan as the best player in Ireland.

In October 2016, Horgan began reportedly attracting attention from Everton, Sunderland, Newcastle United and Ipswich Town, as well as clubs in the MLS and A-League.

[31] Horgan signed a three-year contract with Scottish Premiership club Hibernian on 11 August 2018, having moved from Preston for an undisclosed transfer fee.

[36] Four days later, he scored on his Wycombe debut in an EFL Cup first round defeat to Brentford with the London side winning 4–2 in a penalty shootout after the match had finished 1–1.

[42] Horgan was capped at under-18 schools level for the Republic of Ireland at the beginning of 2010,[17] scoring in a 3–1 victory over Australia in January,[43] and later appearing in the Centenary Shield in March.

[53] Following a two-goal haul against Cork City in a top-of-the-table league match attended by Martin O'Neill on 11 October 2016, there were further calls for Horgan to be included in Ireland's international squad once the domestic season reached its conclusion.

[54] On 2 November 2016, Horgan was called up for the first time by Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill in his 35-man preliminary squad for a 2018 World Cup qualifier against Austria, along with fellow Dundalk teammate Andy Boyle.