Dean Kelly (footballer)

Dean Kelly (born 18 September 1985), is an Irish footballer, currently playing for Leinster Senior League club St. Mochta’s F.C.

Kelly played youth football for WFTA FC[1] in Finglas reaching the SFAI finals at under 13 and 15 levels and scoring in a Play-off to win the under 16 Premier League in the DDSL.

[2] It was a successful season in which his team won the Intermediate Cup, the Charlie Cahill and the Metropolitan, as well as the Leinster League Premier Division.

[1] On 30 July 2010 he signed on a 6-month contract for the English side Oldham Athletic after impressing manager Paul Dickov in a trial period.

Kelly joined Bohs ahead of the 2015 season meaning that he lined out for the 4 main Dublin League of Ireland clubs in successive years.

Kelly represented the Republic of Ireland in the Amateur European Championships, where he scored a hat trick to help the Irish qualify for the finals.