Darragh Nugent
Midfielder · St Patrick's Athl. · №15
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
St Patrick's Athl.
Waterford
Premier Division
|
0:2 | |
Drogheda United
St Patrick's Athl.
Premier Division
|
0:2 | |
Shelbourne
St Patrick's Athl.
Premier Division
|
1:2 | |
St Patrick's Athl.
Derry City
Premier Division
|
1:1 | |
St Patrick's Athl.
Dundalk
Premier Division
|
1:1 | |
|
St Patrick's Athl.
Drogheda United
Premier Division
|
2:0 | |
|
Drogheda United
St Patrick's Athl.
Premier Division
|
1:3 | |
St Patrick's Athl.
Shamrock Rovers
Premier Division
|
0:1 | |
|
Dundalk
St Patrick's Athl.
Premier Division
|
2:0 | |
St Patrick's Athl.
Sligo Rovers
Premier Division
|
4:1 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Premier Division | 2026 | 17 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 2025 | 6 |
About the player
Darragh Nugent came up through Templeogue United, St Joseph's Boys and UCD before Shamrock Rovers took him into their academy in 2019. He made his senior debut for the club in November 2020, and that first taste of first-team football arrived in the same year Rovers won the League of Ireland Premier Division, alongside an FAI Cup and a President of Ireland's Cup.
Nugent needed loan spells to build up first-team minutes. Longford Town took him in July 2021, where he scored in the FAI Cup among his 14 league appearances. A season-long loan at Drogheda United followed in January 2022, and it was there that he found his most productive run of games, starting 32 league matches and scoring twice. Back at Shamrock Rovers, he made 70 league appearances in total across his time at the club and scoring once.
By August 2026 he had made 27 league appearances for St Pat's, with a goal to his name. He has been involved with the Republic of Ireland U21 setup, though a senior cap has not yet followed.
Career path
- 2019 — 2026 — now Shamrock Rovers 98 matches
- 2026 St Patrick's Athl. 29 matches
- 2022 Drogheda United 33 matches
- 2021 Longford Town 16 matches
- 2020 Shamrock Rovers II 16 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Shamrock Rovers | UEFA Conference League Qualifying | 5 | 0 | 0 | 239 |
| 25/26 | Shamrock Rovers | UEFA Conference League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 219 |
| 24/25 | Shamrock Rovers | UEFA Conference League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 139 |
| 24/25 | Shamrock Rovers | UEFA Europa League Qualifying | 3 | 0 | 0 | 220 |
| 24/25 | Shamrock Rovers | UEFA Champions League Qualifying | 3 | 0 | 0 | 261 |
| 2026 | St Patrick's Athl. | League of Ireland Premier Division | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 189 |
| 2026 | St Patrick's Athl. | Leinster Senior Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 180 |
| 2026 | St Patrick's Athl. | FAI Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
| 2025 | Shamrock Rovers | League of Ireland Premier Division | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 099 |
| 2025 | Shamrock Rovers | FAI Cup | 3 | 0 | 2 | 210 |
| 2024 | Shamrock Rovers | League of Ireland Premier Division | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 739 |
| 2024 | Shamrock Rovers | FAI Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2024 | Shamrock Rovers | President of Ireland's Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2023 | Shamrock Rovers | League of Ireland Premier Division | 19 | 0 | 0 | 636 |
| 2023 | Shamrock Rovers | President of Ireland's Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 2023 | Shamrock Rovers | Leinster Senior Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2022 | Drogheda United | League of Ireland Premier Division | 32 | 2 | 3 | 2 205 |
| 2022 | Drogheda United | FAI Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2021 | Longford Town | League of Ireland Premier Division | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 120 |
| 2021 | Shamrock Rovers | League of Ireland Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| 2021 | Longford Town | FAI Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 177 |
| 2020 | Shamrock Rovers II | League of Ireland First Division | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 168 |
| 2020 | Shamrock Rovers | League of Ireland Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 2020 | Shamrock Rovers | FAI Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | Shamrock Rovers | Leinster Senior Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Total | Shamrock Rovers | 98 | 1 | 5 | 5 259 | |
| Total | Drogheda United | 33 | 2 | 3 | 2 295 | |
| Total | St Patrick's Athl. | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 442 | |
| Total | Longford Town | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 297 | |
| Total | Shamrock Rovers II | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 168 |
Transfers
Transfers- 25/26 Shamrock Rovers St. Pat's
- 22/23 Drogheda United Shamrock Rovers
- 21/22 Shamrock Rovers Drogheda United
- 21/22 Longford Town Shamrock Rovers
- 21/22 Shamrock Rovers Longford Town
- 20/21 Rovers Academy Shamrock Rovers
- 18/19 UCD Academy Rovers Academy
