Harry Vaughan (footballer)

Harry Vaughan is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two side Oldham Athletic.

Harry Vaughan
Personal information
Date of birth April 6th 2004 (age 18)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Oldham Athletic
Number 34
Youth career
Oldham Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Oldham Athletic 27 (1)
National team‡
2021– Republic of Ireland U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:07, 25 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:15, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

Playing career

Club

Vaughan made his first-team debut for Oldham Athletic on 23 February 2021, coming on for Marcus Barnes with 15 minutes left to play of a 1–0 defeat to Barrow at Boundary Park.[1] Head coach Harry Kewell said that "clearly he's not afraid of anything, which is good".[2]

International

On 4 October 2021, he was called up to the Republic of Ireland U19 squad for the first time, for their double header of friendlies against Sweden U19 in Marbella, Spain.[3] He made his underage international debut on 8 October 2021 in a 2–2 draw with Sweden.[4] Harry qualifies to play for Ireland due to Irish heritage on his Mother's side.

Style of play

Vaughan has been described as an intelligent midfielder who is quick with the ball at his feet.[5]

Statistics
As of match played 29 March 2022
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Oldham Athletic 2020–21[6] EFL League Two 6000000[lower-alpha 3]060
2021–22[7] 181103031252
Total 241103031312
Career total 241103031312
  1. Includes FA Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References
  1. Geldard, Suzanne (24 February 2021). "Latics boss Harry Kewell's praise for rising star Vaughan". The Oldham Times. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  2. Geldard, Suzanne (3 March 2021). "How Oldham youngster Harry Vaughan made another positive impression against Bolton". The Oldham Times. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  3. "MU19 | Mohan names squad for Sweden games | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
  4. "REPORT | MU19 2-2 Sweden | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
  5. "Vaughan's Another Talent To Watch". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  6. "Games played by Harry Vaughan in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  7. "Games played by Harry Vaughan in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
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