John Mahon (Irish footballer)

John Mahon (born 26 November 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone.

John Mahon
Personal information
Full name John Mahon
Date of birth (1999-11-26) 26 November 1999
Place of birth Sligo, Republic of Ireland
Height 6 ft 1+1⁄4 in (1.86 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 St Johnstone
Number 16
Youth career
2015–2017 Sligo Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Sligo Rovers 89 (2)
2022– St Johnstone 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:28, 19 April 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Sligo Rovers

Mahon began playing for his local club Sligo Rovers at underage under 17 level in 2015, where he played for 2 years before progressing to the under 19 side and then the first team in 2017.[2] He made his first team debut on 17 April 2017 in a 1–0 win away to Finn Harps in a League of Ireland Cup tie at Finn Park.[3] That proved to be his only appearance of the season despite being named as an unused substitute in 19 league games.[4] His League of Ireland Premier Division debut came on 21 April 2018 in a 0–0 draw with St Patrick's Athletic at The Showgrounds.[5] In June 2018 he earned a new two-and-a-half-year contract to keep him at the club until the end of the 2020 season.[6] Mahon scored his first goal in senior football on 26 October 2018 in a 2–0 win over Shamrock Rovers in the final game of the season.[7] He made a total of 29 appearances during his breakthrough season, scoring 1 goal.[4] February 2019 saw reported interest in Mahon from Scottish Premiership arch rivals Celtic and Rangers.[8] On 2 February 2020, Mahon suffered a broken tibia in a pre-season friendly against Athlone Town.[9][10] The injury kept him out of action for almost the entirety of the season but he returned to the side in October 2020 and made 5 appearances in all competitions by the season's end.[4] Upon returning from injury in October 2020, Mahon signed a new two-year-contract with the club.[11][12] On 29 October 2021, Mahon scored his first goal in just over three years when he opened the scoring in a 2–0 win over Drogheda United.[13] On 21 December 2021, he signed a contract with to keep him at the club until the end of 2023.[14] Upon signing his new contract, Mahon stated that he had a desire to play abroad but for now his focus was on helping his club to win trophies.[15] The following month however, the six figure release clause in his contract was met and he departed the club.[16] He made 102 appearances in total for Sligo Rovers during his time at the club, scoring 2 goals.[4]

St Johnstone

Mahon signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone for an undisclosed fee on 23 January 2022.[17][18][19]

Career statistics
As of match played 5 April 2022[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sligo Rovers 2017 League of Ireland Premier Division 0000100[lower-alpha 3]010
2018 24110202[lower-alpha 3]0291
2019 3404010–390
2020 3020––50
2021 32100–0[lower-alpha 4]0321
Total 8927040201022
St Johnstone 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 20–––20
Career total 9127040201042
  1. Includes FAI Cup & Scottish Cup
  2. Includes League of Ireland Cup & Scottish League Cup
  3. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

References
  1. "Republic of Ireland - J. Mahon - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ie.soccerway.com.
  2. "Extratime.com - Extratime.ie - John Mahon". www.extratime.com.
  3. https://www.extratime.com/matches/detail/31053/1/
  4. "Republic of Ireland - J. Mahon - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  5. "SSE Airtricity League". www.sseairtricityleague.ie.
  6. "John Mahon signs new deal with the Bit O' Red". 8 June 2018.
  7. Goulden, David (26 October 2018). "Sligo end season on a high beating Hoops" – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. "Who is John Mahon? All you need to know about the Sligo Rovers defender linked with Rangers and Celtic". Belfasttelegraph – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  9. "John Mahon injury update – Sligo Rovers".
  10. "Sligo Rovers John Mahon suffers leg break". 2 February 2020.
  11. "John Mahon signs new two-year contract with Sligo Rovers". ExtraTime.com.
  12. "Mahon signs new two-year contract – Sligo Rovers".
  13. Farry, Jessica. "Sligo Rovers end long winless run to tighten their grip on third place". The42.
  14. "New deal keeps Mahon at Rovers until end of 2023". independent.
  15. "John Mahon: 'I have a desire to go on to play outside of the League of Ireland. For now my ambition is to help Rovers win things.'". ExtraTime.com.
  16. "Blow for Sligo Rovers as St Johnstone finalise deal with a six-figure sum for defender John Mahon". www.msn.com.
  17. "Saints finalise John Mahon transfer". St Johnstone Football Club.
  18. "Mahon transfers to St Johnstone – Sligo Rovers".
  19. Dollery, Paul. "Sligo Rovers confirm sale of 'magnificent' Mahon to Scottish Cup holders". The42.
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