Jon Gallagher

Jon Gallagher (born 23 February 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Austin FC. He can also play as a right-back or midfielder.

Not to be confused with John Bán Gallagher; John Gallacher (footballer, born 1951); or John Gallacher (footballer, born 1969).

Jon Gallagher
Personal information
Full name Jon Gallagher
Date of birth (1996-02-23) 23 February 1996
Place of birth Dundalk, Ireland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right-back, Midfielder, Forward
Team information
Current team
 Austin FC
Number 17
Youth career
2008–2010 Beachside SC
2010–2012 Home United
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 84 (39)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Atlanta United 16 (4)
2018–2019 Atlanta United 2 38 (7)
2019–2020 → Aberdeen (loan) 22 (1)
2021– Austin FC 70 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:15, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

Early life

Born in Dundalk in Ireland, growing up Gallagher also spent time in the United States, Jamaica, Singapore and England. While moving around, Gallagher played with Beachside SC in Connecticut, Home United in Singapore and England Schoolboys in England. He also spent time on trial with the likes of Juventus, Marseille, Newcastle United and Blackburn Rovers.[1]

Gallagher played four years of college soccer at the University of Notre Dame between 2014 and 2017. In his senior year, he was named USC Second Team All-American, USC First Team All-South Region, First Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference, and Atlantic Coast Conference All-Tournament Team.[2] Overall, Gallagher scored 39 goals and tallied 15 assists in 84 appearances for the Fighting Irish.

Club career

Ahead of the 2018 Major League Soccer season, it was announced that Gallagher had signed a contract with Major League Soccer, making him eligible for the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.[3] On 19 January 2018, Gallagher was selected 14th overall in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by Atlanta United.[4]

Gallagher made his professional debut on 24 March 2018, scoring two goals for Atlanta's United Soccer League affiliate side in a 3–1 win over New York Red Bulls II.[5]

Gallagher was loaned to Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen from Atlanta United on 22 June 2019.[6] The loan was initially for the remainder of the 2019 MLS season,[7] but was subsequently extended to the end of the 2019–20 Scottish season.[8] He played in 31 matches in all competitions for Aberdeen and scored his only goal against Rangers in a 2–2 draw on 4 December 2019.

Gallagher was traded to Austin FC in exchange for $225,000 in General Allocation Money on 13 December 2020, ahead of Austin's inaugural season in 2021.[9]

Gallagher scored the first ever goal at Q2 Stadium for Austin FC on July 1, 2021. It was his first MLS goal. In 2022, he transitioned from winger to right-back and became a first team regular in this position. He scored his only goal of 2022 in a 4–3 comeback win against Sporting Kansas City. He scored the team’s second goal of the 2023 season in a 3–2 loss against St. Louis, coming off the bench.

Career statistics
As of May 14, 2023[10][11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlanta United 2 2018[12] USL Championship 306————306
Atlanta United 2 2019[13] USL Championship 81————81
Club total 38700000000387
Atlanta United 2019[14] Major League Soccer 00————00
Atlanta United 2020[15] Major League Soccer 164————164
Club total 16400000000164
Aberdeen (loan) 2019–20 Scottish Premiership 22100—6[lower-alpha 3]02[lower-alpha 4]0301
Club total 22100006020301
Austin FC 2021[16] Major League Soccer 273————273
Austin FC 2022[17] Major League Soccer 3211030——361
Austin FC 2023[18] Major League Soccer 11410002[lower-alpha 5]000144
Club total 70820302000778
Career Total 146202030802016120
  1. Appearance(s) in U.S. Open Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance(s) in Scottish League Cup
  5. Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League

References
  1. "MLS Player Combine: Jon Gallagher's Irish roots helped shape soccer career | Pro Soccer USA". prosoccerusa.com.
  2. "Jon Gallagher Bio :: Notre Dame Men's Soccer :: UND.COM :: The Official Site of ND Athletics". Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  3. "2018 MLS SuperDraft: Ranking the top 23 pre-combine prospects". www.socceramerica.com.
  4. "Atlanta United selects Jon Gallagher, Oliver Shannon, Gordon Wild in MLS SuperDraft | Atlanta United FC". 20 January 2018.
  5. "Atlanta United 2 vs New York Red Bulls II". uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  6. "Jon Gallagher: Atlanta United right-back joins Aberdeen on loan". BBC Sport. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  7. "Atlanta United loans Jon Gallagher to Aberdeen FC". Atlanta United FC. Atlanta United Communications. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  8. "Jon Gallagher extends Aberdeen loan for rest of season". BBC Sport. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  9. "Atlanta acquires up to $225,000 in General Allocation Money | Atlanta United FC".
  10. Jon Gallagher at Soccerway. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  11. Jon Gallagher at Major League Soccer
  12. "2018 Stats". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  13. "2019 Stats". USLChampionship.com. USL Championship. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  14. "2019 Stats". ATLUtd.com. Atlanta United. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  15. "2020 stats". ATLUtd.com. Atlanta United. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  16. "2021 stats". AustinFC.com. Austin FC. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  17. "2022 stats". AustinFC.com. Austin FC. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  18. "2023 stats". AustinFC.com. Austin FC. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
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