Freddie O'Donoghue
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Freddie James O'Donoghue | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 2007 | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Queen of the South (on loan from Carlisle United) | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Peel | |||
| 2023– | Carlisle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Peel | 2 | (1) |
| 2024– | Carlisle United | 1 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Carlisle City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Queen of the South (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:13, 24 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Freddie James O'Donoghue (born 3 February 2007)[1] is a Manx professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish League One club Queen of the South, on loan from National League club Carlisle United.
Career
O'Donoghue began his career with Peel in his native Isle of Man where he made five appearances for their first team.[2] In March 2023, it was announced he would be joining League Two club Carlisle United on a two-year scholarship deal.[3][4]
Prior to the commencement of the 2024–25 season, O'Donoghue appeared in a number of pre-season friendlies, impressing manager Paul Simpson confirming that he would remain training with the first-team.[5] On 3 September 2024, he made his senior debut as a half-time substitute in a 2–1 EFL Trophy defeat to Nottingham Forest U21.[6]
In August 2025, O'Donoghue signed a first professional contract, before joining Scottish League One club Queen of the South on loan until January 2026.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 September 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Peel | 2022–23[2] | Premier League | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||
| Carlisle United | 2024–25[8] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Carlisle City (loan) | 2024–25[9] | Northern League Division One | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
- ^ Includes FA Cup, Isle of Man FA Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
- ^ "Player: Freddie O'Donoghue". www.peelafc.com. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Matches for Freddie O'Donoghue". www.peelafc.com. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "ACADEMY: Youth team academy recruitment complete". www.carlisleunited.co.uk. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ Curphey, Tom (5 September 2024). "From Peel to Carlisle United: Freddie's rise to League Two club's first team". Isle of Man Today. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ Colman, Jon (24 July 2024). "Carlisle United teenager has taken his chance, admits Simmo". News & Star. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "MATCH REPORT: UNITED 1–2 NOTTINGHAM FOREST U21". www.carlisleunited.co.uk. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "FREDDIE O'DONOGHUE SIGNS PRO DEAL BEFORE LOAN SWITCH". www.carlisleunited.co.uk. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ "Games played by Freddie O'Donoghue in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Carlisle City – Appearances – Freddie O'Donoghue – 2024-2025". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 21 February 2022.