*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2024
Wesley Patrick Hoolahan (born 20 May 1982) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Central Midlands Alliance club Doncaster City.
Hoolahan began his playing career with Shelbourne and has previously played for Livingston, Blackpool, West Bromwich Albion, Newcastle Jets, and had a 10-year stay at Norwich City. He was the subject of a contested transfer between Livingston and Blackpool in 2007, eventually requiring mediation by FIFA before he was able to sign for Blackpool. Hoolahan played more than 350 games for Norwich, where he earned nicknames like "The Irish Messi" or Wessi.[3][4]
Hoolahan made his Republic of Ireland senior debut in 2008 in a 1–0 win over Colombia. He represented Ireland at UEFA Euro 2016. Hoolahan won 43 caps in total and scored 3 goals.
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Retrieved 9 August 2021. "Hoolahan, Wes". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 February 2018. WesHoolahan at Soccerway Hughes,...
U18s". edp24.co.uk. 12 April 2018. "Adam Idah Sweeps Norwich Awards As WesHoolahan Signs Off". punditarena.com. 30 April 2018. Archived from the original...
the 48th minute Séamus Coleman got down the right wing and crossed for WesHoolahan to catch the ball on the half volley with his right foot from twelve...
Brom on 6 February 2019, coming on as an 82nd minute substitute for WesHoolahan against Brighton & Hove Albion in the FA Cup. Rogers signed for Manchester...
Sweden. In their opener at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Paris, WesHoolahan scored the opener with a spectacular half-volley off a Séamus Coleman...
Robert Lewandowski Arkadiusz Milik Eder Ricardo Quaresma Renato Sanches WesHoolahan Vasili Berezutski Denis Glushakov Ondrej Duda Marek Hamšík Vladimír Weiss...
Robert Lewandowski Arkadiusz Milik Eder Ricardo Quaresma Renato Sanches WesHoolahan Vasili Berezutski Denis Glushakov Ondrej Duda Marek Hamšík Vladimír Weiss...
Player of the Season". www.efl.com. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024. "Wes Burns wins Goal of the Season". www.efl.com. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 15...
a ball from Zlatan Ibrahimović into his own net to level the scores. WesHoolahan had earlier given Ireland the lead but Clark's mishap saw them share...
debut for the Canaries in a 2–0 away defeat to Aston Villa, replacing WesHoolahan in the 56th minute. On 12 March 2016, he made his first Premier League...
Byrne, Cormac (29 March 2015). "Republic of Ireland player ratings: WesHoolahan a deserved man of the match". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 March 2015...
Gaelic footballer. 10 May – Alan Keely, soccer player (d. 2021). 20 May – WesHoolahan, soccer player. 19 June – Jackie Tyrrell, Kilkenny hurler. 13 July –...
substitute for James McCarthy in the 2–0 win and provided an assist for WesHoolahan for Ireland's second goal in this match, showing great composure in doing...
team-mate WesHoolahan in the 1–1 draw against Sunderland on 17 March, as his header past the goalkeeper was deflected into the net by Hoolahan who was...
Harvey, Brazilian rugby union player; in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia WesHoolahan, Irish footballer; in Dublin, Ireland Lee Ryol-li, Japanese-North Korean...
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