Paddy Carey Appointed Head of Academy Coaching
Waterford FC are delighted to announce the appointment of Paddy Carey as Head of Academy Coaching, who will work alongside Academy Director Johnny Dunleavy leading our Waterford FC Academy. Paddy joins the club officially with an impressive coaching CV, with experience at local, national, international & UK level since he first began coaching with Southend […]
Orion Cala Earns First Professional Contract
Waterford FC are delighted to announce that MU20 forward Orion Cala has become the latest Waterford FC academy star to earn his first professional deal with the Blues. The 16 year old is rewarded with his first career professional contract after impressing throughout our academy structure in recent seasons. Beginning his schoolboy journey with local […]
Igor Bacela Signs First Professional Contract
Waterford FC are delighted to announce that academy goalkeeper Igor Bacela has put pen to paper on his first professional contract with the club. The highly rated 18 year-old shot stopper becomes our latest academy star to be rewarded with his first professional deal, after an impressive couple of seasons in the Waterford FC Academy. […]
Noah O’Brien Pens First Professional Contract
Waterford FC are delighted to announce that MU20 defender Noah O’Brien has today penned his first professional deal with the Blues. O’Brien, our current MU20 captain, becomes our latest academy star to agree his first professional contract with the club, after a hugely successful spell within our academy since he joined in 2022. Noah began […]
EPISODE 2 OF PODCAST SEASON 3 WITH JOHNNY DUNLEAVY
We are delighted to announce our second episode of season three of the Waterford FC Official Podcast, as new Academy Director Johnny Dunleavy joins host Tony Kelly behind the mics this week. Fresh from his announcement earlier this month, Johnny sat down with Tony to chat about his playing career, his move from playing to […]
Johnny Dunleavy Appointed Academy Director
Waterford FC are excited to announce the appointment of Johnny Dunleavy as our new Academy Director on a full-time basis. Dunleavy, an experienced player & coach, joins the Blues as our first-ever full-time Academy Director, having started in the role in recent weeks. The 34-year old was the stand-out candidate for the recruitment process which […]
International Round Up
The last 10 days has seen many of our first-team & academy stars in action for their respective countries, and we’ve put together a round-up of everything that happened across the world for Waterford FC Players & staff over this international window. Republic of Ireland U21’s Tommy Lonergan was called up once more to the […]
Academy Coaching Structure Revealed For 2026
By Gary Hunt Following on from a successful period under the guidance of Mike Geoghegan the Academy is now set to enter a new era as funding for full time employment through Sport Ireland & the FAI will come into play in the coming weeks. Mike and Sean have led the Blues Academy for many […]
MATCH REPORT: Waterford FC 2-2 (6-7 on Penalties) Rockmount AFC
Our young Blues side fell just short of reaching the 2025/26 Munster Senior Cup Final on Tuesday night, as Rockmount AFC defeated the Blues 7-6 on penalties after the sides failed to be separated after 110 minutes of action. Eddie Nolan made six changes to his side from our quarter-final win over Cobh Ramblers, with […]
Munster Senior Cup Semi-Final Details Confirmed
Match details have been confirmed for our 2026 Grandon’s Toyota Munster Senior Cup semi-final against Rockmount AFC. For the third time in as many years, the Blues have been paired against Munster Senior league side Rockmount AFC in the Grandon’s Toyota Munster Senior Cup. 2024 saw both clubs meet at the semi-final stage at SETU […]