Cian Dillon (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 April 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Enfield Town (on loan from Queens Park Rangers) | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Jobstown Celtic | |||
| –2016 | Greenhills Boys | ||
| 2016–2024 | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Shamrock Rovers | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Queens Park Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Enfield Town (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2025 | → Torquay United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Enfield Town (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024–2025 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 10 | (6) |
| 2025– | Republic of Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01:19, 3 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:20, 16 August 2025 (UTC) | |||
Cian Dillon (born 4 April 2006) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Enfield Town on loan from EFL Championship side Queens Park Rangers. He is a Republic of Ireland youth international.[2]
Club career
From Tallaght, he played as a child for Jobstown Celtic before moving to Greenhills Boys AFC. He joined Shamrock Rovers at the age of ten years-old.[1] He made his first league start away to Drogheda United in 2024.[3] He scored his first senior goal against Longford Town in January 2025 in the Leinster Senior Cup.[4]
He joined EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers on 16 January 2025.[5][6] He was part of the QPR U21 side which won the 2024–25 Premier League Cup.[1] He later joined Enfield Town of the National League South on loan in March 2025 until the end of the 2024–25 season.[7] He made his competitive debut for Queens Park Rangers the following season on 12 August 2025 as a second half substitute in a 3–2 away defeat against Plymouth Argyle in the EFL Cup.[8]
On 18th September 2025 He was named as the 1214th player to play for Queens Park Rangers with his debut on 12/08/2025.[9]
On 2 October 2025, Dillon joined National League South club Torquay United on an initial one-month loan deal.[10]
On 5 November 2025, following a brief spell at Torquay, he returned to Enfield Town on a 28-day loan.[11] On 3 December 2025, it was announced that the loan deal had been extended until 31 January 2026.[12]
International career
He played for Republic of Ireland U19 team in 2024, his appearances including a goal against Azerbaijan U19 in November 2024.[13] He made his debut for the Republic of Ireland U21s against Croatia U21 in June 2025.[1]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 26 December 2025[14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shamrock Rovers | 2024 | LOI Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2024–25 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Enfield Town (loan) | 2024–25 | National League South | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||
| Torquay United (loan) | 2025–26 | National League South | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Enfield Town (loan) | 2025–26 | National League South | 6 | 1 | — | — | 0[d] | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 4 | ||
References
- ^ a b c d Howley, Michael (June 30, 2025). "'I'm more than ready for it' says U21 Irish star Cian". Echo.ie. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ^ "Cian Dillon". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "Rovers' education programme goes from strength to strength". Echo.ie. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ Ray, James (16 January 2025). "QPR swoop for prolific youth striker". The 72. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "Dillon wants to hit ground running at Loftus Road". Dublin Gazette. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ Ferris, Macdara (16 Jan 2025). "Cian Dillon swaps the Hoops of Shamrock Rovers for the Hoops of QPR". Extra Time. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ "Young quintet in loan deals". qpr.co.uk. 27 Mar 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ Errington, Chris (13 August 2025). "Plymouth Argyle vs QPR Recap: Greens fight back to win Carabao Cup tie". Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ "qpr-launch-legacy-numbers/". www.qpr.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-02-20.
- ^ "Cian Dillon Arrives On Loan". torquayunited.com. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
- ^ "Dillon returns to Enfield on loan". qpr.co.uk. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ FC, QPR. "Official website of Queens Park Rangers for the latest news from Loftus Road". QPR FC.
- ^ "REPUBLIC OF IRELAND U19 VS. AZERBAIJAN U19 4 – 0". Soccerway. 16 November 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ "Republic of Ireland - C. Dillon - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". www.soccerway.com.