Dara Costelloe F Burnley b.2002

[liamoo11]

I see costello is on bench tonight for first time. Interesting one don't think he has really been involved underage much for us. Just too old forv19s this year and wasn't picked in the 20s training camp. Has seemed to be well amongst the goals at 23s. I think I read somewhere that Stephen ireland does individual coaching with him, supposed to be very pacy

[JR89]

Good to see a Limerick lad possibly make his debut, not many involved at senior level in the UK or even LOI PD. Caretaker manager is the U23s manager so a good chance he might see some minutes if he remains in charge for the rest of the season.

[Colbert Report]

Shockingly, Costelloe starts for Burnley tonight in the Championship opener.

[pineapple stu]

That kind of came completely out of the blue, no?

A nice start to the season!

[Razors left peg]

He played towards the end of last season so I dont think its completely out of the blue

[Insidetherock]

Was going to ask was there a thread on this guy, never heard of him.. only 19 and starting.. and playing well (apart from a shocking miss just before half time)

Is he even close to the 21s?

He looks like a big young lad too.. serious unit

[Eirambler]

Crawford has spoken about him in terms of the next campaign but he could definitely be an option for the Israel playoff games - looks further on in his development than Tyreik Wright going by tonight's game.

[SkStu]

He’s fast! Only watched the second half but looks decent too.

Cullen already has been a class act.

[Insidetherock]

got 73 mins and played well.. be interesting to see if he gets a run of games..

Cullen definitely looks like Burnleys linchpin.. playing very well

[elatedscum]

He played towards the end of last season so I dont think its completely out of the blue

Yeah that and the combination of them losing McNeill this week and Cornet going in a few days - they're missing their 2 best wingers, so thought he was likely to play. Hopefully he does well enough to keep a place in the medium term.

We should have some decent wingers in the next campaign: Ebosele, Costelloe, Springett, Hill, Burns, Okoflex (not sure if Sotona will reach the levels) and that's just the 2002 kids.

2003 has guys like Ollie O'Neill, Andy Moran, Lee Harkin, John Joe Patrick Finn, Calum Kavanagh, Jonny Kenny, Aido Emakhu and Cian Hayes

[Insidetherock]

Josh Cullen, man of the match.. could be a huge season for him this season

[Trequartista20]

Good to see Josh challenge himself by playing in the ultra-competitive Championship. It should hopefully improve him as a player.

The Belgian top flight, whilst fine as a development league for younger talent, is pretty poor, and rather variable in quality.

[Colbert Report]

This was actually his debut, he hasn't played for Burnley before. He was on the bench towards the end of the season when Burnley went through an injury crisis, but hadn't made a single league appearance before today.

He hadn't even been assigned a squad number so most Burnley supporters were very surprised. I thought he did well and hopefully he can kick on and stay in the team, although I think that is unlikely.

Josh Cullen absolutely bossed the game and made three or four great passes that had the crowd on their feet.

[MancIrishWolf]

Certainly made a good first impression with the fans. Great to have another option up front if Connolly doesn’t regain his early promise:

https://www.uptheclarets.com/messageboard/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=63312&sid=a014d219edb800bec03863779eeb9860

[samhaydenjr]

Well that was a pleasant surprise - I knew he had been scoring regularly for their U23s and had been in a couple of first-team squads and was hopeful he would get a shot some time this season (or at least a loan) but I really didn't think he would be starting on the opening day, particularly with a brand new manager - looked comfortable at this level - let's hope he can keep his place and maybe grab a goal sooner rather than later.

[tommy_c12000]

McNeil moving on created the opportunity. I only watched the extended highlights, did ok in some parts, looked v raw in others. A mixed bag. I would be surprised to see him start consistent games for burnley this side of Christmas. VK will surely delve into the transfer market. Needs a good season of senior football to see where he lands (on loan before window shuts if burnley strengthen in his position), wouldn’t be overly excited yet

[SkStu]

Another start for Costelloe. Has to be considered a great sign of faith by VK in his ability. Even if Burnley strengthen before the window slams shut!

[JR89]

Another start for Costelloe. Has to be considered a great sign of faith by VK in his ability. Even if Burnley strengthen before the window slams shut!

They've signed another winger today as well as bringing Nathan Tella in during the week. Even if he eventually drops out he should still see some minutes with teams now allowed five subs. Was performing at CF for the U23s so that's also a possibility for him with Ashley Barnes and Jay Rodriguez as the only CFs there.

[Insidetherock]

Fair play to the lad.. he's getting regular games at a higher level than a lot of the senior squad..

Reckon he might get a late call for the 21s?

He's definitely have to be considered for the finals if he stayed a full season in the Burnley team

[SkStu]

He was substituted at half time. Not watching so not clear why but he is getting absolutely roasted in the twitterverse.

[JR89]

Was ineffective in the first half but saying that he wasn't the only one with Burnley's other winger Benson also up to nothing.

No surprise Cork was brought one but felt it was a bit harsh Costello was the one taken off with Benson as ineffective if not more plus Costello was moved from the right side to the left tonight to accommodate Benson.

[Eirambler]

He was poor tonight, didn't have any positive influence on the game at all. When I saw the sub board going up at the start of the second half you knew it was going to be him going off even before the number flashed up.

Great for him to get the few games at his age but from what I've seen of him he's not ready for that level yet. Wouldn't be surprised if he found himself out on loan by the end of the month with all the signings Burnley are making at the moment. Mightn't be the worst thing for him either.

[tommy_c12000]

Not in match day squad today, hopefully arranging a loan move which he needs IMO

[JR89]

Starts tonight in the EFL cup.

[JR89]

Joins Bradford on loan till the summer.

[yurt]

This is a great move for him. Bradford have 22 L2 games left. He'll be playing in a team who are expected to win week in week out at a decent standard with high pressure games. Hopefully he can get in the team right away and bang in some goals.

Looks like Burnley are going to be a premier league team next season. So odds are DC will be looking for another loan move next season. If he can produce some decent stats down the stretch he might have a case for Championship level.

[MancIrishWolf]

Doesn’t appear to be having the best of loan spells. Missed a couple of sitters today according to reports. That said, encouraging that he is getting continually picked by Hughes, who should know a thing or two about strikers. Tough gig for him and Kavanagh on loan at Newport at the minute - hopefully transpires as a “Character Building” chapter of their careers…

https://bantamtalk.com/index.php?threads/dara-costelloe-signed-loan.6855/page-5

[tetsujin1979]

Kavanagh scored today, but it's only the second goal of his loan spell at Newport. He's only started four games, and hasn't completed 90 minutes yet. On the other hand, he's only been an unused sub once, in the first game after his move. I was still a little surprised that he wasn't called into the U21 squad.

[MancIrishWolf]

So he did! Totally missed that. That’s great news. To be fair, probably an idea to give them a bit of protection at that age. Was always more physical down in that league. See O’Connor can’t even make the Tranmere team and Lewis Richards hardly had a sniff at Harrogate before his injury. Concerning comments about Costelloe’s attitude, although equally wary of the moronic attitude of some of the boo boys at these bolthole clubs.

[JR89]

So he did! Totally missed that. That’s great news. To be fair, probably an idea to give them a bit of protection at that age. Was always more physical down in that league. See O’Connor can’t even make the Tranmere team and Lewis Richards hardly had a sniff at Harrogate before his injury. Concerning comments about Costelloe’s attitude, although equally wary of the moronic attitude of some of the boo boys at these bolthole clubs.

Lee O'Connor has started 30 of the 34 League games this season for Tranmere and only not been in three match day squads.

[Demesne Lad]

Still young, but maybe another Irish forward who does a lot of good things on the pitch, but doesn't score? Interesting and detailed analysis of his time at EFL2 Bradford in the Courier article (link below). Hopefully, the lad can progress and score the odd goal at St Johnstone.

Dara Costelloe: StatsBomb analysis of St Johnstone loan forward (thecourier.co.uk) (https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/st-johnstone/4650574/dara-costelloe-st-johnstone-fc-statsbomb-analysis-bradford-burnley/)

[seanfhear]

Still young, but maybe another Irish forward who does a lot of good things on the pitch, but doesn't score? Interesting and detailed analysis of his time at EFL2 Bradford in the Courier article (link below). Hopefully, the lad can progress and score the odd goal at St Johnstone.

Dara Costelloe: StatsBomb analysis of St Johnstone loan forward (thecourier.co.uk) (https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/st-johnstone/4650574/dara-costelloe-st-johnstone-fc-statsbomb-analysis-bradford-burnley/)He sounds like a confident lad from those bits on that website.

[pineapple stu]

Joins St Johnstone on loan for the season

Bit out of the blue, that one

[Razors left peg]

It was announced over a week ago on the 15th, so not really out of the blue if you're paying attention ;)

https://twitter.com/StJohnstone/status/1691488971711295497?t=CAFvwm_YBRmgk4QH6PDJeA&s=19

[pineapple stu]

Joins Accrington Stanley on loan. Plenty of gametime so far, but only one goal to show for those 64 games (including his spell with Galway). Not 22 until December so not exactly write-off territory yet, but you'd be hoping he can make more of an impact this season

[Eirambler]

Didn't do much of note in Scotland. Slightly surprised he got a football league loan, but then Accrington were down near the bottom of League 2 last season. Probably the last chance saloon for him in Britain now.

[nigel-harps1954]

Definitely last chance saloon for the 21 year old with over 60 senior appearances under his belt.

[Eirambler]

Appearances are only of use if the player is actually doing something of note in them. Do you think he'll have a queue of English league clubs lining up for him if he doesn't do well at Accrington?

[nigel-harps1954]

Appearances are only of use if the player is actually doing something of note in them. Do you think he'll have a queue of English league clubs lining up for him if he doesn't do well at Accrington?

He played 28 games in the Scottish Premiership last season. If it went as badly as you're suggesting, he wouldn't have played at all.

[liamoo11]

He played 28 games in the Scottish Premiership last season. If it went as badly as you're suggesting, he wouldn't have played at all.

In fairness spl to league 2 seems a bit of a step backwards.

[pineapple stu]

He played 28 games in the Scottish Premiership last season. If it went as badly as you're suggesting, he wouldn't have played at all.
I suppose with both loans, he went from a starter to a sub option rather than the other way around, and scored one goal, which is fairly paltry for a forward.

I think it's fair to suggest if he doesn't do well at Accrington over the season, he could end up back at Galway sooner rather than later.

[Buckett]

Although he played underage for Utd and made his senior debut at 15(I think), I'm fairly sure he's a Limerick lad

[nigel-harps1954]

I suppose with both loans, he went from a starter to a sub option rather than the other way around, and scored one goal, which is fairly paltry for a forward.

I think it's fair to suggest if he doesn't do well at Accrington over the season, he could end up back at Galway sooner rather than later.

Regardless, it's a bit much to suggest last chance saloon at 21 years old. Even if he did have a shocker of a season, there's nothing to suggest he couldn't drop to LOI and return to England and have a good career for himself at a decent level. He wouldn't be the first and won't be the last to go down that route.

I just find it absurd that there's a suggestion a lad is potentially finished at a good level at 21 years old after 60 senior appearances.

[tetsujin1979]

Although he played underage for Utd and made his senior debut at 15(I think), I'm fairly sure he's a Limerick lad

Yeah, he's from Annacotty, just outside Limerick city. You might have heard of the local team there - Aisling Annacotty

[tetsujin1979]

Recalled from his loan at Accrington Stanley
https://www.accringtonstanley.co.uk/news/2025/january/24/departure-dara-returns-to-burnley/

[yurt]

Would be interested to see how well he'd got on in Ireland. Nothing in the UK has really worked out for him at all so far. I wonder if Rovers would look at him as a loan option until the summer.

[Eirambler]

I'd say Accrington was probably his least worst loan loan spell so far - he actually scored a few goals and the support there seemed to think he was decent. They're fourth bottom of League 2 though, so you'd be hoping he'd do OK at that level. Given his age and likely lack of prospects at Burnley this recall might maybe be because a permanent transfer option has come up for him?

[Demesne Lad]

FLW are repeating pundit Alan Nixon's report that Northampton have beaten Stevenage and Fleetwood Town to the loan signing of Costelloe. If the deal is confirmed, he will be stepping up from EFL 2 to EFL 1 for the remainder of the season.

https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/burnley-northampton-town-dara-costelloe-shuranday-sambo-update/

[Demesne Lad]

Loan deal to Northampton goes through, after Costelloe signed a contract extension at Burnley.

https://www.burnleyexpress.net/sport/football/burnley-man-pens-new-contract-before-joining-league-one-outfit-on-loan-4973514

[Olé Olé]

2 today. 4 goals in his last 4 League One games. He might be doing okay...