position name age previous club signed in apps goals goalkeeper P. Cherrie 30 Clyde 2009 33 0 Dundalk's player of the year in 2010 had even 16 clean sheets last season. goalkeeper G. Sava 27 Drogheda 2014 20 0 Romanian Italian was excellent in 2011 and 2012, but was without clean sheets in the 2013 season. defender A. Boyle 23 Shelbourne 2013 33 1 talented centre back was Dundalk player’s player of the last year. defender D. Massey 26 Bray 2013 30 4 left back having spent five PD seasons with Bray previously. defender B. Gartland 27 Portadown 2013 12 2 centre back and Monaghan player of the year in 2009 arrived last summer. defender M. Rossiter 30 St Patrick's 2013 28 0 the most experienced versatile defender who can play as midfielder too. defender S. Kelly 29 Western Suburbs 2013 1 0 central defender returned for a third spell at Oriel Park last summer after three years in Australia. defender S. Gannon 22 St Patrick's 2014 4 0 another versatile defender who can play as midfielder too. midfielder S. O'Donnell 28 Shamrock 2013 22 3 experienced central midfielder is club captain. midfielder R. Towell 22 Hibernian 2013 33 9 central midfielder was young player of the last season in the league. midfielder J. Mountney 21 Mervue 2012 15 2 a versatile young midfielder who had injury problems last year. midfielder D. Meenan 27 St Patrick's 2013 19 0 left winger who changed a lot of domestic clubs so far. midfielder C. Shields 23 Bray 2012 15 1 midfielder who can play as defender was Bray player of the year in 2010. midfielder K. Ward 23 Bohemians 2013 15 1 promising midfielder was out due to injury in the second half of last season. midfielder R. Higgins 29 Derry 2014 28 0 ex Derry key midfielder will play under coach S. Kenny for a third time. midfielder D. Horgan 21 Cork 2014 33 9 U21 winger was Cork's best player last season and is one of the best LOI young players. midfielder C. O'Connor 17 Dundalk U19 2013 0 0 young attacking midfielder. midfielder G. Poynton 16 Dundalk U19 2014 0 0 the club's youngest ever player is captain of Ireland U17. midfielder C. McDonald 18 Dundalk U19 2011 0 0 young midfielder played a few senior games during the 2011 and 2012 seasons. striker P. Hoban 22 Mervue 2013 26 15 young striker was Mervue's top scorer in 2012 and Dundalk's in 2013. striker K. Byrne 24 Brechin 2013 29 9 he made a spectacular back home after a seven-year stay in the UK. striker M. Griffin 22 Derry 2014 14 3 young striker returned at Oriel Park where he was for four years previously. striker D. McMillan 25 Sligo 2014 7 1 he scored 12 goals for the Students in the first half of last season, also was UCD topscorer in 2012.
