Darius Lipsiuc (born 16 September 2005) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

St Patrick's Athletic

Lipsiuc joined the academy of

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club

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in the summer of 2021, having previously played for his local club in

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at St Mochta's, where he had played since the age of 9. He made his professional debut on 27 September 2022 in a

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derby away to

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, replacing Serge Atakayi from the bench in the 78th minute.

Stoke City

On 26 January 2024, Lipsiuc signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with

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club

for an undisclosed fee. He made his senior debut for the club on 17 September 2024 in a

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win at home to

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. On 3 February 2025, Lipsuic joined League Two leaders

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on a loan until the end of the 2024–25 season.

International career

Lipsiuc has represented the

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at U17, U18 and U19 level. In November 2024, he received his first call up to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad for their two friendlies against Sweden U21 in

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. He made his debut in a 2–0 defeat to Sweden on 14 November 2024.https://www.fai.ie/latest/report-sweden-u21-2-0-ireland-u21/

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lipsiuc, Darius 2005 births Living people St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players League of Ireland players Stoke City F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Association footballers from County Dublin Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers