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Darragh Francis O'Brien Burns (born 6 August 2002) is an Irish professional
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who plays as a winger for club
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.


Club career


Youth career

Raised in
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,
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, Burns began playing with Swords Manor, before moving on to Shelbourne and then on to top
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academy St Kevin's Boys, a club renowned for producing several Republic of Ireland senior internationals. In April 2017, while at Under-15 level, he scored the winning goal in the Final of the Ravenna European Cup played in
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, Italy. During the tournament his side won all eight games against clubs from all over Europe to win the tournament, with Burns also having scored several goals en route to the final. In 2018, Burns signed for
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, where he initially represented the club's Under-17 side. On 30 October 2019, Burns was part of the side that won the
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, setting up the opening goal for
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as his side defeated
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4–0 in the final at
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. On 22 December 2020, in his final game at underage level, Burns scored the winning goal in the
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Final, scoring a 120th-minute penalty to beat Bohemians 2–1
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at the
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to secure a
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spot for the club.


St Patrick's Athletic


2019 season

Burns made his debut in senior football on 13 July 2019 aged 16, coming off the bench in a friendly against reigning
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champions Chelsea in the 59th minute. His first involvement in the game was to
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before drawing a foul and a booking from
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international
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. Burns' first involvement with the first team in a competitive game came on 16 August 2019 when he was an unused substitute in a 2–1 win over
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in the league. His competitive debut in senior football on 15 September 2021, replacing Chris Forrester in the 62nd minute of a 1–0 win away to
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in the Leinster Senior Cup Quarter Final at Stradbrook Road. His first start came on 2 November in the Semi Final of the same competition, a 3–1 win away to Sheriff YC
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. Two weeks later Burns missed the 4–0 win over
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in the
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as he was on international duty but the win went down as his first medal at senior level.


2020 season

On 23 January 2020, Burns signed a two-year deal with
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, his first professional contract. Ahead of the season Burns' received the number 35 as his first squad number. On 3 August 2020, he made his
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debut, replacing Jordan Gibson from the bench in the 75th minute of a 2–0 loss at home to Derry City. He made a total of six appearances over the season, all from the bench as his side missed out on a European place on the final day of the season.


2021 season

Burns changed to the number 17 shirt ahead of the
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. His first goal in senior football came on 9 April 2021, when he scored the second goal to help secure a 2–0 home win over Derry City for his side. On 20 April, he scored the only goal of the game in the second minute to beat
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at
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. It was announced on 6 July 2021 that Burns had signed a contract extension with the club. He scored the winning goal in a 3–2 win over
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on 3 September 2021, curly his shot into the top corner in the 87th minute before Longford got a late consolation goal. Burns scored two goals in a 3–0 win over
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in the
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Quarter Final on 17 September 2021. Burns produced a Man of the Match display in a 3–1 win over
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Semi Final, setting up Matty Smith's goal to put Pat's in front before dinking Peter Cherrie in goals in the 86th minute to secure a place in the 2021 FAI Cup Final at the
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. On 12 November 2021, his headed equaliser in his side's 2–2 draw at home to
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secured a 2nd-place finish for the club, their best since their 2013 league win, to secure
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football for the following season. After the game, he was awarded both the club's Young Player of the Year Award and the Goal of the Season Award for 2021, as voted by their supporters. On 28 November 2021 Burns played the full 120 minutes in the 2021 FAI Cup Final, beating rivals
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4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time in front of a record
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Final crowd of 37,126 at the
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.


2022 season

Burns was subject to interest from
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sides Hibernian and
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during the January transfer window, with Pat's rejecting a bid from Hibs due to it not reaching their valuation for Burns. On 11 February 2022, Burns was in the starting XI for the 2022 President of Ireland's Cup against
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at
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, as his side lost 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw. On 18 February 2022, Burns scored his side's first goal in a 3–0 win over rivals Shelbourne at
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, curling a 25-yard effort into the top corner to help his side to an opening game of the season victory. On 1 April 2022, he scored a 77th-minute equaliser to earn a point for his side in a 1–1 draw with
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at
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. On 6 May, Burns opened the scoring in a 4–0 win away to
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with a looping header from a Billy King cross flying into the top corner after four minutes, while he also assisted Kyle Robinson's first league goal for the club in the same game. On 14 May, he earned his side a point when he scored the equaliser in a 1–1 draw away to
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at The Showgrounds.


Milton Keynes Dons


2022–23 season

On 4 July 2022, Burns signed for
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club
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on a permanent deal for a fee in the region of €180,000. His first goals for the club came on 15 July 2022 when he scored a brace and assisted another goal in a 6–0 friendly win over
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. Burns made his league debut on 30 July 2022 as an 82nd-minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat away to
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. On 23 August 2022, Burns scored his first competitive goal for the club in a 2–0
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second round away win over
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, after also assisting the opening goal of the game for Matthew Dennis. On 5 November 2022, Burns scored his first
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goal, when he put his side 3–0 up in an eventual 6–0 win at home to Taunton Town. On 22 November 2022, he opened the scoring with an overhead kick in a 3–1 win over Newport County. He followed that up four days later by again opening the scoring, this time in a 3–2 loss to
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in an
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Second Round tie at
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. He scored 4 goals in 22 appearances in all competitions over the season as his side were relegated to
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, with Burns' last appearance of the season coming in February 2023.


2023–24 season

On 21 November 2023, Burns made his first competitive appearance of the season, starting and scoring in a 3–2 win over
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in the
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.


Shamrock Rovers loan

After making just two
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appearances and no league appearances in the season, Burns was loaned out to
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in search of game time on 2 January 2024. On 4 March 2024, Burns scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw against Derry City.


Grimsby Town

On 26 January 2025, Burns signed for
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club
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for an undisclosed fee on a contract until the summer of 2028, turning down a contract offer to join
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on a permanent basis following his loan spell there. His first appearance for Grimsby came as a substitute, coming on in the 86th minute of their 2–1 win over
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on 15 February 2025.


International career


Northern Ireland

Born in
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, Burns was eligible to represent both
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as well as
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at international level, whom he qualified to play for through his
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born father. Burns initially represented Northern Ireland U17 following unsuccessful requests to the FAI from his coaches at
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to call him up for the Republic of Ireland. His form with Northern Ireland led to an international callup from the Republic of Ireland U17 team who he made his debut for in a 1–1 draw with Turkey U17 in a friendly at
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on 18 September 2018. 2 days later he scored against the same opposition in a 4–1 win. After not being called up by the Republic of Ireland for their next squad, Burns returned to Northern Ireland and scored his first goals for the country on 30 October 2018 by scoring 2 penalties in a 6–0 win away to
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. In November 2019 he scored the winning penalty for Northern Ireland U19 against Northern Ireland U19 in a preparation tournament for the
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. Following Burns being capped by Northern Ireland in a competitive game it left him with only one change of international allegiance left with
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.


Republic of Ireland

In October 2021, Burns revealed he regularly attended the
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as a
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fan and Republic of Ireland U21 manager Jim Crawford revealed that Burns was in the process of changing his international allegiance to the country of his birth, stating ''"Darragh is keen to play, which is great news for myself and it's in the hands of legal at the minute. That's just standard procedure to get everything over the line, to change an association, and it can be a long process. He's done fantastic with Pat's. The sooner it happens the better. He's somebody that can go again for the next campaign. He's an exciting player to bring in, that's for sure."'' On 11 March 2022, it was announced that Burns had been called up to the Republic of Ireland U20 squad following the completion of his international allegiance change with
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. He made his return to a Republic of Ireland team on 22 March 2022 playing in a friendly against the Republic of Ireland Amateur side at
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. The following day, he was added to the Republic of Ireland U21 squad for the first time, ahead of their
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match away to Sweden U21. Burns made his Republic of Ireland U21 debut on 16 June 2023, in a 2–2 draw with Ukraine U21 in a friendly played in Bad Blumau, Austria.


Career statistics


Honours

St Patrick's Athletic *
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:
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* Leinster Senior Cup: 2018–19 Shamrock Rovers *
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:
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Individual *
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Young Player of the Year:
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*St Patrick's Athletic Goal of the Season: 2021


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