Gareth McElroy

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Premier Division · 2026

34Apps

31Starts

2856Minutes

1Goals

0Assists

4Clean sheets

61Tackles

6.9Rating

Competition	Team	Apps	G	A	Rating
Premier Division	Sligo Rovers	34	1	0	6.9
FAI Cup	Sligo Rovers	2	0	0	—

Date	Opponent	Result	Min	G	A	Rating
17 Oct	vs Dundalk	D 1–1	90	·	·	7.5
09 Oct	@ Shelbourne	L 1–5	90	·	·	5.0
19 Sep	vs St. Patrick's Athletic	L 0–1	90	·	·	6.8
14 Sep	vs Galway United FC	L 1–3	90	·	·	7.5
11 Sep	@ Drogheda United	L 0–2	90	·	·	7.1
28 Aug	@ Bohemian FC	L 0–3	90	·	·	5.8

Per-90 percentiles against centre-backs in Premier Division. 50 = average.

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Goals	1	0.03	47
xG	2.19	0.07	65
xGOT	2.77	0.09	82
xG excl. penalty	2.19	0.07	65
Shots	16	0.50	35
Shots on target	5	0.16	49
Headed shots	13	0.41	61

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Assists	0	0.00	0
xA	0.36	0.01	10
Accurate passes	973	30.7	47
Pass accuracy	76.7%	—	53
Accurate long balls	101	3.18	55
Long ball accuracy	41.9%	—	69
Chances created	3	0.09	6

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Dribbles	4	0.13	31
Dribbles success rate	66.7%	—	65
Duels won	199	6.27	71
Duels won %	65.5%	—	80
Aerials won	126	3.97	78
Aerials won %	65.3%	—	61
Touches	1828	57.6	43
Touches in opposition box	46	1.45	63
Dispossessed	5	0.16	61
Fouls won	9	0.28	18

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Defensive actions	441	13.9	94
Tackles	61	1.92	74
Interceptions	33	1.04	39
Blocked scoring attempt	67	2.11	94
Fouls committed	21	0.66	80
Penalties conceded	1	0.03	37
Recoveries	129	4.07	65
Possession won final 3rd	3	0.09	84
Dribbled past	13	0.41	47
Clearances	280	8.82	90
Clean sheets	4	0.13	33
Goals conceded while on pitch	56	1.76	12
xG against while on pitch	59.39	1.87	6

Stat	Total	Per 90	Percentile
Yellow cards	5	0.16	67
Red cards	0	0.00	100

Percentiles are per 90 minutes, against players in the same position in Premier Division.

Date	Opponent	Result	Min	G	A	Rating
17 Oct	vs Dundalk	D 1–1	90	·	·	7.5
09 Oct	@ Shelbourne	L 1–5	90	·	·	5.0
19 Sep	vs St. Patrick's Athletic	L 0–1	90	·	·	6.8
14 Sep	vs Galway United FC	L 1–3	90	·	·	7.5
11 Sep	@ Drogheda United	L 0–2	90	·	·	7.1
28 Aug	@ Bohemian FC	L 0–3	90	·	·	5.8
21 Aug	vs Waterford FC	D 0–0	90	·	·	7.6
07 Aug	@ Derry City	L 0–2	90	·	·	6.7
31 Jul	@ Dundalk	D 1–1	90	1	·	★ 8.5
25 Jul	vs Drogheda United	D 2–2	90	·	·	7.1
11 Jul	@ Galway United FC	L 2–3	90	·	·	5.8
03 Jul	vs Shamrock Rovers	L 1–2	90	·	·	6.4
27 Jun	vs Shelbourne	D 2–2	90	·	·	6.8
19 Jun	@ St. Patrick's Athletic	L 0–2	90	·	·	6.2
12 Jun	@ Waterford FC	L 0–4	90	·	·	6.5
29 May	vs Bohemian FC	L 1–3	90	·	·	7.0
22 May	@ Shamrock Rovers	W 2–1	90	·	·	7.5
16 May	vs Galway United FC	L 1–4	90	·	·	6.0
08 May	@ Shelbourne	D 0–0	90	·	·	7.7
04 May	vs St. Patrick's Athletic	D 1–1	90	·	·	6.9
01 May	@ Drogheda United	L 0–1	90	·	·	7.5
25 Apr	vs Dundalk	W 2–0	90	·	·	7.6
18 Apr	vs Waterford FC	W 2–0	90	·	·	7.7
10 Apr	@ Bohemian FC	W 2–1	90	·	·	7.0
06 Apr	vs Derry City	D 0–0	45	·	·	7.1
03 Apr	@ St. Patrick's Athletic	L 1–4	90	·	·	6.0
21 Mar	vs Shelbourne	L 0–1	20	·	·	6.4
16 Mar	@ Dundalk	L 0–1	90	·	·	7.1
13 Mar	vs Shamrock Rovers	L 0–2	90	·	·	6.7
07 Mar	vs Drogheda United	W 2–1	90	·	·	7.9
27 Feb	@ Galway United FC	L 0–1	90	·	·	7.1
20 Feb	@ Waterford FC	D 0–0	46	·	·	6.0
14 Feb	vs Bohemian FC	L 0–4	45	·	·	6.5
06 Feb	@ Derry City	L 1–2	90	·	·	6.9
01 Nov	@ Shamrock Rovers	W 2–1	Bench	·	·	—
25 Oct	vs Cork City	D 1–1	Bench	·	·	—

Season	Team	Apps	G	A	Rating
▸ 2026	Sligo Rovers	36	1	0	6.9
	Premier Division	34	1	0	6.9
	FAI Cup	2	0	0	—
▸ 2025	Sligo Rovers	21	2	1	7.1
	Premier Division	21	2	1	7.1
▸ 2024	Sligo Rovers	4	0	0	6.3
	Premier Division	4	0	0	6.3