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Kian Corbally (born 31 December 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic. His previous clubs are St Patrick's Athletic, Longford Town, Wexford and Ballymena United. Club career Youth career Corbally came through the Crumlin United academy, before joining the academy of League of Ireland club St Patrick's Athletic at U...

Kian Corbally (born 31 December 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic. His previous clubs are St Patrick's Athletic, Longford Town, Wexford and Ballymena United. Club career Youth career Corbally came through the Crumlin United academy, before joining the academy of League of Ireland club St Patrick's Athletic at Under-15 level in 2018. He won the Under-15 league title in his first full season with the club. In October 2019, he was part of the under 17 team that won the 2019 league title, beating Bohemians 4–0 in the final at Dalymount Park. On 22 December 2020, Corbally played in the League of Ireland U19 Division Final, in a 2–1 win over Bohemians after extra time at the UCD Bowl to secure a UEFA Youth League spot for the club. He made his UEFA Youth League debut on 29 September 2021 in a 2–1 loss to Serbian side Red Star Belgrade. He was part of the side that won the League of Ireland U19 Division in 2022. St Patrick's Athletic He made his senior debut for St Patrick's Athletic on 1 November 2019 in a Leinster Senior Cup Semi-Final tie away to Sheriff YC, with Corbally replacing Ben McCormack from the bench in a Pats team made up of academy players, before scoring the final goal of the game in the 118th minute of a 3–1 win after extra time, at age 15 years 305 days old he become the club's youngest ever goalscorer at senior level in the process at the time (a record that has since overtaken by Mason Melia). On 16 November 2019, he started in the Final of the 2018–19 Leinster Senior Cup, as his side defeated Athlone Town 4–0 at Richmond Park. On 19 November 2021, Corbally made his League of Ireland Premier Division debut for the club, replacing Jamie Lennon from the bench in the final game of the season, a 0–0 draw away to Waterford at the RSC. Longford Town loan Having failed to make an appearance in the 2022 season, Corbally was loaned out to League of Ireland First Division club Longford Town until the end of the season in order to gain first team experience. He made a total of 14 appearances for the club during his loan spell. Wexford Corbally signed for League of Ireland First Division club Wexford ahead of the 2023 season. He scored 2 goals in 35 appearances in all competitions in his first season with the club, before signing a new contract for the 2024 season, despite reported interest from Millwall, Derby County and Newport County. Corbally scored a total of 5 goals in 77 appearances in all competitions in his two seasons with the club, including a run to the Semi-Final of the 2024 FAI Cup. Ballymena United In January 2025, Corbally signed for NIFL Premiership club Ballymena United. In May 2025, he signed a new two-year contract with the club and in January 2026, he drew reported interest from Scottish Premiership, EFL League One and EFL League Two clubs. He scored 7 goals in 58 appearances in all competitions during his 18 months with the club before departing in June 2026. Dunfermline Athletic On 18 June 2026, Corbally signed a two-year contract with the option of a third year, with Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic for an undisclosed fee. International career Corbally made his international debut on 11 October 2021, playing the full 90 minutes for the Republic of Ireland U19 side in a 1–1 draw with Sweden U19 in a friendly in Marbella, Spain. Career statistics As of match played on 19 June 2026 Honours St Patrick's Athletic FAI Cup: 2021 Leinster Senior Cup: 2018–19 References External links