Neil Farrugia

Neil Farrugia of Dundee United was born in Paris, France on 19 May 1999 (age 27).

Neil Farrugia, born on 19 May 1999 (age 27), is an Irish left-back with Dundee United, where he wears the No 20 shirt. Transfermarkt values him at around £106,000.

The bulk of Farrugia’s senior career has been with Shamrock Rovers. Across six seasons he made 100 league appearances and scored 10 league goals, a decent return for a player operating from the left side of defence. His best attacking league season came in 2023, when he scored four times in 27 appearances.

By 2026-27 he was at Dundee United. He has made six league appearances for the Tannadice club, along with one Scottish Cup appearance, giving him seven appearances in all competitions so far.

Farrugia’s career is still shaped mainly by his long spell at Shamrock Rovers, with Dundee United now the next stage rather than the central chapter.

📈 Key stats and insights

Neil Farrugia has made six Premiership appearances in 2026–27, all as substitute appearances

Neil Farrugia has one Scottish Cup appearance in 2026–27

Neil Farrugia scored 10 goals between 2020 and 2024

Neil Farrugia is 27 years old and carries a €125k market value

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Left Back
Primary Position: Defender
Position

Neil Farrugia

LB

1.87m (6ft 1in)
Height: 20
Squad Number: 83kg (13st)
Weight: 19 May 1999 (age 27)
Date of Birth: Paris
Birthplace: France 🇫🇷
Country of Birth: Dundee United
Team: £106,000 (via Transfermarkt)
Market Value

📊 Season stats

Team: Dundee United
Premiership 2026 - 2027
Games: 6
Starting: -
Substitute: 6
Unused: 1
Utilisation: 86%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Team: Dundee United
Scottish Cup 2025 - 2026
Games: 1
Starting: -
Substitute: 1
Unused: 2
Utilisation: 33%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Farrugia has made six Premiership appearances in 2026–27, all coming off the bench, and has one Scottish Cup appearance; he has registered no goals and no cards so far, and the pattern of use points to a specialist impact substitute role with limited minutes this campaign.

📋 Career stats

Team: Dundee United
Season 2026 - 2027
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 6
Goals: -

Team: Dundee United
Season 2025 - 2026
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 13
Goals: -

Team: Shamrock Rovers
Season 2024
Country: Rep. Ireland 🇮🇪
Games: 22
Goals: 2

Team: Shamrock Rovers
Season 2023
Country: Rep. Ireland 🇮🇪
Games: 27
Goals: 4

Team: Shamrock Rovers
Season 2022
Country: Rep. Ireland 🇮🇪
Games: 23
Goals: 3

Team: Shamrock Rovers
Season 2021
Country: Rep. Ireland 🇮🇪
Games: 11
Goals: -

Team: Shamrock Rovers
Season 2020
Country: Rep. Ireland 🇮🇪
Games: 14
Goals: 1

Team: Shamrock Rovers
Season 2019
Country: Rep. Ireland 🇮🇪
Games: 3
Goals: -

Team: UCD
Season 2019
Country: Rep. Ireland 🇮🇪
Games: 18
Goals: 1

Farrugia is a 27-year-old left back who has been registered with UCD, Shamrock Rovers, Barnsley and Dundee United; he scored 10 goals between 2020 and 2024, which mark his most productive years before the move to Barnsley in January 2025.

💰 Transfers

Team: Dundee United
14 January 2026
From: Barnsley
Type: Undisclosed

Team: Barnsley
3 January 2025
From: Shamrock Rovers
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Shamrock Rovers
1 July 2019
From: UCD
Type: Free Transfer

Team: UCD
1 January 2017
Type: Undisclosed

Moved from Shamrock Rovers to Barnsley in January 2025 on a free transfer; transferred from Barnsley to Dundee United in January 2026 for an undisclosed fee; joined Shamrock Rovers from UCD in July 2019 on a free transfer; earlier move into UCD in January 2017 was undisclosed.

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