Daniel Kearns

Later career He signed a two-year contract with newly relegated League Two club Carlisle United on 11 July 2014. He left the club on 1 September 2015 after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.

Kearns signed for NIFL Premiership club Glenavon on 17 October 2015. He was previously in the advanced stages of talks with another NIFL Premiership club Linfield after leaving Carlisle, but Linfield were unable to complete the deal. It was against Linfield that Kearns would play his final game for the club, as a late substitute in the 2015–16 Irish Cup Final, which Glenavon won 2–0. He signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Limerick on 29 November 2017 in preparation for the 2018 season. He signed for NIFL Premiership club Linfield on 10 July 2018 on a two-year contract.

In January 2021 Kearns signed for Cliftonville and at the conclusion of his contract he signed for full timers Larne in June 2022

International career Kearns represented Northern Ireland in a series of UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifiers in March 2008. However, in 2010 he switched allegiances to the Republic of Ireland, going on to represent them at under-19, under-21 and under-23 levels. The IFA contested the player's decision to switch national allegiances. He was capped once by the League of Ireland XI, playing in their 5–0 defeat to Celtic at the Aviva Stadium on 31 July 2011.

Career statistics

Honours Dundalk Setanta Sports Cup runner-up: 2011 2023-24 NIFL Premiership (2): 2022-23, 2023-24