Nathan Collins

For the wheelchair rugby league footballer, see Nathan Collins (wheelchair rugby league).

Nathan Collins
Collins in pre-match training for Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2023
Personal information
Full name Nathan Michael Collins[1]
Date of birth (2001-04-30) 30 April 2001 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth Leixlip, Ireland
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back, full-back[3]
Team information
Current team
 Brentford
Number 22
Youth career
2006–2016 Cherry Orchard
2016–2019 Stoke City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Stoke City 39 (2)
2021–2022 Burnley 19 (2)
2022–2023 Wolverhampton Wanderers 26 (0)
2023– Brentford 47 (3)
International career‡
2016–2018 Republic of Ireland U17 19 (0)
2018 Republic of Ireland U19 3 (0)
2019–2020 Republic of Ireland U21 4 (0)
2021– Republic of Ireland 26 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:59, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:48, 17 November 2024 (UTC)

Nathan Michael Collins (born 30 April 2001) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or full-back for Premier League club Brentford and the Republic of Ireland national team.

Early life

Collins was born in Confey, Leixlip, County Kildare and attended secondary school at Confey College.[4]

Club career

Stoke City

Collins began his career with youth club Cherry Orchard, where his father David and uncle Eamonn both started their careers.[5] He joined English club Stoke City in January 2016 after being scouted by Tony Bowen, assistant manager Mark Bowen's brother.[6][7] Collins made his first team debut on 9 April 2019 away at Swansea City.[8][9] His first start came ten days later when he played the full 90 minutes of Stoke's 1–0 loss away to Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium.[10] Collins signed a five-year contract with Stoke City in July 2019.[11]

Collins started the first few matches of the 2019–20 season and was given the captain's armband by Nathan Jones against Leeds United, becoming Stoke's youngest captain in the process.[12] He was sent off for the first time in his career in an EFL Cup defeat at Crawley Town for a mistimed challenge on Panutche Camará.[13] Collins remained on the fringes of the first team for the rest of the season under the management of Michael O'Neill, making a total of 17 appearances in the 2019–20 season.[14] Collins played 27 times in the 2020–21 season before he suffered a season ending foot injury playing against Norwich City on 13 February 2021.[15]

Burnley

On 24 June 2021, Collins joined the Premier League club Burnley for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year contract with the club.[16][17] He scored his first two goals for the club in a pair of home game ties during April 2022, against Everton[18] and Southampton.[19] Collins became a key member of Burnley's club in the second half of the 2021–22 season as the team fought against relegation. Burnley was relegated after a 2–1 defeat against Newcastle United on the final day of the season, a game in which Collins gave away a penalty for handball.[20]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 12 July 2022, Collins signed with the Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers on a five-year contract for a fee of £20.5 million, an all-time record transfer fee for an Irish player.[21][22] Collins made his competitive debut in a 2–1 defeat away to Leeds United on the opening weekend of the 2022–23 Premier League season, playing the full 90 minutes in central defensive pairing with Max Kilman.[23]

Collins received a straight red card for a high challenge on Jack Grealish during the first half of the Wolves' home Premier League game against Manchester City on 17 September 2022, resulting in a three-match suspension.[24] The game ended in a 3–0 loss.

Brentford

On 4 July 2023, Collins signed for Brentford for a club-record £23 million transfer fee.[25] Later that year, on 4 November, he scored his first goal in a 3–2 win over West Ham United.[26]

Collins opened his 2024–25 league goals account with the headed opener in The Bees' 5-3 home defeat of Wolves on 5 October 2024, his second league goal for the club.[27]

International career

Collins made his Republic of Ireland U17 debut against Kazakhstan on 17 October 2016 and was later made captain of the team.[28] He made his senior debut on 12 October 2021, coming on as a late substitute in a 4–0 friendly victory against Qatar.[citation needed] On 14 June 2022, Collins scored his first goal for Ireland in a 1–1 draw against Ukraine in the UEFA Nations League.[29]

Personal life

Collins' family includes a number of other footballers, including his grandfather, Michael Collins who captained Transport to the FAI Cup in 1950,[30] his father Dave Collins who played with Liverpool and Oxford United among others. His uncle, Eamonn Collins, played with many sides including Southampton and Portsmouth before going on to manage St Patrick's Athletic and later becoming a football agent, with his clients including Nathan Collins.[5] His older brother Josh Collins previously played for UCD and Waterford in the League of Ireland Premier Division.[31] Nathan's uncle Mick Collins played for St Patrick's Athletic and Dundalk before later becoming a scout at Manchester City for 20 years, his son Mikey Collins (Nathan's cousin) is also an ex-footballer who played for Liverpool in his youth career before playing in Sweden, Italy, Cyprus and Holland, as well as representing Ireland up to U21 level.[32]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke City U23 2018–19[33] — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
Stoke City 2018–19[33] Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
2019–20[34] Championship 14 0 1 0 2 0 — 17 0
2020–21[35] Championship 22 2 1 0 4 0 — 27 2
Total 39 2 2 0 6 0 — 47 2
Burnley 2021–22[36] Premier League 19 2 0 0 3 0 — 22 2
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2022–23[37] Premier League 26 0 2 0 3 0 — 31 0
Brentford 2023–24[38] Premier League 32 1 2 1 1 0 — 35 2
2024–25[39] Premier League 15 2 0 0 2 0 — 17 2
Total 47 3 2 1 3 0 — 52 4
Career total 131 7 6 1 15 0 2 0 154 8
  1. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played on 17 November 2024[40]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Republic of Ireland 2021 1 0
2022 9 1
2023 8 1
2024 8 0
Total 26 2
As of match played on 17 November 2024
Scores and results list Ireland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Collins goal[40]
List of international goals scored by Nathan Collins
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 June 2022 Stadion Miejski ŁKS, Łódź, Poland 6  Ukraine 1–0 1–1 2022–23 UEFA Nations League
2 16 June 2023 Agia Sophia Stadium, Athens, Greece 13  Greece 1–1 1–2 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

References

  1. ^ "2017/18 Premier League clubs publish retained lists". Premier League. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Nathan Collins: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Nathan Collins: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Confey College - Congratulations to former Confey College..." www.facebook.com.
  5. ^ a b "Collins continues family tradition on big stage". Irish Independent. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  6. ^ "The story of Nathan Collins and how he became Stoke City's youngest ever captain". The Sentinel. Stoke-on-Trent. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Two Irish youngsters selected in list of young Premier League talents to watch". The42.ie. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Swansea 3–1 Stoke". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Who is Nathan Collins? Introducing Stoke City's new teenage first teamer". The Sentinel. Stoke-on-Trent. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Middlesbrough 1–0 Stoke". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Major coup for Stoke City as Nathan Collins pens new long-term contract amid significant interest from big clubs". The Sentinel. Stoke-on-Trent. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Stoke City starlet insists results won't damage his growth". The Sentinel. Stoke-on-Trent. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  13. ^ "The Stoke City games Nathan Collins will miss after red card at Crawley Town". The Sentinel. Stoke-on-Trent. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Stoke City teenager tipped for big future amid Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United links". The Sentinel. Stoke-on-Trent. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Eye-opening injury update from key Stoke City duo Nathan Collins and Tyrese Campbell". The Sentinel. Stoke-on-Trent. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Collins Joins Clarets". Burnley F.C. 24 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Nathan completes Burnley switch". Stoke City F.C. 24 June 2021.
  18. ^ Magowan, Alistair (6 April 2022). "Burnley beat fellow strugglers Everton 3–2 with Maxwel Cornet winner". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  19. ^ Bysouth, Alex (21 April 2022). "Burnley 2–0 Southampton: Clarets keep Premier League survival hopes alive". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  20. ^ "Burnley 1–2 Newcastle United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  21. ^ Stone, Simon. "Nathan Collins: Wolves sign defender from Burnley for £20.5m". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  22. ^ "Nathan Collins to become the most expensive Irish player ever when he completes €24million move to Wolves". Irish Independent. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  23. ^ Dawkes, Phil (6 August 2022). "Leeds 2–1 Wolves: Jesse Marsch's side show fight and clearer plan to beat Wolves". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  24. ^ Stone, Simon (17 September 2022). "Wolves 0–3 Manchester City: Erling Haaland scores again in dominant win". BBC Sport.
  25. ^ "Brentford transfer news: Nathan Collins completes £23m club-record transfer to Bees from Wolves". Sky Sports. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  26. ^ Jackson, Bobbie (4 November 2023). "Brentford 3-2 West Ham United: Nathan Collins scores first goal for Bees in comeback win". BBC Sport.
  27. ^ Howarth, Matthew (5 October 2024). "Brentford 5-3 Wolves: Desperate defensive display costs visitors dearly". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  28. ^ "'It's heartbreaking' – Ireland U17 captain on penalty shootout defeat". Sports Joe. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  29. ^ "Collins wonder-goal lights up Ireland's thrilling draw with Ukraine". The 42. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  30. ^ "The making of Nathan Collins: Early years, the family pedigree, and his journey to the Premier League". independent.
  31. ^ ""I'm Very Lucky" – UCD's Josh Collins On How How Almost Quit Football As A Teenager". Off the Ball. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  32. ^ Sneyd, David (25 June 2022). "Mikey Collins continued a family dynasty when he signed for Liverpool. What happened next?". The42.
  33. ^ a b "Games played by Nathan Collins in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  34. ^ "Games played by Nathan Collins in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  35. ^ "Games played by Nathan Collins in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  36. ^ "Games played by Nathan Collins in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  37. ^ "Games played by Nathan Collins in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  38. ^ "Games played by Nathan Collins in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  39. ^ "Games played by Nathan Collins in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  40. ^ a b "Nathan Collins". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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