| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Andrew Doherty | GK |
| Daniel Celombijev | GK |
| Ollie O’Sullivan | FB |
| Dylan O Donoghue | FB |
| Patrick O’Leary | FB |
| Éanna Naughton | CB |
| Conor Grimes | CB |
| Mahdi | CB |
| Tristan Cryan | CM |
| Patrick Curtis | CM |
| Patrick Noonan | CM |
| Dara Fitzgerald | CM |
| Alan Harrington | W |
| Oisín Bevan | W |
| David Ajibare | W |
| Elliott Amechi | ST |
Sports Insights Assignment
Kerry FC Academy Fitness Testing 2026
1 Academy Teams
1.1 Kerry FC MU14 Squad
As seen above these are the 16 players who are categorised by positions for the MU14 Squad for the 2026 League of Ireland Season. Further on in this report I will deep dive into the data for their results.
1.2 Kerry FC MU15 Squad
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Setanta Hurley | GK |
| Lucas Ring | GK |
| Calum Templeman | FB |
| Danny Fitzpatrick | FB |
| Sam Moriarty | CM |
| Nathan Anthony | CM |
| Kevin Foster | CM |
| Eoghan O Driscoll | CM |
| Denys Moiseiev | W |
| Mathias Panxhi | W |
| Noah Russell | ST |
| Eric Corcoran | ST |
1.3 Kerry FC MU17 Squad
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Conor McKeon | GK |
| James O’Connor | GK |
| Ewan McCrohan | GK |
| Ashton Matthews | FB |
| Jay Thompson | FB |
| DJ Cussen | FB |
| Daniel Gazi | CB |
| Ryan McDonnell | CB |
| Xavier | CB |
| Jack Oviawe | CB |
| Jack Daly | CB |
| Shane Griffin | CM |
| David O Donoghue | CM |
| Shane O’Donovan | CM |
| Tommy Foley | W |
| Dylan Buckley | W |
| Cade Jameson | ST |
| Leon O’Connor | ST |
| Callum Robertson | ST |
1.4 Kerry FC MU20 Squad
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Darragh Foley | GK |
| Harvey Mangan | GK |
| John Downey | FB |
| Callum McNamara | FB |
| Bobby Amadasun | FB |
| Nathan Aherne | FB |
| Eldion Topalli | CB |
| Oran Horgan | CB |
| Ethan Ballard | CM |
| Robert Keane | CM |
| Darragh Taylor | CM |
| Jonah Murphy | CM |
| Shayne Stack | CM |
| Davidson Amechi | W |
| Ryan Onyekwere | W |
| Andrew Kerins | W |
| Szymon Jasinski | W |
| Colin Healy | ST |
1.5 Kerry FC WU17s Squad
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Clodagh Quirke | GK |
| Tara Cronin | GK |
| Lauren O’Brien | FB |
| Ellen Hackett | FB |
| Ava Harty | FB |
| Isobel Conway | CB |
| Ashlyn Falvey | CB |
| Grace Barry | CB |
| Chloe Youta | CB |
| Ameilia Carrol Kelly | CM |
| Meabh Deasy | CM |
| Sadbh O’Halloran | CM |
| Alannah Daly | CM |
| Eabha Maguire | CM |
| Niamh Fitzgibbon | W |
| Emma Murnanne | W |
| Eadoin Larkin | W |
| Isabelle Lyons | W |
| Maja Wolska | ST |
| Jess Meade | ST |
| Amy Brosnan | ST |
As we have all the squad lists shown above, I will know delve into the detailed analysis testing results.
2 Kerry FC MU14s
2.1 Kerry FC MU14 Squad Heights
From the graph above the top three players in terms of height can be easily identified as Eanna Naughton, Andrew Doherty and Conor Grimes.
2.2 Kerry FC MU14 Squad Weight
In this boxplot we can identify the average, median and the outlier of the group. We can see the average is 44kg, with outlies aroud 30kg and above 60kg, it is important as weight can be a sensitive topic to not name these players in this report.
2.3 Kerry FC MU14 Squad Max Push Ups
From this Max Push Up Test it is evident to see that Elliott Amechi, Alan Harrington and Patrick Noonan are all 30+ in their max push ups and are above the rest. Ollie O’Sullivan, Oisin Bevan and David Ajibare are all in the bottom three and have considerable work to do to get to the average in the squad.
2.4 Kerry FC MU14 Squad Triple Jump L&R
Using a bar chart with both the players left and right combined can be a useful tool when looking at the data, noticeably from the data visualization Mahdi has a massive difference from his left to right leg. Some others like Daniel and Patrick O’Leary also have differences in their legs
2.5 Kerry FC MU14 50m Sprint Test
Top 3 fastest are highlighted in green being Elliott Amechi, Alan Harrington and Eanna Naughton. Those highlighted in red are Goalkeepers in the squad who are commonly not as quick as outfield players.
2.6 Kerry FC MU14 Bronco Test
Bronco test results are highlighted above. These are done by positions so it is vital to tell in areas of the pitch where the team is the most fittest. We can see from the top 5 that three are defenders, with one being a midfielder and one being an attacker.
3 Kerry FC MU15
For the context of this report, players who have missed out on the day fitness testing took place, they will be exempt from this report.
3.1 Kerry FC MU15 Squad Heights
From the heights we can notice the top 3 in the group, Setanta, Kevn, and Calum are all in the top three for the height.
3.2 Kerry FC MU15 Squad Weight
Once again as weight can be a delicate issue at younger ages, it has been shown in a box plot with the one outlier of 73.4kg.
3.3 Kerry FC MU15 Max Push Ups
From this graph we can identify easilt Mathias, Denys and Sam Morairty were the boys who got the highest amount of push ups and can identify the three lads who got the same lowest score.
3.4 Kerry FC MU15 Triple Jump
From this graph we can identify the highest jumpers which are common on both legs, but also any massive differences between legs such as Eoghan O’Driscoll which may indicate something to be looked at by S&C
3.5 Kerry FC MU15 Sprint Test
Highlighted in red is Lucas Ring a goalkeeper to identify why he may be slow. We can easily notice that Eoghan, Danny and Denys are the fastest players
3.6 Kerry FC MU15 Bronco
Above we can see the bronco categorised by position, midfielders are in 2/3 top 3 spots, with Kevin Foster being the fittest player in the squad.
4 Kerry FC MU17
Once again for this report only those who completed the fitness testing are included in this
4.1 Kerry FC MU17 Heights
From this graph we can see that Jack Oviawe, Daniel Gazi and Ryan McDonnell are the top three tallest in the squad.
4.2 Kerry FC MU17 Squad Weights
We can see the boxplot of the data for weights and identify that the average weight of the squad is 60.6kg
4.3 Kerry FC MU17 Max Push Ups
We can see Jack Daly, Jay Thompson and Ashton Matthews are in the top three for the most push ups and with the average line see who is above and below.
4.4 Kerry FC MU17 Triple Jump
We can see from the graph again the hightes and lowest, and importantly from an S&C point of view the differences in legs such as Jay Thompson however they all seem similar scores.
4.5 Kerry FC MU17 Sprint Test
Once again the Goalkeepers ae highlihted in red and top three are Jay Thompson, Callum Robertson and Leon O’Connor
4.6 Kerry FC MU17 Bronco
We can see in this graph that the defenders are some of the weaker in the team when it comes to bronco results and the attackers are more stronger than the.
5 Kerry FC MU20
Players who completed the fitness testing on the day will only be included in these graphs.
5.1 Kerry FC MU20 Squad Heights
Eldion Topalli, Oran Horgan and Harvey Mangan are the tallest players in the squad who’s height was take.
5.2 Kerry FC MU20 Squad Weight
We can see the average weight of the squad is 74.3kg a major boost from the other boys squads.
5.3 Kerry FC MU20 Squad Max Push Ups
We can see from this test that Darragh Taylor, Shayne Stack and Jonah Murphy are all in the top three for the highest amount of push ups and that there is big differences in the squad.
5.4 Kerry FC MU20 Squad Triple Jump
Shayne Stack and Szymon Jasinski were removed from this graph due to incorrect data reporting, we can see Callum McNamara have a very high jump off right but a major drop down to his left. Oran Horgan proved the strongest in the squad with a more consistent score off of both legs
5.5 Kerry FC MU20 Sprint Test
We can see the top three fastest in Davidson Amechi, Callum McNamara and Bobby Amadasun.
5.6 Kerry FC MU20 Bronco
We can see although Shayne was the slowest in the team, he was the fittest. Defence took up three out of the 5 spots in the top 5.
6 Kerry FC WU17
Players who did not complete the fitness testing are not included in this graph
6.1 Kerry FC WU17 Squad Heights
Maja Wolska, Ellen Hackett and Isobel Conway are the tallest three in the squad who completed the testing.
6.2 Kerry FC WU17 Squad Weight
We can see the average of the squad’s weight and where they line up in terms of boxplot.
6.3 Kerry FC WU17 Squad Max Push Ups
We can see Isabelle Lyons, Ameilia and Amy Brosnan are the highest in the squad in terms of push ups.
6.4 Kerry FC WU17 Squad Triple Jump
We can see that compared to other squads the women’s 17s is a lot more consistent with left and right leg compared to other teams.
6.5 Kerry FC WU17 Sprint Test
Emma Murnane, Eadoin Larkin and Alannah Daly are the fastest in the squad. What is interesting is GK Tara Cronin finished 4th while being a GK.
6.6 Kerry FC WU17 Bronco
Only included in the data is those who finished the bronco.
We can see that 2 attackers finished in top 3. Also how close Isabelle and Ameilia were in test results
7 Kerry FC Table Averages
7.1 Kerry FC MU14 Averages
| Metric | Average |
|---|---|
| Height | 161.7 |
| Weight | 44.0 |
| Max Push Up | 20.9 |
| Broad Jump | 171.1 |
| Triple Jump Left | 404.6 |
| Triple Jump Right | 402.0 |
| Illinois Agility Test | 17.1 |
| 50m Sprint | 8.1 |
7.2 Kerry FC MU15 Averages
| Metric | Average |
|---|---|
| Height | 169.2 |
| Weight | 50.2 |
| Max Push Up | 29.9 |
| Broad Jump | 202.1 |
| Triple Jump Left | 453.2 |
| Triple Jump Right | 477.0 |
| Illinois Agility Test | 16.4 |
| 50m Sprint | 7.3 |
7.3 Kerry FC MU17 Averages
| Metric | Average |
|---|---|
| Height | 177.3 |
| Weight | 60.6 |
| Max Push Up | 34.9 |
| Broad Jump | 195.7 |
| Triple Jump Left | 479.8 |
| Triple Jump Right | 475.8 |
| Illinois Agility Test | 16.2 |
| 50m Sprint | 7.1 |
7.4 Kerry FC MU20 Averages
| Metric | Average |
|---|---|
| Height | 177.0 |
| Weight | 74.3 |
| Max Push Up | 48.1 |
| Broad Jump | 227.6 |
| Triple Jump Left | 521.3 |
| Triple Jump Right | 489.2 |
| Illinois Agility Test | 15.6 |
| 50m Sprint | 6.8 |
7.5 Kerry FC WU17 Averages
| Metric | Average |
|---|---|
| Height | 162.4 |
| Weight | 59.3 |
| Max Push Up | 17.4 |
| Broad Jump | 166.6 |
| Triple Jump Left | 409.0 |
| Triple Jump Right | 405.5 |
| Illinois Agility Test | 17.3 |
| 50m Sprint | 7.9 |