Aaron Doran

Blackburn Rovers

Born in Inchicore, Dublin, Ireland, Doran started his football career at Crumlin United before he moved to Blackburn Rovers at sixteen years old. Doran progressed through the club's youth system for a year. He signed his first professional contract with Blackburn Rovers in May 2008. Doran was involved in 2008–09 pre-season's matches against Macclesfield Town and NAC Breda, and was given the squad number 39 by manager Paul Ince. On 29 January 2009, he signed a new long–term contract with Blackburn Rovers. Doran made his first-team debut as a substitute for Aaron Mokoena against Liverpool on 11 April 2009. He later made two more appearances for the club later in the 2008–09 season. At the end of the 2008–09 season, Doran won Blackburn Rovers’ Young Player of the Year. At the start of the 2010–11 season, Doran suffered ankle injury. However, Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce stated in October 2010 that he felt Doran had "gone backwards" since emerging as a "tremendous prospect", though Allardyce also suggested, in the same interview, that the player still had time to develop. However, he chose not to select Doran for first-team squad involvement. After Allardyce was removed from his position by Rovers' new owners, Venkys, Steve Kean listed Doran as a substitute in his first game as Blackburn's new manager.

Loan Spells from Milton Keynes Dons

On 5 October 2009, Doran was signed by League One club Milton Keynes Dons on a month's loan…

On 24 February 2026, after the shock sacking of manager, and former Inverness team-mate, Ryan Esson, Doran hung up his boots, and was appointed manager of Strathspey Thistle.

In December 2005, Doran was called up to the Republic of Ireland U15 squad for the first time. He made two appearances, including scoring against Netherlands U15. In September 2006, Doran was called up to the Republic of Ireland U16 squad, making his debut, in a 1–1 draw against France U16. He made another appearance for the U16 side, losing 1–0 against Finland U16 on 4 October 2006. In September 2007, Doran was called up to the Republic of Ireland U17 squad and scored in a 2–0 win against Denmark U17. He helped the under-17 side qualify for the UEFA European Under-17 Championship after setting up one of the goals to beat Portugal U17 2–0 on 18 March 2008. The following month saw Doran called up to the squad for the tournament. He played three times in the tournament, as Republic of Ireland U17 were eliminated in the group stage. In November 2008, Doran was called up to the Republic of Ireland U19 squad and made his debut for the under-19 side, in a 1–0 win against Liechtenstein U19 on 23 November 2008. In a follow–up match against France U19, he was sent–off for a second bookable offence, in a 2–0 loss. On 10 June 2009, Doran scored his first goal for Republic of Ireland U19, in a 2–1 win against the Sweden U19. On 15 November 2009, he scored his second goal for the under-19 side, in a 2–0 win against Albania U19. On 7 April 2010, Doran scored his third goal for Republic of Ireland U19, in a 4–2 win against Poland U19. In January 2011, Doran was called up to the Republic of…

Growing up, Doran was a boyhood Celtic supporter. He was a ballboy for St Patrick's Athletic matches. In February 2015, Doran and teammate Danny Devine were fined £40 fixed penalty notices after causing a late-night disturbance. Following this, the club's assistant manager Russell Latapy said he hoped the pair would learn from their mistake. He reflected on the incident, saying he let himself down and should have ignored it. Doran is married and with his partner, they have three daughters. Having spent a decade in Scotland, he has settled in the country.