Daniel Kearns

Early career

Born in Belfast, Kearns began his grassroots career in the youth team of his local club St Oliver Plunkett. He joined the youth team of English club West Ham United in July 2007, having been the player of the tournament at the Ballymena International Tournament in 2006. He soon established himself in the under-18 team and went on to spend three years with the club from 2007 to 2010. After being released by West Ham in May 2010, Kearns signed for Dundalk of the League of Ireland Premier Division in August on a short-term contract. He made his debut in a 1–1 draw with University College Dublin, before going on to make 12 appearances in his first season. Kearns scored his first competitive goals for Dundalk on 14 February 2011 with a hat-trick against Linfield in the Setanta Sports Cup. Kearns played in Dundalk's seven matches in their run to the Setanta Sports Cup Final, where his team lost 2–0 to Shamrock Rovers.

Peterborough United

Kearns signed a three-year contract with English Championship club Peterborough United on 30 August 2011 for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut for Peterborough on 24 September, in a 1–0 defeat against his former club, West Ham United, coming on as an 89th-minute substitute for Lee Frecklington. He made his first start for Peterborough on 17 December in a 1–0 victory at home to Coventry City and was named man of the match, also playing a part in the buildup to the goal when laid the ball off to Paul Taylor, who…

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.

As of match played 27 October 2018

Dundalk

Setanta Sports Cup runner-up: 2011 Rotherham United

Football League Two runner-up: 2012–13 Chesterfield

Football League Two: 2013–14 Glenavon

Irish Cup: 2015–16 Linfield

NIFL Premiership: 2018–19 Northern Ireland Football League Cup: 2018–19 County Antrim Shield: 2018–19 Cliftonville

Irish League Cup: 2021–22 Larne

County Antrim Shield: (2) 2022-23, 2023-24 NIFL Premiership (2): 2022-23, 2023-24