David Meyler

Cork City

He progressed through the youth team of Cork City and signed a professional contract in 2008. He made three appearances for Cork, with his debut coming in a cup game against Limerick on 6 June 2008.

Sunderland

Meyler joined Sunderland on 25 July 2008 for an undisclosed fee believed to be around £250,000 which has risen close to £500,000 after appearances and his first Republic of Ireland senior call-up. He became their third summer signing and followed the footsteps of former Cork City teammate Roy O'Donovan by moving to the Stadium of Light. However, it was not until a year and a half after joining Sunderland that Meyler made his first professional appearance for the club, starting against Blackburn Rovers on 28 December 2009. In his third appearance for Sunderland, at Portsmouth on 9 February 2010, Meyler received a straight red card just minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute. He suffered serious cruciate ligament damage against Manchester United on 2 May 2010, that was feared would leave him sidelined for as long as 12 months. However, he made a quicker recovery than expected, making his comeback for Sunderland's Reserves against Liverpool Reserves, on 2 November 2010. Manager Steve Bruce insisted Meyler would not be rushed back to first team action. Surprisingly, he returned in an away match at Fulham, featuring for 52 minutes in a 0–0 draw. On 5 January 2011, Meyler pulled up suddenly and was stretchered off in Sunderland's…

On 6 March 2023, Meyler joined the academy staff at Hull City as a casual Under-15s coach. In July 2024 he was promoted to assistant manager of the club's U18 side. On 30 May 2025, he was named assistant manager of League of Ireland club Cork City under newly appointed manager Gerard Nash. In June 2026, Meyler left Cork City to return to Hull City, taking up a coaching position with their U21 side.

Meyler made his international debut in Cork for the Republic of Ireland U21 team in a 1–1 draw against Germany in February 2009. He had been selected for the Republic of Ireland senior squad when his first knee injury struck, forcing him to withdraw. On 1 September 2012, Meyler was called up to the Republic of Ireland senior squad. He had been called up to the squad as a replacement for Darron Gibson who took a break from international football following Ireland's disappointing Euro 2012 campaign. He made his senior international debut in a 4–1 win over Oman at Craven Cottage on 11 September 2012. He represented the national team at 2016 European Championship, where they lost to France in round of 16.

Meyler was born in Cork, Ireland, to Stella Bowles (medical laboratory technician) and John Meyler (GAA dual player and manager).