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Dean Ebbe

Dean Ebbe is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for NIFL Premiership club Ballymena United.

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Dean Ebbe
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-07-16) 16 July 1994
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)1
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Ballymena United
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Shamrock Rovers 1 (0)
2013 Longford Town 8 (1)
2014 Athlone Town 3 (0)
2015 Cabinteely 1 (0)
2015 Collinstown
2016 Bluebell United
2017 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3 (0)
2017 Bluebell United
2018–2022 The New Saints 70 (24)
2022 → Bala Town (loan) 11 (8)
2022–2023 Crusaders 25 (1)
2023–2024 Manchester 62 6 (2)
2024 Athlone Town 35 (15)
2025 Dundalk 35 (10)
2026– Ballymena United 10 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 April 2026

Dean Ebbe (born 16 July 1994) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for NIFL Premiership club Ballymena United.

Career

After playing for Shamrock Rovers, Longford Town, Athlone Town, Cabinteely, Collinstown and Bluebell United,12 Ebbe signed for Scottish club Inverness Caledonian Thistle in January 2017.23 After leaving Inverness he returned to Bluebell United before signing for Welsh Premier League side The New Saints in January 2018.4 He stayed with the club until the end of the 2021–22 season playing with them in Europe, and winning league and cup winners medals.5

In January 2022 he joined Bala Town on loan until the end of the season6 He scored 11 goals in 15 appearances in all competitions during the loan spell.1 leaving the club at completion of his loan spell.7

In June 2022 Ebbe signed for Crusaders.8

After one season, he moved to Gibraltar to reunite with former TNS coach Anthony Limbrick at Manchester 62.9

Ebbe returned to Ireland in January 2024, signing for a second spell at Athlone Town in the League of Ireland First Division.1

He moved to newly relegated League of Ireland First Division club Dundalk ahead of their first season back in the second tier in 2025.10

In January 2026, Ebbe returned to the NIFL Premiership with Ballymena United.11

Honours

Crusaders

References

References

  1. Dean Ebbe at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  2. Eamon Scott (3 January 2017). "From Bluebell to the SPL - Striker Dean Ebbe swaps Leinster Senior League for Scottish top flight". Irish Independent. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  3. "Dean Ebbe: Inverness CT agree terms with Irish forward, subject to clearance". BBC Sport. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  4. "Bluebell United striker Dean Ebbe joins Welsh champions TNS". Extra Time. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  5. "Just want to say a massive thank you to all players/staff and fans at @tnsfc for the last 4 years". Twitter. Dean Ebbe. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  6. "Deadline Day Signing!". Bala Town FC. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  7. "Ebbe Moves On To Pastures New". Bala Town FC. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  8. "Baxter Makes First Summer Signing". Northern Ireland Football League. 12 June 2022.
  9. SIGNING ANNOUNCEMENT Manchester 1962 FC. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  10. Wallace, Keith (7 December 2024). "EBBE ARRIVES AT ORIEL PARK". Dundalk Football Club.
  11. "New Ballymena United boss lines up double signing: 'They're ready to hit the ground running in January'". 16 December 2025 – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  12. "Crusaders destroy Ballymena United in Irish Cup Final romp". Belfast Telegraph. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  13. "Charity Shield Success For The Crues". Northern Ireland Football League. Retrieved 6 August 2022.