Tony Folan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Stephen Folan | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Lewisham, England | ||
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Galway Hibernians | |||
| 1994–1997 | Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Crystal Palace | 1 | (0) |
| 1998–2001 | Brentford | 68 | (9) |
| 2001–2002 | Bohemians | ||
| 2002–2004 | Galway United | ||
| Galway Hibernians | |||
| National team | |||
| 1996–1997 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Anthony Stephen "Tony" Folan (born 18 September 1978 in Lewisham) is a retired Irish professional football midfielder who played for Brentford and Crystal Palace. He represented Republic of Ireland at age-group level.
Growing up in Galway, Tony was a classmate of Colin Hawkins at St. Joseph's Patrician College and played youth football at Galway Hibernians. At the age of 14, he signed schoolboy terms at Crystal Palace. He made steady progress through the ranks at the club, signing a professional contract in 1995 and appearing in the 1997 FA Youth Cup final against Leeds United. With Palace's relegation from the Premiership already confirmed, Folan made his first team debut in the last game of the 1997–98 season against Sheffield Wednesday, when he replaced Saša Ćurčić after 75 minutes. Early in the 1998–99 season he appeared in the first leg of Palace's Intertoto Cup third round match against Samsunspor, but was replaced by Simon Rodger after 63 minutes. Folan subsequently injured his groin and was out for six weeks after an operation. He turned down the offer of a contract extension from new manager Terry Venables.
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