Kerry Football Club are delighted to announce the signing of midfielder Arran Healy, who joins the Kingdom from Cork City. Arran, the son of manager Colin, arrives in the Kingdom ahead of a crucial run of games in the 2025 SSE Airtricity Men’s First Division Campaign.
Healy, who is 20, applies his trade mainly in the centre of midfield. The young Cork man started his playing career with Blarney before moving to the Cork City Academy in 2018. Aaran came up through the ranks in Turners Cross and made his senior debut in 2023 during the club’s Munster Senior Cup campaign. In 2024, he found some regular game time in the First Division and featured for Cork City in all 4 games against Kerry FC throughout the title-winning season. In all, Arran Healy has made 22 appearances for Cork City, so he has plenty of experience in a squad currently in the Premier Division of Irish football.
Arran Healy will wear the number 35 shirt for Kerry FC.
Speaking after signing for the Kingdom, Arran Healy said, “I’m delighted to be here in Kerry. I’m looking forward to getting started with new teammates, and it’s a new challenge for me here. I’ve had a great time in Cork since I was 13, but now it’s a new chance and hopefully some first-team football down here as well. I’m looking forward to putting on the green jersey in Mounthawk Park. I was down here a couple of times with Cork, and I can see how passionate the supporters are here, so ya, can’t wait to get going now”
Also speaking to KerryFC.com, Kerry FC Manager Colin Healy said, “Firstly, I’m obviously delighted that he is here. It’s a great opportunity for him. It shows the path the club are choosing to go down, bringing in young, hungry players who want to fight for everything. He had a great upbringing in the Cork City Academy, which I’m really thankful for. There are some great people in Cork City and in the Academy there as well, and they’ve guided him along the right path. Since making the senior setup in Cork, he found game time somewhat limited, so now is the right time to come down here. The want for first-team football and minutes is important to young players, and hopefully, he will get that experience here. I just want to say a massive thanks to everyone in Cork who brought him this far.”
