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Northern Irish association football player (born 2003)
Justin Devenny
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Justin Devenny[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-10-11) 11 October 2003 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Irvine, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielderattacking midfielderwing-back | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Crystal Palace | ||
| Number | 55 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kilmarnock | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Kilmarnock | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Broomhill (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2022 | → Airdrieonians (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Airdrieonians | 33 | (1) |
| 2023– | Crystal Palace | 41 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | Northern Ireland U21 | 8 | (1) |
| 2024– | Northern Ireland | 10 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:02, 17 January 2026 (UTC)‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 November 2025 |
Justin Devenny (born 11 October 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder, attacking midfielder or wing-back for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the Northern Ireland national team.
Devenny came through the youth system at Kilmarnock. During the 2021–22 season, he was loaned out to Broomhill in the Lowland Football League. He joined Airdrieonians initially on loan in February 2022[2] and made the move permanent that summer.[3] Devenny helped Airdrie gain promotion to the Scottish Championship via the play-offs, and scored his first senior goal in the Scottish League Cup win over Cowdenbeath. He also scored in the play-off semi-final win against Falkirk[4] and converted a decisive penalty in the shoot-out win for Airdrie in the play-off final in May 2023 against Hamilton Academical.[5]
Devenny joined Premier League club Crystal Palace in August 2023, to start off in their under-21 development team.[6][7] He made his Premier League debut on 9 November 2024, starting in Palace's 2–0 home loss against Fulham.[8][9] On his second start for the first team on 23 November, Devenny scored his first senior goal for Palace in a 2–2 draw against Aston Villa.[10] He scored in a 2–0 win over Doncaster Rovers on 10 February 2025 in the fourth round of Palace's FA Cup-winning campaign, and was later an unused substitute as Palace won the final on 17 May.[11]
On 10 August 2025, following a 2–2 draw against Liverpool in the 2025 FA Community Shield, Devenny scored Palace's decisive fifth penalty in the ensuing shootout, winning his second trophy with the club; he had previously come inches away from scoring the game-winning goal in stoppage time.[12] Devenny scored his first European goal on 18 December 2025, in a 2–2 draw against Finnish club KuPS in the UEFA Conference League.[13]
International career
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Despite being born in Scotland, Devenny qualifies for the Northern Ireland national team through his mother. He became a regular member of the Northern Ireland U21 team after making his debut in October 2023. In October 2024, he scored his first goal for Northern Ireland U21 in a 5-0 win against Azerbaijan U21.[14]
On 11 November 2024, Devenny was called up to the senior squad for the first time for their Nations League matches against Belarus and Luxembourg.[15] He made his senior debut on 18 November 2024, in a 2–2 draw against Luxembourg.[16] On 4 September 2025, Devenny scored his first senior international goal in a 3-1 away win against Luxembourg in a qualification match for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[17]
As of match played 17 January 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Kilmarnock | 2021–22 | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Broomhill (loan) | 2021–22 | Lowland Football League | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| Airdrieonians (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish League One | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Airdrieonians | 2022–23 | Scottish League One | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | — | 6[c] | 1 | 45 | 5 |
| Crystal Palace | 2023–24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Premier League | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | Premier League | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6[d] | 1 | 1[e] | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| Total | 41 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 4 | |
| Career total | 98 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 126 | 12 |
- ^ Includes FA Cup
- ^ Includes Scottish League Cup, EFL Cup
- ^ Appearances in Scottish League One promotion play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearance in FA Community Shield
As of match played 14 November 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 1 |
List of international goals scored by Justin Devenny
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 September 2025 | Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |  Luxembourg |
3–1 | 3–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Crystal Palace
- ^ "2024/25 Updated Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 7 February 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ Banks, Ben (11 February 2022). "Kilmarnock starlet joins Airdrie as Diamonds boss bolsters squad". Daily Record. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Thomson, Paul (22 June 2022). "Kilmarnock kid makes permanent move to Airdrieonians". Daily Record. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Kearney, Ben (10 May 2023). "We couldn't match them, admits Falkirk boss John McGlynn as he slams 'brutal' defending in Airdrie defeat". Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Lindsay, Clive (20 May 2023). "Hamilton Academical 2–1 Airdrieonians (agg 2–2): Visitors promoted after penalty shoot-out". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Macgilvray, Andy (21 August 2023). "Crystal Palace swoop for Airdrie midfield ace". Daily Record. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Macgilvray, Andy (30 August 2023). "Crystal Palace move shows Airdrie is the right club for player development, says boss". Daily Record. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "CRYSTAL PALACE VS. FULHAM". Soccerway. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ Sutcliffe, Steve (9 November 2024). "Crystal Palace 0-2 Fulham: Depleted Eagles continue to toil". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ Brotherton, Alex (23 November 2024). "Aston Villa 2-2 Crystal Palace: Villa hit back twice to end losing run". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Doncaster Rovers 0–2 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. 10 February 2025.
- ^ "Crystal Palace 2–2 Liverpool (3–2 pen): Crystal Palace stun Liverpool to win the Community Shield". BBC Sport. 10 August 2025.
- ^ "Devenny on Academy graduates & his important late goal". cpfc.co.uk. 18 December 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ Morton, Johnny (13 October 2025). "Crystal Palace youngster reflects on 'special moment' after scoring first goal for Northern Ireland U21s in five-star victory". Newsletter.
- ^ "Devenny receives first Northern Ireland call-up". BBC Sport. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ Luney, Graham (20 November 2024). "'Proud' Justin Devenny caps off whirlwind few days with first Northern Ireland cap". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Justin Devenny and Shea Charles find net as Northern Ireland win against 10-man Luxembourg". Independent.ie. 4 September 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ "Crystal Palace 1–0 Manchester City: Line-ups". BBC Sport. 17 May 2025. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
- ^ "FA Cup holders Crystal Palace beat Premier League champions Liverpool 3-2 on penalties after a 2-2 draw to win an enthralling Community Shield at Wembley". BBC Sport. 10 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- Justin Devenny at Soccerway
- Profile at Irish FA