Ronan Hale

Ronan Hale of Gillingham was born in Belfast, N. Ireland on 8 September 1998 (age 28).

Ronan Hale, born on 8 September 1998 (age 28), is a Northern Irish striker now with Gillingham, where he wears the number 10 shirt. His current market value is around £510,000, according to Transfermarkt.

His most productive league season came at Cliftonville in 2022-23, when he scored 18 goals in 37 appearances. That remains the clearest marker of his finishing record: not a career built on noise, but one with a proper scoring spell behind it.

At Gillingham in 2026-27, Hale has made nine League Two appearances and scored two goals, along with one League Cup appearance. Across all competitions for the club, he has 10 appearances and two goals.

Hale’s career to this point is that of an established professional forward who made his strongest mark at Cliftonville before moving into English League Two with Gillingham.

📈 Key stats and insights

Ronan Hale has started all nine of his League Two appearances in 2026-27

Ronan Hale has scored two League Two goals in 2026-27

Ronan Hale scored 18 goals in 2022-23

Ronan Hale has a market value of €600k

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Striker
Primary Position: Forward
Position

Ronan Hale

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1.76m (5ft 9in)
Height: 10
Squad Number: 72kg (11st 4lb)
Weight: 8 September 1998 (age 28)
Date of Birth: Belfast
Birthplace: N. Ireland
Country of Birth: Gillingham
Team: £510,000 (via Transfermarkt)
Market Value: 31 May 2027 (8m)
Contract Expires

📊 Season stats

Team: Gillingham
League Two 2026 - 2027
Games: 13
Starting: 13
Substitute: -
Unused: -
Utilisation: 100%
Goals: 6
Yellows: 3
Reds: -

Team: Gillingham
League Cup 2026 - 2027
Games: 1
Starting: 1
Substitute: -
Unused: -
Utilisation: 100%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Team: Gillingham
EFL Trophy 2026 - 2027
Games: 1
Starting: -
Substitute: 1
Unused: 1
Utilisation: 50%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Hale has made nine League Two appearances – starting each of them – and has scored two goals for Gillingham in 2026-27, plus one League Cup appearance; those figures show he is being used as a regular starter but has produced a modest goals return so far this season.

📋 Career stats

Team: Gillingham
Season 2026 - 2027
Country: England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games: 13
Goals: 6

Team: Ross County
Season 2025 - 2026
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 19
Goals: 7

Team: Ross County
Season 2024 - 2025
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 36
Goals: 12

Team: Cliftonville
Season 2023 - 2024
Country: N. Ireland
Games: 25
Goals: 14

Team: Cliftonville
Season 2022 - 2023
Country: N. Ireland
Games: 37
Goals: 18

Team: St Patrick's Athletic
Season 2020
Country: Rep. Ireland 🇮🇪
Games: 3
Goals: 1

Team: St Patrick's Athletic
Season 2019
Country: Rep. Ireland 🇮🇪
Games: 7
Goals: 1

Team: Derry City
Season 2018
Country: Rep. Ireland 🇮🇪
Games: 9
Goals: 5

Hale is 28 and a Northern Ireland striker who has represented six senior clubs; his goals peak came in 2022-23 when he scored 18, followed by 14 in 2023-24 and 12 in 2024-25, with totals falling to seven in 2025-26 and two so far in 2026-27 – a pattern that reflects a clear peak in the early 2020s and a subsequent decline in raw goal output.

💰 Transfers

Team: Gillingham
29 January 2026
From: Ross County
Type: Undisclosed

Team: Ross County
9 July 2024
From: Cliftonville
Type: Undisclosed

Team: Cliftonville
1 July 2022
From: Larne
Type: Undisclosed

Team: Larne
1 August 2020
From: St Patrick's Athletic
Type: Free Transfer

Team: St Patrick's Athletic
2 August 2019
From: Crusaders
Type: Undisclosed

Team: Crusaders
10 January 2019
From: Birmingham City
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Derry City
3 January 2018
From: Birmingham City
Type: Loan

Hale moved from Cliftonville to Ross County in July 2024 for an undisclosed fee and then transferred to Gillingham in January 2026 for an undisclosed fee; his earlier move from St Patrick's Athletic to Larne in August 2020 was a free transfer, while other switches were undisclosed – the transfers trace a rise into the Scottish game in 2024 and a later move into English League Two in 2026.

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