Patrick Flynn (born 13 January 1985 in Dublin) is an Irish retired footballer. Career Flynn made his League of Ireland debut for Waterford United at St Patrick's Athletic on 10 March 2006. After 2 seasons at the Regional Sports Centre, he signed for Shamrock Rovers in December 2007. Flynn made his Rovers debut on the opening day of the 2008 season. He marked Cristiano Ronaldo on his debut for Real Madrid against Rovers in 2009. He has represented his country at U15 to U19 level and has won a youth Olympic Gold medal, with the Ireland U16 squad at the Youth Olympics in Murcia in 2001. He signed a one-year contract extension with Shamrock Rovers in January 2011. Flynn signed a one-year deal with St.Patrick's Athletic for the 2012 season. Flynn scored his first goal of his career for Pats in July against his old club Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium, in a 1–1 draw. After spending the 2013 season at Shelbourne, Flynn signed for Longford Town in December 2013 ahead of the 2014 season. His debut season with the 'De Town' proved successful as he helped the Midlands side achieve promotion as champions of the First Division. Flynn retired from League of Ireland football in October 2016. His final appearance was in Longford's 4–2 home defeat to his former club Shamrock Rovers. Honours Shamrock Rovers League of Ireland Premier Division (2): 2010, 2011 Setanta Sports Cup (1): 2011 Longford Town League of Ireland First Division (1): 2014 References Republic of Ireland association footballers Republic of Ireland youth international footballers Waterford F.C. players Shamrock Rovers F.C. players League of Ireland players Association footballers from Dublin (city) 1985 births Living people Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players English Football League players Association football defenders St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players