Mark Travers Explained

Mark Travers
Full Name:Mark Travers[1]
Birth Date:18 May 1999
Birth Place:Maynooth, Ireland[2]
Height:1.91 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:AFC Bournemouth
Clubnumber:42
Youthclubs1:Confey
Youthclubs2:Lucan United
Youthyears3:2014–2015
Youthclubs3:Cherry Orchard
Youthyears4:2015–2016
Youthclubs4:Shamrock Rovers
Youthyears5:2016–2017
Youthclubs5:AFC Bournemouth
Years1:2017–
Clubs1:AFC Bournemouth
Caps1:65
Goals1:0
Years2:2017–2018
Clubs2:Weymouth (loan)
Caps2:23
Goals2:1
Years3:2021
Clubs3:Swindon Town (loan)
Caps3:8
Goals3:0
Years4:2023
Clubs4:Stoke City (loan)
Caps4:13
Goals4:0
Nationalteam1:Republic of Ireland U15
Nationalteam2:Republic of Ireland U16
Nationalteam3:Republic of Ireland U17
Nationalteam4:Republic of Ireland U18
Nationalteam5:Republic of Ireland U19
Nationalteam6:Republic of Ireland U21
Nationalyears7:2019–
Nationalteam7:Republic of Ireland
Nationalcaps7:4
Nationalgoals7:0
Club-Update:12:12, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
Ntupdate:22:51, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Mark Travers (born 18 May 1999) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club AFC Bournemouth.

He has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth international level up until under-21 level as well as the Republic of Ireland senior team, earning his first cap in September 2019.

Club career

Early career

Travers’ first youth club was Confey in Leixlip, he then moved on to Lucan United, before spending a season at Cherry Orchard and 6 months at Shamrock Rovers.[2]

AFC Bournemouth

Travers signed for English club AFC Bournemouth in July 2016, aged 17.[3] [4] He joined Weymouth on loan in August 2017, scoring on his debut.[3] [5] The loan ended in January 2018.[6]

In July 2018 he signed a new "long-term" contract with Bournemouth.[7]

He made his debut for Bournemouth on 4 May 2019 in a 1–0 win over Tottenham Hotspur. Upon doing so, he became the first teenage goalkeeper since Joe Hart in 2006 to start a Premier League match, and made a number of saves to help the club record its first ever victory over Tottenham, with Travers keeping a clean sheet and receiving Man of the Match for his performance.[8] He was later selected by BBC pundit Garth Crooks in his 'Team of the Week'.[9]

On 15 July 2019, Travers signed a new long term contract at Bournemouth.[10]

He moved on loan to Swindon Town in January 2021.[11] [12] He was recalled by Bournemouth on 11 February 2021, having made eight appearances.[13]

Following the departure of Asmir Begović, Travers began the 2021–22 season as Bournemouth's first choice goalkeeper, beginning with a 2–2 draw with West Brom on the opening day of the campaign.[14] Travers started all but one of the Cherries' opening 14 games, an unbeaten run which included a club record-setting six away games in a row without conceding a goal.[15] For his performances in September 2021, Travers was nominated for the club's player of the month award, losing out to Gary Cahill.[16] In June 2022 he signed a new five-year contract with Bournemouth.[17]

Travers joined Stoke City on loan for the 2023–24 season.[18] [19] He made 14 appearances for Stoke before he was recalled by Bournemouth on 27 October 2023 after an injury sustained by Neto.[20]

International career

Travers has played for Ireland from under-15 to under-19 youth levels,[3] and whilst a member of the under-21 team received his first call-up to the senior national team in March 2019.[21] He was called up again to the Republic of Ireland national football team senior squad in May 2019, for Ireland's 2020 European Qualifiers against Denmark and Gibraltar.[22]

Travers made his senior international debut on 10 September 2019, starting in a 3–1 win over Bulgaria at the Aviva Stadium.[23]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupEFL CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Bournemouth2017–18Premier League00000000
2018–19Premier League20000020
2019–20Premier League10202050
2020–21Championship10001020
2021–22Championship4500010460
2022–23Premier League1201020150
2023–24Premier League40300070
2024–25Premier League00000000
Total650606000770
Weymouth (loan)2017–18[24] Southern League Premier Division2312010261
Swindon Town (loan)2020–21League One80000080
Stoke City (loan)2023–24Championship1300010140
Career total10918070101251

International

[25]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Republic of Ireland201920
202000
202110
202310
Total40

Honours

AFC Bournemouth

Individual

2021–22[27]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed. 3 September 2018. 7 March 2019. Premier League.
  2. Web site: 'An unbelievable day' – Getting to know Irish teen Mark Travers after superb man of the match performance on debut. www.msn.com.
  3. Web site: Profile. 7 March 2019. AFC Bournemouth.
  4. Web site: Profile. 4 January 2018. 7 March 2019. Weymouth F.C.. https://web.archive.org/web/20190128214822/http://theterras.com/index.php/first-team/pen-pics/201718-pen-pics/mark-travers/. 28 January 2019. dead.
  5. Web site: WATCH: Cherries goalkeeper Mark Travers scores winner on senior debut for loan club Weymouth. 19 August 2017. 7 March 2019. Dan Rose. Bournemouth Echo.
  6. Web site: Mark Travers returns to AFC Bournemouth. 4 January 2018. 7 March 2019. Weymouth F.C..
  7. Web site: Goalkeeper Mark Travers signs new long-term Cherries deal. 10 July 2018. 7 March 2019. Bournemouth Echo.
  8. Web site: Nathan Ake heads in a late winner as AFC Bournemouth beat Tottenham. Tom Crocker. 4 May 2019. 4 May 2019. Bournemouth Echo.
  9. Web site: Garth Crooks' team of the week: Travers, Van Dijk, Loftus-Cheek, Rondon. 5 May 2019. 8 May 2019. Garth Crooks. BBC Sport.
  10. Web site: Bournemouth goalkeeper Mark Travers signs new long-term deal. 15 July 2019. 25 July 2019. Sky Sports.
  11. Web site: Town snap up Bournemouth 'keeper Travers on loan. Swindon Advertiser.
  12. News: Swindon sign Bournemouth keeper Travers. BBC Sport .
  13. Web site: AFC BOURNEMOUTH RE-CALL GOALKEEPER MARK TRAVERS. www.swindontownfc.co.uk.
  14. Web site: AFC Bournemouth 2–2 West Bromwich Albion. 6 August 2021. 23 October 2021. BBC Sport.
  15. Web site: Cherries clean up to set new club record. 20 October 2021. 23 October 2021. AFC Bournemouth.
  16. Web site: Cahill named September POTM. 6 October 2021. 23 October 2021. AFC Bournemouth.
  17. News: Travers signs new five-year deal at Bournemouth. BBC Sport .
  18. Web site: Potters land goalkeeper Travers . Stoke City . 27 July 2023.
  19. Web site: Stoke sign Bournemouth goalkeeper Travers on loan. www.bbc.co.uk.
  20. Web site: Mark Travers recalled by AFC Bournemouth . Stoke City . 27 October 2023.
  21. Web site: Euro 2020 qualifiers: Republic of Ireland boss McCarthy hands three players first call-ups. 7 March 2019. 7 March 2019. BBC Sport.
  22. Web site: AFC Bournemouth goalkeeper Mark Travers named in provisional Republic of Ireland senior squad. 7 May 2019. 25 July 2019. Bournemouth Echo.
  23. Web site: Fresh faces make the difference as Ireland eventually see off Bulgaria. 10 September 2019. The 42. 11 September 2019.
  24. Web site: Profile. 4 May 2019. Aylesbury United F.C..
  25. Web site: Mark Travers . EU-Football.info . 24 March 2021.
  26. News: AFC Bournemouth 1-0 Nottingham Forest. BBC Sport . 3 May 2022 . 6 June 2022.
  27. Web site: Travers Wins Golden Glove. AFC Bournemouth. 7 May 2022. 15 May 2022.
  28. Web site: Player Of The Season Awards Handed Out. AFC Bournemouth. 8 May 2022. 15 May 2022.