Dean Ebbe

{{short description|Irish professional footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Dean Ebbe |image = |image_size = |caption = |fullname = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|7|16|df=y}} |birth_place = Dublin, Ireland |height = {{height|m=1.88}}<ref name = "SW"/> |position = Striker |currentclub = Ballymena United |clubnumber = 18 |years1 = 2012–2013 |clubs1 = Shamrock Rovers |caps1 = 1 |goals1 = 0 |years2 = 2013 |clubs2 = Longford Town |caps2 = 8 |goals2 = 1 |years3 = 2014 |clubs3 = Athlone Town |caps3 = 3 |goals3 = 0 |years4 = 2015 |clubs4 = Cabinteely |caps4 = 1 |goals4 = 0 |years5 = 2015 |clubs5 = Collinstown |caps5 = |goals5 = |years6 = 2016 |clubs6 = Bluebell United |caps6 = |goals6 = |years7 = 2017 |clubs7 = Inverness Caledonian Thistle |caps7 = 3 |goals7 = 0 |years8 = 2017 |clubs8 = Bluebell United |caps8 = |goals8 = |years9 = 2018–2022 |clubs9 = The New Saints |caps9 = 70 |goals9 = 24 |years10 = 2022 |clubs10 = → Bala Town (loan) |caps10 = 11 |goals10 = 8 |years11 = 2022–2023 |clubs11 = Crusaders |caps11 = 25 |goals11 = 1 |years12 = 2023–2024 |clubs12 = Manchester 62 |caps12 = 6 |goals12 = 2 |years13 = 2024 |clubs13 = Athlone Town |caps13 = 35 |goals13 = 15 |years14 = 2025 |clubs14 = Dundalk |caps14 = 35 |goals14 = 10 |years15 = 2026– |clubs15 = Ballymena United |caps15 = 10 |goals15 = 0 |club-update = 29 April 2026 }} '''Dean Ebbe''' (born 16 July 1994) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for NIFL Premiership club Ballymena United.

==Career== After playing for Shamrock Rovers, Longford Town, Athlone Town, Cabinteely, Collinstown and Bluebell United,<ref name = "SW">{{soccerway|dean-ebbe/237557|accessdate=13 April 2017}}</ref><ref name = "II">{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/striker/from-bluebell-to-the-spl-striker-dean-ebbe-swaps-leinster-senior-league-for-scottish-top-flight-35338945.html|title=From Bluebell to the SPL - Striker Dean Ebbe swaps Leinster Senior League for Scottish top flight|date=3 January 2017|accessdate=19 February 2019|author=Eamon Scott|publisher=Irish Independent}}</ref> Ebbe signed for Scottish club Inverness Caledonian Thistle in January 2017.<ref name = "II"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38510141|title=Dean Ebbe: Inverness CT agree terms with Irish forward, subject to clearance|date=4 January 2017|accessdate=19 February 2019|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> After leaving Inverness he returned to Bluebell United before signing for Welsh Premier League side The New Saints in January 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.extratime.ie/articles/20251/bluebell-united-striker-dean-ebbe-joins-welsh-champions-tns/|title=Bluebell United striker Dean Ebbe joins Welsh champions TNS|date=19 January 2018|accessdate=19 February 2019|publisher=Extra Time}}</ref> He stayed with the club until the end of the 2021–22 season playing with them in Europe, and winning league and cup winners medals.<ref>{{cite web |title=Just want to say a massive thank you to all players/staff and fans at @tnsfc for the last 4 years |url=https://twitter.com/EbbeDean/status/1519754121917734913 |website=Twitter |publisher=Dean Ebbe |access-date=2 May 2022 |date=28 April 2021}}</ref>

In January 2022 he joined Bala Town on loan until the end of the season<ref>{{cite web |title=Deadline Day Signing! |date=31 January 2022 |url=https://www.balatownfc.net/post/deadline-day-signing |publisher=Bala Town FC |access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref> He scored 11 goals in 15 appearances in all competitions during the loan spell.<ref name = "SW"/> leaving the club at completion of his loan spell.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ebbe Moves On To Pastures New |url=https://www.balatownfc.net/post/ebbe-moves-on-to-pastures-new |publisher=Bala Town FC |access-date=2 May 2022 |date=30 April 2022}}</ref>

In June 2022 Ebbe signed for Crusaders.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nifootballleague.com/news/2022/june/baxter-makes-first-summer-signing/|title=Baxter Makes First Summer Signing|publisher=Northern Ireland Football League|date=12 June 2022}}</ref>

After one season, he moved to Gibraltar to reunite with former TNS coach Anthony Limbrick at Manchester 62.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Man62FC/status/1671935211167252494 SIGNING ANNOUNCEMENT] Manchester 1962 FC. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.</ref>

Ebbe returned to Ireland in January 2024, signing for a second spell at Athlone Town in the League of Ireland First Division.<ref name = "SW"/>

He moved to newly relegated League of Ireland First Division club Dundalk ahead of their first season back in the second tier in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dundalkfc.com/ebbe-arrives-at-oriel-park/|title=EBBE ARRIVES AT ORIEL PARK|first=Keith|last=Wallace|date=7 December 2024|website=Dundalk Football Club}}</ref>

In January 2026, Ebbe returned to the NIFL Premiership with Ballymena United.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/irish-league/new-ballymena-united-boss-lines-up-double-signing-theyre-ready-to-hit-the-ground-running-in-january/a615579795.html|title=New Ballymena United boss lines up double signing: ‘They’re ready to hit the ground running in January’|date=16 December 2025|via=www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk}}</ref>

==Honours== '''Crusaders''' *Irish Cup: 2022–23<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/irish-league/crusaders-destroy-ballymena-united-in-irish-cup-final-romp/1897901145.html|title=Crusaders destroy Ballymena United in Irish Cup Final romp|date=7 May 2023 |publisher=Belfast Telegraph|accessdate=7 May 2023}}</ref> *NIFL Charity Shield: 2022<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nifootballleague.com/news/2022/august/charity-shield-success-for-the-crues/|title=Charity Shield Success For The Crues|publisher=Northern Ireland Football League|accessdate=6 August 2022}}</ref>

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