# Dean Ebbe

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{{short description|Irish professional footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name        = Dean Ebbe
|image       =
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|caption     =
|fullname    =
|birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1994|7|16|df=y}}
|birth_place = [Dublin](/source/Dublin), Ireland
|height      = {{height|m=1.88}}<ref name = "SW"/>
|position    = [Striker](/source/Forward_(association_football))
|currentclub = [Ballymena United](/source/Ballymena_United_F.C.)
|clubnumber  = 18
|years1      = 2012–2013
|clubs1      = [Shamrock Rovers](/source/Shamrock_Rovers_F.C.)
|caps1       = 1
|goals1      = 0
|years2      = 2013
|clubs2      = [Longford Town](/source/Longford_Town_F.C.)
|caps2       = 8
|goals2      = 1
|years3      = 2014
|clubs3      = [Athlone Town](/source/Athlone_Town_A.F.C.)
|caps3       = 3
|goals3      = 0
|years4      = 2015
|clubs4      = [Cabinteely](/source/Cabinteely_F.C.)
|caps4       = 1
|goals4      = 0
|years5      = 2015
|clubs5      = Collinstown
|caps5       = 
|goals5      = 
|years6      = 2016
|clubs6      = [Bluebell United](/source/Bluebell_United_F.C.)
|caps6       = 
|goals6      = 
|years7      = 2017
|clubs7      = [Inverness Caledonian Thistle](/source/Inverness_Caledonian_Thistle_F.C.)
|caps7       = 3
|goals7      = 0
|years8      = 2017
|clubs8      = [Bluebell United](/source/Bluebell_United_F.C.)
|caps8       = 
|goals8      = 
|years9      = 2018–2022
|clubs9      = [The New Saints](/source/The_New_Saints_F.C.)
|caps9       = 70
|goals9      = 24
|years10     = 2022
|clubs10     = → [Bala Town](/source/Bala_Town_F.C.) (loan)
|caps10      = 11
|goals10     = 8
|years11     = 2022–2023
|clubs11     = [Crusaders](/source/Crusaders_F.C.)
|caps11      = 25
|goals11     = 1
|years12     = 2023–2024
|clubs12     = [Manchester 62](/source/Manchester_62_F.C.)
|caps12      = 6
|goals12     = 2
|years13     = 2024
|clubs13     = [Athlone Town](/source/Athlone_Town_A.F.C.)
|caps13      = 35
|goals13     = 15
|years14     = 2025
|clubs14     = [Dundalk](/source/Dundalk_F.C.)
|caps14      = 35
|goals14     = 10
|years15     = 2026–
|clubs15     = [Ballymena United](/source/Ballymena_United_F.C.)
|caps15      = 10
|goals15     = 0
|club-update = 29 April 2026
}}
'''Dean Ebbe''' (born 16 July 1994) is an Irish professional [footballer](/source/association_football) who plays as a [striker](/source/Forward_(association_football)) for [NIFL Premiership](/source/NIFL_Premiership) club [Ballymena United](/source/Ballymena_United_F.C.).

==Career==
After playing for [Shamrock Rovers](/source/Shamrock_Rovers_F.C.), [Longford Town](/source/Longford_Town_F.C.), [Athlone Town](/source/Athlone_Town_A.F.C.), [Cabinteely](/source/Cabinteely_F.C.), Collinstown and [Bluebell United](/source/Bluebell_United_F.C.),<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](/source/Inverness_Caledonian_Thistle_F.C.) 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](/source/Welsh_Premier_League) side [The New Saints](/source/The_New_Saints_F.C.) 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](/source/Bala_Town_F.C.) 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](/source/Crusaders_F.C.).<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](/source/Anthony_Limbrick) at [Manchester 62](/source/Manchester_62_F.C.).<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](/source/Athlone_Town_A.F.C.) in the [League of Ireland First Division](/source/League_of_Ireland_First_Division).<ref name = "SW"/>

He moved to newly relegated [League of Ireland First Division](/source/League_of_Ireland_First_Division) club [Dundalk](/source/Dundalk_F.C.) 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](/source/NIFL_Premiership) with [Ballymena United](/source/Ballymena_United_F.C.).<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](/source/Irish_Cup): [2022–23](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_Irish_Cup)<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](/source/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>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{League of Ireland First Division top scorers}}
{{2024 PFAI League of Ireland First Division Team of the Year}}

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Category:Athlone Town A.F.C. players
Category:Bala Town F.C. players
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Category:Cabinteely F.C. players
Category:Dundalk F.C. players
Category:Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players
Category:Longford Town F.C. players
Category:Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
Category:The New Saints F.C. players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Cymru Premier players
Category:Irish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
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Category:League of Ireland players
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Category:Association footballers from Dublin (city)
Category:Manchester 62 F.C. players
Category:Irish expatriate sportspeople in Gibraltar
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Gibraltar
Category:21st-century Irish sportsmen
Category:NIFL Premiership players

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