Early career Feely started playing football with Tramore AFC. He then played for
Athy Town, where he represented the Kildare & District Underage League at the Kennedy Cup. His performances at the Kennedy Cup earned him a move to
League of Ireland Champions St Patrick's Athletic in 2014, where he started playing with the Under 19 side. His first season was a success with Pat's winning the Under 19 SSE Airtricity League with a 3–2 win over
Derry City under 19's in the final at
Maginn Park, with Feely getting himself on the scoresheet. The team included several players that broke through to the Pat's first team and beyond in the
League of Ireland and
English Football Leagues, including
Jamie McGrath,
Darragh Markey, Jack Bayly,
Fuad Sule,
Paul Rooney and
Jonathan Lunney.
St Patrick's Athletic 2014–2015 Feely's first involvement with the first team at
St Patrick's Athletic came on 9 September 2014 when he came off the bench for the last 5 minutes of the
2014 Leinster Senior Cup Final, which saw his side win 2–1 to claim the trophy and Feely's first medal at senior level. His first senior league appearance came on 17 October 2014 when he replaced
Killian Brennan in the 72nd minute of a 2–0 defeat to
Athlone Town at
Richmond Park. He did not feature in the first team in 2015 due to his heavy involvement with the clubs Under 19's side and also
Kildare GAA Minors.
2016 season His next involvement with the first team came in pre-season 2016, when manager
Liam Buckley decided that he would convert Feely from a
right winger to a
centre back and his next appearance came in February 2016, coming off the bench in a 3–1 defeat away to
Bray Wanderers in the
Leinster Senior Cup. Feely's first career goal at senior level came on 18 April 2016, when he scored the winner in extra time away to
Dundalk in the
League Cup. He was an unused substitute in the
2016 League of Ireland Cup Final as his side beat
Limerick 4–1. The
2016 season saw Feely make 17 appearances across all competitions, scoring 1 goal.
2017 season With Feely too old for the under 19's, the
2017 season was his first season solely with the first team. His first ever
League of Ireland goal came in a 1–1 draw with
Galway United on 14 April 2017, when he powered home a header from a
Conan Byrne corner. Feely featured 23 times across the season in a young squad that was in a relegation battle right until the final day of the season, retaining their place in the division with a 1–1 draw against
Derry City at
Maginn Park.
Waterford 2018 season Feely signed for newly promoted
Waterford on 3 January 2018. Having played a handful of games at
right back for
St Patrick's Athletic the previous season,
Waterford manager
Alan Reynolds deemed it to be Feely's best position, making him his first choice in that position, as he made his debut on the opening night of the season in a 2–1 win over
Derry City at the
RSC. Feely's first goal for
Waterford came on 18 May 2018, scoring in a 3–6 defeat at home to
Limerick. He followed that up by scoring the opening goal in a 4–0 win over
Derry City a week later. Along with his 2 goals, Feely made 34 appearances in all competitions for
Waterford in his debut season at the club, as they finished in 4th place. He signed a new one-year contract with the club on 3 December 2018.
2019 season Feely had to wait until 13 September for his first goal of the season, helping his side to a 2–1 win over
Bohemians at
Dalymount Park. The season turned out to be a disappointment for the club as they finished in 6th place, but on a personal level it was a success for Feely as he featured in 40 games, scored 2 goals and was named as
Waterford's Player of the Year after another impressive year for the right back.
Return to St Patrick's Athletic On 19 November 2019, it was announced that Feely had resigned for
St Patrick's Athletic under new manager
Stephen O'Donnell. He made his second debut for the club on the opening night of the season against his old side
Waterford. He was sent off in a
Dublin derby on 28 February 2020 as his side lost 1–0 to rivals
Shelbourne at
Tolka Park. Feely scored his first goal since his return to the club on 26 September when he headed home a
Robbie Benson corner kick in a 2–0 win over
Shelbourne at
Richmond Park. Feely played in all but one of the club's league and cup games over the course of the shortened season due to the
Coronavirus pandemic, as his side missed out on European football on the final day of the season, finishing in 6th place. Feely scored his first goal for the club in the
2021 FAI Cup Final at the
Aviva Stadium, as his side lost to his old club
St Patrick's Athletic.
Barrow On 5 January 2023, Feely signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with
English Football League club
Barrow. He went onto score his first goal for the club on 20 April 2024, in a 4–2 league defeat to
Doncaster Rovers. On 1 May 2024, the club included Feely on their released list following the expiration of his contract. However, on 18 June 2024 it was announced Feely had signed a new one-year deal with
Barrow, following a change in management at the club. On 22 October 2024, Feely scored in a 1–1 draw against
Notts County at
Holker Street. On 7 September 2024, Barrow's goalkeeper
Paul Farman was sent-off in the 42nd minute of a 1–1 draw at home to
Swindon Town, and with no goalkeeper on the bench, Feely played in goal for the remained of the match, using skills honed in his
Gaelic football days, pulled off a string of several saves before eventually being beaten by a 99th-minute equaliser. On 26 November 2024, Feely captained Barrow to victory in the 2024
Lancashire Senior Cup final, scoring his penalty as Barrow defeated
Burnley in a penalty shootout, in what was the club's first silverware in the competition since 1955.
Crawley Town On 28 January 2025, Feely signed for
EFL League One club
Crawley Town on a one-year-contract for an undisclosed fee. He made 7 appearances for the club in the remained of the season.
Cork City On 23 July 2025,
League of Ireland Premier Division side
Cork City announced that they had signed Feely from Crawley for an undisclosed fee, with his long-term contract commencing on 1 July. On 9 November 2025, he was part of the starting 11 in the
2025 FAI Cup final as his side were beaten 2–0 by
Shamrock Rovers at the
Aviva Stadium. He made a total of 15 appearances in all competitions by the end of the 2025 season, as the club were relegated to the
League of Ireland First Division by finishing bottom of the league. ==Personal life==