*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:12, 12 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:51, 21 November 2023 (UTC)
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.
Travers signed for English club AFC Bournemouth in July 2016, aged 17.[4][5] He joined Weymouth on loan in August 2017, scoring on his debut.[4][6] The loan ended in January 2018.[7]
In July 2018 he signed a new "long-term" contract with Bournemouth.[8]
He made his debut for Bournemouth on 4 May 2019 in a 1–0 win over Tottenham Hotspur.[9] 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.[10] He was later selected by BBC pundit Garth Crooks in his 'Team of the Week'.[11]
On 15 July 2019, Travers signed a new long term contract at Bournemouth.[12]
He moved on loan to Swindon Town in January 2021.[13][14] He was recalled by Bournemouth on 11 February 2021, having made eight appearances.[15]
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.[16] 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.[17] For his performances in September 2021, Travers was nominated for the club's player of the month award, losing out to Gary Cahill.[18] In June 2022 he signed a new five-year contract with Bournemouth.[19]
Travers joined Stoke City on loan for the 2023–24 season.[20][21] He made 14 appearances for Stoke before he was recalled by Bournemouth on 27 October 2023 after an injury sustained by Neto.[22]
Travers has played for Ireland from under-15 to under-19 youth levels,[4] and whilst a member of the under-21 team received his first call-up to the senior national team in March 2019.[23] 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.[24]
Travers made his senior international debut on 10 September 2019, starting in a 3–1 win over Bulgaria at the Aviva Stadium.[25]
