Niall McGinn
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| Niall McGinn | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Niall McGinn | |
| Date of birth | 20 July 1987 | |
| Place of birth | Dungannon, Northern Ireland | |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Celtic | |
| Number | 14 | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2007–2008 2008–2009 2009– |
Dungannon Swifts Derry City Celtic |
42 (4) 31 (6) 0 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2007–2008 2008– |
Northern Ireland U23 Northern Ireland |
2 (0) 2 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Niall McGinn (born 20 July 1987) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Celtic as a midfielder.
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[edit] Domestic career
He was signed by Derry manager Stephen Kenny in January 2008 for an undisclosed fee from Dungannon Swifts in the Carnegie Premier League.[1] His decision to sign a professional soccer contract meant that McGinn retired from playing Gaelic football for Donaghmore and Tyrone U-21s.[1] A very promising young talent, McGinn mainly plays on the left or right side of midfield but he can also be employed as a secondary striker. This led to McGinn featuring in the Northern Ireland U-23 team.
McGinn's fine season with Derry City in 2008 was publicly recognised when he won the 2008 PFAI Young Player of the Year award.[2] During 2008 he had attracted interest from Chelsea, Celtic and English Championship sides Ipswich Town and Swansea City.[3]
On 16 December it was confirmed that McGinn would sign for Celtic on 1 January 2009.[4]
[edit] International career
In November 2008, McGinn received his first call-up to the Northern Ireland senior squad by manager Nigel Worthington for the series of international friendlies[5] and he gained his first cap coming on as a substitute against Hungary on 19 November.[6] This was the first Derry City player to play for the senior Northern Ireland team in 19 years.[7] Although disappointed in the result, Nigel Worthington is quoted as saying of McGinn:
| “ | He was the one bright spark in our side. He did what he is good at - he kept it simple. He ran at players when he had the opportunity and was not afraid.[8] | ” |
[edit] References
- ^ a b PLAYER PROFILES - Niall McGinn Derry City website. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
- ^ Fahey named PFAI Player of the Year RTÉ Sport Online, 17 November 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
- ^ Chelsea scouting City's McGinn Derry Journal Online, 14 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
- ^ "McGinn seals transfer to Celtic". BBC Sport. 2008-12-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/7786475.stm. Retrieved on 2008-12-16.
- ^ McGinn gains first senior call-up RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
- ^ NORTHERN IRELAND 0-2 HUNGARY 2008-11-19. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
- ^ McGinn aims to end 19 years of Derry exclusion Aidan Fitzmaurice, November 12 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
- ^ Worthington fumes after defeat www.teamtalk.com Retrieved 2008-11-23.
[edit] External links
- Niall McGinn www.playerhistory.com
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