Conor McLaughlin

Conor McLaughlin

Personal information
Full name	Conor Gerard McLaughlin[1]
Date of birth	26 July 1991
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current team	Fleetwood Town
Number	2
Youth career
2008–2010	Preston North End
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2009–2012	Preston North End	24	(0)
2012	→ Shrewsbury Town (loan)	4	(0)
2012–	Fleetwood Town	129	(3)
National team^‡
	Northern Ireland U16	9	(0)
	Northern Ireland U17	9	(0)
	Northern Ireland U19	14	(1)
2010–2012	Northern Ireland U21	7	(0)
2011–	Northern Ireland	12	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:27, 2 May 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:32, 10 October 2014 (UTC)

Conor Gerard McLaughlin (born 26 July 1991) is a Northern Irish international footballer who plays professionally for Fleetwood Town as a right back.

Career

Club career

Preston North End

Born in Belfast, McLaughlin turned professional with Preston North End in January 2010.^[2] He made his début for Preston on 12 November 2010, in a 0–2 loss against Hull City.^[3] In December 2010, McLaughlin signed a contract extension, keeping him with Preston until 2013.^[4] He signed a two-month loan deal with Shrewsbury Town in March 2011.^[5]

He was transfer listed by the club in May 2012.^[6]

Fleetwood Town

McLaughlin joined Fleetwood Town from Preston North End on 20 July 2012.^[7][8] He signed a new three-year contract with the club in June 2014.^[9] He scored his first goal - for any club - in the Football League in February 2015.^[10]

International career

McLaughlin has represented Northern Ireland at youth international level.^[11][12][13]

He received his first call-up for the senior national team in October 2011,^[14] making his senior début later that month, in a 0–3 defeat against Italy on 11 October 2011.^[15][16]

Career statistics

As of 2 May 2016^[17]

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Preston North End	2010–11	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	2011–12	17	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	20	0
	Total	24	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	28	0
Shrewsbury Town (loan)	2011–12	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Fleetwood Town	2012–13	19	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	21	0
	2013–14	35	0	3	0	0	0	9	1	47	1
	2014–15	39	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	41	1
	2015–16	36	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	39	2
	Total	129	3	6	0	3	0	10	1	148	4
Career total		157	3	9	0	3	0	11	1	190	4

References

1. "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 62. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
2. "Preston hand Conor McLaughlin professional contract". BBC Sport. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
3. "Preston 0 – 2 Hull". BBC Sport. 12 November 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
4. "Conor McLaughlin signs Preston contract extension". BBC Sport. 21 December 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
5. "Shrewsbury Town sign Preston defender Conor McLaughlin". BBC Sport. 2 March 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
6. "Graham Westley wields the axe at Preston North End". BBC Sport. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
7. "McLaughlin Joins Fleetwood". Preston North End F.C. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
8. "Fleetwood sign Conor McLaughlin from Preston North End". BBC Sport. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
9. "Conor McLaughlin: Fleetwood full-back signs three-year contract". BBC Sport. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
10. Rob Stocks (11 February 2015). "Fleetwood’s Oakwell victory ‘massive’". Fleetwood Today. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
11. NIFG profile
12. Irish FA profile
13. Preston North End F.C. profile
14. "NI Squad Update". Irish FA. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
15. "McLaughlin Makes Senior Bow". Preston North End F.C. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
16. Conor McLaughlin at National-Football-Teams.com
17. Conor McLaughlin career statistics at Soccerbase