Paddy McNair
McNair playing for Manchester United in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Patrick James Coleman McNair[1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 April 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Ballyclare, County Antrim, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[2] | ||
Playing position | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Manchester United | ||
Number | 33 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2011 | Ballyclare Colts | ||
2011–2014 | Manchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2014– | Manchester United | 24 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2009–2010 | Northern Ireland U16 | 7 | (0) |
2010 | Northern Ireland U17 | 1 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Northern Ireland U19 | 5 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Northern Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
2015– | Northern Ireland | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:38, 12 March 2016 (UTC). |
Patrick James Coleman "Paddy" McNair (born 27 April 1995) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays primarily as a centre-back for English club Manchester United and the Northern Ireland national team. He has also represented Northern Ireland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.
Club career
Manchester United
McNair was first discovered by Manchester United's Northern Ireland-based scout, Tony Coulter, when McNair was 12, and began travelling to train with United during his school holidays.[3] He eventually signed for the club in 2011, having impressed the club scouts in a midfield role for Ballyclare Colts, but was later converted into a defender by United youth coach Paul McGuinness.[4] While making the transition from midfield to defence, McNair was frequently compared to Michael Carrick by McGuinness.[5]
2014–15 season
McNair made his senior debut for United on 27 September 2014 against West Ham United in a 2–1 victory in the Premier League at Old Trafford,[6] starting the game due to an injury crisis in defence.[7] He was praised by fans and manager Louis van Gaal for his solid defending in that match, including a vital headed clearance while United were down to 10 men.[8]
Despite McNair's inexperience in England's top division, Manchester United won all of the first four matches when McNair was in the starting line-up.[9] On 4 January 2015, McNair was in the starting line-up for a FA Cup third round tie with Yeovil Town which concluded with a 2–0 result, playing as a right-back in a 3–5–2 formation. He started again in the same formation and role for a later round of the tournament against Cambridge United that ended 3–0. Following his impressive performance, Van Gaal publicly praised McNair and claimed that he could go on and establish himself as the new Gary Neville, suggesting he could be a regular in that position for the next decade.[10] On 10 February 2015, he signed a new contract with Manchester United, keeping him at the club until June 2017.[11]
On 28 November 2015, after being kept out of the starting lineup by the consistency and form of Manchester United's back four, McNair made his first start of the 2015–16 season for Manchester United alongside fellow teammates Daley Blind and Chris Smalling in a three-man defence against Leicester City. The match ended in a 1–1 draw.[12]
International career
On 4 November 2014, McNair was called up to the Northern Ireland senior team for the first time, ahead of a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match away to Romania,[13] but did not play. He made his debut on 25 March 2015 in a friendly against Scotland at Hampden Park, playing the entirety of a 1–0 defeat.[14] He made his competitive debut on 4 September 2015 in a 3–1 away win over the Faroe Islands in a European qualifier.[15]
On 8 October 2015, McNair was drafted into the starting line-up for a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier match against Greece. Northern Ireland went on to secure a decisive 3-1 victory, qualifying for the competition, a first major tournament the team would have qualified for in thirty years.[16] After the final qualifying match, a 1–1 away draw with Finland on 11 October 2015, McNair remained in a Helsinki hospital due to concerns of a ruptured liver.[17]
On 24 March 2016, McNair was selected in the starting line-up for an international friendly against Wales, which subsequently ended in a 1–1 draw. Notably, McNair was deployed in a holding midfielder role instead of his more conventional position as a central defender. Following his display in the match, Northern Ireland head coach, Michael O'Neill, "believes midfield could be where McNair's future lies".[18]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played on 10 March 2016[19]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester United | 2014–15 | Premier League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
2015–16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Career total | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
References
- ↑ "Premier League clubs submit squad lists" (PDF). Premier League. 3 September 2014. p. 27.
- ↑ "Profile of Patrick McNair". Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ↑ "Shock Manchester United call-up for NI starlet Paddy McNair". Belfast Telegraph (Independent News & Media). 27 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ↑ Lynch, David (27 September 2014). "Who is Man United debutant Patrick McNair?". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ↑ Marshall, Adam (30 June 2013). "McGuinness praise for Grimshaw and McNair". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ↑ "NI teenager Paddy McNair handed Man Utd debut against West Ham". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 27 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ↑ Jackson, Jamie (25 September 2014). "Manchester United may call on Paddy McNair due to defensive crisis". theguardian.com (Guardian News and Media). Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ↑ Marshall, Adam (27 September 2014). "McNair earns his first-team stripes". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ↑ "Paddy McNair continuing to impress for Manchester United". The Peoples Person. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ↑ "Paddy McNair can be Man United's right back for next 10 years van Gaal says". ESPNFC.com (ESPN). 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ↑ Bostock, Adam (10 February 2015). "Paddy McNair signs new Manchester United contract". ManUtd.com (Manchester United). Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (28 November 2015). "BBC Sport - Leicester City 1-1 Manchester United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ↑ "Manchester United's Paddy McNair in Northern Ireland squad". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 4 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ↑ "Scotland 1-0 Northern Ireland". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 25 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ Jackson, Lyle (4 September 2015). "Faroe Islands 1-3 Northern Ireland". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ↑ Bostock, Adam. "Paddy McNair helps Northern Ireland qualify for Euro 2016 - Official Manchester United Website". Official Manchester United Website. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ↑ "Paddy McNair to spend third night in Helsinki hospital". 13 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ↑ "Paddy McNair now a Northern Ireland midfield option says Michael O'Neill - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ↑ "Paddy McNair". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paddy McNair. |
- Paddy McNair - Profile at ManUtd.com
- Paddy McNair - Profile at Irishfa.com
- Paddy McNair career statistics at Soccerbase
- Paddy McNair profile at Soccerway
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