Ryan McGivern

Ryan McGivern

McGivern playing for Leicester City in 2010.
Personal information
Full name	Ryan McGivern
Date of birth	8 January 1990
Place of birth	Newry, Northern Ireland
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Port Vale
Number	5
Youth career
2006–2008	Manchester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2008–2013	Manchester City	1	(0)
2008	→ Morecambe (loan)	5	(1)
2009–2010	→ Leicester City (loan)	12	(0)
2010–2011	→ Walsall (loan)	15	(0)
2011	→ Crystal Palace (loan)	5	(0)
2011–2012	→ Bristol City (loan)	31	(0)
2012–2013	→ Hibernian (loan)	27	(1)
2013–2014	Hibernian	33	(0)
2014–	Port Vale	47	(0)
National team^‡
	Northern Ireland U16	3	(0)
	Northern Ireland U17	9	(2)
2007–2008	Northern Ireland U19	6	(2)
2010–2012	Northern Ireland U21	6	(1)
2008–2014	Northern Ireland	23	(0)
2009	Northern Ireland B	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 1 May 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, 15 November 2014 (UTC)

Ryan McGivern (born 8 January 1990) is a Northern Irish footballer, who plays for League One side Port Vale. He can play as a left-back or a central defender, and has represented Northern Ireland in international football.

He began his career with Manchester City, and after he won the FA Youth Cup with the club in 2008 he played on loan for Morecambe, Leicester City, Walsall, Crystal Palace, Bristol City and Hibernian. He spent the 2012–13 season on loan at Hibernian, playing on the losing side in the 2013 final of the Scottish Cup, before he joined the club permanently for a one season stay in the Scottish Premier League. He joined Port Vale in June 2014.

He won caps for Northern Ireland at under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels before he won his first senior cap in August 2008. He has also played for the Northern Ireland B team.

Club career

Manchester City

Born in Newry, County Down, McGivern is a product of the Manchester City youth teams. He played in the club's 2008 FA Youth Cup final win over Chelsea.^[1] He scored in the 2007–08 Premier Academy League play-off semi-final win over Sunderland, before featuring in the side that lost to Aston Villa in the play-offs.

On 25 October 2008, McGivern joined Morecambe on loan; "Shrimps" manager Sammy McIlroy stated that "I have seen Ryan play a few times and been very impressed by what I've seen".^[2] Having already won international caps, he made his debut in the Football League on 25 October, featuring in a 2–1 defeat to Port Vale at Vale Park.^[3] He scored his first ever senior goal in a 2–0 victory over Aldershot Town at Christie Park on 1 November.^[4] In total he played five League Two games and made one appearance in the Football League Trophy. McGivern was promoted to Manchester City's first team squad for their Premier League game versus Fulham on 12 April 2009 and was an unused substitute.^[1]

On 29 August 2009, McGivern joined Championship side Leicester City on loan until January 2010.^[5] He made his debut for Nigel Pearson's "Foxes" in a 2–0 win over Crystal Palace at the King Power Stadium on 20 October.^[6] Despite scoring an own goal in a 1–1 draw with Ipswich Town on 10 January,^[7] the following day his loan was extended until the end of the 2009–10 season.^[8] He played a total of twelve league games for Leicester but was not selected for the Championship play-off semi-finals, which they lost to Cardiff City.^[9]

McGivern was loaned to Chris Hutchings's League One club Walsall on loan for the 2010–11 season,^[10] having beaten competition for his services from other clubs.^[11] He was a regular in the first team before losing his place after getting sent off for a "reckless two-footed challenge" during a 1–1 draw with Fleetwood Town in the FA Cup on 6 November.^[12] He made a total of 16 appearances for the "Saddlers" during his stay at the Bescot Stadium before he was recalled on 20 January 2011.^[13] City manager Roberto Mancini handed McGivern his first team debut at the City of Manchester Stadium in a Premier League game against Sunderland on 3 April 2011, using him as a 70th minute substitute to replace Dedryck Boyata in a game that City won 5–0.^[1]

"It's always been strange having played 12 times for Northern Ireland before playing for City. Since coming back from Walsall, I would say it is the first chance Roberto Mancini has had to see me and hopefully he has liked what he has seen so far. I've been at the club for seven years and there were times when I thought it would never happen - but now I'm just hungry for more. I would say that chat with the manager was the first conversation we have had because he isn't that sort of boss."

— McGivern speaking after making his Manchester City debut.^[14]

After signing a new deal, keeping him at City until 2013,^[15] McGivern made a 28-day loan move to Crystal Palace on 3 August 2011.^[16] He provided an assist for Jonathan Parr on his home debut for Dougie Freedman's "Eagles" at Selhurst Park, in a 2–0 victory over Burnley on 13 August.^[17] After his loan spell at Palace ended, McGivern moved to Bristol City for the remainder of the 2011–12 season.^[18] He made his debut for Derek McInnes's "Robins" on 10 September, in a 1–0 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion at Ashton Gate Stadium.^[19] He made a total of 32 appearances for Bristol City, helping the club to finish above the Championship relegation zone.

Hibernian

In August 2012, McGivern signed on loan for Pat Fenlon's Scottish Premier League side Hibernian until January 2013.^[20] Having been an unused substitute for two games, he finally made his debut, coming on for Alan Maybury, in a 2–1 loss against Aberdeen at Pittodrie Stadium. He then established himself at "Hibs", playing in the left-back position, replacing Maybury, who would play in the right-back position. His playing time having been increased, his loan deal was extended until the end of the 2012–13 season.^[21] After having his loan extended, McGivern said he would decide his future beyond then at the end of the season.^[22] During a match against Dundee United on 24 February 2013, McGivern was penalized for a foul on Gary Mackay-Steven which resulted in a penalty kick for United even though television coverage showed the incident was clearly outside the penalty area.^[23] After the match, McGivern criticised referee Alan Muir and his assistant Graham McNeillie for their decision.^[23] McGivern scored his first goal for Hibernian three days later, a 2–2 draw with Kilmarnock at Easter Road.^[24]

McGivern agreed a two-year contract with Hibernian after his contract with Manchester City came to an end.^[25] He made 38 appearances in the 2013–14 campaign, as the club suffered relegation into the Championship under the stewardship of Terry Butcher.

Port Vale

McGivern signed a two-year contract with League One side Port Vale in June 2014 after newly appointed Hibernian boss Alan Stubbs agreed to release him from the remaining 12 months of his contract.^[26][27] He started the 2014–15 season in a centre-back partnership with Richard Duffy.^[28] He remained a regular first team player until he fractured his arm in a 2–0 defeat to Coventry City at Vale Park on 13 December; the injury required a plate to be fitted in his arm and a six-week recovery period.^[29]

He was out of the first team picture in the first two months of the 2015–16 season, before he returned to the starting eleven due to injuries to Ryan Inniss and Remie Streete.^[30]

International career

McGivern was a regular at various under-age levels for Northern Ireland, winning caps at under-17 level in 2006,^[31] before elevation to the under-19 set-up in 2007.^[32] He played in the Northern Ireland elite side during their 2008 Milk Cup win.^[33]

Steve Beaglehole called McGivern to the Northern Ireland Under-21 squad for a mini-tournament in Ukraine on 19 and 20 August 2008,^[34] but he did not make his under-21 debut as Nigel Worthington instead promoted McGivern into the full Northern Ireland squad as a replacement for the injured George McCartney for a friendly international against Scotland on 20 August.^[35] Aged 18, he made his debut in that match as a starter but was sent-off for two bookable offences by referee Nicolai Vollquartz.^[36] On 11 October 2008, he made his competitive debut for Northern Ireland, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Slovenia; the match ended in a 2–0 defeat.^[37] He continued to make occasional appearances for the national team, featuring in three further 2010 World Cup qualifying games, though he played in just one Euro 2012 qualifying game and two 2014 World Cup qualification matches.

Career statistics

Season Club Division League FA Cup League Cup Other[38] Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 2008–09[39] Manchester City Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2008–09[39] Morecambe (loan) League Two 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 2009–10[40] Manchester City Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009–10[40] Leicester City (loan) Championship 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 2010–11[41] Manchester City Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2010–11[41] Walsall (loan) League One 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 2011–12[42] Manchester City Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011–12[42] Crystal Palace (loan) Championship 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2011–12[42] Bristol City (loan) 31 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 2012–13[43] Manchester City Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2012–13[43] Hibernian (loan) Scottish Premier League 27 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 32 1 2013–14[44] Hibernian 33 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 38 0 Total 60 1 6 0 2 0 2 0 69 1 2014–15[45] Port Vale League One 20 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 23 0 2015–16[46] 27 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 31 0 Total 47 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 54 0 Career total 176 2 14 0 4 0 4 0 197 2

Northern Ireland national team Year Apps Goals 2008 4 0 2009 4 0 2010 5 0 2011 1 0 2012 5 0 2013 1 0 2014 3 0 Total 23 0

International goals and caps

Northern Ireland's goal tally first.

International appearances and goals
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition	Goal(s)
2008
1	20 August	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Scotland	0–0	Friendly	0
2	11 October	Ljudski vrt, Maribor	Slovenia	0–2	FIFA World Cup qualification	0
3	15 October	Windsor Park, Belfast	San Marino	4–0	FIFA World Cup qualification	0
4	19 November	Windsor Park, Belfast	Hungary	0–2	Friendly	0
2009
5	1 April	Windsor Park, Belfast	Slovenia	1–0	FIFA World Cup qualification	0
6	6 June	Stadio Romeo Anconetani, Pisa	Italy	0–3	Friendly	0
7	12 August	Windsor Park, Belfast	Israel	1–1	Friendly	0
8	14 October	Generali Arena, Prague	Czech Republic	0–0	FIFA World Cup qualification	0
2010
9	3 March	Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana	Albania	0–1	Friendly	0
10	26 May	Veterans Stadium, New Britain, Connecticut	Turkey	0–2	Friendly	0
11	30 May	Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas, Chillán	Chile	0–1	Friendly	0
12	11 August	Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica	Montenegro	0–2	Friendly	0
13	17 November	Windsor Park, Belfast	Morocco	1–1	Friendly	0
2011
14	11 October	Stadio Adriatico, Pescara	Italy	0–3	UEFA Euro qualification	0
2012
15	29 February	Windsor Park, Belfast	Norway	0–3	Friendly	0
16	2 June	Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam	Netherlands	0–6	Friendly	0
17	15 August	Windsor Park, Belfast	Finland	3–3	Friendly	0
18	11 September	Windsor Park, Belfast	Luxembourg	1–1	FIFA World Cup qualification	0
19	16 October	Estádio do Dragão, Porto	Portugal	1–1	FIFA World Cup qualification	0
2013
20	15 November	Adana 5 Ocak Stadium, Adana	Turkey	0–1	Friendly	0
2014
22	14 October	Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus	Greece	2–0	UEFA Euro qualification	0
23	14 November	Arena Națională, Bucharest	Romania	0–2	UEFA Euro qualification	0

Honours

with Northern Ireland

• Milk Cup winner: 2008

with Manchester City

• Premier Academy League runner-up: 2007–08
• FA Youth Cup winner: 2008

with Hibernian

• Scottish Cup runner-up: 2013

References

1. Clayton, David (14 November 2011). "The Graduates". www.mcfc.co.uk (Manchester City FC). Retrieved 1 September 2012.
2. "McGivern set for Morecambe loan". BBC Sport (BBC). 23 October 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
3. "Port Vale 2-1 Morecambe". BBC Sport. 25 October 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
4. "Morecambe 2–0 Aldershot". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 November 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
5. "City Land McGivern". Leicester City FC. 29 August 2009. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
6. "Leicester 2 – 0 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport (BBC). 20 October 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
7. "Leicester 1–1 Ipswich". BBC Sport (BBC). 10 January 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
8. "Man City's Ryan McGivern extends Leicester loan deal". BBC Sport (BBC). 11 January 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
9. "Cardiff 2 – 3 Leicester (agg 3 – 3)". BBC Sport (BBC). 12 May 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
10. "Saddlers bring in McGivern". Sky Sports. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
11. "Saddlers to snare McGivern". Sky Sports. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
12. "Fleetwood Town 1 - 1 Walsall". BBC Sport. 6 November 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
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14. McIntosh, Mark (10 April 2011). "Debut at 21.. after signing aged 14". Sunday Mirror. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
15. "City hand McGivern new deal". Sky Sports. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
16. "Loan Deals Agreed". Crystal Palace FC. 3 August 2011. Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
17. "Crystal Palace 2-0 Burnley". BBC Sport. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
18. "Bristol City sign Manchester City's Ryan McGivern on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
19. "Bristol City 0 - 1 Brighton". BBC Sport. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
20. "McGivern Joins on Loan". www.hibernianfc.co.uk (Hibernian FC). 31 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
21. "Hibernian: Leigh Griffiths and Ryan McGivern extend loan spells". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
22. "On-loan Ryan McGivern at home at Easter Road as he postpones decision on his future". Daily Record. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
23. "Furious Hibs stopper Ryan McGivern hits out at officials over penalty which cost his side victory against Dundee Utd". Daily Record. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
24. "Hibernian 2–2 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
25. "Hibs agree deal with McGivern". Hibernian FC. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
26. "Ryan McGivern: Port Vale sign Hibernian defender". BBC Sport. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
27. Baggaley, Mike (30 June 2014). "Port Vale sign Hibernian defender Ryan McGivern". The Sentinel. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
28. "Rob Page delighted with new boy Ryan McGivern". The Sentinel. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
29. Baggaley, Mike (22 December 2014). "Ryan McGivern facing lengthy lay off". The Sentinel. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
30. Baggaley, Mike (9 October 2015). "Ryan McGivern ready to take Vale chance". The Sentinel. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
31. "Irish FA Under-17 Profile". IFA. Archived from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
32. Steen, Gareth (28 October 2007). "U19's Set for Euro Qualifiers". IFA. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
33. "Northern Ireland Win First Elite Title in 11 Years". IFA. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
34. "U21 Squad to Take Part in Friendly Tournament". IFA. 11 August 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
35. "Ryan's set for first cap". Manchester Evening News. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
36. "Ryan red was 'harsh'". Manchester Evening News. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
37. "Slovenia 2:0 Northern Ireland". www.fifa.com (FIFA).
38. Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy and Scottish Premiership play-offs.
39. "Games played by Ryan McGivern in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
40. "Games played by Ryan McGivern in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
41. "Games played by Ryan McGivern in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
42. "Games played by Ryan McGivern in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
43. "Games played by Ryan McGivern in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
44. "Games played by Ryan McGivern in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
45. "Games played by Ryan McGivern in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
46. "Games played by Ryan McGivern in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2013.

External links

• Ryan McGivern career statistics at Soccerbase
• Northern Ireland stats at Irish FA