Declan McDaid

Declan McDaid
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-11-22) 22 November 1995
Place of birth Greenock, Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Partick Thistle
Number 20
Youth career
2011–2012 Greenock Morton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Greenock Morton 1 (0)
2013– Partick Thistle 21 (0)
2016 → Cowdenbeath (loan) 15 (1)
National team‡
2013 Scotland Schools U18 4 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:24, 20 April 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:32, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

Declan McDaid (born 22 November 1995) is a Scottish football player for Scottish Premiership side Partick Thistle. McDaid started his career as a youth player at Greenock Morton, before being promoted to the club's first team in April 2013. However, McDaid left the club a short time later and signed for (then) Scottish First Division side Partick Thistle in June 2013.

Club career

Born in Greenock, McDaid made his debut for Greenock Morton on 6 April 2013, coming on as a late substitute in a 5–2 victory over Airdrie United.[1] He chose to reject an offer of a full-time contract with the club and left in 2013.[2]

McDaid joined newly promoted Scottish Premiership club Partick Thistle on 21 June 2013, initially to play for Thistle's under 20 squad.[3] Just after 20 seconds of coming on as a substitute against St Mirren, McDaid assisted Christie Elliot to a goal in the seventy-fifth minute. Thistle eventually won the game 1–0. On 18 February 2015, McDaid signed a new contract, keeping him at Partick Thistle until the summer of 2017.[4]

In January 2016, McDaid moved to Scottish League One side Cowdenbeath on loan, with the purpose of gaining some first-team experience.[5] McDaid scored his first ever professional goal on the 20 February 2016 scoring for Cowdenbeath in a 2–3 home defeat to Peterhead making it 1–1 at the time. [6]

International career

McDaid was first called into the Scotland Schools U18 squad in 2013 after his performances in the Morton reserve side which finished second in the SFL Reserve League.[7]

McDaid would start all four games in the Centenary Cup, and scored against England at McDiarmid Park.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Morton 5–2 Airdrie Utd". BBC Sport. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (18 May 2013). "Moore's bemused by youngster's Ton snub". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Two youngsters signed". Partick Thistle F.C. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  4. ↑ Hosie, Tom (18 February 2015). "MCDAID SIGNS NEW CONTRACT". Partick Thistle F.C. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "McDaid joins Cowdenbeath on loan". ptfc.co.uk. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  6. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35568096
  7. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (25 January 2013). "Scotland call-up for Ton youth". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  8. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (16 April 2013). "Dream strike against Auld Enemy". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 16 April 2013.

See also

2012–13 Greenock Morton F.C. season

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