David McNamee

David McNamee

Personal information
Full name	David McNamee
Date of birth	10 October 1980 (1980-10-10)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current club	Ross County
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997–1999	St Mirren	24	(0)
1999–2002	Blackburn Rovers	0	(0)
1999	→ St Mirren (loan)	8	(0)
2002–2006	Livingston	85	(4)
2006–2008	Coventry City	29	(0)
2008–2010	Plymouth Argyle	19	(0)
2010–2011	Aberdeen	10	(0)
2012–	Ross County	0	(0)
National team
2004–2006	Scotland	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2012. † Appearances (Goals).

David McNamee (born 10 October 1980) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Ross County as a right back. His previous clubs include St Mirren, Blackburn Rovers, Livingston, Coventry City, Plymouth Argyle and Aberdeen. He has represented Scotland at international level.

Playing career

Early years

McNamee, a versatile defender, started his career with Scottish club St Mirren, where his impressive performances alerted English Premier League club Blackburn Rovers, who signed him in 1999. His £300,000 transfer to England, however, was unsuccessful, and in 2002, having failed to make a single first team appearance for the Ewood Park club, he returned to Scotland to join Livingston for an undisclosed fee.

Livingston

He quickly established himself in the Livingston first team, and his continuous impressive and consistent performances alerted the attention of the then Scotland national team manager Berti Vogts, who rewarded him with his first cap against Estonia in 2004. He featured again for Scotland just three days later, as a late substitute against Trinidad and Tobago.

McNamee was a member of the Livingston team which won the Scottish League Cup in 2004, against Hibernian at Hampden Park. In 2005–06, his season was blighted by injury and he only featured 15 times for Livingston, who were eventually relegated from the Scottish Premier League. The season ended on a high for McNamee, however, as he was recalled to the Scotland squad for the Kirin Cup matches against Bulgaria and Japan. McNamee featured as a substitute in both games as Scotland won the trophy after beating Bulgaria 5–1 and drawing 0–0 with hosts Japan.

Move to England

With Livingston having been relegated from the SPL, and several clubs having confirmed their interest in him, it was unlikely that McNamee would remain at Livingston. On 2 June 2006, he signed for Coventry City F.C. of the English Championship, for a fee of £100,000. His time at the Ricoh Arena was blighted by injuries, and although given a chance to prove his worth to the team, manager Chris Coleman decided against offering a new deal. McNamee was released by Coventry on 14 July 2008. The next day, McNamee signed a two-year contract with fellow Championship club Plymouth Argyle, becoming their third signing of the summer.

Scottish return

In May 2010, after playing nearly 20 times for Plymouth, McNamee and teammates Yoann Folly and Lloyd Saxton were released. In November, McNamee started training with Motherwell with a view of signing a permanent deal with the Steelmen. However, following manager Craig Brown's departure to Aberdeen, McNamee looked set to follow him to Pittodrie. McNamee was on his way to Aberdeen to undergo a medical when his plane from Birmingham had to turn back due to heavy snow closing Dyce Airport. McNamee eventually signed for Aberdeen on 24 December, again teaming up with Folly. On 27 April, it was announced that McNamee would not be offered a new contract at Pittodrie and would be released at the end of the season.

McNamee spent six months without a club before joining Ross County in January 2012, signing a contract until the end of the 2011–12 season.

External links

• David McNamee career stats at Soccerbase
• David McNamee at scottishfa.co.uk