Ryan McGivern (footballer)
 McGivern playing for Leicester City in 2010 |
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| Personal information | |||
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| 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 club | Bristol City (on loan from Manchester City) |
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| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008– | 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– | → Bristol City (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | Northern Ireland U-17 | 9 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Northern Ireland U-19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2008– | Northern Ireland | 14 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:35, 21 December 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Ryan McGivern (born 8 January 1990 in Newry, County Down) is a Northern Irish footballer with Bristol City on loan from Manchester City, he can play left-back or central defender.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Manchester City
A product of Manchester City's youth set-up, discovered by highly rated former scout Willie McKeown, McGivern played in their 2008 FA Youth Cup final win over Chelsea. He was also in the side that lost to Aston Villa in the play-offs final of the 2007–08 Premier Academy League and had scored in the semifinal win over Sunderland. McGivern was promoted to City's first team squad for their FA Premier League game versus Fulham on 12 April 2009, and was an unused substitute in this game, before making his debut in a Premier League game against Sunderland on 3 April 2011, coming on as a substitute in the 70th minute replacing Dedryck Boyata in a game that City won 5–0.
[edit] Loan moves
On 25 October 2008, it was announced that McGivern would be joining Morecambe on loan until the New Year. Morecambe, who were managed by former Northern Ireland player and manager Sammy McIlroy who stated that "I have seen Ryan play a few times and been very impressed by what I've seen" [1] He scored his first goal during a game with Aldershot on November 1.[2]
On 29 August 2009, McGivern joined Leicester City on loan until January 2010.[3] He made his debut in a 2–0 win over Crystal Palace on 20 October 2009,[4] scoring an own goal in a 1–1 draw against Ipswich Town on 10 January 2010.[5] McGivern's loan was extended until the end of the season on 11 January.[6] 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.[7]
McGivern was loaned to Walsall on a season long loan for the 2010–11 season, but was recalled on 20 January 2011.
On 3 August 2011 McGivern made a 28-day loan move to Crystal Palace,[8] providing an assist for Jonathan Parr on his home debut for the Eagles.
After his loan spell at Palace ended, McGivern moved to Bristol City for the remainder of the 2011-12 season.in which he made his debut on Saturday 10 September where he played a full 90 minutes against Brighton and Hove Albion
[edit] Club career statistics
- (correct as of 27 August 2011)
| Club | Season | League | Cup[9] | Europe | Play-Offs | Total | ||||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Manchester City | 2008–09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morecambe (loan) | 2008–09 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Manchester City | 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leicester (loan) | 2009–10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Manchester City | 2010–11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Walsall (loan) | 2010–11 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| Manchester City | 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Crystal Palace (loan) | 2011–12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Bristol City (loan) | 2011–12 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| Career totals | 38 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 57 | 2 | 5 | |
[edit] International career
McGivern has been a regular at various underage levels for Northern Ireland, winning caps at Under-17 level in 2006,[10] before elevation to the Under-19 in 2007.[11] He played in the Northern Ireland elite side during their 2008 Milk Cup win.[12]
Steve Beaglehole called McGivern to the Northern Ireland Under-21 squad for a mini tournament in Ukraine on 19 and 20 August 2008[13] but he never did make his U21 debut as Nigel Worthington 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 2008.[14] The eighteen-year-old made his debut in that match as a starter but the match was marred by his sending-off for two bookable offences.[15] On 11 October 2008, he made his competitive debut, coming on as a second half substitute in a World Cup qualifying match against Slovakia.[16]
[edit] Honours
- Man City
- FA Youth Cup: 2008
[edit] References
- ^ McGivern set for Morecambe loan BBC
- ^ "Morecambe 2–0 Aldershot". BBC. 1 November 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7686168.stm. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ "City land McGivern". www.LCFC.co.uk. Leicester City F.C.. 2009-08-29. http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~1781931,00.html. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- ^ "Leicester 2 – 0 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. 2009-10-20. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8303380.stm. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
- ^ "Leicester 1–1 Ipswich". BBC Sport. 2010-01-10. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8444503.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
- ^ "Man City's Ryan McGivern extends Leicester loan deal". BBC Sport. 2010-01-11. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/8451422.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
- ^ "Cardiff 2 – 3 Leicester (agg 3 – 3)". BBC Sport. 2010-05-12. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8672579.stm. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
- ^ "Loan Deals Agreed". Crystal Palace F.C. official website. 3 August 2011. http://www.cpfc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10323~2409182,00.html. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ^ Includes FA Cup, League Cup and FA Community Shield
- ^ Irish FA Under-17 Profile IFA
- ^ U19's set for Euro qualifiers IFA
- ^ Northern Ireland win first Elite title in eleven years IFA
- ^ U21 squad to take part in friendly tournament IFA
- ^ "Ryan's set for first cap". Manchester Evening News. 19 August 2008. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchester_city/s/1063263_ryans_set_for_first_cap.
- ^ "Ryan red was 'harsh'". Manchester Evening News. 21 August 2008. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchester_city/s/1063563_ryan_red_was_harsh.
- ^ "Slovenia 2:0 Northern Ireland". fifa.com. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/matches/round=250471/match=300040518/index.html/.
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Newry
- Association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland youth international footballers
- Northern Ireland B international footballers
- Northern Ireland international footballers
- Association football defenders
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Morecambe F.C. players
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Walsall F.C. players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Bristol City F.C. players
- Premier League players
- The Football League players
