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McClean, an Irish national, has been quick to correct those who mistakenly claim he is "Northern Irish".<ref name=dont_call_me_northern_irish>{{cite news|url=http://www.joe.ie/football/football-news/james-mcclean-hey-colin-murray-dont-call-me-northern-irish-0020541-1|title=James McClean: Hey Colin Murray, don't call me Northern Irish|date=6 February 2012|first=Conor|last=Heneghan|work=JOE.ie|accessdate=6 February 2012|quote=That sure told him and besides, it is not the first battle McClean has had to fight on Twitter of late, with the left winger having to remind everybody that although his name is spelt McClean, it is actually pronounced McClane - just think of John McClane from Die Hard and you'll get the picture.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/colin-murray-get-it-right-james-mcclean-reveals-why-he-snubbed-northern-ireland-16116053.html|title='Colin Murray, get it right' - James McClean reveals why he turned down Northern Ireland|date=10 February 2012|first=Stuart|last=McKinley|work=The Belfast Telegraph|publisher=Independent News & Media|accessdate=10 February 2012|quote=The strike was one of the highlights of Match of the Day 2’s weekend round-up, with the Belfast-born presenter proudly reminding viewers that this was a fellow countryman scoring in the Premier League — not something that happens too often nowadays — as he described McClean as ‘Northern Irish’. Not me was McClean’s response as he replied via his Twitter account: “Colin murray get it right will you its #irish”}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2012/feb/17/james-mcclean-martin-oneill-sunderland|title=James McClean sweeps into Martin O'Neill's good books at Sunderland|date=17 February 2012|first=Louise|last=Taylor|work=The Guardian|publisher=Guardian Media Group|accessdate=17 February 2012|quote=When Murray, who is from Belfast, commented that it was good to see a Northern Irishman scoring Sunderland's winner against Stoke, McClean's riposte, via Twitter, was unequivocal: "Colin Murray get it right will you, it's Irish."|location=London}}</ref>

McClean was part of the Northern Ireland team that won the [[Milk Cup]] in 2008 and scored in the opening game in a 3–1 against the USA.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishfa.com/news/item/4099/ni-boys-beat-usa-in-milk-cup/|title=NI BOYS BEAT USA IN MILK CUP|date=29 July 2008|work=Northern Irish Football Association|accessdate=11 December 2011}}</ref> He has also represented Northern Ireland seven times at Under 21 level. On 26 July 2011 he was called up to the [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] senior squad for the match against the [[Faroe Islands national football team|Faroe Islands]] on 10 August 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jul/26/northern-ireland-rangers-david-healy|title=Northern Ireland recall Rangers' David Healy for Faroe Islands game|date=26 July 2011|work=The Guardian|publisher=Guardian Media Group|accessdate=11 December 2011|location=London}}</ref> McClean decided to wait for selection by the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] and therefore pulled out of the Northern Ireland squad.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14436621.stm|title=ames McClean switches from N Ireland to Republic|date=8 August 2011|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|accessdate=11 December 2011}}</ref> In January 2012 he again confirmed he would not be reconsidering his decision even though the Northern Ireland manager [[Michael O'Neill (footballer)|Michael O'Neill]] had been in contact.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sunderland's James McClean rules out Northern Ireland rethink|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/16440941.stm|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref>
McClean was part of the Northern Ireland team that won the [[Milk Cup]] in 2008 and scored in the opening game in a 3–1 against the USA.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishfa.com/news/item/4099/ni-boys-beat-usa-in-milk-cup/|title=NI BOYS BEAT USA IN MILK CUP|date=29 July 2008|work=Northern Irish Football Association|accessdate=11 December 2011}}</ref> He has also represented Northern Ireland seven times at Under 21 level. On 26 July 2011 he was called up to the [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] senior squad for the match against the [[Faroe Islands national football team|Faroe Islands]] on 10 August 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/jul/26/northern-ireland-rangers-david-healy|title=Northern Ireland recall Rangers' David Healy for Faroe Islands game|date=26 July 2011|work=The Guardian|publisher=Guardian Media Group|accessdate=11 December 2011|location=London}}</ref> McClean decided to wait for selection by the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] and therefore pulled out of the Northern Ireland squad.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14436621.stm|title=ames McClean switches from N Ireland to Republic|date=8 August 2011|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|accessdate=11 December 2011}}</ref> In January 2012 he again confirmed he would not be reconsidering his decision even though the Northern Ireland manager [[Michael O'Neill (footballer)|Michael O'Neill]] had been in contact.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sunderland's James McClean rules out Northern Ireland rethink|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/16440941.stm|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|accessdate=7 January 2012}}</ref>


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James McClean
Personal information
Full name James Aaron McClean
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Sunderland
Number 23
Youth career
Trojans
Institute
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Institute 1 (0)
2008–2011 Derry City 73 (18)
2011– Sunderland 22 (5)
International career‡
2009–2010 Northern Ireland U21 7 (0)
2012– Republic of Ireland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 February 2012

James McClean, (born 22 April 1989) is an Irish[1] professional footballer currently playing as a winger for Premier League club Sunderland and the Republic of Ireland national football team. McClean played with Trojans, Institute and his hometown League of Ireland club, Derry City, before moving across the sea to North East England in August 2011. Although signed by Steve Bruce, McClean did not make his first-team debut until Martin O'Neill's first game as manager of the Black Cats in December 2011. He has since become a regular at Sunderland.

McClean was born in Derry, Northern Ireland and represented the Northern Ireland national football team at under-21 level. However, McClean declined a call-up to the top level squad because he wanted to play for the Republic of Ireland. In February 2012, McClean received international clearance from FIFA which made him eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland. In May 2012, he was called into Giovanni Trapattoni's squad for UEFA Euro 2012.

Club career

Institute

Born in Derry, Northern Ireland, McClean began his career at Institute, making one first team appearance as a substitute against Glentoran. He later asked to be released from the club in order to join Derry City as he was only on amateur forms.

Derry City

From the Creggan area of Derry,[2] he was one of the first four players to sign for the new Derry City, along with David McDaid, and the McEleney brothers — Shane and Patrick.[3] His debut came in August 2008 when he scored in a League of Ireland Cup win.[4] McClean made his League of Ireland debut as a substitute for Kevin McHugh at Turner's Cross on 8 September 2008.[5] He had been described by the former Candystripes manager Stephen Kenny "as an exciting prospect for the future".He played his football with "best friend" Paraic McArdle who played on the opposite wing from him. [6]

Sunderland

McClean joined Sunderland on 9 August 2011 for a fee of £350,000, signing a three-year contract.[7] Upon signing McClean, manager Steve Bruce indicated that he was "one for the future",[8] and also hinted that he would be in the reserve team until Christmas.[9] Since signing however, his form in the development squad was capped by a reserve-debut goal in a 4–3 win over Newcastle United recently earned him a place on the Sunderland bench.[10] Despite never making an appearance under Bruce, he made his debut for the first team in Martin O'Neill's first game in charge on 11 December, a 2–1 win over Blackburn and was credited for the comeback which saw his side overturn a 1-0 deficit, after coming on as a substitute for Jack Colback in the second half.[11]

McClean made his first start for Sunderland in their 1-0 victory over Manchester City on 1 January 2012. He scored his first senior Sunderland goal in a 4-1 win against Wigan two days later.[12] On 8 January 2012, he scored his second Sunderland goal against Peterborough United in the FA Cup Third Round Proper match, setting up another goal for Sebastian Larsson.[13] McClean provided the assist for Stéphane Sessègnon's opening goal in Sunderland's 2-0 victory over Swansea City on 21 January, and got another assist in the equalising goal for Fraizer Campbell in the FA Cup Fourth Round Proper match against Middlesbrough on 29 January. Ahead of the replay, Middlesbrough boss Tony Mowbray used McClean as an example for young players to follow.[14] McClean turned provider again in Sunderland's 3-0 victory over Norwich, assisting Sessègnon's goal. He scored the only goal as Sunderland beat Stoke City on 4 February in snowy conditions at the Britannia Stadium.[15] A week later, he opened the scoring in Sunderland's 1-2 home loss to Arsenal after Per Mertesacker injured himself.[16] On 23 March 2012, Sunderland announced that McClean had signed a new contract intended to force him to stay at the club until the summer of 2015.[17] A day later, he helped Sunderland to a 3-1 victory over relegation-threatened QPR by assisting the opening goal for Nicklas Bendtner to score as well as scoring the 2nd goal for Sunderland.

International career

McClean was part of the Northern Ireland team that won the Milk Cup in 2008 and scored in the opening game in a 3–1 against the USA.[18] He has also represented Northern Ireland seven times at Under 21 level. On 26 July 2011 he was called up to the Northern Ireland senior squad for the match against the Faroe Islands on 10 August 2011.[19] McClean decided to wait for selection by the Republic of Ireland and therefore pulled out of the Northern Ireland squad.[20] In January 2012 he again confirmed he would not be reconsidering his decision even though the Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill had been in contact.[21]

McClean's excellent start to life in the Premier League saw increasing calls for Giovanni Trappatoni to select him for the Republic of Ireland, with Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill saying after his winning goal at Stoke: "I think he's more than capable of going [to Euro 2012]... Hopefully he's making such an impact he'll be watched by someone in the Ireland camp, even if it's not Trapattoni. They couldn't fail to be impressed.”[22] McClean received international clearance to play for the Republic of Ireland on 9 February.[23] However, he was not included in the squad for the match against the Czech Republic which was announced the next day,[24] though he was added to the squad on 20 February after an impressive display against Arsenal in the FA Cup Fifth Round Proper.[25][26]

He made his international debut on 29 February 2012, coming on in the 78th minute for Aiden McGeady in a friendly against the Czech Republic at the Aviva Stadium.[27]

On 7 May 2012, Giovanni Trapattoni confirmed that McClean was part of the Irish UEFA Euro 2012 squad.[28][29] He was then given sectarian abuse.[30]

Career statistics

England
Season Club Division League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals A yellow card A red card
2011–12 England Sunderland Premier League 21 5 2 1 2 0 – – 25 6 1 0
2011 Northern Ireland Derry City Premier Division 16 7 1 0 1 1 – – 18 8 0 0
2010 Northern Ireland First Division 30 10 2 0 0 0 – – 32 10 0 0
2009 Northern Ireland Premier Division 27 1 2 0 1 0 – – 30 1 0 0
2008 Northern Ireland Premier Division 1 0 0 0 1 1 – – 2 1 0 0
2007–08 Northern Ireland Institute Premiership 1 0 0 0 0 0 – – 1 0 0 0
Career total 96 23 9 1 3 1 0 0 96 23 0 0
As of 21 February 2012

Honours

References

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference dont_call_me_northern_irish was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Quinn praise for James McClean". Derry Journal. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Derry sign up first four players". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 December 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Derry City 4-1 Bohemians". RTÉ Sport. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
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  6. ^ Nick Hilton (6 July 2011). "Everton FC eyeing move for talented young Irishman James McClean". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  7. ^ "Derry winger James McClean completes Sunderland move". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  8. ^ Leslie, Matthew (10 August 2011). "Steve Bruce: James McClean is worth a risk". Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  9. ^ Leslie, Matthew (13 August 2011). "James McClean could rise like Meyler - Bruce". Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  10. ^ King, Dan (7 September 2011). "Sunderland Res 4 Newcastle Res 3". Newcastle United Football Club. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  11. ^ McNulty, Phil (11 December 2011). "Sunderland 2–1 Blackburn". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  12. ^ "Goal capped off Sunderland win at Wigan - James McClean (Interview)". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  13. ^ Sheringham, Sam (8 January 2012). "Peterborough 0 - 2 Sunderland". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  14. ^ "Tony Mowbray urges Middlesbrough players to be like James McClean". The Guardian. London: Guardian Media Group. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  15. ^ Osborne, Chris. "Stoke 0 - 1 Sunderland". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  16. ^ Sinnott, John. "Sunderland 1 -2 Arsenal". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  17. ^ "Irish winger signs contract until summer 2015". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  18. ^ "NI BOYS BEAT USA IN MILK CUP". Northern Irish Football Association. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  19. ^ "Northern Ireland recall Rangers' David Healy for Faroe Islands game". The Guardian. London: Guardian Media Group. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  20. ^ "ames McClean switches from N Ireland to Republic". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  21. ^ "Sunderland's James McClean rules out Northern Ireland rethink". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  22. ^ Edwards, Luke (3 February 2012). "Take winger James McClean to Euro 2012, says Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  23. ^ "McClean gets green light for Republic". RTÉ Sport. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  24. ^ "McClean is omitted from Republic squad". RTÉ Sport. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  25. ^ Sky Sports http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12020/7533706/McClean-Green-earn-call-ups. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  26. ^ Taylor, Louise (18 February 2012). "Sunderland 2-0 Arsenal". The Guardian. London.
  27. ^ Wright, Rob (29 February 2012). "As it happened: Rep Ireland 1-1 Czech Rep". RTÉ Sport. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  28. ^ "McClean in Euros squad; McCarthy withdraws due to family illness". Irish Examiner. Thomas Crosbie Holdings. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  29. ^ "McCarthy out as McClean makes the plane". RTÉ. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  30. ^ "James McClean subjected to abuse after Republic of Ireland call-up". BBC. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.

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