Sean McDermott (footballer)

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Sean McDermott
Personal information
Full name Sean McDermott
Date of birth (1993-05-30) 30 May 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Kristiansand,[1] Norway
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Kristiansund
Number 1
Youth career
Våg
2009–2012 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 → Leeds United (loan) 0 (0)
2012–2015 Sandnes Ulf 31 (0)
2015–2016 Start 0 (0)
2016 Ull/Kisa 11 (0)
2017–2018 Kristiansund 57 (0)
2019 Dinamo București 3 (0)
2019– Kristiansund 104 (0)
International career‡
2010 Republic of Ireland U17 1 (0)
2011–2012 Republic of Ireland U19 2 (0)
2013–2014 Republic of Ireland U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2019

Sean McDermott (born 30 May 1993) is a professisonal footballer playing as a goalkeeper, for Kristiansund. Born in Norway, he has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth level. He has previously played for Start and Dinamo București, among others.

Personal life[edit]

McDermott was born to a Norwegian mother and a Donegal-born father in Kristiansand where he also grew up.[2] He lived in Donegal for six months when he was 9 and played in goal for his local Gaelic football club.

Career[edit]

Arsenal[edit]

McDermott joined Arsenal's youth team in July 2009 after a successful ten-day trial with the club as a 15-year-old in May 2008. McDermott signed for Arsenal from Kristiansand minnows IK Våg in November 2008, but didn't officially complete his move to the club until after he turned 16 at the end of May 2009.

McDermott has declared his international allegiance to the Republic of Ireland. He signed his first professional contract with the club in June 2010.[1]

McDermott joined Leeds United on a one-month loan.[3]

McDermott was released by Arsenal in the summer of 2012,[4] before he signed with Norwegian club Sandnes Ulf on 15 August 2012.[2] He made his debut in Tippeligaen in the match against Rosenborg on 19 October 2012, instead of the first-choice goalkeeper Aslak Falch.[5] When Sandnes Ulf faced Rosenborg again, in the following season, McDermott was accused of fouling the Rosenborg-player Nicki Bille Nielsen in the penalty box, but the referee awarded a free-kick to McDermott. Bille Nielsen's taking off his shirt in frustration earned him a second yellow card in the game. The match ended with a 1–0 victory for Sandnes Ulf.[6] Sandnes Ulf were relegated in 2014, but in the summer transfer window of 2015, McDermott returned to the first tier as he joined IK Start.[7]

Kristiansund[edit]

Prior to the 2017-season he joined newly promoted Kristiansund.[8]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 4 June 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sandnes Ulf 2012 Tippeligaen 6 0 0 0 - 6 0
2013 25 0 0 0 - 25 0
2014 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
2015 OBOS-ligaen 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
Total 31 0 0 0 - - 31 0
Start 2015 Tippeligaen 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
2016 0 0 2 0 - 2 0
Total 0 0 2 0 - - 2 0
Ullensaker/Kisa 2016 OBOS-ligaen 11 0 0 0 - 11 0
Total 11 0 0 0 - - 11 0
Kristiansund 2017 Eliteserien 28 0 2 0 - 30 0
2018 29 0 3 0 - 32 2
Total 57 0 5 0 - - 62 0
Dinamo București 2018–19 Liga I 3 0 0 0 - 3 0
Total 3 0 0 0 - - 3 0
Kristiansund 2019 Eliteserien 28 0 0 0 - 28 0
2020 12 0 0 0 - 12 0
2021 30 0 2 0 - 32 0
2022 23 0 2 0 - 25 0
2023 OBOS-ligaen 11 0 0 0 - 11 0
Total 104 0 4 0 - - 108 0
Career total 206 0 11 0 - - 217 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "47. Sean McDermott | Reserve Players | Reserves & Youth | Arsenal.com". 2011. Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  2. ^ a b Jørgensen, Pål (15 August 2012). "Tidligere Arsenal-keeper klar for Sandnes Ulf" (in Norwegian). Fædrelandsvennen. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Sean McDermott joins Leeds United on loan | Reserves News | News". Arsenal F.C. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Manuel Almunia among seven players to be released by Arsenal". BBC Sport. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  5. ^ Aarre, Ole (19 October 2012). "Nytt tap" (in Norwegian). Sandnesposten. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Rosenborg striker Nicki Bille Nielsen explodes after being denied a penalty". Metro. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  7. ^ "McDermott klar for Start" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Sørlending klar for eliteserieklubb" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Sean McDermott". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 2 March 2019.

External links[edit]

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