Paddy McNair

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Paddy McNair
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McNair playing for Manchester United in 2015
Personal information
Full name Patrick James Coleman McNair[1]
Date of birth (1995-04-27) 27 April 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Ballyclare, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 33
Youth career
2006–2011 Ballyclare Colts
2011–2014 Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Manchester United 24 (0)
International career‡
2009–2010 Northern Ireland U16 7 (0)
2010 Northern Ireland U17 1 (0)
2012–2013 Northern Ireland U19 5 (0)
2014–2015 Northern Ireland U21 2 (0)
2015– Northern Ireland 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:38, 12 March 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:18, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

Patrick James Coleman "Paddy" McNair (born 27 April 1995) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who currently plays as a centre-back for English club Manchester United and the Northern Ireland national team. He has also represented Northern Ireland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.

Club career

Manchester United

McNair was first discovered by Manchester United's Northern Ireland-based scout, Tony Coulter, when McNair was 12, and began travelling to train with United during his school holidays.[3] He eventually signed for the club in 2011, having impressed the club scouts in a midfield role for Ballyclare Colts, but was later converted into a defender by United youth coach Paul McGuinness.[4] While making the transition from midfield to defence, McNair was frequently compared to Michael Carrick by McGuinness.[5]

2014–15 season

McNair made his senior debut for United on 27 September 2014 against West Ham United in a 2–1 victory in the Premier League at Old Trafford,[6] starting the game due to an injury crisis in defence.[7] He was praised by fans and manager Louis van Gaal for his solid defending in that match, including a vital headed clearance while United were down to 10 men.[8]

Despite McNair's inexperience in England's top division, Manchester United won all of the first four matches when McNair was in the starting line-up.[9] On 4 January 2015, McNair was in the starting line-up for a FA Cup third round tie with Yeovil Town which concluded with a 2–0 result, playing as a right-back in a 3–5–2 formation. He started again in the same formation and role for a later round of the tournament against Cambridge United that ended 3–0. Following his impressive performance, Van Gaal publicly praised McNair and claimed that he could go on and establish himself as the new Gary Neville, suggesting he could be a regular in that position for the next decade.[10] On 10 February 2015, he signed a new contract with Manchester United, keeping him at the club until June 2017.[11]

On 28 November 2015, after being kept out of the starting lineup by the consistency and form of Manchester United's back four, McNair made his first start of the 2015–16 season for Manchester United alongside fellow teammates Daley Blind and Chris Smalling in a three-man defence against Leicester City. The match ended in a 1–1 draw.[12]

International career

On 4 November 2014, McNair was called up to the Northern Ireland senior team for the first time, ahead of a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match away to Romania,[13] but did not play. He made his debut on 25 March 2015 in a friendly against Scotland at Hampden Park, playing the entirety of a 1–0 defeat.[14] He made his competitive debut on 4 September 2015 in a 3–1 away win over the Faroe Islands in a European qualifier.[15]

On 8 October 2015, McNair was drafted into the starting line-up for a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier match against Greece. Northern Ireland went on to secure a decisive 3-1 victory, qualifying for the competition, a first major tournament the team would have qualified for in thirty years.[16] After the final qualifying match, a 1–1 away draw with Finland on 11 October 2015, McNair remained in a Helsinki hospital due to concerns of a ruptured liver.[17]

On 24 March 2016, McNair was selected in the starting line-up for an international friendly against Wales, which subsequently ended in a 1–1 draw. Notably, McNair was deployed in a holding midfielder role instead of his more conventional position as a central defender. Following his display in the match, Northern Ireland head coach, Michael O'Neill, "believes midfield could be where McNair's future lies".[18]

On 18 May 2016, McNair was selected as part of the provisional 27-man squad to represent Northern Ireland in the UEFA Euro 2016 competition.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 10 March 2016[20]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United 2014–15 Premier League 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
2015–16 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
Career total 24 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 27 0

References

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