Peter McMahon
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Peter McMahon | ||
| Date of birth | 20 April 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Watford, England | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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Portadown | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000-2004 | Monaghan United | ||
| 2005 | Glenmuir (Dundalk) | ||
| 2006-2007 | Drogheda Boys | ||
| 2008 | UCD | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009-2010 | UCD | 37 | (3) |
| 2010-2011 | Drogheda United | 29 | (2) |
| 2012 | Bohemians | 18 | (4) |
| 2013- | Portadown | 95 | (20) |
| Total | 180 | (29) | |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:02, 14 November 2015 (UTC) | |||
Peter McMahon (born April 20, 1989 in Watford, England) is an Irish football midfielder who is currently playing for Portadown.
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Early Career
McMahon was approached by Rangers after scoring the winning goal in a 1-0 win over Bournemouth in the Foyle Cup final for Drogheda United U-17's but turned down the chance of joining the Scottish giants because he decided he wanted to finish school.
McMahon made his senior debut with Drogheda United under Paul Doolin, whilst being a member of the youth team against Shamrock Rovers on 8 May 2007 in a League of Ireland Cup game. He previously played with hometown club Monaghan United, Glenmuir (Dundalk) and Drogheda Boys at underage level.
Career
UCD
McMahon was awarded a soccer scholarship at University College Dublin in 2008, he officially joined UCD for their 2009 League of Ireland First Division campaign under Martin Russell.[1] In what was a successful season for both McMahon and the Students, UCD won the First Division title along with promotion back to the Premier Division at their first attempt.
Drogheda United
Mid-way through the 2010 Premier Division campaign McMahon departed UCD to return for former club Drogheda United. He made a total of 37 competitive appearances for UCD, scoring 3 goals.
McMahon took a short break out of the game at the start of the 2011 season to concentrate on his final year at college in UCD. Mid-way through the 2011 season, Mick Cooke re-signed McMahon for Drogheda United.
Bohemians
In January 2012, Peter moved to Dalymount Park and Bohemians under Aaron Callaghan. He made his competitive debut in a 2-1 win over Portadown in the Setanta Sports Cup,[2] with his league debut coming against Derry City on March 2.
Portadown
In February 2013, Peter moved closer to his hometown of Monaghan to Shamrock Park and Portadown under Ronnie McFall. McMahon agreed a 2-year deal with Portadown at the end of his first season with the club on May 1st 2014.
Honours
Club
UCD
- League of Ireland First Division (1): 2009
- League of Ireland Under 20 (1): 2009
- Collingwood Cup (2): 2009, 2010
- CUFL Cup - Premier Division (1): 2010
Individual
Portadown
- Young player of the year: 2013
References
- ↑ UCD Awards 45 New Sports Scholarships www.ucd.ie/sport
- ↑ [1]
External links
- Pages with broken file links
- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from Watford
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Drogheda United F.C. players
- University College Dublin A.F.C. players
- Bohemian F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- Portadown F.C. players
- NIFL Premiership players
