Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Frainc Mac Ghlionn | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Right Half Back | ||
Born | Cloghan, County Donegal | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Occupation | Teacher | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
? - present | Glenfin | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2006 - present | Donegal | 100+ (1-4+) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Ulster titles | 3 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
NFL | 1 | ||
All Stars | 1 |
Frank McGlynn (born 1986) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Glenfin and has been a member of the Donegal senior inter-county team since 2006. In 2015, Pat Spillane included McGlynn in his top 40 footballers in the game today.
Among other accolades, he has one All Star to his name (2012), one All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (2012), three Ulster Senior Football Championships (2011, 2012 and 2014). He was shortlisted for All Stars Footballer of the Year in 2012, but the award went to team-mate Karl Lacey.
McGlynn played association football for Drumkeen United as a youngster. He has also played soccer for Finn Harps at underage level. His talent earned him trials with Wolverhampton Wanderers, Leeds United, Preston North End in soccer's English Football League. He played and scored for Everton in the Milk Cup - in a team which also featured Wayne Rooney, who went on to become one of the most-capped players and highest goalscorers in England team history.