Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jason Sean McCarthy | ||
Date of birth | 7 November 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Southampton, England | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Right-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Southampton | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2014 | Southampton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014– | Southampton | 1 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 35 | (2) |
2016–2017 | → Walsall (loan) | 46 | (5) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:40, 30 April 2017 (UTC). |
Jason Sean McCarthy (born 7 November 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Southampton.
McCarthy is a youth product of the Southampton F.C. Academy. He made his Premier League debut on 26 December 2014 against Crystal Palace. He replaced Nathaniel Clyne after 87 minutes in a 3–1 away win.
In October 2015, McCarthy signed a loan deal until February with Wycombe Wanderers, with the deal later extended until the end of the season. At the end of the season, he was voted Supporters’ Player of the Year.
On 28 June 2016, McCarthy was sent out on loan to Walsall for the first half of the season. He scored his first goal for Walsall in a 1–0 win over Bolton Wanderers on 17 September 2016.
On 1 January 2017, McCarthy's loan to Walsall was extended until the end of the 2016–17 season.
At the end of the season, he was crowned the Fans Player Of The Season and managed to play every minute of every game in the 2016–17 season for the Saddlers.