Josh Magennis
Magennis, photographed in 2010
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Joshua Brendan David Magennis | ||
| Date of birth | 15 August 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Charlton Athletic | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bryansburn Rangers | |||
| 2005–2006 | Lisburn Distillery | ||
| 2006–2007 | Glentoran | ||
| 2007–2009 | Cardiff City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Cardiff City | 9 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Aberdeen | 98 | (10) |
| 2014 | → St Mirren (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Kilmarnock | 72 | (18) |
| 2016– | Charlton Athletic | 24 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Northern Ireland U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Northern Ireland U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2009–2012 | Northern Ireland U21 | 17 | (4) |
| 2010– | Northern Ireland | 25 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:50, 15 January 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:09, 12 October 2016 (UTC) |
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Joshua Brendan David "Josh" Magennis (born 15 August 1990) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Charlton Athletic. Having spent the majority of his youth career as a goalkeeper, he switched to striker in 2008 before turning professional in 2009. He has been described by former Cardiff City academy manager Neal Ardley as having "lightning-quick pace, a great leap and powerful in the air". Magennis has previously played for Cardiff City, Grimsby Town, Aberdeen, St Mirren and Kilmarnock
Born in Bangor, County Down, Magennis began his career as an outfield player, playing up front, even representing County Down in the Milk Cup as a youngster, before eventually becoming a goalkeeper. He was a member of the Glentoran youth team before joining the youth team at Cardiff City.
On 31 October 2007 Cardiff met Liverpool in the Football League Cup but, with David Forde and on-loan goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel ineligible, Magennis took a spot on the bench for the match. The decision to include Magennis was controversial because he had been called up to the Northern Ireland under-19 team but was not allowed to join the squad by manager Dave Jones due to the need to keep the youngster at Cardiff, with only one senior goalkeeper available for the match. In April 2008 he reverted to playing as a striker, just before the FAW Welsh Youth Cup final where he came on as a substitute.
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