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Pat McCourt

Paddy McCourt
McCourt Nov2010.jpg
McCourt playing for Celtic in 2010
Personal information
Full name Patrick James McCourt
Date of birth (1983-12-16) 16 December 1983 (age 33)
Place of birth Derry, Northern Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
Finn Harps
Number 20
Youth career
1998–2000 Foyle Harps
2000–2001 Rochdale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Rochdale 80 (8)
2005 Shamrock Rovers 17 (7)
2005–2008 Derry City 60 (5)
2008–2013 Celtic 66 (9)
2013–2014 Barnsley 23 (2)
2014–2015 Brighton & Hove Albion 10 (0)
2015 Notts County (loan) 12 (1)
2015–2016 Luton Town 24 (1)
2016 Glenavon 12 (1)
2017– Finn Harps 15 (1)
National team
2002–2005 Northern Ireland U21 9 (0)
2009 Northern Ireland B 1 (0)
2002– Northern Ireland 18 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:57, 4 June 2017 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:04, 13 November 2015 (UTC)

Patrick James "Paddy" McCourt (born 16 December 1983) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger for League of Ireland Premier Division club Finn Harps.

He started his professional career with Third Division club Rochdale in 2001 before moving to League of Ireland club Shamrock Rovers in 2005. Later that year he moved to his home-town club, Derry City, where he won the League of Ireland Cup three times in 2005, 2006 and 2007, and the FAI Cup in 2006. At Derry, he gained the nickname "The Derry Pelé" for his skilful play. In 2008 he signed for Scottish Premier League club Celtic; the club he supported as a boy. In a five-season spell with Celtic, McCourt won the Scottish Cup in 2011 and 2013 and the SPL title in 2011–12 and 2012–13. Despite being a fan favourite at the club, he failed to gain a regular first-team place and was released in June 2013. McCourt then signed a one-year contract at Championship club Barnsley, though the club was relegated during the 2013–14 season and McCourt was released. He signed a one-year deal with Brighton & Hove Albion for the 2014–15 campaign, but featured little and joined League One club Notts County on loan for the final third of the season. He left Brighton and in July 2015 signed for League Two club Luton Town on a two-year contract. He was released by mutual consent one year into his contract to enable him to return to Northern Ireland and subsequently signed a one-year contract with NIFL Premiership club Glenavon. He left Glenavon in December 2016 after a mutual agreement to terminate his contract.


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