Name: Craig George Cathcart
Born: 6 February 1989, Belfast
Height: 6.02 ft
Weight: 11.08 st
Position: Centre-Back / Full-Back
Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 73 Full Caps (2010-2023), 15 Under-21 Caps (2006-2009), 3 Under-20 Caps, 11 Under-17 Caps / 1 Goal, 6 Under-16 Caps; UEFA Under-18 Select (2007).
Club Honours: (with Watford) Football League Championship Runner-Up 2014/15.
Awards: Belfast Telegraph George Best Breakthrough Award 2011.
Club Career:
Teams.......... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League-- -FACup- FL Cup
Carnmoney Colts .................. Youth
St Andrew's BC ................... Youth
Manchester Utd. 05/06-09/10 Feb-06 Youth
Royal Antwerp.. 07/08 ..... Aug-07 .Loan .13 (0)/2
Plymouth Argyle.08/09 ..... Aug-08 .Loan .30 (1)/1 .1(0)/0 1(0)/0
Watford ....... 09/10 ..... Sep-09 .Loan .12 (0)/0
Blackpool ..... 10/11-13/14 Aug-10 £300k 106 (6)/3 .3(1)/0 1(0)/0
Watford ....... 14/15-22/23 Jun-14 .Free 216(19)/8 12(0)/0 3(0)/0
KV Kortrijk ... 23/24 ..... Sep-23 .Free
Biography:
The latest in a long line of Manchester United youngsters to earn elevation to the Northern Ireland squad before making their firstteam debut, Craig Cathcart has starred at various underage international levels.
In 2007 Cathcart was a member of the European Under-18 Select team that claimed the UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup, defeating an African Select 10-1 on aggregate.
Cathcart impressed while on loan at Championship side, Plymouth Argyle. He was included in the Northern Ireland squad to face Italy in June 2009 but was forced to withdraw due to a knee injury.
After another loan spell with Watford, Cathcart was allowed to join Premier League new-boys Blackpool in a £500,000 deal on the eve of the 2010/11 season. A few weeks later he made his senior Northern Ireland debut against Slovenia. He was fielded at left-back, rather than his favoured central role, as a late stand-in for injured ex-Manchester United colleague, Jonny Evans. Like Evans' debut four years earlier, Cathcart put in a superb display in a backs-to-the-wall win, even getting involved in Corry Evans, another ex-United clubmate's, goal.
Biography:
The latest in a long line of Manchester United youngsters to earn elevation to the Northern Ireland squad before making their firstteam debut, Craig Cathcart has starred at various underage international levels.
In 2007 Cathcart was a member of the European Under-18 Select team that claimed the UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup, defeating an African Select 10-1 on aggregate.
Cathcart impressed while on loan at Championship side, Plymouth Argyle. He was included in the Northern Ireland squad to face Italy in June 2009 but was forced to withdraw due to a knee injury.
After another loan spell with Watford, Cathcart was allowed to join Premier League new-boys Blackpool in a £500,000 deal on the eve of the 2010/11 season. A few weeks later he made his senior Northern Ireland debut against Slovenia. He was fielded at left-back, rather than his favoured central role, as a late stand-in for injured ex-Manchester United colleague, Jonny Evans. Like Evans' debut four years earlier, Cathcart put in a superb display in a backs-to-the-wall win, even getting involved in Corry Evans, another ex-United clubmate's, goal.
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Cathcart was released by Watford in 2023 after nine years with the club. On 7th September he joined Belgian side, KV Kortrijk on a one-year contract, but just 13 days later he announced his retirement from playing. The last of his 73 Northern Ireland came as a substitute against Slovenia on the day he had joined Kortrijk, a match on which he was then withdrawn due to injury.
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Northern Ireland Cap Details:
(with Blackpool) 18 caps 3-7-8
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Northern Ireland Cap Details:
(with Blackpool) 18 caps 3-7-8
03-09-2010 Slovenia....... A W 1-0 ECQ (21 years 209 days)
25-03-2011 Serbia......... A L 1-2 ECQ
29-03-2011 Slovenia....... H D 0-0 ECQ
24-05-2011 Rep. of Ireland A L 0-5 CNC
27-05-2011 Wales.......... N L 0-2 CNC
10-08-2011 Faroe Islands.. H W 4-0 ECQ sub
02-09-2011 Serbia ........ H L 0-1 ECQ
06-09-2011 Estonia ....... A L 1-4 ECQ
07-10-2011 Estonia ....... H L 1-2 ECQ
15-08-2012 Finland ....... H D 3-3 FR
07-12-2012 Russia ........ A L 0-2 WCQ
16-10-2012 Portugal ...... A D 1-1 WCQ
14-11-2012 Azerbaijan .... H D 1-1 WCQ
06-02-2013 Malta ......... A D 0-0 FR. sub
14-08-2013 Russia ........ H W 1-0 WCQ
11-10-2013 Azerbaijan .... A L 0-2 WCQ
15-10-2013 Israel ........ A D 1-1 WCQ
05-03-2014 Cyprus ........ A D 0-0 FR
(with Watford) 54 caps 19-14-21
07-09-2014 Hungary ....... A W 2-1 ECQ sub
31-05-2015 Qatar ......... N D 1-1 FR
13-06-2015 Romania ....... H D 0-0 ECQ sub
08-10-2015 Greece ........ H W 3-1 ECQ
11-10-2015 Finland ....... A D 1-1 ECQ 1 goal
13-11-2015 Latvia ........ H W 1-0 FR
24-03-2016 Wales ......... A D 1-1 FR. 1 goal
28-03-2016 Slovenia ...... H W 1-0 FR
27-05-2016 Belarus ....... H W 3-0 FR
04-06-2016 Slovakia ...... A D 0-0 FR
12-06-2016 Poland ........ N L 0-1 ECF
16-06-2016 Ukraine ....... N W 2-0 ECF
21-06-2016 Germany ....... N L 0-1 ECF
25-06-2016 Wales ......... N L 0-1 ECF
26-03-2017 Norway ........ H W 2-0 WCQ
24-03-2018 South Korea ... H W 2-1 FR. sub
29-05-2018 Panama ........ A D 0-0 FR
03-06-2018 Costa Rica .... A L 0-3 FR
08-09-2018 Bosnia & Herz.. H L 1-2 ENL
11-09-2018 Israel ........ H W 3-0 FR
12-10-2018 Austria ....... A L 0-1 ENL
15-10-2018 Bosnia & Herz.. A L 0-2 ENL
15-11-2018 Rep. of Ireland A D 0-0 FR
21-03-2019 Estonia ....... H W 2-0 ECQ
24-03-2019 Belarus ....... H W 2-1 ECQ
08-06-2019 Estonia ....... A W 2-1 ECQ
11-06-2019 Belarus ....... A W 1-0 ECQ
09-09-2019 Germany ....... H L 0-2 ECQ
10-10-2019 Netherlands ... A L 1-3 ECQ
14-10-2019 Czech Republic. A W 3-2 FR
16-11-2019 Netherlands ... H D 0-0 ECQ
19-11-2019 Germany ....... A L 1-6 ECQ
04-09-2020 Romania ....... A D 1-1 ENL
07-09-2020 Norway ........ H L 1-5 ENL
08-10-2020 Bosnia & Herz.. A D 1-1 ECPO
11-10-2020 Austria ....... H L 0-1 ENL
12-11-2020 Slovakia ...... H L 1-2 ECPO
15-11-2020 Austria ....... A L 1-2 ENL sub
18-11-2020 Romania ....... H D 1-1 ENL
25-03-2021 Italy ......... A L 0-2 WCQ
31-03-2021 Bulgaria ...... H D 0-0 WCQ
30-05-2021 Malta ......... A W 3-0 FR
03-06-2021 Ukraine ....... A L 0-1 FR
02-09-2021 Lithuania ..... A W 4-1 WCQ
08-09-2021 Switzerland ... H D 0-0 WCQ
09-10-2021 Switzerland ... A L 0-2 WCQ
12-10-2021 Bulgaria ...... A L 1-2 WCQ
12-11-2021 Lithuania ..... H W 1-0 WCQ
15-11-2021 Italy ......... H D 0-0 WCQ
25-03-2022 Luxembourg .... A W 3-1 FR
29-03-2022 Hungary ....... H L 0-1 FR
23-03-2023 San Marino .... A W 2-0 ECQ capt
26-03-2023 Finland ....... H L 0-1 ECQ capt
19-06-2023 Kazakhstan .... H L 0-1 ECQ
(with KV Kortrijk) 1 cap 0-0-107-09-2023 Slovenia ...... A L 2-4 ECQ sub (34 years 213 days)
Summary: 66(7)/2. Won 22, Drew 21, Lost 30.
Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
14-11-2006 Germany ...... A L 1-2 FR
06-02-2007 Wales......... H L 0-4 FR
24-03-2007 Romania....... A L 0-2 FR sub
16-11-2007 Luxembourg.... H W 5-0 ECQ
20-11-2007 Moldova....... H W 3-0 ECQ
06-02-2008 Israel........ A L 1-2 ECQ
19-08-2008 Poland........ N L 0-1 MT
20-08-2008 Ukraine....... A L 1-4 MT
05-09-2008 Germany....... A L 0-3 ECQ
18-11-2008 Scotland...... A W 3-1 FR
31-03-2009 Ukraine....... H D 1-1 FR
04-09-2009 Czech Republic A L 0-2 ECQ
13-10-2009 Iceland....... A L 1-2 ECQ
13-11-2009 Germany....... H D 1-1 ECQ
17-11-2009 Czech Republic H L 1-2 ECQ
Summary: 14(1)/0. Won 3, Drew 2, Lost 10.
UEFA Under-18 Representative Match Details:
27-02-2007 African Select H W 6-1 Meridian Cup
Summary: 1/0. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 0.
Pictures by Roy Cathcart and @ourweecountry.
24-03-2007 Romania....... A L 0-2 FR sub
16-11-2007 Luxembourg.... H W 5-0 ECQ
20-11-2007 Moldova....... H W 3-0 ECQ
06-02-2008 Israel........ A L 1-2 ECQ
19-08-2008 Poland........ N L 0-1 MT
20-08-2008 Ukraine....... A L 1-4 MT
05-09-2008 Germany....... A L 0-3 ECQ
18-11-2008 Scotland...... A W 3-1 FR
31-03-2009 Ukraine....... H D 1-1 FR
04-09-2009 Czech Republic A L 0-2 ECQ
13-10-2009 Iceland....... A L 1-2 ECQ
13-11-2009 Germany....... H D 1-1 ECQ
17-11-2009 Czech Republic H L 1-2 ECQ
Summary: 14(1)/0. Won 3, Drew 2, Lost 10.
UEFA Under-18 Representative Match Details:
27-02-2007 African Select H W 6-1 Meridian Cup
Summary: 1/0. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 0.
Pictures by Roy Cathcart and @ourweecountry.
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