Northern Ireland Players in Foreign Leagues

Many (Northern) Ireland players have played outside of the British Isles...

To qualify a player must be a full, B, under-23 or under-21 international or otherwise noteworthy and have played for a team at a professional level.

Work in progress.

EUROPE

UEFA

Austria

Sammy McIlroy

Season

Club

Tier

Apps

Gls

1987-88

Vfb Modling

1

6

1

Full

Belgium

Craig Cathcart

2007-08
2023/24

Royal Antwerp
RV Kortrijk

2
1

13
-

2
-

Full
Full

John Crossan

1961-62	Standard Liege	1	27	7	Full
1962-63	Standard Liege	1	4	0	Full
1970-71	KSK Tongeren	3	-	-	Full
1971-72	KSK Tongeren	2	-	-	Full
1972-73	KSK Tongeren	2	-	-	Full
1973-74	KSK Tongeren	2	-	-	Full
1974-75	KSK Tongeren	2	-	-	Full

Jonny Evans

2006-07

Royal Antwerp

2

11

2

Full
Tony Kane

2006-07

Cercle Brugge

1

11

0

U21
Darron Gibson

2006-07

Royal Antwerp

2

25

1

Sch

2007-08

Royal Antwerp

2

0

0

Yth

Jim Grattan

1979-80	Racing Jet Brussels	2	-	-	Yth
1980-81	Racing Jet Brussels	2	-	-	Yth
1981-82	Racing Jet Brussels	2	-	-	Yth

Cameron McGeehan

2020-21

KV Oostende

1

20

3

Full

2021-22
2022-23

KV Oostende
KV Oostende

1
1

13
19

0
4

Full
Henry McStay

2007-08

Royal Antwerp

2

0

0

Yth
Isaac Price
2023-24
Standard Liege
1
-
-
Full
John Parke

1968-69

FC Malinois (KV Mechelen)

1

30

0

Full

1969-70

KV Mechelen

1

10

0

Full
Andy Smith

2011-12

Union Royale Namur

4

-

-

Full

Cyprus

Tommy Cassidy

1983-84

APOEL Nicosia

1

-

-

Full

1984-85

APOEL Nicosia

1

-

-

Full
Kyle Lafferty

2021-22

Αnorthosis Famagusta

1

-

-

Full

Czech Republic

James McQuilkin

2007-08

Tescoma Zlin B

3

35

11

U21

2008-09

Tescoma Zlin

1

6

0

U21
Paul Munster

2004-05

Slavia Prague

1

3

0

born

2006-07

Hradec Kralove

2

11

10

born

Denmark

Roy Carroll

2009-10

Odense BK

1

28

0

Full

2010-11

Odense BK

1

18

0

Full

England

Finland

Tennant McVea

2010

FC Lahti

1

26

0

Yth
Paul Ramsey

1997

KPV

-

27

-

Full

1998

KPV

-

total

-

Full

France

Gary Blackledge

1982-83

Chaumont

3

-

-

U21
Tom Davis

1934-35

FC Metz

1

-

-

Full

Jim Grattan

1982-83	Chaumont	3	-	-	Yth
1983-84	Chaumont	3	-	-	Yth
1984-85	Chaumont	3	-	-	Yth
1985-86	Chaumont	2	13	3	Yth
1986-87	Istres	2	2	0	Yth
??	Marseille (?)	-	-	-	Yth

Phil Gray

1996-97

AS Nancy

1

16

4

Full

Michael Hughes

1992-93	RC Strasbourg	1	36	2	Full
1993-94	RC Strasbourg	1	34	7	Full
1994-95	RC Strasbourg	1	13	0	Full
1995-96	RC Strasbourg B	4	-	-	Full

Mike Kelly

1948-49

Marseille

1

born
George O'Boyle

1987-88

Bordeaux

1

3

0

Full

Bernard Williams

1931-32	AS Valentigney	Amat	-	-	born
1932-33	AS Valentigney	Amat	-	-	born
1932-33	Sochaux	1	12	2	born
1933-34	Sochaux	1	20	5	born
1934-35	Sochaux	1	2	1	born
1935-36	Sochaux	1	2	3	born
1936-37	Sochaux	1	11	2	born
1937-38	Sochaux	1	11	2	born
1938-39	Sochaux	1	30	0	born
1939-40	Sochaux	WW2	-	-	born
1940-41	Sochaux	WW2	-	-	born
1941-42	Sochaux	WW2	-	-	born
1942-43	Sochaux-Valentigney	WW2	-	-	born
1943-44	Sochaux-Valentigney	WW2	-	-	born
1944-45	Sochaux	WW2	-	-	born
1945-46	Sochaux	1	28	0	born
1946-47	Sochaux	2	5	0	born

Germany

Liam Boyce

2010-11

Werder Bremen II

3

3

0

Full

2011-12

Werder Bremen II

3

0

0

Full
Paul Munster

2011-12

FC Anker Wismar

5

4

0

born
Danny Sonner

1993-94

Preussen Koln

3

-

-

Full

1994-95

Erzgebirge Aue

3

-

-

Full

Greece

Roy Carroll

2011-12	OFI Crete	1	16	Full
2011-12	Olympiakos	1	2	Full
2012-13	Olympiakos	1	16	Full
2013-14	Olympiakos	1	1	Full

Derek Spence

1977-78

Olympiakos

1

21

6

Full

Hungary

Tommy Doherty

2009-10

Ferencvaros

1

11

0

Full

Iceland

Conor Hazard
Brian McLean
2017
IBV
1
10
1
Full
Sean Webb

2008

Thor Akureyri

2

9

0

Full

Republic of Ireland

Italy

Amrit Bansal-McNulty

2020-21

Como

3

3

0

U21

Joshua Sloan

1948-49	AC Milan	1	30	9	Full
1949-50	Torino	1	0	0	Full
1949-50	Udinese	2	23	6	Full
1950-51	Brescia	2	19	7	Full

Kyle Lafferty

2013-14

Palermo

2

34

11

Full

2020-21

Reggina

2

9

1

Full

Malta

Joshua Sloan

1954-55

Rabat FC

1

0

0

Full

Netherlands

John Crossan

1959-60

Sparta Rotterdam

1

19

5

Full

1960-61

Sparta Rotterdam

1

-

-

Full
Phil Gray

1996-97

Fortuna Sittard

1

12

1

Full
Sammy Morgan

1978-79

Sparta Rotterdam

1

25

7

Full

1979-80

Groningen

2

17

2

Full

James Quinn

2002-03	Willem II	1	18	5	Full
2003-04	Willem II	1	19	6	Full
2004-05	Willem II	1	11	0	Full

Derek Spence (??)

1982

Sparta Rotterdam

1

??

??

Full

Norway

Neil Matthews (Sogndal)
1992
Sogndal
1
15
0
B
Neil Masters (Moss)

2001

Moss FK

1

-

-

Yth

2002

Moss FK

1

-

-

Yth

Robin Shroot (IL Hodd, Sogndal)

2014	IL Hodd	2	23	16	U21
2015	IL Sogndal	2	11	4	U21
2015	IL Hodd	2	9	1	U21
2016	IL Hodd	2	30	12	U21
2017	Viking	1	6	0	U21
2017	IL Hodd	3	9	6	U21

Portugal

Colin Hill

1986-87

CS Maritimo

1

27

8

Full

Spain

Gerry Armstrong

1983-84

Real Mallorca

1

31

8

Full

1984-85

Real Mallorca

2

24

5

Full

Jim Hagan

1986-87	RC Celta Vigo	2	16	Rep
1987-88	RC Celta Vigo	1	38	Rep
1988-89	RC Celta Vigo	1	22	Rep

Sean McCashin

2010-11

Jerez Industrial

4

-

-

U21

Scotland

Sweden

Noel Brotherston

1989

Motala AIF

-

-

-

Full
Colin Hill

1997

Trelleborgs

1

11

0

Full
Norman Kelly

1995

IFK Strömstad

5

-

-

U21
Dave McCreery

1989

GIF Sundsvall

1

5

0

Full
Sammy McIlroy

1986

Orgryte IS

1

7

0

Full
Paul Munster

2006

Orebro SK

2

7

2

born

2006

Bunkeflo IF

3

3

3

born

Daryl Smylie

2007	Ostersunds FK	3	-	-	U21
2008	Ostersunds FK	3	-	-	U21
2008	Ljungskile SK	1	12	4	U21
2009	Kalmar FF	1	3	0	U21
2009	J-Sodra IF	2	13	4	U21
2010	Kalmar FF	1	10	0	U21
2010	J-Sodra IF	2	5	1	U21
2011	Kalmar FF	1	0	0	U21
2011	J-Sodra IF	2	8	1	U21
2012	J-Sodra IF	2	24	8	U21
2013	J-Sodra IF	2	27	5	U21
2014	J-Sodra IF	2	26	13	U21
2015	J-Sodra IF	2	29	7	U21
2016	J-Sodra IF	1	26	7	U21
2017	J-Sodra IF	1	28	7	U21
2018	J-Sodra IF	2	27	4	U21
2019	J-Sodra IF	2	27	10	U21
2020	Assyriska IK	3	-	-	U21

Switzerland

Kyle Lafferty

2012-13

FC Sion

1

25

5

Full

Turkey

Kyle Lafferty

2014-15

Caykur Rizspor

1

14

2

Full

Wales

Cup Winners and Premier Players

NORTH AMERICA

NI's NASL and MLS Players

Canada

Danny Blanchflower (Toronto City)
Tommy Casey (Toronto Inter-Roma)
Tom Cowan (Toronto Ulster United)
Jim Feeney (Toronto Ulster United)
Daryl Fordyce (FC Edmonton)
Robbie Garrett (FC Edmonton)
Whitey McDonald (Toronto Ulster United)
Peter McParland (Toronto Inter-Roma)
Paul Munster (London City)
Bertie Peacock (Hamilton Steelers)
Roy Rea (Toronto Italia)
Johnny Steele (Vancouver Whitecaps, Ottawa Fury)
Tommy Stewart (Hamilton Steelers)
Albert Watson (FC Edmonton)

Original Canucks - Ulster's Pioneers

United States of America

American Soccer League (three different leagues, 1921-1932, 1933-1983 and 1988-1989)

Tosher Burns (Philadelphia Celtic, J&P Coats)
Harry Chatton (Indiana Flooring; New York Nationals)
Tucker Croft (Fall River Marksmen, J&P Coats, New York Nationals)
Charlie Gallogly (Brooklyn Hispano)
Mickey Hamill (Fall River Marksmen, Boston Wonder Workers, New York Giants)
Christy Martin (Brooklyn Wanderers)
Whitey McDonald (Bethlehem Steel)
Dave McMullan (New York Giants)
Vic Moreland (Fort Lauderdale Strikers (plus others))
Mick O'Brien (Brooklyn Wanderers)
Willie Reid (Bethlehem Steel)
Pat Robinson (Brooklyn Wanderers)
Arthur Stewart (New Jersey Americans)

USL (various leagues)

Daniel Finlayson (Orange County)
Tennant McVea (Fredericksburg Gunners)
Owen Morrison (FC New York)
Michael O'Neill (Portland Timbers, Boston Bulldogs)
Cammy Palmer (Orange County)
Martin Paterson (Tampa Bay Rowdies (plus MLS))
Robin Shroot (Nashville)
Johnny Steele (Syracuse Salty Dogs, Rochester Rhinos, Carolina Railhawks, Puerto Rico Islanders, Tampa Bay)
Tommy Stewart (Sacramento Republic)
Kyle Vassell (San Dieo Loyal)