Conor Hazard

Name: Conor Hazard
Born: 5 March 1998, Downpatrick
Height: 6.06 ft / 1.98 m
Weight:
Position: Goalkeeper

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-19, Under-17, Under-16 Schools.

Club Career:
Celtic ............ Jul-14 Youth
Falkirk 17/18 ..... Jan-18 .Loan

Biography:
Teenage goalkeeper called into the senior Northern Ireland squad for the first time for a training camp in May 2017. Originally a midfielder, as often happens, he first donned the gloves when the regular keeper was injured for a Foyle Cup match and utilised the handling skills he had learned as a Gaelic footballer to save a penalty.

A former pupil of St Patrick's Grammar in Downpatrick, Hazard joined Celtic's Academy in July 2014. At a height of 6 foot 6 inches he commands his area well and has represented Northern Ireland at Under-16, Under-17 and Under-19 levels. Hazard was on the bench for the senior team against South Korea in March 2018 as Michael O'Neill continued his policy of including young players in the senior squad for experience.

Michael Duffy

Name: Michael Duffy
Born: 28 July 1994
Height: 5.10 ft / 1.78 m
Weight: 10.10 st / 68 kg
Position: Forward / Midfielder

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21, Under-19.
Club Honours: (with Dundalk) FAI Cup Runner-Up 2017.

Club Career:
Teams .... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FL Cup Europe Other
Derry City 2012 - 2014 ...... Youth 56(-)/13 ............. 6(-)/2
Brentford ............ Jan-14 Trial .0(0)/ 0
Celtic ............... Feb-15 Undis .0(0)/ 0
Alloa Ath. 15/16 ..... Jul-15 .Loan 31(3)/ 3 1(0)/0 1(0)/0 ...... 2(0)/0
Dundee ... 16/17 ..... Jun-16. Loan .4(4)/ 0 0(1)/0 3(1)/1
Dundalk .. 2017 - date Jan-17 .Free

Biography:
Left winger awarded his first senior call-up in August 2016.

More to follow.

UEFA
Derry City

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
09-09-2014 Serbia.. H L 1-4 ECQ
05-09-2015 Scotland H L 1-2 ECQ
08-09-2015 Iceland. A D 1-1 ECQ
still active

Paddy McNally

Name: Patrick McNally
Born: 20 August 1994
Height:
Weight:
Position: Central Defender

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 1 Under-21 Cap, Under-19, 7 Under-17 Caps.
Club Honours: (with Ballymena) Co. Antrim Shield Winner 2015/16; (with Carrick) NIFL Cup Runner-Up 2016/17.

Club Career:
Teams........ --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FL Cup Other
Cliftonville ............ Jul-08 Youth .0 (0)/0 
Celtic .................. Jul-11 ...... 0 (0)/0 
Cliftonville. 13/14 ..... Aug-13 .Loan .7 (1)/0 
Glenavon .... 14/15 ..... Sep-14 .Free .7 (2)/0 ............. 0(1)/0
Ballymena Utd 14/15-15/16 Jan-15 .Free 18 (1)/0
Carrick R. .. 16/17- date c/s-16 .Free

Biography:
To follow.

IrishFA

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
31-05-2013 Cyprus A L 0-3 ECQ

Summary: 1/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1.

Kevin Ramsey

Name: Kevin Ramsey
Born: 18 September 1984, Londonderry
Height: 6.00 ft
Weight: 12.13 st
Position: Forward

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 1 Under-21 Cap (2006); Under-19.
Club Honours: (with Limavady) North West Cup Winner 2004/05; (with Institute) IFA Intermediate League First Division Champion 2006/07; Intermediate League Cup Winner 2006/07.

Club Career:
Teams .......... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FL Cup -Other-
Trojans ........................... Youth
Celtic............................. Youth .0(0)/ 0
Ballymena United 03/04 ..... c/s-03 .Free .4(1)/ 0 ...... 2(1)/2 .0(1)/0
Limavady United. 03/04-04/05 Jan-04 ..... ??(?)/20 .............. ?(?)/3
Institute....... 05/06-06/07 c/s-05 ..... 27(3)/11 1(0)/0 5(1)/8 11(0)/3
Finn Harps...... 2007 - 2008 Jul-07 .Free
Institute....... 08/09- date Sep-08 .Free

Biography:
Kevin Ramsey won a single Northern Ireland Under-21 cap when he played in the first half of a 1-0 win over Scotland at his home ground, Drumahoe, in May 2006.

A former Celtic youth team player, Ramsey returned to Northern Ireland in 2003 when he joined Ballymena United. Big things were expected from the teenager but, although given an early chance, he stayed only briefly at Warden Street before moving closer to home to play with Limavady. In 2004/05, his only full season with the Roesiders, Ramsey scored twenty goals and claimed a North West Cup winner's medal following a 2-0 final win over Institute.

Ramsey moved on to Stute that summer and although he managed a respectable tally of seven goals in 21 games, the club were relegated from the Premier League. He remained at Drumahoe for the following season firing home a total of 15 goals as an immediate return to the top-flight was secured. He also claimed five goals when coming from the bench as Stute came from behind to win 7-2 in a Carnegie Intermediate League Cup match against Queen's. Dundela were defeated 2-1 in the final at Dungannon.

In July 2007 Ramsey joined Finn Harps. He suffered an early set-back as he suffered a fourth broken ankle in two years and he never really hit form during eighteen months at Finn Park. A return to Institute in January 2009 saw a return to form as he managed eleven goals in the second half of the 2009/09 season. In May 2010 Ramsey missed a penalty in the promotion/relegation play-off against Donegal Celtic as Stute lost 1-0 on aggregate to go down.

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
16-05-2006 Scotland H W 1-0 FR

Summary: 1/0. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 0.

Daniel Lafferty

Name: Daniel Lafferty
Born: 1 April 1989, Londonderry
Height: 6.01 ft
Weight: 12.06 st
Position: Defender

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full (2012-date), 1 B Cap (2009), 6 Under-21 Caps (2008-2009), 4 Under-19 Caps, 2 Under-17 Caps; League of Ireland Representative (2011).

Club Career:
Teams..... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FL Cup Europe Other
Oxford United Stars ......... Youth
Celtic ............... Jul-06 Youth .0(0)/ 0
Ayr United 09/10 ..... Feb-10 .Loan 12(2)/ 1
Derry City 2010 - 2011 Jul-10 .Free 47(-)/ 8
Derby Co. ............ Nov-11 Trial .0(0)/ 0
Brighton & HA ........ Dec-11 Trial .0(0)/ 0
Burnley .. 11/12- date Jan-12 £200k 34(6)/ 0 3(0)/0 2(0)/0
Rotherham. 14/15 ..... Mar-15 .Loan 11(0)/ 0
Oldham Ath 15/16 ..... Oct-15 .Loan 15(0)/ 1
Sheff. Utd 16/17 ..... Aug-16 Undis 

Biography:

A young defender on the fringes of the Celtic firstteam squad, Daniel Lafferty's favoured role is in the centre of defence, but he is also capable at left-back. A product of Derry-based Oxford United, Lafferty has represented Northern Ireland at Youth level and was a member of the Elite team that won the 2008 Milk Cup tournament. He made his Under-21 debut during a mini-tournament in Ukraine during August 2008 and started for an inexperienced B team that lost 3-0 to Scotland in May 2009. On 17th February 2010 he joined First Division side Ayr United on loan until the end of the season. He was released by Celtic at the end of the 2009/10 season and returned home to sign for Derry City.

In January 2012 Lafferty earned a much deserved move back across the water, joining the healthy Northern Ireland contingent at Burnley. He made his Football League debut in a 0-0 draw at Cardiff that March.

Lafferty struggled with injuries while at Burnley and never really enjoyed an extended run in the team. He spent a number of loan spells away from Turf Moor. At the start of the 2016/17 season he joined Sheffield United on another temporary deal, which became permanent mid-season for an undisclosed fee.

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IrishFA

Northern Ireland Cap Details:
02-06-2012 Netherlands A L 0-6 FR

Northern Ireland B Cap Details:
06-05-2009 Scotland... A L 0-3 FR

Summary: 1/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1.


Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
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 FR
18-11-2008 Scotland... A W 3-1 FR
31-03-2009 Ukraine.... H D 1-1 FR
04-09-2009 Czech Rep.. A L 0-2 ECQ sub

Summary: 5(1)/0. Won 1, Drew 1, Lost 4.


League of Ireland Representative Match Details:
30-07-2011 Manchester City FC H L 0-3 DSC sub
31-07-2011 Celtic FC ........ H L 0-5 DSC

Summary: 2/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 2.

John Convery

Name: John Convery
Born: 1 April 1980, Newtownards
Height: 6.01 ft
Weight: 11.11 st
Position: Centre-Back/Right-Back

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 4 Under-21 Caps (2000), Under-18.
Club Honours: (with Portadown) Irish Cup Winner 2004/05; IFA Championship Winner 2008/09; Irish League Cup Winner 2008/09; Mid-Ulster Cup Winner 2001/02; (with Ards) NIFL Championship One Winner 2015/16.

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	FL Cup	Europe	Other
Glenavon	-	-	Youth	0(0)/0	-	-	-	-
Celtic	97/98-01/02	Mar-97	Youth	0(1)/0	-	-	-	-
Falkirk	01/02	Feb-02	Loan	3(0)/0	-	-	-	-
Portadown	02/03-09/10	May-02	Free	-	-	-	-	-
Newry City	10/11	Jun-10	Free	35(0)/2	-	-	-	-
Cliftonville	11/12	Jun-11	Free	-	-	-	-	-
Glenavon	11/12	Jan-12	-	-	1(0)/0	-	-	-
Portaferry	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ards	14/15-15/16	Aug-14	-	*49(3)/3	-	-	-	-
TOTALS	-	£-		-	-	-	-	-

* all games.

Biography:
A product of Glenavon's youth set-up, John Convery moved to Celtic as a seventeen year-old in 1997. Capable at right-back or in the centre of defence, he also played regularly as a striker in his younger days at Celtic. Convery collected Under-18 and Under-21 international recognition while at Parkhead. He played just once in the Celtic firstteam, as a late substitute in a 2-0 win over Dundee United during the 1999/2000 seaon.

After a brief loan spell at Falkirk, Convery was released by Celtic in 2002. He returned to the Irish League to join Portadown. While at Shamrock Park he has cemented his place as a solid centre-back and occasional stand-in forward. In 2001/02 he collected a Mid-Ulster Cup medal and in 2005 added to this an Irish Cup winner's medals, scoring in the 5-1 Final win over Larne.

Portadown's captain for several seasons, Convery was released after an injury plagued 2009/10 campaign. On 11th June 2010 he agreed a two-year deal with Newry City, but following their relegation at the end of the 2010/11 season he was made available and he joined Cliftonville.

Convery retired at the end of the 2015/16 season and took a position as Ards' Under-20 team manager.

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
29-05-2000 Scotland H D 1-1 TT
02-06-2000 Wales... H D 2-2 TT
06-10-2000 Denmark. H L 0-3 ECQ
10-10-2000 Iceland. A W 5-2 ECQ

Summary: 4/0. Won 1, Drew 2, Lost 1.

Niall McGinn

Name: Niall McGinn
Born: 20 July 1987, Donaghmore
Height: 5.08 ft (1.73m)
Weight: 11.08 st (73kg)
Position: Winger

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full, 1 B Cap (2009), 1 Under-23 Cap (2007).
Club Honours: (with Derry) Football League of Ireland Cup Winner 2008; (with Aberdeen) Scottish Cup Runner-Up 2016/17; League Cup Winner 2013/14, Runner-Up 2016/17.
Awards: PFAI Young Player of the Year 2008; SPL Player of the Month October 2012.

Club Career:
Teams......--Seasons-- Signed -Fee- --League-- -FACup- -FLCup- Europe Other
Dungannon Swifts ........ -03 Youth .64 (-)/ 4*
Derry City 2008 ...... Jan-08 ..... .50 (-)/10* ............... 1(-)/0
Celtic ....08/09-11/12 Dec-08 £200k .12(16)/ 4 .1(1)/1 .1(1)/1 .1(4)/0 

Brentford. 11/12 ..... Jul-11..Loan .27(10)/ 5 .1(1)/0 ............... 1(4)/0 
Aberdeen.. 12/13-16/17 Jun-12 .Free 165(14)/58 12(2)/4 12(1)/1 17(-)/5
Gwangju .. 2017 ...... Jul-17 .Free ..4 (3)/ 0 (K League)
Aberdeen.. 17/18- date Jan-18 .Free
* all games

Biography:
A highly-rated winger with Derry City, Niall McGinn was linked with a move across the water, with Chelsea, Celtic and Swansea City among the potential suiters. An all-round sportsman, he also played Gaelic football for Donaghmore and Tyrone Under-21s.

A product of the successful Dungannon Swifts youth set-up, McGinn signed his first professional contract in 2007 after helping the reserves to successes in the Bob Radcliffe Cup, George Wilson Cup and Reserve League during the 2005/06 season. In January 2008 he transferred to Derry City and in September he scored twice in a 6-1 rout of Wexford Youths in the League Cup Final. His season was rounded off with the PFAI Young Player of the Year award.

McGinn's continued good form, primarily on the right-wing, saw him included in the Northern Ireland squad for an international friendly against Hungary in November 2008. McGinn was thus the first Derry player to earn a call-up to the Northern Ireland squad since Liam Coyle in 1989. He impressed during his second-half appearance despite a disappointing 2-0 defeat.

On 16 December 2008 McGinn sealed a move to Celtic for a fee in the region of £200,000. He joined up with ex-Candystripes teammate Pat McCourt at Parkhead. A match-day regular at Celtic Park through the 2009/10 and first half of 2010/11, McGinn appeared to fall from the firstteam picture due to injury. He joined League One side Brentford on a season-long loan deal for 2011/12 and was released the following summer.

McGinn remained in Scotland, signing for Aberdeen. Dons' manager Craig Brown stated that he saw McGinn as a forward, and his faith was rewarded with a good early-season goal scoring run. That form also transferred to the international stage as he scored his first Northern Ireland goal in a famous 1-1 draw in Portugal. His performances through the 2012/13 season saw him shortlisted for the SPFA Player of the Year award. In 2013/14 he won his first major honour in Scotland as Aberdeen defeated Inverness on penalties in the League Cup Final at Celtic Park.

2016/17 brought Aberdeen runners-up spots in the Scottish League, Cup and League Cup as McGinn was heavily linked with a move away from Pittodrie. He made a surprise move to Korean side, Gwangju, becoming the first Irish footballer to play in the country. His time in South Korea was ultimately frustrating as he struggled to settle with a club who were doomed to relegation from the K League. In December he agreed a three-and-a-half year deal to return to Aberdeen.

Irish FA

(courtesy of Roy Cathcart)

Northern Ireland Cap Details:
19-11-2008 Hungary....... H L 0-2 FR. sub
06-06-2009 Italy......... A L 0-3 FR. sub
12-08-2009 Israel........ H D 1-1 FR. sub
09-09-2009 Slovakia...... H L 0-2 WCQ sub
14-10-2009 Czech Republic A D 0-0 WCQ
14-11-2009 Serbia........ H L 0-1 FR
03-03-2010 Albania....... A L 0-1 FR
08-10-2010 Italy......... H D 0-0 ECQ sub
12-10-2010 Faroe Islands. A D 1-1 ECQ
17-11-2010 Morocco....... H D 1-1 FR
09-02-2011 Scotland...... N L 0-3 CNC
24-05-2011 Rep of Ireland A L 0-5 CNC sub
27-05-2011 Wales......... N L 0-2 CNC
10-08-2011 Faroe Island.. H W 4-0 ECQ sub
02-09-2011 Serbia........ H L 0-1 ECQ sub
06-09-2011 Estonia....... A L 1-5 ECQ
11-10-2011 Italy......... A L 0-3 ECQ sub
02-06-2012 Netherlands... A L 0-6 FR. sub
16-10-2012 Portugal...... A D 1-1 WCQ 1 Goal
14-11-2012 Azerbaijan.... H D 1-1 WCQ
06-02-2013 Malta......... A D 0-0 FR
26-03-2013 Israel........ H L 0-2 WCQ
14-08-2013 Russia........ H W 1-0 WCQ
06-09-2013 Portugal...... H L 2-4 WCQ
10-09-2013 Luxembourg.... A L 2-3 WCQ
11-10-2013 Azerbaijan.... A L 0-2 WCQ sub
15-10-2013 Israel........ A D 1-1 WCQ
15-11-2013 Turkey........ A L 0-1 FR
05-03-2014 Cyprus........ A D 0-0 FR
30-05-2014 Uruguay....... A L 0-1 FR
04-06-2014 Chile......... A L 0-2 FR. sub
07-09-2014 Hungary....... A W 2-1 ECQ sub 1 Goal
Still active.

Northern Ireland B Cap Details:
06-05-2009 Scotland A L 0-3 FR

Summary: 1/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1.

Northern Ireland Under-23 Cap Details:
11-12-2007 Belgium A L 1-2 ICT

Summary: 1/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1.

Michael McGovern

Full Name: Michael Mcgovern

Born: 12 July 1984, Enniskillen

Height: 6.02 ft

Weight: 14.00 st

Position: Goalkeeper

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Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full Caps (2010-date), 10 Under-21 Caps (2005-2006); 3 Under-19 Caps.

Club Honours: (with Ross County) Scottish Cup Runner-Up 2009/10; Scottish League Challenge Cup Winner 2010/11; (with Falkirk) Scottish League Challenge Cup Winner 2011/12.
Awards: SPFA First Division Team of the Year 2011/12; SPFA Championship Team of the Year 2013/14; Opta/Euro 2016 Team of the Group Stage.

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Club Career:

Clubs	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA Cup	FL Cup	Europe	Other
Enniskillen Town United			Youth	(Fermanagh & Western League)
Celtic	03/04-07/08	Jul-01	Youth	0(0)/0	-	-	-	-
Stranraer	04/05	Jul-05	Loan	19(0)/0	-	-	-	-
St Johnstone	06/07	Dec-06	Loan	1(0)/0	-	-	-	-
Dundee Utd	08/09	Jun-08	Free	0(0)/0	-	-	-	-
Ross County	09/10-10/11	Jun-09	Free	71(0)/0	9(0)/0	5(0)/0	-	3(0)/0
Falkirk	11/12-13/14	Jun-11	Free	105(0)/0	7(0)/0	10(0)/0	-	10(0)/0
Hamilton Ac.	14/15-15/16	Jun-14	-	75(0)/0	2(0)/0	5(0)/0	-	-
Norwich C.	16/17- date	Jul-16	Free	-	-	-	-	-
TOTALS		£-		-	-	-	-	-

* all games

Biography:

Although he never made a firstteam appearance for Celtic, Michael McGovern did claim two Scottish Cup winner's medals as an unused substitute in 2004 and 2007. His senior appearances during this time were limited to loan spells with Stranraer and St Johnstone. Although he regarded his time at Celtic Park as excellent grounding, McGovern did later lament having stayed too long.

Courtesy of
Roy Cathcart

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Having captained the Northern Ireland Under-21 side and appeared in the Milk Cup 25th Anniversary Match against Everton, McGovern was first included in the Full squad for the European Championship Qualifiers against Latvia and Iceland in September 2007. His inclusion came as fellow Enniskillen-man, Roy Carroll, declared himself available for the stand-by list only. Linfield's Alan Mannus was preferred for a place on the substitute's bench for both matches. McGovern remained in the Northern Ireland squad through to 2008.

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McGovern signed a one-year deal with Dundee United on 17 June 2008. He left Tannadice after a season without making a firstteam appearance, signing for Ross County as a free agent. With The Staggies he played his part in a famous 2-0 Scottish Cup semi-final win over his ex-club, Celtic and in the 3-0 final defeat by another ex-club, Dundee United.

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Three years after his first inclusion in the Northern Ireland senior squad, McGovern won his first cap in Chile during an end-of-season tour, though he was overlooked by Nigel Worthington thereafter. In April 2011 he kept a clean-sheet as Ross County won the Alba Challenge Cup final 2-0 against Queen of the South. When his contract ended at the end of the 2010/11 season, McGovern spent some time training with St Johnstone as he looked for a new club, eventually signing for Falkirk.

With Falkirk McGovern claimed a second Challenge Cup winner's medal, was named the club's Players' Player of the Year and has been shortlisted for the SPFA Division One Player of the Year. He also earned a re-call to the Northern Ireland squad for Michael O'Neill's first match as manager in February 2012.

In June 2014 McGovern joined newly promoted Hamilton Academicals for their debut Scottish Premiership season. He made his first ever start for Northern Ireland in a friendly against Scotland in March 2015 and earned his first competitive cap as a late stand-in for Roy Carroll in a scoreless draw against Romania that June. Good performances in those games saw him retain his position in the team for the following season, though it was his fumble that gifted Hungary their goal in a 1-1 draw in September.

McGovern retained his position as Northern Ireland's first choice as qualification for Euro 2016 was clinched. He earned great plaudits for his performances in France, with a particularly impressive display in the 1-0 group game defeat by Germany earning attention from across Europe. With his Accies contract having expired, he became much sought after and eventually joined Norwich City.

Michael's younger sister, Aine has played for the Northern Ireland Women's international team and his brother Joe currently plays for Dundee United's development squad.

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Irish FA Site

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Northern Ireland Cap Details:

30-05-2010 Chile ....... A L 0-1 FR sub
26-03-2015 Scotland..... A L 0-1 FR
13-06-2015 Romania...... H D 0-0 ECQ
04-09-2015 Faroe Islands A W 3-1 ECQ
07-09-2015 Hungary...... H D 1-1 ECQ

still active.

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