Jamal Lewis

Name: Jamal Piaras Lewis
Born: 25 January 1998, Luton (England)
Height: 5.10 ft / 1.77 m
Weight: 11.00 st / 70 kg
Position: Left-back

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21, Under-19.

Club Career:
Norwich City Youth

Biography:
Born in England to a mother from Northern Ireland, Jamal Lewis came through the Norwich City youth set-up. He made his Canaries debut against Brentford in December 2017, and immediately established himself in the first eleven.

Lewis played both left-wing and left-back for Northern Ireland at youth level. He was promoted to the Under-21 team in June 2017, making his debut against Estonia. His good form at club level saw him included in the senior squad for the first time in March 2018. He played the full 90 minutes in a 2-1 win over South Korea.

Northern Ireland Cap Details:
24-02-2018 Korea Rep. W 2-1 FR
still active

Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
08-06-2017 Estonia A W 2-1 ECQ
still active

Cameron McGeehan

Name: Cameron McGeehan
Born: 6 April 1995, Surrey (ENG)
Height: 5.11 ft
Weight:
Position: Midfielder

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 3 Under-21 Caps (2013-2014), Under-19 (2013), Under-17, 9 Under-16 Caps.
Club Honours: (with Norwich) FA Youth Cup Winner 2012/13; (with Luton) Conference Champion 2013/14.
Awards: Conference Player of the Month Apr/14.


Club Career: 
Teams ...... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup
Fulham .................... -03 Youth .0(0)/ 0
Chelsea ....................-05 Youth .0(0)/ 0
Norwich City ...............-10 Youth .0(0)/ 0

Luton Town.. 13/14 ..... Jan-14 .Loan 18(0)/ 3
Cambridge U. 14/15 ..... Jan-15 .Loan .4(0)/ 3 2(0)/0
Luton Town.. 14/15 ..... Feb-15 .Loan 13(2)/ 3 
Luton Town . 15/16-16/17 Jun-16 Undis
Barnsley ... 17/18- date Jun-17 Undis
Scunthorpe U 17/18 ..... Jan-18 .Loan

Biography:
Captain of the Norwich side that won the 2013 FA Youth Cup, he scored penalties in both legs of a 4-2 aggregate win over ex-club, Chelsea.

Had been on the books at Fulham before signing for Chelsea as a 10-year-old in an £80,000 deal. He signed for Norwich after being released by Chelsea.

Joined Luton on a months loan in January 2014. The move was extended to the end of the season as Luton won the Conference title and McGeehan's impressive form earned him the Conference Player of the Month award for April.

Capped by Northern Ireland at Schoolboy and Youth level by Northern Ireland before elevation to the Under-21 set-up while just eighteen. Made his Under-21 debut as a sub in a 1-0 win over Cyprus in November 2013.

Made the bench for Norwich's senior team for a League Cup tie against Crawley in August 2014. After enjoying further successful loan spells with Cambridge and back at Luton McGeehan felt his career would be better served be leaving Carrow Road behind. He was once again signed by Luton, this time on a permanent deal worth "six figures".

In September 2015, McGeehan rejected a call-up for under-21 qualification matches against Scotland and Iceland, stating that he was "reconsidering his international future." In January 2017 he suffered a broken leg in a match against Portsmouth.

In May 2018 McGeehan was a surprise inclusion in the Northern Ireland squad for the Central American tour, though he had to withdraw through injury.

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Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:
19-11-2013 Cyprus H W 1-0 ECQ sub
05-03-2014 Italy. H L 0-2 ECQ
09-09-2014 Serbia H L 1-4 ECQ sub

Summary: 1(2)/0. Won 1, Drew 0, Lost 2.

Matty Ball

Name: Matthew Ball

Born: 26 March 1993, Welwyn Garden City (ENG)

Height: 5.10 ft (1.80 m)

Weight: 10.10 st (68 kg)

Position: Midfielder

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 6 Under-21 Caps, Under-19, Under-17.
Club Honours:

Club Career:

Teams ........... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League-
Norwich City .....10/11-11/12 ..2010 Youth .0(0)/ 0
Macclesfield Town 11/12 ..... Mar-12 .Loan .0(0)/ 0
Stevenage........ 12/13-13/14 Jul-12 .Free .1(1)/ 0
Farnborough ..... 12/13 ..... Feb-13 .Loan .7(-)/ 1 (Conference South)
Boreham Wood .... 13/14 ..... Aug-13 .Loan 21(-)/ 4 (Conference South)
Farnborough ..... 13/14 ..... Jan-14 .Loan 18(-)/ 3 (Conference South)
Farnborough ..... 14/15 ..... Aug-14 .Free 10(-)/ 2 (Conference South)
Wealdstone....... 14/15-15/16 Oct-14 .Free ........ (Conference South)
Albuquerque Sol.. 2015 ...... May-15 .Loan ........ (US PDL)
St Albans City .. 16/17- date Jun-16 (National League South)

Biography:

Matthew Ball was first signed by Norwich City as a twelve year-old, working his way through the ranks to earn a place on the bench for the Canaries' 2-1 defeat by Crystal Palace in October 2010. He earned his first professional contract in May 2011, the same month as he made his Northern Ireland Under-21 debut, adding to the youth caps he had previously won. In the summer of 2011 he showed particularly impressive form at the Milk Cup, scoring twice in three games, as Northern Ireland finished runners-up.

Ball was released by Norwich at the end of the 2011/12 season and subsequently joined Stevenage, where his father Tim had played during the 1980s, on a three-year-contract after a successful trial. He spent loan spells with non-league sides Farnborough and Boreham Wood. After his Stevenage contract was cancelled at the end of the 2013/14 season he joined Farnborough on a permanent deal.

Ball's younger brother Dominic was also capped at various levels by Northern Ireland before electing to play for England.

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Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details:

31-05-2011 Faroe Islands A D 0-0 ECQ sub
06-09-2011 Denmark...... H L 0-3 ECQ sub
15-08-2012 Hungary...... A L 2-3 FR
07-09-2012 FYR Macedonia H L 1-3 ECQ sub
10-09-2012 Denmark...... A L 0-3 ECQ
14-08-2013 Denmark...... H L 1-4 FR. sub

Summary: 2(4)/0. Won 0, Drew 1, Lost 5. 

Lee Camp

Name: Lee Michael John Camp
Born: 22 August 1984, Derby (England)
Height: 5.11 ft
Weight: 11.11 st
Position: Goalkeeper

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 9 Full Caps (2011-2012); England: 5 Under-21 Caps, 1 Under-20 Cap; Football League: Under-21 Representative (2006).
Awards: PFA Football League Championhip Team of the Year 2010.

Club Career:
Teams.........--Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FL Cup Other
Derby County..02/03-06/07 Jul-02 Youth .90(1)/0 4(0)/0 2(0)/0 2(0)/0
Burton Albion 02/03 ..... Jan-03 .Loan ..5(0)/0
QPR.......... 03/04 ..... Mar-04 .Loan .12(0)/0
Norwich City. 06/07 ..... Sep-06 .Loan ..3(0)/0
QPR.......... 06/07 ..... Feb-07 .Loan .11(0)/0
QPR.......... 07/08-08/09 Jul-07 £300k .50(0)/0 1(0)/0 2(0)/0
Nott'm Forest 08/09 ..... Oct-08..Loan .15(0)/0
Nott'm Forest 09/10-12/13 Jul-09 £100k 163(0)/0 7(0)/0 4(0)/0 6(0)/0
Norwich City. 12/13 ..... Jan-13..Free ..1(2)/0
West Brom ... 13/14 ..... Sep-13 .Free ..0(0)/0
Bournemouth . 13/14-14/15 Oct-13. Free .42(0)/0 3(0)/0 2(0)/0
Rotherham Utd 15/16-16/17 Aug-15 .Free .59(0)/0 1(0)/0
Cardiff City. 17/18 ..... Jun-17 .Free ..0(0)/0
Sunderland .. 17/18 ..... Jan-18 .Loan .11(1)/0
Birmingham C. 18/19- date Aug-18 .Free

Biography:
A former England Under-21 goalkeeper, Lee Camp declared his interest in playing for Northern Ireland in September 2010 having become frustrated at his failure to break into the England senior squad. Eligible for Northern Ireland through his Belfast-born grandfather, the required FIFA clearance for changing countries was received the following February and he was called into the Northern Ireland squad for the first time for a Euro 2012 double-header against Serbia and Slovenia the following month. After much discussion as to whether he would go straight into the starting eleven, Nigel Worthington's decision was made easier as Maik Taylor withdrew from the squad due to an injury and Camp started in Belgrade.

Northern Ireland's regular number one through the last year of Nigel Worthington's management, Camp's position came under pressure when Roy Carroll returned to the squad. In September 2012, after finding himself relegated to the bench, he withdrew from the international squad for "personal reasons" and he has not returned since. His club career likewise suffered and in January 2013 he was released by new Forest manager Alex McLeish, moving on to Norwich City on a short-term deal.

Camp provided goalkeeping cover for the Canaries for the remainder of the 2012/13 season, making his Premier League debut as a substitute in a 1-1 draw at Sunderland following the sending-off of Mark Bunn. When Bunn returned from suspension and regular number one John Ruddy returned to fitness Camp found himself as third choice and his contract was not renewed at the end of the campaign.

Early in the following season he was given the opportunity to remain in the Premier League, again on a short-term contract, with West Brom who were suffering a goalkeeper shortage. He never made it beyond the bench at the Hawthorns and when the club's more established custodians returned to fitness Camp was allowed to go on loan to Bournemouth. After good form with the Cherries his deal was made permanent in the January 2014 transfer window. He played 13 time as Bournemouth claimed promotion to the Premier League for the first time, but having been displaced by Artur Boruc he was released early in that historic campaign and subsequently joined Rotherham.

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Northern Ireland Cap details:

25-03-2011 Serbia....... A L 1-2 ECQ 
29-03-2011 Slovenia..... H D 0-0 ECQ 
10-08-2011 Faroe Islands H W 4-0 ECQ 
02-09-2011 Serbia....... H L 0-1 ECQ 
06-09-2011 Estonia...... A L 1-4 ECQ 
07-09-2011 Estonia...... H L 1-2 ECQ
29-02-2012 Norway....... H L 0-3 FR
02-06-2012 Netherlands.. A L 0-6 FR
15-08-2012 Finland...... H D 3-3 FR sub

Summary: 8(1)/0. Won 1, Drew 2, Lost 6.

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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.

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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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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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John O'Neill

Name: John Patrick O’Neill
Born: 11 March 1958, Londonderry
Height: 5.11¾ ft
Weight: 13.03 st
Position: Centre-Back

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 39 Full Caps / 2 Goals (1980-1986), 1 Under-21 Cap (1978).
Club Honours: (with Leicester) Football League Division Two Champion 1979/80, Third (promoted) 1982/83.

Club Career:

Teams	Seasons	Signed	Fee	League	FA.Cup	FL.Cup	Europe	Other
Derry Athletic		-	Youth	-	-	-	-	-
Leicester	76/77-86/87	1976	N/C	313/10	19/1	13/1	-	-
Q.P.R.	87/88	Jul-87	£150k	2/ 0	-	-	-	-
Norwich	87/88	Dec-87	£-	1/ 0	-	-	-	-
TOTALS		£-		316/10	19/1	13/1	0/0	0/0

Biography:
To follow.

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Northern Ireland Cap Details:
26-03-80 Israel.... a 0-0 WCQ
17-05-80 Scotland.. h 1-0 BC
20-05-80 England... a 1-1 BC
23-05-80 Wales..... a 1-0 BC
11-06-80 Australia. a 2-1 FR 1 Goal
15-06-80 Australia. a 1-1 FR
18-06-80 Australia. a 2-1 FR
19-11-80 Portugal.. a 0-1 WCQ
25-03-81 Scotland.. a 1-1 WCQ
29-04-81 Portugal.. h 1-0 WCQ
19-05-81 Scotland.. a 0-2 BC
03-06-81 Sweden.... a 0-1 WCQ
14-10-81 Scotland.. h 0-0 WCQ
18-11-81 Israel.... h 1-0 WCQ
23-02-82 England... a 0-4 BC
24-03-82 France.... a 0-4 FR
28-04-82 Scotland.. h 1-1 BC
04-07-82 France.... n 1-4 WCF sub
13-10-82 Austria... a 0-2 ECQ
17-11-82 W. Germany h 1-0 ECQ
15-12-82 Albania... a 0-0 ECQ
30-03-83 Turkey.... h 2-1 ECQ
27-04-83 Albania... h 1-0 ECQ
24-05-83 Scotland.. a 0-0 HC
13-12-83 Scotland.. h 2-0 HC sub
16-10-84 Israel.... h 3-0 FR
14-11-84 Finland... h 2-1 WCQ 1 Goal
27-02-85 England... h 0-1 WCQ
27-03-85 Spain..... a 0-0 FR
01-05-85 Turkey.... h 2-0 WCQ
11-09-85 Turkey.... a 0-0 WCQ
16-10-85 Romania... a 1-0 WCQ
13-11-85 England... a 0-0 WCQ
26-02-86 France.... a 0-0 FR
26-03-86 Denmark... h 1-1 FR
23-04-86 Morocco... h 2-1 FR
03-06-86 Algeria... n 1-1 WCF
07-06-86 Spain..... n 1-2 WCF
12-06-86 Brazil.... n 0-3 WCF

Summary: 37(2)/2. Won 15, Drew 14, Lost 10.