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697 vs Switzerland - 698 - 699 vs --- Tuesday 21st March 2025. KO: 18:00 GMT International Friendly SWEDEN (SWE) 5-1 NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) (H/T) 2-0 Venue: Strawberry Arena, Solna Attendance: 14,147 Referee: Matthew MacDermid (SCO) Assistant Referees: Dougie Potter (SCO), Chris Rae (SCO) Fourth Official:  Calum Scott (SCO) Goals: NIR : Price 89 ; SWE:  E. Holm 7 , B. Nygren 32 , K. Sema 59 , A. Isak 64 , A. Elanga 77 NORTHERN IRELAND:   (green shirts - white shorts - white socks) Manager: Michael O'Neill Captain: Shea Charles SWEDEN: (yellow shirts - blue shorts) NORTHERN IRELAND: Squad:  ( Irish FA ) Goalkeepers  – Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday), Conor Hazard (Plymouth Argyle), Luke Southwood (Bolton Wanderers). Defenders  – Ciaron Brown (Oxford United), Trai Hume (Sunderland) (injured) , Brodie Spencer (Huddersfield Town),  Eoin Toal (Bolton Wanderers) , Ruairi McConville (Norwich City), Paddy McNair (San Diego FC), Terry Devlin ...

Name: Jamie Paul Donley Born: 3 January 2005, Antrim Height: Weight: Position: Forward Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Youth; England: Youth. Awards: EFL Young Player of the Month: January 2025. Club Career: Tottenham Hotspur 23/24-date youth Leyton Orient 24/25 Aug-24   loan Biography: Born in Antrim to a father from Northern Ireland and a mother from England, Jamie Donley moved to England as a young child. He joined Spurs as an eight year-old and his prolific goalscoring led to him being dubbed "the new Harry Kane". He was capped at various youth levels by England, he was also invited to play for Northern Ireland in friendly Under-19 games in 2022.  He continued to be selected by England Under-19s through to 2024 but in March 2025 it was revealed that FIFA had approved his request to switch to Northern Ireland officially, and he was called up for senior friendlies against Switzerland and Sweden.

696 vs Luxembourg - 697 - 698 vs Sweden Friendly International NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) 1-1 SWITZERLAND (SUI) (H/T 1-1) Venue:  The National Stadium at Windsor Park, Belfast Attendance: 17,862 Referee:  Mohammed Al-Hakim (SWE) Assistant Referees:  Mehmet Culum (SWE), Fredrik Klyver (SWE) Fourth Official:  Victor Wolf (SWE) Goals: NIR:  Price 16 ; SUI: Rodriguez 28 NORTHERN IRELAND (green - green - green) Manager: Michael O'Neill Captain: Paddy McNair   SWEDEN (white - white - white) NORTHERN IRELAND:  Squad: ( Irish FA ) Goalkeepers – Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday), Conor Hazard (Plymouth Argyle), Luke Southwood (Bolton Wanderers). Defenders – Ciaron Brown (Oxford United), Trai Hume (Sunderland), Brodie Spencer (Huddersfield Town), Eoin Toal (Bolton Wanderers) , Ruairi McConville (Norwich City), Paddy McNair (San Diego FC), Terry Devlin (Portsmouth), Aaron Donnelly (Dundee), Kofi Balmer* (Motherwell) Midfielders – George Saville (Millwall), ...

  03-Feb Rauri McConville (Brighton to Norwich) undisclosed 31-Jan Michael Forbes (West Ham to Colchester) loan 22-Jan Isaac Price (Standard Liege to West Brom) undisclosed 20-Jan Carl Winchester (Shrewsbury to Derry City) signed 16-Jan  Jamie McDonagh  (Portadown to Bangor) loan 15-Jan Dion Charles (Bolton to Huddersfield) undisclosed 11-Jan Liam Boyce (Hearts to Derry City) signed 11-Jan Gavin Whyte (ex-Portsmouth to Derry City) free agent 10-Jan JJ McKiernan (Lincoln to Burton) loan 08-Jan Aaron Donnelly (Nottingham Forest to Dundee) undisclosed 04-Jan Carl Johnston (Fleetwood to Peterborough) undisclosed 03-Jan  Conor McDermott  (Loughgall to St James' Swifts) 11-Dec Shane Ferguson (ex-Rotherham to Derry City) free agent 19-Nov Colin Coates (Ballymena to Glenavon (coach) ) retired 14-Nov  Shane McEleney  (Derry City to Glentoran)  signed Jack O'Mahoney (Ballymena to Bangor) Derry City have made some big signings, including Liam Boyce and Gavi...

694 vs Bulgaria -  695 - 696 vs Luxembourg UEFA Nations League C 15th November 2024. KO 19:45 GMT NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) 2-0 BELARUS (BLR) (H/T 0-0) Venue: The N,ational Stadium at Windsor Park, Belfast Attendance: 18,044 Referee: Luis Godinho (POR) Goals: NIR: Ballard, D. Charles (pen) Northern Ireland: (green - white - white) Manager: Michael O'Neill Captain: Shea Charles [1 match: 1 win] NIR:  Pierce Charles; Conor Bradley, Brodie Spencer, Trai Hume, Daniel Ballard, Ciaron Brown, Brodie Spencer, Alistair McCann, Dion Charles, Shea Charles, Isaac Price. Substitutes: (used) George Saville, Josh Magennis, Jamie Reid, Ruairi McConville, Brad Lyons; (unused) Bailey Peacock-Farrell (GK), Luke Southwood (GK), Kofi Balmer, Ethan Galbraith, Callum Marshall, Jordan Thompson, Lee Bonis. Belarus: (all maroon) Head Coach:  Carlos Alós (ESP) Captain:  Aleksandr Martynovich  Belarus: Fedor Lapoukhov, Vadim Pigas, Kirill Pechenin, Pavel Zabelin, Aleksandr Martynovich, Serg...

Name: Justin Devenney Born: 11 October 2003, Scotland Height: 5.08 ft / 1.77 m Weight: 11.09 st / 74 kg Position: Midfielder Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21. Club Honours: (with Airdrie) Scottish League One Play-Off Winner 2022/23. Club Career: Teams.... -Seasons- Signed -Fee- League Kilmarnock ...............  Youth 0(0)/0 Broomhill. 21/2 ...........   Loan (Lowland League) Airdrie .. 21/2 ....   Feb-22   Loan Airdrie .. 22/3 ....   Jun-22 Cr. Palace 23/4-date   Aug-23 Biography: Scottish-born midfielder, eligible for Northern Ireland through his mother, Justin Devenney played under Tommy Wright at Kilmarnock. Devenney joined Crystal Palace's Under-21 development team after impressing for Airdrie as they gained promotion from the Scottish League One. He was quickly included in Tommy Wright's Northern Ireland Under-21 team. He made his Premier League debut, starting as Palace lost 2-0 to Fulham in November 2024. He was quickly elevated to...

Name: Albert S. Nixon Born: - Died: 6 November 2024, Belfast Height: Weight: Position: Right-Back Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 3 Amateur Caps (1962-1964) , Youth (1958) . Club Honours: (with Ballyclare) Irish League B Division Winner 1960/61 ; Intermediate Cup Winner; Steel & Sons Cup Winner; George Wilson Cup Winner 1960/61 . Club Career: Teams ......... -Seasons- Signed -Fee- Ballyclare Com. ............ -59 Glenavon .......................   Amat. Ballyclare Com.  Linfield Biography: Bertie Nixon came to prominence with the all-conquering Ballyclare Comrades side of 1960/61, claiming all the available intermediate honours and reached the Irish Cup semi-final. He moved on to Glenavon where he added Amateur caps to his collection, appearing in a famous win over England. In the 1970s he coached Linfield Swifts, even taking the opportunity to take the field during a player shortage. His father Tommy had been a champion bowler, and with his football days behi...