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Name:  Born: 4 January 2002, Limavady Height: 6.03 ft / 1.91 m Weight: 11.04 st / 71.6kg Positions: Centre-Back Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full, Under-21, 5 Under-19 Caps, 11 Under-17 Caps. Club Career: Teams ...... -Seasons- Signed -Fee- League- FA Cup FL Cup Other Limavady Youths ............. Youth Coleraine .......0......   2015   Youth  . 0(0)/0 Chelsea ....  21/2-22/3   Jul-19 Youth .0(0)/0   ......   ......   1(0)/0* Barrow  .....   22/3 .... Jun-22  . Loan 26(1)/1 ...... 2(0)/0 1(0)/0 St Johnstone 23/4-date Aug-23 * Under-21 games in EFL Trophy Biography: Sam McClelland was called into the senior Northern Ireland panel after an impressive season with Chelsea U23s in the 2020/21 season. Chelsea Academy Northern Ireland Full Cap Details: 03-06-2021 Ukraine A L 0-1 FR sub Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Details: 03-09-2001 Malta A L 1-4

Born: Dundonald Position: Winger International Career: Scotland: Youth Club Career: Kilmarnock youth Everton  Tranmere loan MK Dons loan Hibernian loan Cardiff City Port Vale loan Plymouth loan Portsmouth loan St Johnstone 18/19-19/20 Jul-18 Aberdeen 19/20-22/23 Jan-20 £75k Kilmarnock 23/24-date Jun-23 Biography: Quick on either wing, Matty Kennedy represented Scotland at all youth levels up to under-21. On being announced in the Northern Ireland squad for the first time in October 2019, Michael O'Neill revealed:  "We have known about him for some time.  He was born in Dundonald, has Scottish parents and grew up in Scotland. He played for Scotland Under-21s so the paper work took longer than we thought." Kennedy left Tommy Wright's St Johnstone for Aberdeen in January 2020 . Among his rivals for a spot on the wing at Pittodrie is Niall McGinn. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matty_Kennedy

courtesy of Neil Fentie Name: Paul Paton Born: 18 April 1987, Paisley (SCO) Height: 5.10 ft Weight: Position: Defender / Midfielder Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full Caps (2014-) . Club Honours: (with Dundee United) Scottish Cup Runner-Up 2013/14 ; Scottish League Cup Runner-Up 2014/15 . Awards: SPFL Player of the Month September 2014, February 2016 . Club Career: Teams ...... -Seasons- Signed -Fee- -League- -FACup- FL Cup Other Queen's Park . 05/6-07/8 .. -05 Youth . 89(0)/2 .5(1)/0 5(0)/0 6(0)/1 Partick Th. .. 08/9-12/3 May-08 . Free 142(5)/5 . 7(0)/0 7(0)/0 5(1)/0  Dundee Utd ..   13/4-15/6 Jul-13 ...... 71(4)/6 12(1)/0 7(0)/0 St Johnstone  16/7-17/8 May-16 . Free . 38(7)/1 . 1(0)/0 3(3)/0 1(0)/0 Plymouth Arg 17/8 .... Mar-18 . Free .. 1(2)/0 Falkirk .... 18/9 .... Jul-18 .Free .27(2)/1 .1(0)/1 3(0)/0 2(0)/0 Dunfermline. 19/0 .... Jun-19 .Free .23(1)/0 .1(0)/0 5(0)/0 1(0)/0 East Kilbride ........  Jul-20 .Free (Lowland League)...

The Scottish Professional Football League Premiership was formed in 2013 when the Scottish Premier League ( SPL , founded 1998) "re-merged" with the Scottish Football League (founded 1890) to once again form a single governing body for senior league clubs in Scotland, the Scottish Professional Football League ( SPFL ). All four divisions within the league structure were re-branded, with the Premiership as the top level with the Championship , League 1 and League 2 beneath. The following Northern Ireland players have featured in the Premiership to date... Liam Boyce (Ross County) Conor Brennan (Kilmarnock) Sammy Clingan (Kilmarnock) Ben Hall (Motherwell) Josh Magennis (Aberdeen, St Mirren , Kilmarnock) Alan Mannus (St Johnstone) Niall McGinn (Aberdeen) Ryan McGivern (Hibernian) Ryan McLaughlin ( Aberdeen ) Michael McGovern (Hamilton Academical) Billy McKay (Inverness Caledonian Thistlem Dundee Unired ) Rory McKeown (Kilmarnock) Brian McLean ...

Name: Jonathan Tuffey Born: 20 January 1987, Banbridge Height: 6.01 ft Weight: 12.08 st Position: Goalkeeper .. Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 8 Full (2008-2011) , 13 Under-21 Caps (2006-2008) , 11 Under-19 Caps, 8 Under-17 Caps, 10 Under-16 Schools Caps (2002-2003) . Club Honours: (with Inverness) North of Scotland Cup Winner 2011/12 ;  (with Linfield) Co. Antrim Shield Winner 2013/14 ; (with Glenavon) Irish Cup Winner 2015/16 ; NIFL Charity Shield Winner 2016. Awards: Scottish First Division Player of the Month March 2008 ; NIFWA Goalkeeper of the Year 2015/16. .. Club Career: Teams .......... --Seasons-- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FL Cup Europe Other St Patrick's Boys Club Lisburn Youth Coventry City .............. Jul-05 Youth .. 0(0)/0 Partick Thistle 06/07-09/10 Aug-06 . Free 109(1)/0 9(0)/0 7(0)/0 3(0)/0 Inverness C.T. . 10/11-11/12  Jul-10 . Free .. 8(0)/0 5(0)/0 3(0)/0  St Johnstone .. 12/13 .....   Jun-1...

Full Name: Michael Mcgovern Born: 12 July 1984, Enniskillen Height: 6.02 ft Weight: 14.00 st Position: Goalkeeper .. Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 33 Full Caps  (2010-2020) , 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 . ... (with Norwich) EFL Championship promoted 2020/21 . 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. .. Club Career: Clubs Seasons Signed Fee League FA Cup FL Cup Other Enniskillen Town United Youth (Fermanagh & Western League) Celtic 03/4-07/8 Jul-01 Youth 0(0)/0 - - ...