Jamie McGrath (soccer player)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jamie McGrath
Personnel
birthday September 30, 1996
place of birth Dublin ,  Ireland
size 175 cm
position Hanging tip
Juniors
Years station
0000–2014 St Patrick's Athletic
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2014-2017 St Patrick's Athletic 47 0(4)
2017-2020 Dundalk FC 84 (10)
2020– FC St. Mirren 7 0(0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
2014-2015 Ireland U19 6 0(2)
2018 Ireland U21 3 0(0)
1 Only league games are given.
As of July 23, 2020

Jamie McGrath (born September 30, 1996 in Dublin ) is an Irish football player who is under contract with FC St. Mirren in the Scottish Premiership .

Career

society

Jamie McGrath played in the youth team of St Patrick's Athletic from Inchicore, a district of the Irish capital Dublin , until 2014 . For the club, he made his debut in the first team in the League of Ireland on October 17, 2014 . He was in the starting line-up for the game against Athlone Town . It remained the only use in the 2014 season .

In the middle of the 2015 season , when one of the regular strikers Christy Fagan sustained a knee injury, McGrath was used for a long time in the regular formation of Athletic. As a striker, he scored one goal each against Drogheda United and Sligo Rovers in two consecutive away games. McGrath made his very first appearances in the European Cup against Skonto Riga in July 2015 for Athletic . With the club he won in 2015 the final of the League of Ireland Cup against Galway United in the penalty shootout with 4: 3.

Although he struggled with shin problems early in 2016 , he was regularly used in attacking midfield during the season . His only appearance in Europe for the season was against FK Dinamo Minsk from Belarus. He was able to successfully defend the League of Ireland Cup with the team against Limerick FC . After a good season for McGrath, he was voted St. Patrick's Athletic Young Player of the Season by fans of the club.

In January 2017, McGrath moved to Dundalk FC within Ireland . With his new club he dominated Irish football for the next three years. Two championship titles jumped out in 2018 and 2019 . In the Irish Cup competitions there were successes in the Irish Cup , League of Ireland Cup, President of Ireland's Cup and Champions Cup .

After three successful seasons in Dundalk , he moved to the Scottish first division club FC St. Mirren in January 2020 .

National team

Jamie McGrath played six times for the Irish U19 national team between 2014 and 2015 . He made his debut on November 13, 2014 against Malta when he came on for Ryan Manning . In February 2015, he scored two goals in a 6-0 win over Azerbaijan .

In 2018, McGrath played three games in the U21 national team . He made his debut in this age group against Germany in September 2018.

successes

with St Patrick's Athletic
with Dundalk FC

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ St Mirren sign Irish pair Conor McCarthy and Jamie McGrath. BBC Sport, January 7, 2020, accessed July 23, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME McGrath, Jamie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH September 30, 1996
PLACE OF BIRTH Dublin , Ireland