James McCarthy (footballer)

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Personal information
James McCarthy
Full name	James McCarthy
Date of birth	November 12, 1990 (age 16)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Hamilton Academical
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2006-	Hamilton Academical	21 (0)^[1]
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:53, 8 April 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

James McCarthy (born November 12, 1990) is a footballer, currently playing for Hamilton Academical, who predominantly plays as an attacking midfielder.

He made his debut against Queen of the South as a substitute on September 30, 2006, becoming the youngest player to play for Hamilton Academical in the 21st century. His full debut came against Airdrie United on November 11, 2006; a day before his 16th birthday.

On January 6, 2007, at 16 years and 55 days old, James became the youngest player ever to score in Hamilton Academical's history. He scored in a Scottish Cup defeat against Livingston.

He has reportedly attracted interest from clubs such as Aston Villa, FC Barcelona, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Celtic, Chelsea, Deportivo de La Coruña, Liverpool, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Sunderland A.F.C. , Rangers and Reading.

In December McCarthy spent two weeks on trial with Liverpool F.C. over the Christmas period. Manager Rafael Benítez was so impressed with the teenager, Liverpool made an offer for the player. He will also have a trial with Reading ^[2].

Despite being born in Scotland, he has opted to play for the Republic of Ireland ^[3].