James McCarthy (footballer)

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James McCarthy
Personal information
Full name James McCarthy
Date of birth November 12, 1990 (1990-11-12) (age 17)
Place of birth    Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Hamilton Academical
Youth clubs
Hamilton Academical
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2006– Hamilton Academical 058 0(7)   
National team2
2007
2007
2007–		 Republic of Ireland U17
Republic of Ireland U18
Republic of Ireland U19		 003 0(1)
002 0(2)
002 0(0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 20 April 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 19 March 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

James McCarthy (born November 12, 1990, Glasgow) is a Scottish born Irish footballer, currently playing for Scottish Premier League side Hamilton Academical. He predominantly plays as an attacking midfielder.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Domestic

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.

On May 17th 2008, after a fantastic season which saw him help his club be promoted to the Scottish Premier League, McCarthy signed a new three-year contract with the Accies.[1]

[edit] International

McCarthy was born in Scotland but has chosen to play for the Republic of Ireland due to his Irish heritage [2][3]. His grandfather comes from Co. Donegal

McCarthy made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland Under-17s in January 2007 against Italy[4]. He scored his first goal against Greece when winning his third cap in March of the same year[5].

He was quickly promoted to the Under-18s and played his first game at that level versus Germany in November 2007[6]. He scored twice in the return game that same month[7].

McCarthy played one game for the Under-19s in September 2007 against Portugal [8] and has since been selected for a number of these squads in 2008[9].

[edit] Honours

Hamilton Academical

[edit] References

  1. ^ McCarthy extends stay with Accies. Retrieved on May 17, 2008.
  2. ^ "Scottish-born James McCarthy has always had ambitions of playing for Ireland", FAI, 2007-01-21. Retrieved on 2007-10-30. 
  3. ^ "Friday's football gossip", BBC Sport, 2007-01-12. Retrieved on 2007-01-12. 
  4. ^ "Hamilton Republic of Ireland's U17 team impress in victory over Italy in Dublin", FAI, 2007-01-23. 
  5. ^ "Sean McCaffrey pays tribute to Ireland’s U17 squad in Germany", FAI, 2007-03-23. 
  6. ^ "Germany prove too powerful for Ireland U18s", FAI, 2007-11-13. 
  7. ^ "James McCarthy scores twice as Ireland U18s defeat Germany", FAI, 2007-11-15. 
  8. ^ "Ireland U19 lose first match of double-header to Portugal", FAI, 2007-09-04. 
  9. ^ "Ireland International Call Ups for Accies", Hamilton Accies FC, 2008-03-19. 

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