Thomas McBride (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas McBride | ||
| Date of birth | 30 May 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Derry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Newbuildings United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maiden City Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008-2010 | Northampton Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2010-2011 | Derry City | 25 | (3) |
| 2011-2012 | Institute | 11 | (2) |
| 2012-2013 | Finn Harps | 20 | (3) |
| 2013- | Newbuildings United | 3 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| Republic of Ireland U-19 | 1 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Thomas McBride is a footballer from Derry, Northern Ireland who plays for Northern Ireland Intermediate League club Newbuildings United.
He previously played with Derry City and Institute and was a youth player for Northampton Town. McBride was also selected for the Northern Ireland Under-18 Schoolboys in 2010.[1] However, he went on to represent the Republic of Ireland at under 19 level.[2]
Playing career
Northampton
McBride was scouted and signed as a youth to Northampton Town F.C. but after a short spell at the club with no first team appearances he was released and returned to Northern Ireland.
Derry City
McBride signed for local team Derry City on trial in 2010 and after several friendlies was signed up on a one-year contract. He regularly featured on the subs bench at the start of the new First Division season but soon won a place in the starting team. He also won Northern Irish u18 player of the year after netting 3 goals within 3 appearances[citation needed]. Following Derry's promotion to the Premier Division and the addition of Ruaidhri Higgins to the midfield McBride lost his place in the team and was dropped to the bench. It was announced in August 2011 that he had left the club after his contract had been terminated.
Institute
Immediately after leaving Derry he signed for neighbouring club Institute. He left the club after his contract expired in order to sign for League of Ireland side Finn Harps.
Finn Harps
He signed for Finn Harps in February 2012. Following a lengthy suspension, he failed to make his way back into the first team consistently. He left in May 2013, again by mutual consent.
Newbuildings United
Turning his back on senior football, in a bid to switch his attentions to other things[citation needed], McBride signed with Northern Ireland Intermediate League club Newbuildings United.
References
- ↑ "U18 SCHOOLS SQUAD NAMED". www.irishfa.com. 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
- ↑ McCaffrey names starting team for U19 friendly Retrieved 23.01.12