Declan McManus

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Declan McManus
Personal information
Full nameDeclan McManus
Date of birth3 August 1994
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Greenock Morton
(on loan from Aberdeen)
Youth career
Aberdeen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2012–Aberdeen12(0)
2013→ Alloa Athletic (loan)18(1)
2014–2015→ Greenock Morton (loan)19(9)
2015–→ Greenock Morton (loan)12(10)
National team‡
2012Scotland U182(0)
2012–2013Scotland U198(3)
2014-Scotland U212(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:54, 25 April 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:42, 27 March 2015 (UTC)

Declan McManus (born 3 August 1994) is a Scottish professional football forward who plays for Greenock Morton on loan from Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen. He has also played for Alloa Athletic and Greenock Morton on loan.

Career

McManus made his debut for Aberdeen's first team on 28 April 2012, coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 defeat to Dunfermline Athletic.[1] In the new season, McManus goalscoring form in the U20 league caught the eye of Dundee and Partick Thistle, who were keen to sign him on loan.[2] In November 2012, McManus signed a new contract with the club that will keep him until 2015.[3]

On July 31, 2013, McManus joined Alloa Athletic on a six-month loan deal.[4] McManus made his first ever senior start in Alloa Athletic's 2–0 win in the League Cup First Round fixture against Peterhead.[5] On 14 December 2013, McManus scored his first senior goal in Alloa's 2–0 win against Greenock Morton.[6]

McManus moved on loan to Scottish League One club Greenock Morton on 8 August 2014.[7][8] He scored his first ever senior hat-trick in a 5–2 cup victory over Berwick Rangers in August 2014,[9] and left the club at the end of his loan spell having scored 12 goals in 21 starts.[10] On 2 February 2015, McManus joined Greenock Morton for a second loan spell, signing until the end of the 2014–15 season.[11][12]

McManus was nominated for the SPFA League One player of the year for 2014–15.[13]

International career

Having represented Scotland in U18 and U19 Levels, McManus was called up for the U21 squad.[14][15]

Honours

PFA League One Player of the Year - 2014/15 (nominated)

References

  1. ↑ Andy Campbell (28 April 2012). "Dunfermline 3–0 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Aberdeen hitkid Declan McManus set for loan spell with Dundee or Partick Thistle". Daily Record. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Declan McManus has signed a new contract to keep him at Aberdeen until 2015". Sky Sports. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Hartley signs striker". Alloa Athletic. 31 July 2013. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Peterhead 0–2 Alloa Athletic". Alloa Athletic. 4 August 2013. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Alloa 2–0 Morton". BBC Sport. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Loan Signing". Greenock Morton F.C. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  8. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (8 August 2014). "Morton land Dons striker on loan". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Morton 5–2 Berwick Rangers". Scottish Professional Football League. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "Declan McManus's Soccerbase profile". Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "McManus re-joins Morton". Aberdeen F.C. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  12. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (2 February 2015). "McManus makes deadline-busting Morton return". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  13. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (22 April 2015). "Morton striker nominated for League One Player of the Year". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  14. ↑ "King, McKenzie and McManus added to under-21 squad". Scottish Football Association. 31 August 2014. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  15. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (6 September 2014). "Morton striker's pride at international call-up". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 6 September 2014.

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