Danny John McNamara (born 27 December 1998) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a full back for Championship club Millwall.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Danny John McNamara[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-12-27) 27 December 1998 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Sidcup, London, England | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Millwall | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Millwall | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Millwall | 46 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | → Welling United (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Dover Athletic (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Havant & Waterlooville (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Newport County (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → St Johnstone (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2019–2020 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2021 (UTC) | |||
McNamara began his career as a youth player at Millwall, signing his first professional contract with the club in July 2017.[2]
McNamara spent time on loan during the 2018–19 season at Welling United,[3] Dover Athletic[4] and Havant & Waterlooville.[5] Upon his return in May 2019, McNamara signed a new one-year contract with Millwall with an option for a further year.[6]
On 31 July 2019, McNamara joined League Two side Newport County on a season long loan.[7] On 3 August 2019, he made his Football League debut for Newport, being named in the starting line-up for a 2–2 draw against Mansfield Town on the opening day of the 2019–20 season.[8] On 6 January 2020, Millwall recalled McNamara from his loan spell at Newport.[9]
On 14 July 2020, McNamara and fellow Lion Isaac Olaofe joined Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone on season-long loans.[10] On 4 January 2021, McNamara was recalled by Millwall, with teammate James Brown being sent on loan to St Johnstone.[11]
Following his return to Millwall in early January 2021, McNamara made his debut for the club on 9 January 2021 in an FA Cup victory over Boreham Wood[12] and made his league debut three days later in a 1–1 away draw with AFC Bournemouth.[13]
On 9 April 2022, McNamara opened his account for the club with the first two goals in a 4–1 thrashing of Barnsley.[14]
On 28 August 2019, McNamara was named in the Republic of Ireland Under-21 squad.[15] He qualifies through his grandparents from Leitrim.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Millwall | 2018–19[16] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019–20[17] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[18] | Championship | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[19] | Championship | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | |
| Total | 53 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2 | ||
| Welling United (loan) | 2018–19[20] | National League South | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dover Athletic (loan) | 2018–19[16] | National League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Havant & Waterlooville (loan) | 2018–19[16] | National League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Newport County (loan) | 2019–20[17] | League Two | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| St Johnstone (loan) | 2020–21[18] | Scottish Premiership | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Career total | 117 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 121 | 5 | ||
Millwall F.C. – current squad | |
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