Conor McCarthy (born 11 April 1998) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for English club Barnsley. He has previously played for Cork City and St Mirren.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1998-04-11) 11 April 1998 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Blarney, County Cork, Ireland | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Barnsley | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
Blarney United | |||
Cork City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | Cork City | 66 | (6) |
2020–2022 | St Mirren | 68 | (2) |
2022– | Barnsley | 7 | (0) |
National team | |||
Republic of Ireland U18 | |||
Republic of Ireland U21 | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:10, 24 September 2022 (UTC) |
A Blarney native, McCarthy began his career with local club Blarney United, before signing for Cork City. Whilst playing for Cork's under-19 team, McCarthy captained Cork to a 1–0 UEFA Youth League win over HJK Helsinki - the first victory by an Irish club in the competition's history.[2][3] McCarthy signed for Scottish club St Mirren in January 2020.[4]
In June 2022 it was announced that he would sign for English club Barnsley on 1 July 2022, signing a three-year contract.[5][6]
McCarthy has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-18 and under-21 level.[3]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Cork City | 2016 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
2017 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
2018 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 30 | 1 | ||
2019 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 42 | 6 | ||
Total | 66 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 92 | 9 | ||
St Mirren | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
2020–21 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 45 | 2 | ||||
2021–22 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 2 | ||||
Total | 68 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 5 | ||
Career Total | 134 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 175 | 14 |
Barnsley F.C. – current squad | |
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