Declan Joseph McManus (born 3 August 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer, who plays as a forward for The New Saints. McManus has previously played for Aberdeen, Fleetwood Town, Greenock Morton, Alloa Athletic, Raith Rovers, Dunfermline Athletic, Ross County and Falkirk.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Declan Joseph McManus | ||
Date of birth | (1994-08-03) 3 August 1994 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | The New Saints | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2012 | Aberdeen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2015 | Aberdeen | 12 | (0) |
2013 | → Alloa Athletic (loan) | 18 | (1) |
2014–2015 | → Greenock Morton (loan) | 19 | (9) |
2015 | → Greenock Morton (loan) | 13 | (11) |
2015–2017 | Fleetwood Town | 7 | (1) |
2016 | → Greenock Morton (loan) | 17 | (4) |
2016–2017 | → Raith Rovers (loan) | 34 | (5) |
2017–2018 | Dunfermline Athletic | 32 | (7) |
2018–2020 | Ross County | 32 | (2) |
2019–2020 | → Falkirk (loan) | 26 | (19) |
2020–2021 | Dunfermline Athletic | 27 | (9) |
2021– | The New Saints | 28 | (24) |
National team‡ | |||
2012 | Scotland U18 | 2 | (1) |
2012–2013 | Scotland U19 | 8 | (3) |
2014–2015 | Scotland U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:42, 11 August 2015 (UTC) |
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.[2] 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.[3] In November 2012, McManus signed a new contract with the club that will keep him until 2015.[4]
On 31 July 2013 McManus joined Alloa Athletic on a six-month loan deal.[5] McManus made his first ever senior start in Alloa Athletic's 2–0 win in the League Cup First Round fixture against Peterhead.[6] On 14 December 2013, McManus scored his first senior goal in Alloa's 2–0 win against Greenock Morton.[7]
McManus moved on loan to Scottish League One club Greenock Morton on 8 August 2014.[8][9] He scored his first ever senior hat-trick in a 5–2 cup victory over Berwick Rangers in August 2014,[10] and left the club at the end of his loan spell having scored 12 goals in 21 starts.[11] On 2 February 2015, McManus joined Greenock Morton for a second loan spell, signing until the end of the 2014–15 season.[12][13] McManus was nominated for the SPFA League One player of the year for 2014–15,[14] as well as being included in the League One Team of the Year with teammate Mark Russell.[15] He won the Player of the Year award.[16]
On 15 May 2015, McManus signed a pre-contract agreement with Fleetwood Town.[17] On 31 December 2015, McManus returned for his third loan spell with Morton.[18] In July 2016, McManus returned to Scotland, joining Scottish Championship side Raith Rovers on loan.[19] In May 2017 he left Fleetwood at the end of his contract[20]
McManus returned north to Scotland in June 2017, signing for Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic on a one-year deal.[21]
McManus signed for Ross County in June 2018[22] and was loaned to Falkirk on 16 July 2019.[23] McManus was released by County in May 2020, following the end of his contract.[24]
Following his release from County, McManus re-signed for Dunfermline Athletic on 10 July 2020, joining the club on a two-year deal.[25]
After one season with Dunfermline, McManus moved to Cymru Premier club The New Saints on 14 June 2021, for a fee of £60,000.[26]
Having represented Scotland in U18 and U19 Levels, McManus was called up for the U21 squad.[27][28]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Aberdeen | 2011–12[29] | Scottish Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2012–13[30] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
2013–14[31] | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
2014–15[32] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Alloa Athletic (loan) | 2013–14[31] | Scottish Championship | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
Greenock Morton (loan) | 2014–15[32] | Scottish League One | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | 21 | 12 |
13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | |||
Total | 32 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 23 | ||
Fleetwood Town | 2015–16[33] | Football League One | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 10 | 1 |
2016–17[34] | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
Greenock Morton (loan) | 2015–16[35][33] | Scottish Championship | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 |
Raith Rovers (loan) | 2016–17[34] | 34 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 3 | 41 | 9 | |
Dunfermline Athletic | 2017–18[36] | 32 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5[lower-alpha 5] | 1 | 44 | 13 | |
Ross County | 2018–19[37] | Scottish Championship | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 45 | 4 |
Falkirk (loan) | 2019–20[37] | Scottish League One | 26 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 34 | 24 |
Dunfermline Athletic | 2020–21[38] | Scottish Championship | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 36 | 10 |
Career total | 234 | 69 | 16 | 5 | 25 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 293 | 90 |
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