Alan McDermott

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Alan McDermott
Personal information
Full name Alan McDermott [1]
Date of birth (1982-01-22) 22 January 1982 (age 41) [1]
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland [1]
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [1]
Position(s) Defender [1]
Youth career
1998–1999 Manchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2002 Manchester United 0 (0)
2002 Ayr United 2 (0)
2003 Arbroath 2 (0)
2003 Hamilton Academical 2 (0)
2003–2004 Shelbourne 12 (0)
2004–2005 Newry City 11 (0)
2005 Kildare County 9 (2)
2006 Dundalk 2 (0)
2006–2007 Kildare County 39 (4)
International career
2000 Republic of Ireland U17 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan McDermott (born 22 January 1982) is an Irish former footballer who played as a defender.

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Club career

Born in Dublin, McDermott was signed as a trainee by Manchester United in July 1998, [1] before signing his first professional contract with the club on his 17th birthday. [1] In his first season, he played 18 times for the under-17s team and three times for the under-19s, scoring four goals. [2] In 1999–2000, he played just twice for the under-19s at the start of the season before missing the next six months; he returned for the final two matches of the campaign, scoring in the play-off second round match against Leeds United. [2] He also made his debut for the reserve team in the Manchester Senior Cup match against Oldham Athletic on 5 April. [2] He played twice more for the under-19s and once for the reserves in 2000–01, then six more appearances for the reserves in 2001–02, before being released at the end of the season. [2]

McDermott joined Ayr United in 2002. [3] After a spell on trial at Arbroath, he joined Hamilton Academical in March 2003. [4] He went on to have spells with Shelbourne and Newry, [5] before signing for Kildare County towards the end of 2005.[ citation needed ]

At the beginning of the 2006 season, he had a brief stint with Dundalk, before re-signing for Kildare County to fill a much needed void in the County defence. [6] He held down a steady place with Kildare due to injuries, firstly to Phil Byrne and then to Ian Malone. He scored his first goal for Kildare in a defeat to Finn Harps in Ballybofey in September 2006.[ citation needed ]

McDermott proved his versatility during the 2007 season, playing in almost every position except in goal. He added to his goal tally with a dramatic equaliser against Shelbourne at Station Road and one against Kilkenny in the same stadium, but the other end. He was released on 25 August 2007. [7]

International career

McDermott made three appearances for the Republic of Ireland under-17 team at the Lisbon Invitational Tournament in June 2000. [8] He played in games against the United States, Norway and Portugal, and was voted as the player of the tournament. [8] [9] He has also represented Eircom League U21s team. [10]

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