Danny McNamara (footballer)

Danny McNamara

Danny McNamara in 2025.
Personal information
Full name	Danny John McNamara [1]
Date of birth	(1998-12-27) 27 December 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Sidcup, London, England
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s)	Full back
Team information
Current team	Millwall
Number	2
Youth career
	Millwall
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–	Millwall	140	(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)
International career
2019–2020	Republic of Ireland U21	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 05:00, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Danny John McNamara (born 27 December 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a full back for EFL Championship club Millwall. He is a former Republic of Ireland under-21 international.

Playing career

Millwall

McNamara began his career as a youth player at Millwall, signing his first professional contract with the club in July 2017. ^[3]

Loan spells

McNamara spent time on loan during the 2018–19 season at Welling United, ^[4] Dover Athletic ^[5] and Havant & Waterlooville. ^[6] Upon his return in May 2019, McNamara signed a new one-year contract with Millwall with an option for a further year. ^[7]

On 31 July 2019, McNamara joined League Two side Newport County on a season long loan. ^[8] 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. ^[9] On 6 January 2020, Millwall recalled McNamara from his loan spell at Newport. ^[10]

On 14 July 2020, McNamara and fellow Lion Isaac Olaofe joined Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone on season-long loans. ^[11] On 4 January 2021, McNamara was recalled by Millwall, with teammate James Brown being sent on loan to St Johnstone. ^[12]

Return to Millwall and breakthrough

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 ^[13] and made his league debut three days later in a 1–1 away draw with AFC Bournemouth. ^[14]

On 9 April 2022, McNamara opened his account for the club with the first two goals in a 4–1 thrashing of Barnsley. ^[15]

On 6 November 2024, McNamara was involved in an incident during a 1-0 win at Leeds. After being headbutted by an opposing player, Junior Firpo, McNamara was rewarded justice when the referee referred the incident to the Football League and Firpo received a three game suspension. The incident, and subsequent aftermath led to Leeds manager, Daniel Farke petulantly questioning McNamara's conduct, along with the methods and consistency as to how the Football League impose retrospective sanctions, showing a severe lack of maturity throughout. ^[16]

International

On 28 August 2019, McNamara was named in the Republic of Ireland Under-21 squad. ^[17] He qualifies through his grandparents from Leitrim.

Career statistics

As of 14 December 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup [a]		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Millwall	2018–19 [18]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20 [19]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020–21 [20]	Championship	16	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
	2021–22 [21]	Championship	37	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	38	2
	2022–23 [22]	Championship	42	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	44	0
	2023–24 [23]	Championship	33	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	35	0
	2024–25 [24]	Championship	12	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	14	0
	Total		140	2	4	0	4	0	0	0	148	2
Welling United (loan)	2018–19 [25]	National League South	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Dover Athletic (loan)	2018–19 [18]	National League	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1
Havant & Waterlooville (loan)	2018–19 [18]	National League	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Newport County (loan)	2019–20 [19]	League Two	21	0	0	0	1	0	1 [b]	0	23	0
St Johnstone (loan)	2020–21 [20]	Scottish Premiership	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	1
Career total			204	5	4	0	5	0	1	0	214	5

1. Includes FA Cup
2. Appearance in the EFL Trophy

References

1. "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2018: Bolton Wanderers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 21. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
2. "Dan McNamara Football Statistics | WhoScored.com". www.whoscored.com.
3. "Young trio pen professional deals". millwallfc.co.uk. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
4. "McNamara joins Welling United on loan". millwallfc.co.uk. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
5. Harvey, Richard (23 January 2019). "YOUNG LION JOINS ON LOAN". doverathletic.com. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
6. "Dan McNamara joins Havant & Waterlooville on loan". millwallfc.co.uk. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
7. "Danny McNamara signs new contract". millwallfc.co.uk. 3 May 2019.
8. "Danny McNamara: Millwall defender joins Newport County on loan". BBC Sport. 31 July 2019.
9. "Newport County 2–2 Mansfield Town". BBC Sport. 3 August 2019.
10. Penman, Andrew (6 January 2020). "Danny McNamara returns to Millwall after Newport County loan". South Wales Argus.
11. "Isaac Olaofe and Danny McNamara join from Millwall on-loan". perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk. 14 July 2020. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
12. "James Brown arrives in Perth". perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
13. "Boreham Wood 0–2 Millwall". BBC Sport. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
14. "Bournemouth 1–1 Millwall". BBC Sport. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
15. "Millwall 4–1 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
16. Rayner, Stuart (9 November 2024). "Leeds United manager Daniel Farke's extraordinary attack after Junior Firpo suspension". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
17. Penman, Andrew (28 August 2019). "Newport County form earns Millwall defender international call-up". South Wales Argus.
18. "Games played by Danny McNamara in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
19. "Games played by Danny McNamara in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
20. "Games played by Danny McNamara in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
21. "Games played by Danny McNamara in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
22. "Games played by Danny McNamara in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
23. "Games played by Danny McNamara in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
24. "Games played by Danny McNamara in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
25. Danny McNamara at Soccerway . Retrieved 28 December 2020.

External links

• Danny McNamara at Soccerbase