Danny McNamara (footballer)

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Danny McNamara
Personal information
Full name Danny John McNamara [1]
Date of birth (1998-12-27) 27 December 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Sidcup, London, England
Position(s) Full back
Team information
Current team
 Millwall
Number 2
Youth career
Millwall
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017– Millwall 75 (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, correct as of 20 January 2023 (UTC)

Danny John McNamara (born 27 December 1998) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a full back for EFL Championship club Millwall.

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Playing career

Millwall

McNamara began his career as a youth player at Millwall, signing his first professional contract with the club in July 2017. [2]

Loan spells

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]

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 [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]

International

On 28 August 2019, McNamara was named in the Republic of Ireland Under-21 squad. [15] He qualifies through his grandparents from Leitrim.

Career statistics

As of end of 2021–22 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] League CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Millwall 2018–19 [16] Championship 0000000000
2019–20 [17] Championship0000000000
2020–21 [18] Championship160100000170
2021–22 [19] Championship372100000382
Total532200000552
Welling United (loan) 2018–19 [20] National League South 9000000090
Dover Athletic (loan) 2018–19 [16] National League 8100000081
Havant & Waterlooville (loan) 2018–19 [16] National League4100000041
Newport County (loan) 2019–20 [17] League Two 21000101 [lower-alpha 2] 0230
St Johnstone (loan) 2020–21 [18] Scottish Premiership 221000000221
Career total11752010101215
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in the EFL Trophy

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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. ↑ "Young trio pen professional deals". millwallfc.co.uk. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "McNamara joins Welling United on loan". millwallfc.co.uk. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. ↑ Harvey, Richard (23 January 2019). "YOUNG LION JOINS ON LOAN". doverathletic.com. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Dan McNamara joins Havant & Waterlooville on loan". millwallfc.co.uk. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Danny McNamara signs new contract". millwallfc.co.uk. 3 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Danny McNamara: Millwall defender joins Newport County on loan". BBC Sport. 31 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Newport County 2–2 Mansfield Town". BBC Sport. 3 August 2019.
  9. ↑ Penman, Andrew (6 January 2020). "Danny McNamara returns to Millwall after Newport County loan". South Wales Argus.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "James Brown arrives in Perth". perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  12. ↑ "Boreham Wood 0–2 Millwall". BBC Sport. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  13. ↑ "Bournemouth 1–1 Millwall". BBC Sport. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  14. ↑ "Millwall 4–1 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  15. ↑ Penman, Andrew (28 August 2019). "Newport County form earns Millwall defender international call-up". South Wales Argus.
  16. 1 2 3 "Games played by Danny McNamara in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Danny McNamara in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Danny McNamara in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Danny McNamara in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  20. ↑ Danny McNamara at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
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