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 135 (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 23:23, 3 November 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.

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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]

On 6 November 2024, McNamara was involved in an incident during a 1-0 win at Leeds. After provoking an opposing player, Junior Firpo, McNamara and the Firpo touched heads. This led to McNamara rolling around on the ground, attempting to prompt the officials to sanction Firpo. McNamara choose to continue his protest during the remaining minutes of the game, and after the game. 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 questioning McNamara's conduct, along with the methods and consistency as to how the Football League impose retrospective sanctions. [15]

International

On 28 August 2019, McNamara was named in the Republic of Ireland Under-21 squad. [16] 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 [a] League CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Millwall 2018–19 [17] Championship 0000000000
2019–20 [18] Championship0000000000
2020–21 [19] Championship160100000170
2021–22 [20] Championship372100000382
Total532200000552
Welling United (loan) 2018–19 [21] National League South 9000000090
Dover Athletic (loan) 2018–19 [17] National League 8100000081
Havant & Waterlooville (loan) 2018–19 [17] National League4100000041
Newport County (loan) 2019–20 [18] League Two 21000101 [b] 0230
St Johnstone (loan) 2020–21 [19] 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. ↑ Rayner, Stuart (09/11/2024). "Leeds United manager Daniel Farke's extraordinary attack after Junior Firpo suspension". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 11/11/2024.{{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)
  16. ↑ Penman, Andrew (28 August 2019). "Newport County form earns Millwall defender international call-up". South Wales Argus.
  17. 1 2 3 "Games played by Danny McNamara in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Danny McNamara in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  19. 1 2 "Games played by Danny McNamara in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Danny McNamara in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  21. ↑ Danny McNamara at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
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