| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 May 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Norwich City | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Linfield | ||
| 2021–2025 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | Norwich City | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Northern Ireland U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Northern Ireland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Northern Ireland U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Northern Ireland | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:59, 4 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:01, 7 August 2025 (UTC) | |||
Ruairi McConville (born 1 May 2006) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for EFL Championship club Norwich City and the Northern Ireland national team. [2]
From Belfast, he joined the Brighton & Hove Albion academy in 2021 from Linfield. [3] He spent his first season with the club's under-18 side. He made the step up to the under-21s during the 2022–23 season. In December 2022, he signed a new professional contact with the club that ran into the summer of 2025. [4] [5] He made his professional debut for Brighton on 11 January 2025, appearing as a substitute in a 4-0 FA Cup third round away victory against Norwich City. [6]
In February 2025, McConville left Brighton to join Norwich City on a five and a half-year contract for an undisclosed fee. [7] He made his debut for Norwich City in the EFL Championship in a 4-2 home win against Stoke City on 22 February 2025, appearing as a substitute late in the second half. [8]
A Northern Ireland U16 and U17 international, he was captain of the Northern Ireland U19 side. [9] He made his debut for Northern Ireland U21 in November 2023 against England U21. [10] [11]
In November 2024, he was called-up for the first time to the senior team for their UEFA Nations League matches against Belarus and Luxembourg. He made his senior debut on 15 November 2024 in a 2–0 home win over Belarus. [12] [13] He started his first senior international match for Northern Ireland a few days later, in a 2-2 away draw with Luxembourg on 18 November 2024, in the UEFA Nations League. [14] [15]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 2023–24 [16] | — | — | — | — | 5 [a] | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 [17] | — | — | — | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2024–25 [17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Norwich City | 2024–25 [17] | Championship | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 1 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |