Difference between revisions of "Patrick McNair"
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==Youth career== | ==Youth career== | ||
| − | Patrick | + | Patrick completed a three year scholarship at Manchester United before signing a professional contract. Although joining as a creative midfielder, he became something of a utility man and his ultimate position is still to be determined. In 2012/13, due to defensive injuries, he played as a centre back and although still classified as a midfielder, it was at centre back where he's found opportunities in 2013/14, forming a successful make-shift pairing with [[Charni Ekangamene]]. He scored a last minute winning goal away at [[Reading]] in the [[Under-21 Premier League]] which took Manchester United through to the league semi-final playoffs. |
Patrick was included on the bench for the first team for the first team away to [[MK Dons]] in the 2014/15 League Cup 2nd Round defeat but was unused. With the first team obliterated by injuries, McNair made his debut at home to [[West Ham]] on 27th September and continued to be involved with the first team, covering a number of positions. | Patrick was included on the bench for the first team for the first team away to [[MK Dons]] in the 2014/15 League Cup 2nd Round defeat but was unused. With the first team obliterated by injuries, McNair made his debut at home to [[West Ham]] on 27th September and continued to be involved with the first team, covering a number of positions. | ||
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| + | In 2015/16 he found opportunities hard to come by and in August 2016 he was sold to [[Sunderland]] for a fee of £5m. He signed a four year contract with the club. | ||
==International== | ==International== | ||
Latest revision as of 08:51, 11 August 2016
Patrick McNair is a midfielder currently playing for Sunderland.
| Patrick McNair | |||||||||||||||||
| Full Name | Patrick James Coleman McNair | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of Birth | 27 April 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
| Age | 29 years | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Ballyclare, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre midfield; Centre back | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Northern Irish | ||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Sunderland | ||||||||||||||||
| Previous club/s | Manchester United | ||||||||||||||||
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Youth career
Patrick completed a three year scholarship at Manchester United before signing a professional contract. Although joining as a creative midfielder, he became something of a utility man and his ultimate position is still to be determined. In 2012/13, due to defensive injuries, he played as a centre back and although still classified as a midfielder, it was at centre back where he's found opportunities in 2013/14, forming a successful make-shift pairing with Charni Ekangamene. He scored a last minute winning goal away at Reading in the Under-21 Premier League which took Manchester United through to the league semi-final playoffs.
Patrick was included on the bench for the first team for the first team away to MK Dons in the 2014/15 League Cup 2nd Round defeat but was unused. With the first team obliterated by injuries, McNair made his debut at home to West Ham on 27th September and continued to be involved with the first team, covering a number of positions.
In 2015/16 he found opportunities hard to come by and in August 2016 he was sold to Sunderland for a fee of £5m. He signed a four year contract with the club.
International
Patrick has represented Northern Ireland at Senior, Under-21, Under-17 and Under-16 levels.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Under-19 | Under-21 | First Team | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Subs | Goals | Assists | Starts | Subs | Goals | Assists | Starts | Subs | Goals | Assists | Starts | Subs | Goals | Assists | ||
| Manchester United | 2013-14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014-15 | — | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 2015-16 | — | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 10 | 5 | 3 | |
