Jamie McGonigle

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Jamie McGonigle
Personal information
Full name Jamie McGonigle
Date of birth (1996-03-05) 5 March 1996 (age 26)
Place of birth Dungiven, Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft (183 cm)
Position(s)
  • Striker
Club information
Current team
 Derry City
Number 9
Youth career
Dungiven Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Coleraine 179 (65)
2019–2021 Crusaders 75 (32)
2021– Derry City 20 (10)
National team
2017–2018 Northern Ireland U21 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 October 2021 (UTC)

Jamie McGonigle (born 5 March 1996) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays for League of Ireland club Derry City.

Starting his career with Dungiven Celtic, McGonigle moved to Coleraine in 2015. After scoring 65 goals in 179 appearances, he signed for Crusaders in August 2019 for a Northern Irish transfer record fee of £60,000. He scored the fastest hattrick in an Irish league competition, only taking him 3 minutes. [1]

Club career[]

Coleraine[]

McGonigle began his career playing in the lower leagues for hometown club Dungiven Celtic. After impressing, he moved to Coleraine in 2014, and after scoring 30 goals for the reserve team, made his debut for the senior team against Institute in January 2015.[2]

By October 2017, he had scored against every club in the top flight, and his 16 league goals that season took Coleraine to second place in the league.[3] He also helped the side to win the Irish Cup, playing in the 3-1 final victory over Cliftonville,[4] and was named in the NIFL Team of the Year.[5] He scored a total of 65 goals in 179 games for the Bannsiders.

Crusaders[]

McGonigle signed for Crusaders on 8 August 2019.[6] The fee of £60,000 broke the Northern Irish transfer fee record, passing the previous record of £55,000 which had stood since Glenn Ferguson's transfer to Linfield from Glenavon in 1998.[7] McGonigle scored his first goals by scoring five, including a hat-trick in less than three minutes, in an 8-1 victory over Sirocco Works on 10 September.[8]

Derry City[]

McGonigle then signed for Derry City on 29th June 2021 for a rumoured fee of £35,000. McGonigle made his Derry City debut in a 2���0 win over Waterford on 2nd July 2021 at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium. McGonigle netted his first goal for the club in a 3-0 win over Drogheda United a month later. He netted a crucial goal in a 2-1 win over Dundalk in the final game of the season which secured a 4th place finish for Derry City.

Ahead of the 2022 season, McGonigle was handed the number 9 shirt.

International career[]

McGonigle earned five caps for the Northern Ireland U21 side, having received his first call-up in 2017.[9][10]

Career statistics[]

As of 11 September 2019.[11]

Season Club Division League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2014–15 Coleraine NIFL Premiership 7 3 0 0 0 0 — — 7 3
2015–16 37 7 1 0 2 0 — — 40 7
2016–17 34 15 4 3 3 1 — — 41 19
2017–18 36 16 4 2 1 1 2[a] 0 1[b] 0 44 20
2018–19 34 12 4 2 1 2 2[a] 0 — 40 16
2019–20 Crusaders 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[c] 5[d] 4 5
Career Total 151 52 12 7 7 4 4 0 2 5 183 70
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in NIFL Charity Shield
  3. ^ Appearances in County Antrim Shield
  4. ^ Goals in County Antrim Shield

Honours[]

Coleraine

References[]

  1. ^ "Crusaders' move for Jamie McGonigle breaks Irish League transfer record". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  2. ^ "The Big Interview: How Coleraine striker Jamie McGonigle won't be dwelling on title agony". Belfast Live. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  3. ^ "McGonigle hoping to keep fine form going". The Irish News. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Irish Cup Final: Coleraine 3-1 Cliftonville". BBC. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  5. ^ "2018 Northern Ireland Football Awards winners". Irish FA. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Crusaders finally get their man as Jamie McGonigle arrives from Coleraine on three-year deal". Belfast Live. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Crusaders' move for Jamie McGonigle breaks Irish League transfer record". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Five-star Jamie McGonigle seals big win for Crusaders". Belfast Live. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  9. ^ "New faces in first U21 squad for new boss Ian Baraclough". Irish FA. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Jamie McGonigle". UEFA. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Northern Ireland – J.McGonigle". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
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