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James McCarthy
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Irish association football player (born 1990)
OverviewAI-generated
James Patrick McCarthy is an association football player who plays as a midfielder. Born in Glasgow on November 12, 1990, he holds citizenship in both the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. He has played for Hamilton Academical F.C., Wigan Athletic F.C., and Everton F.C., as well as the Republic of Ireland national under-17 football team. His professional career began on September 30, 2006.
McCarthy represents the Republic of Ireland in international competition and participated in UEFA Euro 2016. He has competed in the Premier League. His physical attributes include a height of 180 and a mass of 72. He speaks English.
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Key facts
- 2007
- Republic of Ireland U17
- Full name
- James Patrick McCarthy
- Date of birth
- ( 1990-11-12 ) 12 November 1990 (age 35)
- Place of birth
- Glasgow , Scotland
- Height
- 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
- Position
- Central midfielder
- 0000 2006
- Hamilton Academical
- Years
- Team
- 2006 2009
- Hamilton Academical
- 2009 2013
- Wigan Athletic
- 2013 2019
- Everton
- 2019 2021
- Crystal Palace
- 2021 2024
- Celtic
- 2007 2008
- Republic of Ireland U19
- 2008 2011
- Republic of Ireland U21
- 2010 2020
- Republic of Ireland
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Central Midfield
- Nationality
- Ireland
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Patrick
- Family name
- McCarthy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Ireland
- Place of birth
- Glasgow
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Participant in
- UEFA Euro 2016
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Celtic F.C.
- Position played
- midfielder
- League
- Premier League
- Country for sport
- Republic of Ireland
- Mass
- 72
- Image
- 1 james mccarthy everton 2015.jpg
- Height
- 180
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- Commons category
- James McCarthy
- date of birth
- 1990-11-12
- sport number
- 16
- birth name
- James Patrick McCarthy
- name in native language
- James McCarthy
- start of work period
- 2006-09-30
- social media followers
- 94010
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Encyclopedic overview
James Patrick McCarthy (born 12 November 1990) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
McCarthy made over 100 appearances for Hamilton Academical as a teenager, before being transferred to Wigan Athletic in 2009 for an initial £1.2 million which was a record sale fee for Hamilton Academical. After winning the FA Cup with Wigan in 2013 he moved to Everton, suffering from various injuries including a broken leg in 2018 which ruled him out for over a year.
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