James McClean · TheSportsDB · Courtesy of TheSportsDB
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James Joseph McClean is a male association football player born in Derry in 1989. He holds citizenship in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, and he speaks English. His professional career began in 2007, and he wears the number 16 shirt. McClean plays as a wing half or midfielder.
He has played for several teams, including Wigan Athletic F.C., Derry City F.C., Institute F.C., and Sunderland A.F.C. He has represented both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in international competition. McClean participated in the UEFA Euro 2012 and UEFA Euro 2016 tournaments. He plays in the Premier League.
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Key facts
- 2026
- Derry City
- Full name
- James Joseph McClean
- Date of birth
- ( 1989-04-22 ) 22 April 1989 (age 37)
- Place of birth
- Derry , Northern Ireland
- Height
- 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
- Position
- Winger
- Current team
- Derry City
- Years
- Team
- 2007 2008
- Institute
- 2008 2011
- Derry City
- 2011 2013
- Sunderland
- 2013 2015
- Wigan Athletic
- 2015 2018
- West Bromwich Albion
- 2018 2021
- Stoke City
- 2021 2023
- Wigan Athletic
- 2023 2026
- Wrexham
- 2008 2009
- Northern Ireland U21
- 2012 2023
- Republic of Ireland
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Team
- Derry City
- Position
- Midfielder
- Nationality
- Ireland
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joseph
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Ireland
- Place of birth
- Derry
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- UEFA Euro 2016
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Derry City F.C.
- Position played
- wing half
- League
- Premier League
- Country for sport
- Republic of Ireland
- Mass
- 70
- Image
- FIFA WC-qualification 2014 - Austria vs Ireland 2013-09-10 - James McClean 01.jpg
- Height
- 180
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- Commons category
- James McClean
- date of birth
- 1989-04-22
- sport number
- 16
- start of work period
- 2007-00-00
- birth name
- James Joseph McClean
- name in native language
- James McClean
- medical condition
- autism
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Encyclopedic overview
James Joseph McClean (born 22 April 1989) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger for League of Ireland Premier Division club Derry City.
McClean began his career with Trojans, Institute, and Derry City of his hometown. He signed for Sunderland in England's Premier League in 2011 and moved to Wigan Athletic in August 2013. He spent two seasons at Wigan, claiming their player of the year award in the latter, and then returned to the Premier League by joining West Bromwich Albion in June 2015. McClean spent three season with the Baggies before joining Stoke City in July 2018. McClean re-signed for Wigan Athletic in August 2021 and joined Wrexham two years later.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “James McClean” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.