David McMillan (footballer)

David McMillan (born 14 December 1988) is an Irish professional footballer. He is currently a free agent. He has previously played for UCD, St Patrick's Athletic, Sligo Rovers, Dundalk and St Johnstone. He also had loan spells at Hamilton Academical and Falkirk. He is currently the League of Ireland's all-time leading scorer in the UEFA Champions League and was joint top-scorer in the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round. McMillan has also been named League of Ireland Premier Division Player of the Month on three occasions.

David McMillan
Personal information
Full name David McMillan
Date of birth (1988-12-14) 14 December 1988
Place of birth Templeogue, Ireland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Youth career
Templeogue United
Mount Merrion Youths
2006–2008 UCD
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 UCD 56 (20)
2011 St Patrick's Athletic 28 (6)
2012 Olympic 3 (3)
2012–2013 UCD 34 (20)
2013 Sligo Rovers 13 (1)
2014–2017 Dundalk 118 (51)
2018–2020 St Johnstone 16 (4)
2019 → Hamilton Academical (loan) 8 (0)
2019–2020 → Falkirk (loan) 19 (4)
National team
2010 Republic of Ireland U23 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:38, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

His older brother, Evan is also a footballer and they have been teammates at UCD, St Patrick's Athletic and Sligo Rovers. In addition to playing football, McMillan is also a qualified architect.

Club career

Early Years

Between 2000 and 2007, McMillan attended Wesley College, Dublin where he studied for his Leaving Cert.[1][2] As a schoolboy he played for Templeogue United and Mount Merrion Youths. He initially attended UCD games when Templeogue United supplied the club with ballboys. Mount Merrion Youths were effectively UCD's schoolboy team and his brother Evan also played for them.[3][4][5]

UCD

Between 2007 and 2010, McMillan attended University College Dublin on a sports scholarship and obtained a degree in architecture.[1][6] He also played for University College Dublin A.F.C. at both intervarsity and national level. In 2006 McMillan and his brother Evan began playing for UCD in their Leinster Senior League team. McMillan subsequently progressed through the ranks into the senior team. He made his Premier Division debut during the 2008 season, coming on as a substitute in an away game against Cork City on 26 September.[7][8] During his time at UCD he helped the club win three Collingwood Cups, two CUFL Premier Division titles, two A Championships and the 2009 League of Ireland First Division title. In the 2008 A Championship final, McMillan and his brother scored the two goals in an extra time win against Bohemians A.[9][10][11][12] McMillan also scored 12 league goals during UCD's successful 2009 First Division season.[7][13][14] In May 2010 McMillan was named League of Ireland Premier Division Player of the Month after he enjoyed a prolific run of form. McMillan scored against Dundalk, St Patrick's Athletic and Galway United. He also scored twice in a 6–0 win over Bray Wanderers.[3][8]

In 2011 McMillan began studying at UCD for his master's degree in architecture. After spells with St Patrick's Athletic and Olympic F.C., McMillan also re-joined UCD A.F.C. midway through the 2012 season. His eight goals in 15 league appearances helped UCD avoid relegation. In 2013, he also helped UCD win the Collingwood Cup for a third time, scoring the only goal in the final against UCC.[12][15][16]

St Patrick's Athletic

During the 2011 season McMillan played for St Patrick's Athletic where he once again linked up with his brother Evan. He made 13 league starts but also gained a reputation as a super-sub, adding 14 more appearances from the bench. He also played for St Pat's during their 2011–12 UEFA Europa League campaign, scoring in the second qualifying round against Shakhter Karagandy. On 10 October 2011, McMillan helped St Pat's win the 2011 Leinster Senior Cup, scoring in the final against Bohemians at Dalymount Park.[5][13][14][17][18][19]

Olympic

In 2012 while studying for his master's degree in architecture, McMillan spent an Erasmus semester at the University of Queensland.[1] He also played for Olympic F.C., scoring three goals for them in the Brisbane Premier League.[12][20]

Sligo Rovers

In July 2013 McMillan signed for Sligo Rovers.[21] McMillan scored on his debut for Rovers, a 3–1 defeat to Cork City. This proved to be his only goal in 13 league appearances over the remainder of the 2013 season. He also played for Rovers in their 2013–14 UEFA Champions League games against Molde FK. However having played for UCD in the early rounds, McMillan was cup-tied and he missed out on Rovers successful 2013 FAI Cup campaign.[14][19][22]

Dundalk

In December 2013 McMillan signed for Dundalk. During the 2014 season he scored 15 goals and helped Dundalk win a League of Ireland double as the club won both the Premier Division title and the League of Ireland Cup. He also played for Dundalk in their 2014–15 UEFA Europa League campaign. In the 2015 season, McMillan scored 14 times as he helped Dundalk win a second double. This time Dundalk retained the Premier Division title and won the 2015 FAI Cup.[14][19] In March 2015, after scoring four goals in six league games, McMillan won the League of Ireland Premier Division Player of the Month for a second time.[23] In Dundalk's 2015–16 UEFA Champions League campaign, McMillan scored their only goal as they lost 2–1 on aggregate to BATE Borisov in the second qualifying round.[24][25]

During Dundalk's 2016–17 UEFA Champions League campaign, McMillan scored three times against Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar in the second qualifying round.[26][27] In the third qualifying round he scored twice against BATE Borisov. McMillan goals secured a 3–1 aggregate win for Dundalk and guaranteed the club a place in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stage. McMillan also became the League of Ireland's all-time leading scorer in the UEFA Champions League, overtaking Jason Byrne and Glen Crowe.[6][28] After scoring two hat-tricks against Derry City and Longford Town in the 2016 Premier Division and scoring five goals in the UEFA Champions League, McMillan was named Premier Division Player of the Month for July 2016.[8][29][30][31] McMillan was joint top-scorer in the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round with five goals.[32]

While playing for Dundalk, McMillan has also been employed as an architect by O'Brien Finucane Architects, a company based in Dawson Street, Dublin.[1][6][23]

St Johnstone

McMillan signed a contract running to the summer of 2020 with Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone in December 2017.[33] He made his debut on 27 January 2018, as a substitute at home to Partick Thistle, however he only lasted 21 minutes before having to go off injured.[34] The hamstring injury he sustained kept him out for nearly three months.[35] On 5 May 2018, McMillan scored his first goal for St Johnstone, in a 5–1 win away at Motherwell.[36] He left the Saints in July 2020.[37]

Loan Spells

He moved on loan to Hamilton Academical in January 2019.[38] On 4 September 2019, McMillan joined Falkirk on a season-long loan.[39]

International career

McMillan has represented the Republic of Ireland U23s at international level. On 28 September 2010, in a 2009–11 International Challenge Trophy away game against Estonia, McMillan came on as a late substitute for Daniel Kearns.[13][14][40]

Career statistics
As of 1 July 2020[41][42]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
UCD 2008 League of Ireland Premier Division 100000——10
2009 League of Ireland First Division 32121021——3513
2010 League of Ireland Premier Division 2381100—0[lower-alpha 1]0249
Total 5620212100006022
St Patrick's Athletic 2011 League of Ireland Premier Division 28632105[lower-alpha 2]15[lower-alpha 3]34212
Olympic[20][14] 2012 Brisbane Premier League 3330———63
UCD 2012 League of Ireland Premier Division 1581000—0[lower-alpha 1]0168
2013 19121000—0[lower-alpha 1]02012
Total 3420200000003620
Sligo Rovers 2013 League of Ireland Premier Division 13100002[lower-alpha 4]0—151
Dundalk 2014 League of Ireland Premier Division 24741454[lower-alpha 2]06[lower-alpha 5]24214
2015 331230102[lower-alpha 4]13[lower-alpha 6]14214
2016 3116401012[lower-alpha 7]52[lower-alpha 8]05021
2017 301665212[lower-alpha 4]1004023
Total 118511768620711317459
St Johnstone 2017–18 Scottish Premiership 4200000[lower-alpha 2]0—42
2018–19 1221061—–193
2019–20 000030——30
Total 16410910000265
Hamilton Academical (loan) 2018–19 Scottish Premiership 800000——80
Falkirk (loan) 2019–20 Scottish League One 19430——00224
Career total 295109319208278166389140
  1. Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. 3 appearances 2 goals in Leinster Senior Cup, 2 appearances 1 goal in Setanta Sports Cup
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. 1 appearance 1 goal in Leinster Senior Cup, 5 appearances 1 goal in Setanta Sports Cup
  6. 2 appearances 1 goal in Leinster Senior Cup, 1 appearance in President's Cup
  7. 6 appearances 5 goals in UEFA Champions League and 6 appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. 1 appearance in Leinster Senior Cup, 1 appearance in President's Cup

Honours

Club
Dundalk
UCD
St Patrick's Athletic

Individual

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