Sean McDermott (footballer)

Sean McDermott (born 30 May 1993) is an Irish footballer playing as a goalkeeper, for Kristiansund. He has previously played for Arsenal, Start and Dinamo București, among others.

For other people with the same name, see Sean McDermott (disambiguation).

Sean McDermott

Personal information
Full name	Sean McDermott
Date of birth	(1993-05-30) 30 May 1993
Place of birth	Kristiansand,[1] Norway
Playing position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Kristiansund
Number	1
Youth career
	Våg
2009–2011	Arsenal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Arsenal	0	(0)
2012	→ Leeds United (loan)	0	(0)
2012–2015	Sandnes Ulf	31	(0)
2015–2016	Start	0	(0)
2016	Ull/Kisa	11	(0)
2017–2018	Kristiansund	57	(0)
2019	Dinamo București	3	(0)
2019–	Kristiansund	28	(0)
National team^‡
2010	Republic of Ireland U17	1	(0)
2011–2012	Republic of Ireland U19	2	(0)
2013–2014	Republic of Ireland U21	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 December 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 February 2019

Personal life

McDermott was born to a Norwegian mother and a Donegal-born father in Kristiansand where he also grew up.[2] He lived in Donegal for six months when he was 9 and played in goal for his local gaelic football club.

Career

Arsenal

McDermott joined Arsenal's youth team in July 2009 after a successful ten-day trial with the club as a 15-year-old in May 2008. McDermott signed for Arsenal from Kristiansand minnows IK Våg in November 2008, but didn't officially complete his move to the club until after he turned 16 at the end of May 2009.

McDermott has declared his international allegiance to the Republic of Ireland. He signed his first professional contract with the club in June 2010.[1]

McDermott joined Leeds United on a one-month loan.[3]

McDermott was released by Arsenal in the summer of 2012,[4] before he signed with Norwegian club Sandnes Ulf on 15 August 2012.[2] He made his debut in Tippeligaen in the match against Rosenborg on 19 October 2012, instead of the first-choice goalkeeper Aslak Falch.[5] When Sandnes Ulf faced Rosenborg again, in the following season, McDermott was accused of fouling the Rosenborg-player Nicki Bille Nielsen in the penalty box, but the referee awarded a free-kick to McDermott. Bille Nielsen's taking off his shirt in frustration earned him a second yellow card in the game. The match ended with a 1–0 victory for Sandnes Ulf.[6] Sandnes Ulf were relegated in 2014, but in the summer transfer window of 2015, McDermott returned to the first tier as he joined IK Start.[7]

Kristiansund

Prior to the 2017-season he joined newly promoted Kristiansund.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 December 2019[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sandnes Ulf	2012	Tippeligaen	6	0	0	0	-		-		6	0
	2013		25	0	0	0	-		-		25	0
	2014		0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
	2015	OBOS-ligaen	0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
	Total		31	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	31	0
Start	2015	Tippeligaen	0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
	2016		0	0	2	0	-		-		2	0
	Total		0	0	2	0	-	-	-	-	2	0
Ullensaker/Kisa	2016	OBOS-ligaen	11	0	0	0	-		-		11	0
	Total		11	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	11	0
Kristiansund	2017	Eliteserien	28	0	2	0	-		-		30	0
	2018		29	0	3	0	-		-		32	2
	Total		57	0	5	0	-	-	-	-	62	0
Dinamo București	2018–19	Liga I	3	0	0	0	-		-		3	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	3	0
Kristiansund	2019	Eliteserien	28	0	0	0	-		-		28	0
	2020		0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
	Total		28	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	28	0
Career total			130	0	7	0	-	-	-	-	137	0

References

1. "47. Sean McDermott | Reserve Players | Reserves & Youth | Arsenal.com". 2011. Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
2. Jørgensen, Pål (15 August 2012). "Tidligere Arsenal-keeper klar for Sandnes Ulf" (in Norwegian). Fædrelandsvennen. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
3. "Sean McDermott joins Leeds United on loan | Reserves News | News". Arsenal.com. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
4. "Manuel Almunia among seven players to be released by Arsenal". BBC Sport. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
5. Aarre, Ole (19 October 2012). "Nytt tap" (in Norwegian). Sandnesposten. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
6. "Rosenborg striker Nicki Bille Nielsen explodes after being denied a penalty". Metro. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
7. "McDermott klar for Start" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
8. "Sørlending klar for eliteserieklubb" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
9. "Sean McDermott". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 2 March 2019.

External links

• Sean McDermott at Soccerway