Shane McLoughlin

Shane Daniel McLoughlin (born 1 March 1997) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and forward for AFC Wimbledon. McLoughlin was born in New York City, where his family lived in the Bronx, but moved to Kerry, Ireland, when he was five.[2]

Shane McLoughlin

McLoughlin playing for AFC Wimbledon in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Shane Daniel McLoughlin[1]
Date of birth	(1997-03-01) 1 March 1997
Place of birth	The Bronx, New York, United States
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	AFC Wimbledon
Number	19
Youth career
–	Castleisland
–	Killorglin F.C
–	St. Brendans Park F.C
2015–2016	Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Ipswich Town	1	(0)
2016–2017	→ Bromley (loan)	7	(0)
2018	→ Bromley (loan)	2	(0)
2019–	AFC Wimbledon	33	(2)
National team^‡
2012–2013	Republic of Ireland U16	3	(0)
2014–2015	Republic of Ireland U18	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:30, 12 July 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:11, 27 April 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Ipswich Town

McLoughlin joined Ipswich Town from St Brendan's Park in July 2013, signing a two-year scholarship with the side. In April 2015, he was offered to remain at Town, given a third scholarship for the 2015–16 season, before he signed a one-year pro deal in July 2016 with a further 12-month stay at Portman Road. He made his Ipswich Town debut in the League Cup away at Crystal Palace on 22 August 2017. He started the game and came off for Monty Patterson in the 81st minute in a game Ipswich lost 2–1.

Bromley (loans)

He then joined National League side Bromley on a loan for the rest of the 2016–17 season in March 2017, making 7 appearances for them during that spell.

AFC Wimbledon

McLoughlin joined AFC Wimbledon on 31 January 2019.[3] He made his debut for the club on 12 February in a 1–0 win away at Walsall.

International career

McLoughlin has won caps for Republic of Ireland at U16 and U18 levels.[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 September 2019.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ipswich Town	2016–17[5]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2017–18[6]	Championship	1	0	0	0	1	0	—		2	0
	2018–19[7]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
Bromley (loan)	2016–17	National League	7	0	0	0	—		0	0	7	0
	2017–18	National League	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
AFC Wimbledon	2018–19[7]	League One	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	1
	2019–20[8]	League One	3	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	4	0
	AFC Wimbledon Total		13	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	15	1
Career Total			23	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	26	1

Notes

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Ipswich Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 19. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
2. "'I went against the grain by not playing GAA ... but it wasn't what I wanted to do'". independent.ie. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
3. "Shane McLoughlin: AFC Wimbledon sign Ipswich Town youngster". BBC Sport. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
4. International appearances by Town players (All caps) Pride of Anglia
5. "Games played by Shane McLoughlin in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
6. "Games played by Shane McLoughlin in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
7. "Games played by Shane McLoughlin in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
8. "Games played by Shane McLoughlin in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

External links

• Shane McLoughlin at Soccerbase