Ian McLoughlin
 McLoughlin with Milton Keynes Dons in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Michael McLoughlin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 August 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St Francis | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Ipswich Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Lowestoft Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Stockport County (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | Milton Keynes Dons | 33 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Walsall (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Newport County (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2017 | Waterford | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 66 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Republic of Ireland U19 | ||
| 2011–2012 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ian Michael McLoughlin (born 9 August 1991) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career
[edit]Ipswich Town
[edit]After impressing coaches on a trial at the start of 2009, McLoughlin signed a one-year contract with Ipswich Town in February. Having been in the reserve team for the year, Mcloughlin signed a one-year extension in the summer of 2010.[3]
Lowestoft Town (loan)
[edit]Mcloughlin signed a 28-day loan deal for Lowestoft Town at the end of October 2010, due to an injury to their first team choice goalkeeper. He made his debut against Chippenham Town in an FA Trophy tie. In that game he failed to keep a clean sheet, the game ending in a 1–1 draw. The replay was on 2 November, and Lowestoft Town won 3–1 to go into the next round.[4]
Stockport County (loan)
[edit]McLoughlin signed for League Two side Stockport County on a month's loan on 25 February 2011, after County's second-choice goalkeeper broke his finger. He made his league debut on 1 March 2011, but was unable to keep a clean sheet as Stockport lost 2–1 to Cheltenham.[5] However, he did enough in that game to be handed his second league appearance the following weekend against Oxford United. He was still unable to prevent the opposition from scoring, but another solid performance helped Stockport to a 2–1 victory – only their second of 2011.[6]
On 12 March 2011, McLoughlin kept the first professional clean sheet of his career, as he helped his bottom-of-the-league side to a creditable 0–0 draw at home to Burton Albion. A second shut-out looked to be on the cards a week later, as the young goalkeeper put in a fine display against Aldershot Town. However, a 94th-minute goal by Damian Spencer sent Stockport to yet another defeat.[7]
County's poor league position was no reflection on the form of McLoughlin, though. He was putting in a consistent run of good performances, and in so doing was keeping the experienced former Hull City and England 'C' keeper, Matt Glennon, out of the side. On 24 March, with McLoughlin's short-term loan deal due to expire, Ipswich manager Paul Jewell allowed him to stay with Stockport until the end of the season, by extending his loan deal.[8]
During McLoughlin's time with Stockport, he discovered that he would be released at the end of the season by his parent club, Ipswich, along with academy scholars Rory McKeown and Josh Meekings. Town manager, Paul Jewell said:
It's the worst part of a manager's job, telling young players that we will not be keeping them on. But the challenge for those boys now is to go on and have a career in the game elsewhere. We will do everything we can to help them achieve that, and wish them all the best for the future.
— Paul Jewell, [9]
Milton Keynes Dons
[edit]In July 2011, McLoughlin and Jay O'Shea signed with League One club Milton Keynes Dons. He made his Dons debut coming off the bench in a second round FA Cup tie against away to Barnet, replacing injured Dons number one David Martin, the Dons won 3–1. His second and final appearance of the season came against Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park in a 3–0 win, coming on as a precautionary substitute again replacing Martin with only seconds left of the match. In the 2012–13 campaign, McLoughlin has played 90 minutes in a 2–0 defeat to Sunderland in the League Cup.[10]
Walsall (loan)
[edit]He signed for Walsall on loan on 13 January 2013,[11] and made his debut the same day in a 3–1 win over Preston North End on the day he signed. He made six appearances during his loan at Walsall.[12]
Newport County (loan)
[edit]On 11 March 2014, McLoughlin joined League Two club Newport County on an emergency loan until 9 April.[13] McLoughlin's loan was then extended until the end of the 2013–14 season.[14]
Waterford
[edit]It was announced on 22 February that McLoughlin would be signing for League of Ireland First Division club Waterford.[15] He made his debut in a 1–0 defeat to Athlone Town on 24 February 2017.[16] McLoughlin suffered a back injury in a 0–0 draw with Longford Town on 1 April which ruled him out until July of the same year. His first involvement back with Waterford was appearing on the bench in the club's 2–1 win against Wexford on 7 July.[17] He made his first start since injury on 11 August in a 3–0 defeat against Shelbourne in the FAI Cup.[18] After Waterford beat Wexford 3-0 and Cobh Ramblers were defeated 3-0 by Cabinteely Waterford were officially crowned league champions and promoted back to the League of Ireland Premier Division.[19] McLoughlin featured in Waterford's last two games of the season, a 1–0 win over Longford Town[20] and the 2–1 defeat to Cobh Ramblers. McLoughlin finished the 2017 season with 9 appearances and 5 clean sheets to his name in an injury hit season.
International career
[edit]McLoughlin has been capped by Republic of Ireland under-19s.[3] He made his debut for the national Under-21 team in February 2011, saving a penalty as Ireland drew 0–0 with Cyprus.[21] He followed this up with a second cap in March 2011.[22]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stockport County (loan) | 2010–11[23] | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2011–12[24] | League One | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012–13[12] | League One | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2013–14[25] | League One | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[26] | League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Walsall (loan) | 2012–13[12] | League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Newport County (loan) | 2013–14[25] | League Two | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Waterford | 2017 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Career total | 66 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Football League Trophy
Honours
[edit]Milton Keynes Dons
- Football League One runner-up: 2014–15[27]
Waterford
References
[edit]- ^ "McLaughlin, IM (Ian)", English National Football Archive
{{citation}}: External link in|work= - ^ "Ian McLoughlin profile". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Ipswich Town | Team | Profiles | Ian McLoughlin". Archived from the original on 3 August 2009.
- ^ "Lowestoft Town Football Club". www.lowestofttownfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011.
- ^ "Cheltenham 2–1 Stockport". BBC Sport. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ^ "Stockport 2–1 Oxford". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ^ Stockport 0–1 Aldershot
- ^ Ian Extends Stockport Stay
- ^ McLoughlin and Academy Duo Released
- ^ "MK Dons sign Jay O'Shea and Ian McLoughlin". BBC Sport. 22 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ "Saddlers Sign Keeper". Walsall F.C. 13 January 2013.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Ian McLoughlin in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "County New Signing". Newport County AFC. 11 March 2014.
- ^ "Loan Extended for Keeper". Newport County AFC. 10 April 2014.
- ^ "Waterford sign ex-Ireland under-21 keeper Ian McLoughlin".
- ^ "Waterford FC Athlone Town 1 (Coss 88') Waterford FC 0 - Waterford FC". www.waterfordfc.ie. Archived from the original on 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Waterford FC Waterford FC v Wexford FC - SSE Airtricity League - 07/07/2017 - Waterford FC". www.waterfordfc.ie. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017.
- ^ "Waterford FC". 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Waterford FC". 16 September 2017.
- ^ "Waterford FC". 23 September 2017.
- ^ "McLoughlin Joins O'Connor in Irish U21s - Ipswich Town News".
- ^ "Late goals shade it for Portugal U21s". The Football Association of Ireland. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ "Games played by Ian McLoughlin in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Ian McLoughlin in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ian McLoughlin in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Ian McLoughlin in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Milton Keynes Dons 5 – 1 Yeovil Town". BBC Sport. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "First Division 2017 – Table". SSE Airtricity League. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
External links
[edit]- Ian McLoughlin at Soccerbase
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Association footballers from Dublin (city)
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers
- Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- St Francis F.C. players
- Ipswich Town F.C. players
- Lowestoft Town F.C. players
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players
- Walsall F.C. players
- Newport County A.F.C. players
- Waterford F.C. players
- English Football League players
- League of Ireland players
- 21st-century Irish sportsmen