Sean McLoughlin (footballer)
.jpg) McLoughlin with Hull City in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sean Desmond McLoughlin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 November 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hull City | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Springfield Ramblers | |||
| 2013–2015 | Cork City | ||
| 2015–2016 | College Corinthians | ||
| 2016–2017 | UCC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Cork City | 48 | (5) |
| 2019– | Hull City | 101 | (0) |
| 2019 | → St Mirren (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| Republic of Ireland U21 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:41, 5 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Sean Desmond McLoughlin (born 13 November 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for EFL Championship club Hull City as a defender.
Club career
[edit]Born in Cork, McLoughlin signed for Cork City in 2013 after previously playing for Springfield Ramblers.[3] He moved to College Corinthians in 2015, returning to Cork City in 2017 after a spell with UCC.[3] He made his debut for Cork City in October 2017.[3] He signed a new 18 month contract in July 2018.[4]
McLoughlin signed for Hull City in July 2019.[5][6] He moved on loan to Scottish club St Mirren later that month.[7] McLoughlin was an ever-present for St Mirren in the first part of the 2019–20 Scottish Premiership season, and returned to Hull at the end of the loan on 31 December 2019.[8]
He made his first start for Hull on 8 February 2020 in a 1–1 draw away to Reading.[9]
On 5 March 2021, McLoughlin signed a new three-year contract with Hull City.[10]
In March 2023, McLoughlin was named Hull City Player of the Month for February.[11]
On 18 April 2023, McLoughlin signed a new three-year contract with the club.[12]
International career
[edit]McLoughlin has represented Ireland at under-21 level.[5]
Playing style
[edit]Primarily a central defender, McLoughlin made his debut in October 2017 as a left-back.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cork City | 2017 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[a] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 38 | 3 | ||
| 2019 | 20 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 26 | 2 | |||
| Total | 48 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 65 | 5 | ||
| Hull City | 2019–20 | EFL Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | EFL League One | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[e] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | EFL Championship | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | EFL Championship | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | EFL Championship | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | EFL Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9|0 | |||
| Total | 101 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 117 | 0 | ||
| St Mirren (loan) | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Career Total | 170 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 203 | 6 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ 2 appearances in UEFA Champions League & 2 appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ 1 appearance in President's Cup and 2 appearances in Munster Senior Cup
- ^ 1 appearance in President's Cup and 1 appearance in Munster Senior Cup
- ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
References
[edit]- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Hull City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 33. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Republic of Ireland – S.McLoughlin". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d Colman, Jonty (25 July 2019). "Who is Sean McLoughlin? Irish defender profiled ahead of Tigers move". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ Gallagher, Aaron. "One year after joining from UCC, highly-rated defender signs new deal with Cork City". The42.
- ^ a b "Sean McLoughlin: Hull City sign Cork City defender". BBC Sport. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ Colman, Jonty (28 July 2019). "Sean McLoughlin's absence for Doncaster Rovers draw explained". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ Colman, Jonty (31 July 2019). "New Hull City signing Sean McLoughlin heads to St Mirren on loan". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "St Mirren: Sean McLoughlin returns to parent club Hull City". BBC Sport. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "Reading 1–1 Hull City". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "McLoughlin Signs New Deal". Hull City A.F.C. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "McLoughlin wins February Player of the Month!". Hull City A.F.C. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "McLoughlin signs new long-term contract". Hull City A.F.C. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ Sean McLoughlin at Soccerbase
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Cork City F.C. players
- College Corinthians A.F.C. players
- Hull City A.F.C. players
- St Mirren F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Men's association football defenders
- Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers
- English Football League players
- Association footballers from Cork (city)
- 21st-century Irish sportsmen