Daniel McLaughlin
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Daniel McLaughlin (born 1990) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for St Michael's and also, formerly, for the Donegal county team.
Personal information | |||
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Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Born | 1990 (age 33–34) | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Occupation | Student | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
20??– | St Michael's | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
2011?–201? | Donegal |
With his club he has emerged from the shadows of the more experienced forwards Colm McFadden and Christy Toye to stake his place in the team.[1] McLaughlin's club reached the final of the 2011 Donegal Senior Football Championship—their first ever senior final—but lost, though McLaughlin scored during the game.[2][3]
McLaughlin featured during the 2010 Ulster Under-21 Football Championship won by Donegal, starting against Armagh in the quarter-final, against Derry in the semi-final and against Cavan in the final (and scoring 0–2 in the semi-final).[4]
Jim McGuinness first called him into the senior squad ahead of the 2011 Dr McKenna Cup.[5]
McLaughlin's appearance as a substitute in the final was hailed as important to Donegal's historic second consecutive Ulster Senior Football Championship winning campaign of 2012.[6] A squad member during Donegal's 2012 All-Ireland winning campaign, he did not play in the final but made a substitute appearances at Croke Park against Kerry in the quarter-final and Cork in the semi-final.[7][8] He accompanied the team on their end-of-year holiday to Dubai.[9]
He was still playing for Donegal as of 2015.[10]