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James McCarthy (footballer)
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James Patrick McCarthy (born 12 November 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Celtic.
![]() McCarthy playing for Everton in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Patrick McCarthy[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1990-11-12) 12 November 1990 (age 33)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Celtic | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
Hamilton Academical | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2009 | Hamilton Academical | 95 | (13) |
2009–2013 | Wigan Athletic | 120 | (7) |
2013–2019 | Everton | 108 | (6) |
2019–2021 | Crystal Palace | 49 | (0) |
2021– | Celtic | 12 | (0) |
2023 | Celtic B | 2 | (0) |
International career | |||
2007 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 3 | (1) |
2007 | Republic of Ireland U18 | 2 | (2) |
2007–2008 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 2 | (0) |
2008–2011 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 7 | (1) |
2010–2020 | Republic of Ireland | 43 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:18, 31 March 2023 (UTC) |
McCarthy made over 100 appearances for Hamilton Academical as a teenager, before being transferred to Wigan Athletic in 2009 for an initial £1.2 million which was a record sale fee for Hamilton Academical. After winning the FA Cup with Wigan in 2013 he moved to Everton, suffering from various injuries including a broken leg in 2018 which ruled him out for over a year.
Born and raised in Scotland, McCarthy elected to represent the Republic of Ireland at international level and made his competitive debut for their senior team on 26 March 2011 in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier against Macedonia. He was included in the Irish squad at UEFA Euro 2016.