Jason McGee

Jason McGee (born 1997/8) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Cloich Cheann Fhaola and the Donegal county team.

Jason McGee
Personal information
Irish name Jason Mac Aoidh[1]
Sport Gaelic football
Position Midfield
Born 1997/1998 (age 22–23)[2]
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Occupation Student
Club(s)
Years Club
201?–
 Cloich Cheann Fhaola
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2017–
 Donegal
Ulster titles 1

He is a former Australian rules football trialist.[3][4]

Playing career

Minor

McGee has an Ulster Minor Football Championship medal.[5]

McGee was joint-captain of the Donegal minor team with Niall O'Donnell.[6]

Senior

McGee made his senior debut for Donegal against Kerry in the opening fixture of the 2017 National Football League.[7] He also started against Roscommon in the second round of fixtures.[8] He scored 1–1 against Dublin in the third round of fixtures, including the opening point of the game and a goal late in the first half; after he had the first shot at Stephen Cluxton, Jamie Brennan took the rebound and McGee eventually scored with the third strike.[2] He started the next game against Cavan.[9] He then did not feature until the last game against Mayo, which he also started, missing the games against Tyrone and Monaghan before this.[10][11][12]

McGee made his championship debut from the start against Antrim in the 2017 Ulster Senior Football Championship quarter-final.[13] He then started the semi-final loss to Tyrone.[14] He started the 2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship qualifier defeat of Meath at Páirc Tailteann and scored 0–2.[15] He then started the qualifier loss to Galway at Markievicz Park.[16]

Under the management of Declan Bonner, McGee made a substitute appearance in the opening fixture of the 2018 National Football League against Kerry in Killarney.[17]

He did not feature on the pitch when Donegal won the 2018 Ulster Senior Football Championship,[18][19][20][21] as, alongside Niall O'Donnell, he had decided to drop down to play with the under-20 team instead.[6]

McGee scored three points against Clare in the opening fixture of the 2019 National Football League in Ennis.[22] He made a substitute appearance in the next fixture against Meath,[23] He started the third fixture against Tipperary.[24] He started and scored two points in the fourth fixture against Fermanagh.[25] He started the fifth fixture against Armagh.[26] He started the seventh fixture against Kildare, scoring two points.[27] Donegal qualified for the National Football League Division 2 final and McGee started the game and scored two points as Donegal defeated Meath to win the title.[28]

McGee started each game of the 2019 Ulster Senior Football Championship, as Donegal defeated Fermanagh in the quarter-final, Tyrone in the semi-final and Cavan in the final (McGee scored a point in the quarter-final and two points in the final).[29][30][31]

McGee had hip surgery in Coventry, England, on 28 November 2019, causing him to miss the opening part of the 2020 season.[32]

Honours

References
  1. "Two changes for clash with Roscommon". Donegal News. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  2. Foley, Alan (26 February 2017). "Murphy's injury-time free rescues a draw for Donegal as Dublin extend unbeaten run to 32 games". The42.ie. Retrieved 26 February 2017. McGee, the 19-year-old midfielder, tucked home from close range on 33 minutes having been involved in the build-up originally with Frank McGlynn. McGee’s shot was initially saved by Stephen Cluxton before the ball broke eventually to Jamie Brennan. His scuffed shot was steered home by McGee.
  3. "Jason McGee to commit to Donegal U20s". Ocean FM. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  4. Comack, Tom (26 August 2017). "Cloughaneely's Jason McGee gives his reaction to Aussie rules trial". Donegal Democrat. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  5. "McHugh chasing elusive first medal". Donegal News. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  6. Cannon, Chris (27 May 2018). "Niall O'Donnell joins Donegal U-20s panel". Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  7. O'Brien, Kevin (3 February 2017). "Underage Kerry stars make the jump to senior as 4 league starting debuts handed out". The42.ie. Retrieved 3 February 2017. Jason McGee, Michael Langan and Jamie Brennan will make their senior debuts for Donegal, while Caolon Ward and Paul Brennan are set to start a competitive fixture for the first time.
  8. Rooney, Declan (12 February 2017). "Donegal prevail late on against Roscommon". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  9. Fitzpatrick, Paul (4 March 2017). "Donegal strike early to see off Cavan". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  10. Kelly, Kevin (18 March 2017). "Allianz FL D1: Donegal too good for Tyrone". Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  11. Foley, Alan (27 March 2017). "Late escape for Monaghan as Donegal pay penalty". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  12. Gannon, Colm (2 April 2017). "Aidan O'Shea's late introduction proves decisive as Mayo see off Donegal to avoid relegation". The42.ie. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  13. Doggett, Eamon; Byrne, Cormac (21 May 2017). "Donegal v Antrim as it happened: Updates from the Ulster Football Championship - The sides clash at MacCumhaill Park at 4pm today". Retrieved 21 May 2017. Donegal will be heavy favourites and will field four debutants in Caolan Ward (St. Eunan's), Jason McGee (Cloughaneely), Michael Carroll (Gaoth Dobhair) and Jamie Brennan (Bundoran).
  14. "The pendulum has swung decisively in Tyrone's favour in the battle of Ulster's giants following a runaway win at Clones". Irish Examiner. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  15. Keane, Paul (8 July 2017). "Round 3A Qualifier: Donegal edge thriller". Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  16. Small, Daragh (22 July 2017). "Round 4A Qualifier: Impressive Galway advance". Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  17. O'Toole, Fintan (28 January 2018). "Casey hits winning point, O'Shea fires 0-7 and 3 red cards shown in Kerry Donegal clash". The42.ie. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  18. McNulty, Chris (13 May 2018). "Ulster SFC: Donegal too good for Cavan". Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  19. Mooney, Francis (27 May 2018). "McBrearty excels to fire Donegal past Derry". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  20. Mooney, Francis (10 June 2018). "14-man Donegal cruise past Down into Ulster decider". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  21. Mooney, Francis (24 June 2018). "Energetic Donegal end Fermanagh's Ulster title dream". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  22. Lynch, Derrick (27 January 2019). "Missing a host of regulars, Donegal come away from Clare with victory". The42.ie. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  23. Campbell, Peter (2 February 2019). "Fortuitous goal sees Donegal come back to beat Meath". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  24. Fallon, John (10 February 2019). "Casey strikes late goal as Tipp come back to shock Donegal". The42.ie. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  25. Campbell, Peter (24 February 2019). "Fermanagh rally against 13-man Donegal to stay unbeaten in Division 2". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  26. Foley, Alan (2 March 2019). "Super sub Murphy makes decisive impact in narrow win for Donegal". The42.ie. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  27. Branigan, Peter (24 March 2019). "Murphy masterclass fires Donegal back to top flight". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  28. O'Brien, Kevin (30 March 2019). "Murphy masterclass helps Donegal to Division 2 glory after comeback win over Meath". The42.ie. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  29. Mooney, Francis (26 May 2019). "Donegal overcome Fermanagh in Ulster arm-wrestle". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  30. Mooney, Francis (8 June 2019). "Donegal power past Tyrone to make Ulster decider". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  31. Sweeney, Peter (23 June 2019). "Donegal power past Cavan to claim Ulster title". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  32. "Surgery to rule McGee out to Championship". Highland Radio. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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