Sean McLoughlin (footballer)

Sean Desmond McLoughlin (born 13 November 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Hull City as a defender.

Sean McLoughlin
Personal information
Full name Sean Desmond McLoughlin[1]
Date of birth (1996-11-13) 13 November 1996
Place of birth Cork, Ireland
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Hull City
Number 17
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 7 (0)
2019 → St Mirren (loan) 21 (1)
National team
Republic of Ireland U21
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:56, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

Club career

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]

International career

McLoughlin has represented Ireland at under-21 level.[5]

Playing style

Primarily a central defender, McLoughlin made his debut in October 2017 as a left-back.[3]

Career statistics
As of 2 February 2021.[2][10]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cork City 2017 League of Ireland Premier Division 1000000[lower-alpha 1]0—10
2018 27330104[lower-alpha 2]03[lower-alpha 3]0383
2019 202—202[lower-alpha 1]02[lower-alpha 4]0262
Total 48530306050655
Hull City 2019–20 EFL Championship 7000———70
2020–21 EFL League One 001020—6[lower-alpha 5]090
Total 7010200060160
St Mirren (loan) 2019–20 Scottish Premiership 211————211
Career Total 7664050601101026
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. 2 appearances in UEFA Champions League & 2 appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 appearance in President's Cup and 2 appearances in Munster Senior Cup
  4. 1 appearance in President's Cup and 1 appearance in Munster Senior Cup
  5. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Hull City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 33. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. "Republic of Ireland – S.McLoughlin". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  3. Colman, Jonty (25 July 2019). "Who is Sean McLoughlin? Irish defender profiled ahead of Tigers move". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  4. Gallagher, Aaron. "One year after joining from UCC, highly-rated defender signs new deal with Cork City". The42.
  5. "Sean McLoughlin: Hull City sign Cork City defender". BBC Sport. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  6. Colman, Jonty (28 July 2019). "Sean McLoughlin's absence for Doncaster Rovers draw explained". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  7. Colman, Jonty (31 July 2019). "New Hull City signing Sean McLoughlin heads to St Mirren on loan". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  8. "St Mirren: Sean McLoughlin returns to parent club Hull City". BBC Sport. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  9. "Reading 1–1 Hull City". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  10. Sean McLoughlin at Soccerbase
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