Gerry McDonagh

Gerry McDonagh
Personal information
Full name Gerry Luke McDonagh[1]
Date of birth (1998-02-14) 14 February 1998[2]
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Barnsley
Youth career
2013–2018 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Nottingham Forest 1 (0)
2016–2017 → Wrexham (loan) 22 (5)
2017 → Cambridge United (loan) 13 (1)
2017–2018 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 8 (0)
2018– Barnsley 0 (0)
National team
2014–2015 Republic of Ireland U17 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:16, 1 January 2018 (UTC)

Gerry Luke McDonagh (born 14 February 1998) is an Irish footballer who currently plays for Barnsley.

Club career

Nottingham Forest

After two years playing at the Nottingham Forest academy, McDonagh made his professional debut as an 80th-minute substitute during a 2–1 loss against Cardiff City on 29 August 2015.[3] In July 2016, McDonagh joined National League side Wrexham on an initial one-month loan deal as cover for the injured Jordan White.[4] McDonagh showed his delight at the prospect of playing first-team football, claiming the loan would be "a good experience as a young player coming in from Nottingham Forest".[5]

McDonagh made his debut for Wrexham as a substitute in place of Shaun Harrad during a 3–2 victory over Guiseley on 9 August 2016, scoring his first senior career goal.[6] Both Harrad and McDonagh scored as Wrexham defeated Bromley 2–1 on the 24 October, with Harrad hailing their partnership up front; "Once you’ve got one striker committing, the other one gets the drop downs".[7] On the 26 November McDonagh scored his first career brace as Wrexham defeated Forest Green Rovers 3–1. His strike partner Harrad scored Wrexham's other goal of the game.[8] On 3 January 2017 McDonagh returned to Nottingham Forest, having scored five goals in twenty-one appearances for Wrexham following an "outstanding" spell at the Welsh club.[9] On the 21 January McDonagh was again sent out on loan, this time to EFL League Two club Cambridge United.[10] McDonagh made his debut the same day as a 61st-minute substitute during a 1–3 defeat by Mansfield Town[11]

On 7 July McDonagh was one of four academy players at Forest to renew his contract ahead of the 2017-18 season, although the length of that contract was not disclosed by the club.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 May 2017
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nottingham Forest 2015–16[13] Championship 100000—10
2016–17[14] Championship 000000—00
2017–18[15] Championship 000000—00
Total 100000—10
Wrexham (loan) 2016–17[14] National League 2250000—225
Cambridge United (loan) 2016–17[14] League Two 1310000—131
Career Total 3660000—366

References

  1. ↑ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 79. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Gerry McDonagh". 11v11. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Nott'm Forest 1–2 Cardiff". BBC Sport. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Wrexham AFC boss Gary Mills signs Tyler Harvey and Gerry McDonagh". The Leader. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Nottingham Forest youngster Gerry McDonagh looking forward to proving himself at Wrexham AFC". Daily Post. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Guiseley 2–3". BBC Sport. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Gerry McDonagh brings out the best in me says Shaun Harrad". Daily Post. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Wrexham 3–1 Forest Green Rovers". BBC Sport. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "'Outstanding' Gerry McDonagh returns to Nottingham Forest from Wrexham". Nottingham Post. 3 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "McDonagh makes Cambridge move". Nottingham Forest. 21 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "Cambridge United 1–3 Mansfield Town". BBC Sport. 21 January 2017.
  12. ↑ Unknown author (7 July 2017). "Academy players sign up for new season". Nottingham Forest Football Club Official Website.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Gerry McDonagh in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  14. 1 2 3 "Games played by Gerry McDonagh in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Gerry McDonagh in 2017/2018". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 August 2017.


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