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Chris McCann Personal information Full name Christopher John McCann[1] Date of birth 21 July 1987 Place of birth Dublin, Republic of Ireland Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Burnley Number 6 Youth career Home Farm 2004–2005 Burnley Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2005– Burnley 167 (20) National team‡ 2006 Republic of Ireland U19 1 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:42, 21 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:29, 11 August 2011 (UTC)Christopher John "Chris" McCann (born 21 July 1987 in Dublin) is an Irish footballer currently playing for Burnley.
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Club career
Burnley
Brought over to Lancashire from the Irish club Home Farm, Chris progressed through the youth system at Burnley, and made his senior debut in the 2005–06 season, coming onto the pitch as an early substitute in the 4–0 win against Coventry City on 13 August 2005.
McCann scored his first senior goal on 27 September 2005, in the 3–0 win against Ipswich Town.
He started the 2006–07 season in the first-team squad, but reverted to the substitutes' bench after a few games as he sought to confirm his potential at Championship level. However, injuries saw him pressed into action as an emergency left-back and he took these opportunities – re-establishing himself in the first-team line-up. In 2008–09, McCann was linked with a possible move to a Premier League club. Chris began his debut Barclays Premier League season well, but an unfortunate knee injury and subsequent surgery to his cruciate following the game against Sunderland at Turf Moor in September sidelined the midfielder until December 2009 at the earliest. In his second match back from injury, he picked up a second injury that ruled him out for the rest of the season.[2][3]
Following Burnley's relegation from the Premier League McCann returned to the team and played in Burnley's first three pre-season friendlys against Bury, Oldham Athletic and the first game of Burnley's tour of Singapore in which McCann was taken of with a knee injury. McCann played no further part in Burnley's pre-season and in the week before the Clarets season opener against Nottingham Forest, news broke that the midfielder was a doubt for this game and would be sent to see a specialist.[4] McCann returned to Championship action while being named caption of Burnley FC by manager Eddie Howe.
International career
McCann has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-17, under-18 and under-19 level.[5] He was first called up to the Republic of Ireland U21s for the matches against Montenegro and Bulgaria on 16 and 20 November 2007 for the 2009 European U21 Championship qualifiers.[6] On the wake of his call-up Ireland U21 manager, Don Givens, stated that "Chris has been involved with Ireland at other age levels but this is his first call-up to the Under-21 panel. He is a good player and deserves a chance at this level".[7] He was selected in the squad for the 1–0 defeat to Montenegro in Podgorica.[8] However he had to withdraw due to an injury. This was unexpected news as he has played the week before against Preston North End after he had missed three games with a groin injury.[9] Chris was again named on the bench for the second match against Bulgaria but opted out of the squad two hours prior to kick-off claiming it was a waste of his time being there. Don Givens criticised McCann saying, "I can never understand anybody that doesn't want to pull on the green shirt". He also added that this event could hinder McCann's future international career, "Will I pick him again? Would you?".[10] Ireland went onto win the match in Athlone regardless of McCann's actions through a 90th minute winner from the Watford midfielder John-Joe O'Toole.[11] However, Givens later apologised for his criticism, "I take it back, its nice to see Chris developing into a player of true class"[12] Despite smoothing things over with Givens he was never called up to the under-21s again. Since that event McCann has stated his desire to play for the full national side and hoped that his form for his club side could push him into Giovanni Trappatoni's squad.[13]
Career statistics
- As of 27 August 2011.
Club Season League[A] FA Cup League Cup Other[B] Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Burnley 2005–06[14] 23 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 27 2 2006–07[15] 38 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 40 5 2007–08[16] 35 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 37 5 2008–09[17] 44 6 4 0 7 2 3 0 58 8 2009–10[18] 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 2010–11[19] 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2011–12[20] 16 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 20 2 Total 167 20 8 0 16 3 3 0 194 23 Career totals 167 20 8 0 16 3 3 0 194 23 - A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Premier League and the Football League.
- B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the play-offs.
References
- ^ "Chris McCann". Player History. http://www.playerhistory.com/Default.aspx?page=player_details&playerID=69906. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- ^ Kayley, Jason (2008-09-25). "Burnley boss tips McCann to reach the top". Lancashire Telegraph. http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/3703486.Burnley_boss_tips_McCann_to_reach_the_top/. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- ^ Fitzmaurice, Aidan (2008-11-03). "Coyle lashes out at McCann's exclusion". Dublin: Herald. http://www.herald.ie/sport/soccer/coyle-lashes-out-at-mccanns-exclusion-1488879.html. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- ^ "Laws cautious over McCann return". BBC News. 2010-08-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/burnley/8885774.stm.
- ^ "International recognition". Burnley: Burnley Football Club. http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10413~34036,00.html. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- ^ "Three newcomers included in Ireland’s U21 squad for UEFA Championship matches". FAI. 2007-11-06. http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2600. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- ^ "McCann Heads International Call-Ups". Burnley Football Club. 2007-11-07. http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/page/LatestHeadlines/0,,10413~1162239,00.html. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- ^ "Montengro U21 1–0 Rep of Ireland U21". Sky Sports. 2007-11-16. http://www.skysports.com/football/match_facts/0,19762,11065_2887317,00.html. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- ^ "McCann No Go Montenegro". Vital Football. 2008-03-24. http://www.burnley.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=104232. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
- ^ Scholes, Tony (2007-11-21). "McCann Sent Home". ClaretsMad. http://test.footymad.net/news/tmnw/mccann_sent_home_363683/index.shtml. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- ^ "Rep of Ire U21 1-0 Bulgaria U21". BBC Sport. 2007-11-20. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7103259.stm. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- ^ "McCann good enough for the Premiership". One Team In Ireland. 2009-02-16. http://oneteaminireland.blogspot.com/2009/02/mccann-good-enough-for-premiership.html. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- ^ "CHRIS McCann hopes that his form with Championship side Burnley can help him catch Giovanni Trapattoni's eye and earn him promotion to the senior Ireland squad.". Dublin: Dublin Evening Herald. 2009-02-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/7103259.stm. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- ^ "Burnley 2005/2006 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=435&teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "Burnley 2006/2007 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=435&teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "Burnley 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=435&teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "Burnley 2008/2009 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=435&teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "Burnley 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=435&teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "Burnley 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=435&teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ^ "Burnley 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=435&teamTabs=stats. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
External links
- Chris McCann profile at BurnleyFootballClub.com
- Chris McCann career stats at Soccerbase
Burnley F.C. – current squad 1 Grant · 2 Trippier · 4 Duff · 6 McCann · 7 Wallace · 8 Marney · 9 Rodriguez · 10 Paterson · 11 Stanislas · 12 Jensen · 14 Ings · 15 Edgar · 16 Hines · 19 Vokes · 20 Bartley · 21 Amougou · 23 Austin · 24 Easton · 26 Treacy · 27 MacDonald · 30 Stewart · 33 Hewitt · 36 Mee · 37 Knowles · 38 Harvey · 39 Fletcher · 42 McCartan · Manager: Howe
Categories:- Association football midfielders
- Home Farm F.C. players
- Burnley F.C. players
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from County Dublin
- The Football League players
- Premier League players
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