Paddy McNair

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Paddy McNair, the United Kingdom midfielder, made 28 appearances for Sunderland. He found the net 7 times, averaging 0.25 goals per game. His most prolific season in our data was 2017-18, with 5 goals. In our match data he features from 2016 to 2018. More of his recorded appearances came under David Moyes than any other manager — 17 in all. Among the bigger results he featured in was a 4-1 win over Derby County away in 2018. He lined up alongside John O'Shea more than any other team-mate in our data, the two starting 15 games together. Across 24 matches we hold detailed data for, his average match rating is 6.68.

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Patrick James Coleman McNair (born 27 April 1995) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Premier League club Hull City and the Northern Ireland national team . McNair signed for Manchester United in 2011 and made his professional debut for them in the Premier League in September 2014. In August 2016, McNair joined Sunderland with Donald Love in a joint transfer deal for £5.5 million. Two years later, he signed for Middlesbrough. Having represented Northern Ireland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels, McNair made his senior debut for Northern Ireland in March 2015. He was selected in their squad at UEFA Euro 2016 , where they reached the Round of 16. — Wikipedia

Position: MF
Nationality: United Kingdom
Birthplace: Ballyclare
Born: 27 Apr 1995
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 72 kg

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At Sunderland

On 11 August 2016, McNair signed a four-year contract with Sunderland after a £5.5 million joint deal was agreed with Manchester United for McNair and Donald Love . [ 13 ] Two days later, he made his debut in an away fixture against Manchester City , coming on as a substitute in the 83rd-minute for Jermain Defoe . The match eventually ended 2–1 in Manchester City's favour, with McNair netting an own goal during his defence against a cross from Jesús Navas . [ 14 ] McNair scored a brace for Sunderland in their 2–1 EFL Cup third round win against Queens Park Rangers on 21 September, his first two professional goals. [ 15 ] On 20 November, McNair ruptured his ACL in a 3–0 win over Hull City and Sunderland stated it was likely that he would miss the remainder of the season. [ 16 ] After over 11 months absence, McNair returned to action on 28 October 2017, playing 11 minutes as a substitute in a 2–1 home loss to Bristol City in the Championship . [ 17 ] Three days later he scored his first league goal of his career, equalising in a 3–3 draw with Bolton Wanderers at the Stadium of Light four minutes after coming on in place of Darron Gibson . [ 18 ] The Sunderland Echo praised his second season, which ended with the club's second consecutive relegation. [ 19 ] — Wikipedia

Career

Northern Ireland national under-16 association football team (2009–10)→Northern Ireland national under-17 association football team (2010–10)→Northern Ireland national under-19 association football team (2012–13)→Northern Ireland national under-21 association football team (2014–14)→Manchester United F.C. (2014)→Northern Ireland men's national association football team (2015–15)→West Bromwich Albion F.C.→Sunderland A.F.C.→San Diego FC→Middlesbrough F.C.

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