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David McGill (footballer)
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David "Giller" McGill is an Irish
football central midfielder
who is currently playing for League of Ireland
First Division club Shelbourne
. McGill is Shelbourne's captain.
, enrolling at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
in 2000. McGill made an instant impact with the Charlotte 49ers
, appearing in 18 games, starting 17 of those. He scored 1 goal, assisted on 7 others, en route to score 9 points on the season. His 7 assists lead the team.
His second season with the team in 2001 wasn't as productive, with him playing in 20 games while only starting 14 of them. He scored 1 goal and had 3 assists for a total of 5 points. His 3 assists were good enough to tie him for the team lead.
With the 49ers, McGill scored 2 goals and 10 assists for 14 points. He was named to Conference USA
's All Freshman Team in 2000 as well as being named to the Second Team All-Conference USA
. In addition, he was the MVP of the 2000 Puma Classic. Following the completion of the 2001 season, McGill sought to transfer schools and left UNC Charlotte for UC Santa Barbara.
for his junior year in 2002. With the UC Santa Barbara men's soccer team, McGill played in 21 games, starting 20 of them. He netted 3 times, assisted on 15 others for 21 points. He was named to the Second Team All-Big West Conference
and his assist total was good for 5th in the nation and 2nd in the conference, trailing teammate Memo Arzate
's 18. He also assisted on UC Santa Barbara's first ever NCAA
post season goal when he passed to Rob Friend
against the University of San Diego
.
His second season was just as productive as the first, appearing in 18 games and starting 17 of them. He registered another 9 assists. The team, again, made the post season but lost to Cal
in the 2nd Round. However, McGill's performances had professionals taking note. The Los Angeles Galaxy
drafted him in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft
. He went in the 4th round, 33rd overall. Despite the honour, McGill passed on Major League Soccer
, instead opting to sign with Dublin City
in his native Ireland
.
. McGill broke into the Vikings first team upon his return, but was one of 14 players released by new Vikings boss Roddy Collins
in a mid-season cull for the League of Ireland Premier Division strugglers. McGill joined Leinster Senior League
side Mount Merrion YMCA for the remainder of the 2004 season before rejoining Dublin City
for the 2005 season. That season, McGill helped the Vikings to promotion to the League of Ireland Premier Division after scoring Dublin City's winning goal in the first leg of a two-legged play-off victory over Shamrock Rovers
. McGill remained at Dublin City for the 2006 season as part of their League of Ireland Premier Division campaign until the Vikings went out of existence due severe financial issues in July 2006.
. A lifelong Rovers fan, he made his debut for the club on July 28, 2006 against Athlone Town
at St. Mels Park in a 3-0 victory for the Hoops and went to win the First Division with two goals in fourteen appearances. He made a total of 29 appearances scoring twice in his time at the Hoops.
on November 29, 2007. McGill made his Shelbourne
debut in a scoreless draw against Dundalk
at Tolka Park
on March 7, 2008. He scored his first Shelbourne goal during a 1-0 victory over Wexford Youths
at Tolka Park
on October 17, 2008.During the 2011 season he was injured against Salthill Devon ruling him out for the rest of the season.
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
football central midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
who is currently playing for League of Ireland
League of Ireland
The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...
First Division club Shelbourne
Shelbourne F.C.
Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in the Drumcondra area of Dublin, currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division....
. McGill is Shelbourne's captain.
Early career
McGill played his entire youth career from Under 8's and up with Manortown United. With Manortown, he won both league and cup titles as well as being named the Club Man of the Year while with the Under 16's.UNC Charlotte
He eventually decided to attend college in the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, enrolling at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte , also known as UNC Charlotte or simply Charlotte, is a public research university located in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States...
in 2000. McGill made an instant impact with the Charlotte 49ers
Charlotte 49ers
The Charlotte 49ers represent the NCAA Division I sports teams of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Charlotte joined the Atlantic 10 in 2005. The 49ers field 16 teams, 8 men and 8 women....
, appearing in 18 games, starting 17 of those. He scored 1 goal, assisted on 7 others, en route to score 9 points on the season. His 7 assists lead the team.
His second season with the team in 2001 wasn't as productive, with him playing in 20 games while only starting 14 of them. He scored 1 goal and had 3 assists for a total of 5 points. His 3 assists were good enough to tie him for the team lead.
With the 49ers, McGill scored 2 goals and 10 assists for 14 points. He was named to Conference USA
Conference USA
Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports...
's All Freshman Team in 2000 as well as being named to the Second Team All-Conference USA
Conference USA
Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports...
. In addition, he was the MVP of the 2000 Puma Classic. Following the completion of the 2001 season, McGill sought to transfer schools and left UNC Charlotte for UC Santa Barbara.
UC Santa Barbara
McGill enrolled at the University of California, Santa BarbaraUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
The University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los...
for his junior year in 2002. With the UC Santa Barbara men's soccer team, McGill played in 21 games, starting 20 of them. He netted 3 times, assisted on 15 others for 21 points. He was named to the Second Team All-Big West Conference
Big West Conference
The Big West Conference is an NCAA-affiliated Division I mid-major college athletic conference. When the conference began in 1969, its name was the Pacific Coast Athletic Association . After nineteen years, in 1988, its name was changed to the Big West Conference. The conference stopped...
and his assist total was good for 5th in the nation and 2nd in the conference, trailing teammate Memo Arzate
Memo Arzate
Guillermo "Memo" Arzate is an American soccer midfielder who last played for Portland Timbers of the USL First Division. He previously played for the University of California, Santa Barbara's Men's Soccer team....
's 18. He also assisted on UC Santa Barbara's first ever NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
post season goal when he passed to Rob Friend
Rob Friend
Rob Friend is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Eintracht Frankfurt in the 2nd Bundesliga.-Early years:...
against the University of San Diego
University of San Diego
The University of San Diego is a Roman Catholic university in San Diego, California. USD offers more than sixty bachelor's, master’s, and doctoral programs...
.
His second season was just as productive as the first, appearing in 18 games and starting 17 of them. He registered another 9 assists. The team, again, made the post season but lost to Cal
Cal
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in the 2nd Round. However, McGill's performances had professionals taking note. The Los Angeles Galaxy
Los Angeles Galaxy
The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...
drafted him in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft
2004 MLS SuperDraft
The 2004 MLS SuperDraft, held in Charlotte, North Carolina on January 16, 2004, was the fifth incarnation of the annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft, and was most notable for the selection of one of the youngest athletes in American sporting history, Freddy Adu, with the first pick.-Player...
. He went in the 4th round, 33rd overall. Despite the honour, McGill passed on Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
, instead opting to sign with Dublin City
Dublin City F.C.
Dublin City Football Club was an Irish association football club that played in the League of Ireland. They were formed in 1999 after a split within Home Farm Everton and they originally played as Home Farm Fingal before changing their name for the 2001–02 season...
in his native Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
.
Dublin City & Mount Merrion
McGill returned to Ireland in 2004 and joined League of Ireland Premier Division side Dublin CityDublin City F.C.
Dublin City Football Club was an Irish association football club that played in the League of Ireland. They were formed in 1999 after a split within Home Farm Everton and they originally played as Home Farm Fingal before changing their name for the 2001–02 season...
. McGill broke into the Vikings first team upon his return, but was one of 14 players released by new Vikings boss Roddy Collins
Roddy Collins
Roderick 'Roddy' Collins , is a Irish former professional football player and current manager of Monaghan United. He has also worked as a television pundit, and is the brother of acclaimed former boxer, Steve Collins....
in a mid-season cull for the League of Ireland Premier Division strugglers. McGill joined Leinster Senior League
Leinster Senior League (association football)
The Leinster Senior League is an association football league organised by the Leinster Football Association. The league is the highest level of football outside the Republic of Ireland football league system...
side Mount Merrion YMCA for the remainder of the 2004 season before rejoining Dublin City
Dublin City F.C.
Dublin City Football Club was an Irish association football club that played in the League of Ireland. They were formed in 1999 after a split within Home Farm Everton and they originally played as Home Farm Fingal before changing their name for the 2001–02 season...
for the 2005 season. That season, McGill helped the Vikings to promotion to the League of Ireland Premier Division after scoring Dublin City's winning goal in the first leg of a two-legged play-off victory over Shamrock Rovers
Shamrock Rovers F.C.
Shamrock Rovers Football Club are a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the most successful club in Irish football history. The club have won the League of Ireland title a record 17 times and the FAI Cup a record 24...
. McGill remained at Dublin City for the 2006 season as part of their League of Ireland Premier Division campaign until the Vikings went out of existence due severe financial issues in July 2006.
Shamrock Rovers
McGill did not wait long to find a new club when he joined League of Ireland First Division leaders Shamrock RoversShamrock Rovers F.C.
Shamrock Rovers Football Club are a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the most successful club in Irish football history. The club have won the League of Ireland title a record 17 times and the FAI Cup a record 24...
. A lifelong Rovers fan, he made his debut for the club on July 28, 2006 against Athlone Town
Athlone Town A.F.C.
Athlone Town F.C. is an Irish football club from Athlone, playing in the League of Ireland. The club was founded in 1887. First elected to the League of Ireland in 1922, they play their home matches in Lissywoollen their new stadium which opened in 2007...
at St. Mels Park in a 3-0 victory for the Hoops and went to win the First Division with two goals in fourteen appearances. He made a total of 29 appearances scoring twice in his time at the Hoops.
Mount Merrion & Shelbourne
McGill departed Rovers in August 2007 and he rejoined his former club Mount Merrion YMCA later that month. McGill's second stint at Mount Merrion was again short-lived when he made a return to League of Ireland First Division action by signing for ShelbourneShelbourne F.C.
Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in the Drumcondra area of Dublin, currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division....
on November 29, 2007. McGill made his Shelbourne
Shelbourne F.C.
Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in the Drumcondra area of Dublin, currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division....
debut in a scoreless draw against Dundalk
Dundalk F.C.
Dundalk Football Club is a professional Irish football club based in Dundalk, County Louth. The club currently play in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. Founded in 1903, they are the second most successful team, in terms of trophies won, in the history of the League of Ireland. The...
at Tolka Park
Tolka Park
Tolka Park is an Irish football ground located in the north Dublin suburb of Drumcondra, on the northern banks of the River Tolka. It is currently the home ground of League of Ireland club Shelbourne...
on March 7, 2008. He scored his first Shelbourne goal during a 1-0 victory over Wexford Youths
Wexford Youths F.C.
Wexford Youths Football Club are an Irish football club from Wexford who compete in the Airtricity League First Division. The club joined the league after being awarded a First Division licence for the 2007 season. The opportunity to join the League of Ireland arose as Dublin City became bankrupt...
at Tolka Park
Tolka Park
Tolka Park is an Irish football ground located in the north Dublin suburb of Drumcondra, on the northern banks of the River Tolka. It is currently the home ground of League of Ireland club Shelbourne...
on October 17, 2008.During the 2011 season he was injured against Salthill Devon ruling him out for the rest of the season.
Honours
- League of Ireland First Division: 1
- Shamrock Rovers - 2006
- Leinster Senior Cup: 1
- Shelbourne - 20102010 Leinster Senior CupThe 2010 Leinster Football Association Senior Cup, also known as the 2010 Leinster Senior Cup, was the 109th staging of the Leinster Senior Cup association football competition. The 2010 Leinster Senior Cup marked the return of the competition following a ten year absence.20 teams competed in the...
- Shelbourne - 2010