Johnny Gorman
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Rory John McCaughan "Johnny" Gorman (born 26 October 1992) is an English
England
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-born Northern Ireland international
Northern Ireland national football team
The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. Before 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association...

 footballer signed to Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...

.

Career

Gorman joined Wolves Academy in 2009, after six years at Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
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. During this time he earned numerous caps at various Northern Ireland junior levels.

Despite having never played a senior game at club level, on 26 May 2010, he made his international debut for Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland national football team
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 in a 0–2 friendly defeat to Turkey
Turkey national football team
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 played in Connecticut, USA.

Gorman also attends Repton School
Repton School
Repton School, founded in 1557, is a co-educational English independent school for both day and boarding pupils, in the British public school tradition, located in the village of Repton, in Derbyshire, in the Midlands area of England...

 in Derbyshire. He was given permission to delay an AS Level examination until January in order to travel with the Northern Irish squad. He played in the 2010 Independent Schools Football Association
Independent Schools Football Association
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 Boodles Cup Final against Shrewsbury School
Shrewsbury School
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He is contracted to Wolves until summer 2013.
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