_(cropped).jpg) McAuley with West Bromwich Albion in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gareth Gerald McAuley[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1979[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Larne, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.95 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back[2] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1999 | Linfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Linfield | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → Ballyclare Comrades (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Crusaders | 64 | (3) |
| 2002–2004 | Coleraine | 63 | (4) |
| 2004–2006 | Lincoln City | 72 | (8) |
| 2006–2008 | Leicester City | 74 | (5) |
| 2008–2011 | Ipswich Town | 115 | (7) |
| 2011–2018 | West Bromwich Albion | 203 | (15) |
| 2018–2019 | Rangers | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 605 | (42) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Northern Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2018 | Northern Ireland | 80 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gareth Gerald McAuley MBE (/məˈkɔːli/ mə-KAW-lee;[4] born 5 December 1979) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He represented Northern Ireland at senior international level, being capped on 80 occasions and scoring nine times.
McAuley began his career playing in Northern Irish football with Linfield, Ballyclare Comrades, Crusaders and Coleraine before joining English side Lincoln City in the summer of 2004. He impressed enough at Sincil Bank to earn a move to Championship side Leicester City. He moved on to Ipswich Town in June 2008 following Leicester's relegation and then on to Premier League side West Bromwich Albion in July 2011. McAuley won West Brom's player of the year award for the 2012–13 season.
- ^ "Premier League clubs submit squad lists". Premier League. 2 September 2011. Archived from the original on 23 September 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Gareth McAuley". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "Gareth McAuley". West Bromwich Albion F.C. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017.
- ^ Wells, John C. (2008), Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.), Longman, ISBN 9781405881180