.jpg) McCourt playing for Celtic in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick James McCourt[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1983[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Derry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Foyle Harps | ||
| 2000–2001 | Rochdale | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | Rochdale | 80 | (8) |
| 2005 | Shamrock Rovers | 17 | (7) |
| 2005–2008 | Derry City | 60 | (5) |
| 2008–2013 | Celtic | 66 | (9) |
| 2013–2014 | Barnsley | 23 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Notts County (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Luton Town | 24 | (1) |
| 2016 | Glenavon | 12 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Finn Harps | 48 | (5) |
| Total | 352 | (39) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2005 | Northern Ireland U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2009 | Northern Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2015 | Northern Ireland | 18 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2024- | Glentoran (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Patrick James McCourt (born 16 December 1983) is a Northern Irish former footballer who played as a winger.
He started his professional career with Third Division club Rochdale in 2001 before moving to League of Ireland club Shamrock Rovers in 2005. Later that year he moved to his hometown club, Derry City, where he won the League of Ireland Cup three times in 2005, 2006 and 2007, and the FAI Cup in 2006. At Derry, he gained the nickname "The Derry Pelé"[2] for his skilful play. In 2008 he signed for Scottish Premier League club Celtic; the club he supported as a boy. In a five-season spell there, he won the Scottish Cup in 2011 and 2013 and the SPL title in 2011–12 and 2012–13. Despite being a fan favourite at the club, he failed to gain a regular first-team place and was released in June 2013.
McCourt then signed a one-year contract at Championship club Barnsley, though the club was relegated during the 2013–14 season and McCourt was released. He signed a one-year deal with Brighton & Hove Albion for the following campaign, but featured little and joined League One club Notts County on loan for the final third of the season. He left Brighton and in July 2015 signed for League Two club Luton Town on a two-year contract. He was released by mutual consent halfway through to enable him to return to Northern Ireland, where he signed a one-year contract with NIFL Premiership club Glenavon. He left by mutual agreement in December 2016, and the following March he signed for League of Ireland side Finn Harps, where he retired in 2018.
McCourt made his Northern Ireland international debut in 2002, but did not play again until 2009. He scored his first two goals against the Faroe Islands in 2011.
- ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2005/2006. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 259. ISBN 978-1-85291-662-6.
- ^ "'Derry Pele' McCourt moves to Barnsley". Derry Journal. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.