Michael McGlinchey

Michael Ryan McGlinchey (born 7 January 1987) is a New Zealand international footballer who plays for Queen's Park in Scottish League Two.

Michael McGlinchey

McGlinchey with New Zealand in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Michael Ryan McGlinchey
Date of birth	7 January 1987
Place of birth	Wellington, New Zealand
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Queen's Park
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2009	Celtic	1	(0)
2007–2008	→ Dunfermline Athletic (loan)	8	(0)
2009–2014	Central Coast Mariners	120	(11)
2010	→ Motherwell (loan)	8	(0)
2014	→ Vegalta Sendai (loan)	6	(0)
2014–2018	Wellington Phoenix	85	(11)
2018–2020	Central Coast Mariners	28	(0)
2020–	Queen's Park	3	(0)
National team^‡
2007	Scotland U-20	4	(0)
2007	Scotland U-21	1	(0)
2009–	New Zealand	54	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 September 2017

McGlinchey played youth football with Scottish club Celtic, where he made his professional debut. After spending time on loan to Dunfermline Athletic, he joined Central Coast Mariners in the A-League, where he made over 100 appearances. In his time at the club he spent periods on loan at Motherwell in 2010 and with Vegalta Sendai in 2014. He joined Wellington Phoenix in 2014 after securing a release from the Mariners. He returned to the Mariners in 2018, before returning to Scotland with Queen's Park in 2020.

McGlinchey represented Scotland at under-20 and under-21 level, but changed allegiance to New Zealand, his country of birth, at senior level. He was a member of the New Zealand national team squad at the 2010 World Cup and was one of New Zealand's over-age players at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] He has made over fifty appearances for New Zealand, scoring five goals.

Club career

Celtic

McGlinchey, a midfielder, was brought through the ranks at Scottish giants Celtic and was persuaded by then-manager Martin O'Neill at the age of 17 to resist the temptation to sign a professional contract with Manchester United and sign with the club he supported as a youngster. McGlinchey made his Celtic debut against Livingston as a substitute in December 2005.[2] It was his sole appearance for the Scottish Premier League team, as O'Neill was replaced by Gordon Strachan and McGlinchey found himself moving to the fringes.

During the 2007–08 season he was then loaned out to Scottish First Division club Dunfermline Athletic until 20 January 2008.[3] Although McGlinchey was successful during his loan deal at the First Division club, his loan was terminated early after he suffered a groin injury.[4] He was released by Celtic in May 2009.[4]

Central Coast Mariners

McGlinchey playing for Central Coast Mariners in 2009

McGlinchey then had a successful trial with Central Coast Mariners in the A-League, signing a two-year deal with the club.

He made his Mariners debut against Melbourne Victory in the A-League season opener on 6 August 2009, and also scored his first goal for the club on debut in the 2–0 upset win over the reigning champions.[5] It was also his first professional goal ever.

With the 2009–10 A-League season drawing to a close, McGlinchey decided to seek more first team football in the off season as buildup to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, signing a season-long loan deal with Scottish Premier League club Motherwell.

Dispute

McGlinchey tried to leave the Central Coast Mariners on a free transfer but in August 2014, it was ruled that the player was still contracted to the Mariners.[6] The PFA argued unsuccessfully that McGlinchey should be able to move to Wellington Phoenix on a free transfer as the club had been sold to new owners. However, on 11 September 2014, Central Coast Mariners conceded they would no longer pursue McGlinchey's services for the upcoming A-League season, citing his personal desire to no longer be involved with the club as a major contributing factor, and that following the receipt of compensation from McGlinchey his contract was terminated.[7]

Motherwell

McGlinchey signed a loan contract with the Scottish side in February 2010 for the remainder of the 2009–10 season,[8] and made 8 appearances.

Vegalta Sendai

On 23 December 2013, Central Coast Mariners announced McGlinchey would be going on a year loan spell to Vegalta Sendai, following Graham Arnold who had been recently appointed head coach.[9] On 11 June 2014 Vegalta Sendai announced that they had terminated McGlinchey's loan, after Arnold had been sacked by the club 2 months earlier.[10]

Wellington Phoenix

On 12 September 2014, McGlinchey signed a two-year contract with Wellington Phoenix after securing his release from Mariners the day before.[11] On 1 May 2018, after four seasons with Wellington Phoenix, McGlinchey was released from the club.[12]

Return to Central Coast Mariners

In June 2018, McGlinchey re-joined the Central Coast Mariners, signing a two-year contract.[13] He was released by the Mariners at the end of the 2019–20 A-League.[14]

Return to Scotland

In October 2020, McGlinchey returned to Scotland, signing with Scottish League Two side Queen's Park.[15]

International career

McGlinchey was eligible to play for Scotland, the Republic of Ireland and New Zealand. His father, Norrie McGlinchey was a footballer playing in New Zealand, he represented Stop Out and Hutt Valley United during his career. The McGlinchey family returned to Scotland when Michael was one year old.[16]

McGlinchey played two games for Scotland at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup against Costa Rica[17] and Nigeria.[18]

In 2009, he took advantage of a FIFA Congress resolution which removed the age limit for changing associations for players who had already played for a country's national team at age group level[19] and declared himself available for selection for the New Zealand All Whites. He was then included by New Zealand manager Ricki Herbert in the squad to face Jordan, before the 2010 World Cup play-off matches against Bahrain.[20] McGlinchey made his New Zealand debut on 9 September 2009, in the match against Jordan.[21][22]

McGlinchey played a pivotal role in the Inter-confederation play-off match against Bahrain in both the away leg in Ar Rifa` off the bench as a second-half substitute[23] and made the starting XI in the home fixture in Wellington which New Zealand went on to win 1–0 thanks to a first half goal from striker Rory Fallon.[24]

On 10 May 2010, McGlinchey was named in New Zealand's final 23-man squad to compete at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[25] He was one of New Zealand's three over-age players at the 2012 Summer Olympics, playing in all three of their matches in group C.[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 January 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Celtic	2005–06	Scottish Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Dunfermline Athletic (loan)	2007–08	Scottish First Division	8	0	1	0	0	0	9	0
Central Coast Mariners	2009–10	A-League	21	1	0	0	0	0	21	1
	2010–11		34	1	0	0	0	0	34	1
	2011–12		30	1	0	0	6	1	36	2
	2012–13		26	6	0	0	7	1	33	7
	2013–14		9	2	0	0	0	0	9	2
	Total		120	11	0	0	13	2	133	13
Motherwell (loan)	2009–10	Scottish Premier League	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Vegalta Sendai (loan)	2014	J1 League	6	0	3	0	0	0	9	0
Wellington Phoenix	2014–15	A-League	25	5	0	0	0	0	25	5
	2015–16		26	3	2	0	0	0	28	3
	2016–17		13	3	1	0	0	0	14	3
	2017–18		21	0	1	0	0	0	22	0
	Total		85	11	4	0	0	0	89	11
Central Coast Mariners	2018–19	A-League	20	0	1	0	0	0	21	0
	2019–20		8	0	1	2	0	0	9	2
	Total		28	0	2	2	0	0	30	2
Queen's Park	2020–21	Scottish League Two	3	0	2	0	0	0	5	0
Career total			259	22	12	2	13	2	284	26

International

New Zealand national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2009	3	0
2010	4	0
2011	3	1
2012	11	2
2013	4	0
2014	5	0
2015	3	0
2016	7	1
2017	11	1
2018	1	0
2019	2	0
Total	54	5

International goals

As of match played 15 November 2017. New Zealand score listed first, score column indicates score after each McGlinchey goal.[26]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	25 March 2011	Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan, China	8	China PR	1–1	1–1	Friendly
2	16 October 2012	Rugby League Park, Christchurch, New Zealand	20	Tahiti	1–0	3–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3					3–0
4	31 May 2016	Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	35	Vanuatu	3–0	5–0	2016 OFC Nations Cup
5	1 September 2017	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand	48	Solomon Islands	5–1	6–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Central Coast Mariners:

• A-League Premiership: 2011–12
• A-League Championship: 2012–13

International

New Zealand

• OFC Nations Cup: 2016

Individual

• PFA A-League Team of the Season: 2012–13
• A-League All Star: 2013[27]

See also

• List of Central Coast Mariners FC players

References

1. "Michael McGlinchey Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
2. CelticFc.net – Michael McGlinchey Archived 10 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine; accessed 3 July 2016.
3. "Another on Loan Player". dafc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2007.
4. I was on top of the world playing for Celtic but now I'd be happy playing anywhere, says Michael McGlinchey, Sunday Mail, 14 June 2009.
5. "Mariners punish sluggish Victory". A-League.com.au. 6 August 2009. Archived from the original on 6 July 2007.
6. "AUSTRALIA: PLAYER FIGHTS FOR FREE AGENT STATUS". FIFPro.org. 22 August 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
7. "Mutual termination with Michael McGlinchey finalised". Football Federation Australia. 11 September 2014.
8. "Kiwi McGlinchey to Motherwell". FIFA.com. 2 February 2010.
9. "LOANS: McGlinchey to Sendai, Ibini back at CCM". Football Federation Australia. 23 December 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
10. マイケル マグリンチィ選手 契約解除のお知らせ [Notice of Michael McGlinchey player contract termination] (in Japanese). Vegalta Sendai. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
11. Worthington, Sam (11 September 2014). "Michael McGlinchey completes Phoenix move" – via Stuff.co.nz.
12. "Michael McGlinchey departs the Wellington Phoenix after four seasons". Stuff.co.nz. 1 May 2018.
13. Rugari, Vince (26 June 2018). "All Whites midfielder Michael McGlinchey returns to Central Coast Mariners". Stuff.co.nz.
14. "Squad update: Five players depart Mariners". Central Coast Mariners FC. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
15. Price, Mark (29 October 2020). "Ex-Celtic and Motherwell ace with international pedigree makes shock League Two switch". Daily Record. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
16. Rattue, Chris (17 August 2007). "Soccer: White stripes ... or All Whites". NZ Herald. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
17. FIFA.com. "FIFA U-20 World Cup archive - FIFA.com".
18. FIFA.com. "FIFA U-20 World Cup archive - FIFA.com".
19. "Protect the game, protect the players, strengthen global football governance # Change of association". FIFA. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
20. "Fallon and McGlinchey join All Whites fold". NZ Football. 19 August 2009.
21. "A-International Appearances – Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
22. "A-International Lineups". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
23. "FIFA Match Report". FIFA. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
24. Johnstone, Duncan. "All Whites go through". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
25. Johnstone, Duncan (10 May 2010). "All Whites World Cup squad named". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
26. Michael McGlinchey at Soccerway
27. Jackson, Jamie (20 July 2013). "Manchester United thrash A-League All Stars to give David Moyes first win". The Guardian. Sydney. Retrieved 7 September 2020.

External links

• Michael McGlinchey – FIFA competition record
• Michael McGlinchey at National-Football-Teams.com
• Michael McGlinchey at Soccerbase
• Michael McGlinchey at Soccerway
• Michael McGlinchey at J.League (in Japanese)