Jamie McGonigle

Jamie McGonigle

Personal information
Full name	Jamie McGonigle
Date of birth	(1996-03-05) 5 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Derry, Northern Ireland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Coleraine
Number	19
Youth career
	Dungiven Celtic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2019	Coleraine	148	(52)
2019–2021	Crusaders	62	(22)
2021–2024	Derry City	76	(24)
2024–	Coleraine	15	(7)
International career
2017–2018	Northern Ireland U21	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024

Jamie McGonigle (born 5 March 1996) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays for NIFL Premiership side Coleraine.

Starting his career with Dungiven Celtic, McGonigle moved to Coleraine in 2015. After scoring 65 goals in 179 appearances, he signed for Crusaders in August 2019 for a Northern Irish transfer record fee of £60,000. He scored the fastest hattrick in an Irish league competition, only taking him 3 minutes.^[1]

Club career

Coleraine

McGonigle began his career playing in the lower leagues for hometown club Dungiven Celtic. After impressing, he moved to Coleraine in 2014, and after scoring 30 goals for the reserve team, made his debut for the senior team against Institute in January 2015.^[2]

By October 2017, he had scored against every club in the top flight, and his 16 league goals that season took Coleraine to second place in the league.^[3] He also helped the side to win the Irish Cup, playing in the 3–1 final victory over Cliftonville,^[4] and was named in the NIFL Team of the Year.^[5] He scored a total of 65 goals in 179 games for the Bannsiders.

Crusaders

McGonigle signed for Crusaders on 8 August 2019.^[6] The fee of £60,000 broke the Northern Irish transfer fee record, passing the previous record of £55,000 which had stood since Glenn Ferguson's transfer to Linfield from Glenavon in 1998.^[1] McGonigle scored his first goals by scoring five, including a hat-trick in less than three minutes, in an 8–1 victory over Sirocco Works on 10 September 2019.^[7]

Derry City

McGonigle then signed for Derry City on 29 June 2021 for a rumoured fee of £35,000. McGonigle made his Derry City debut in a 2–0 win over Waterford on 2 July 2021 at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium. McGonigle netted his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win over Drogheda United a month later. He netted a crucial goal in a 2–1 win over Dundalk in the final game of the season which secured a 4th-place finish and European football for his side. Ahead of the 2022 season, McGonigle was handed the number 9 shirt. On 25 February 2022, McGonigle became the first Derry player since Alex Krstic in 1986 to score in 5 games in a row for Derry City in a 2–1 victory in injury time against Shamrock Rovers. On 18 March 2022, he signed a new contract with the club until the end of the 2025 season.^[8] McGonigle also bagged his first hat-trick for Derry in a 7–1 victory against UCD on 22 April 2022. He was named League of Ireland Player of the Month for April 2022 after scoring 5 goals in the month.^[9]

International career

McGonigle earned five caps for the Northern Ireland U21 side, having received his first call-up in 2017.^[10][11]

Career statistics

As of match played on 6 October.^[12]

Club	Season	Division	League		National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Coleraine	2014–15	NIFL Premiership	7	3	0	0	0	0	—		—		7	3
	2015–16		37	7	1	0	2	0	—		—		40	7
	2016–17		34	15	4	3	3	1	—		—		41	19
	2017–18		36	16	4	2	1	1	2[a]	0	1[b]	0	44	20
	2018–19		34	12	4	2	1	2	2[a]	0	—		40	16
	Club total		148	52	12	7	7	4	4	0	1	0	179	65
Crusaders	2019–20	NIFL Premiership	27	12	2	2	4	3	—		2[c]	5	35	22
	2020–21		35	10	3	0	—		—		0[c]	0	38	10
	Club total		62	22	5	2	4	3	—		2	5	73	32
Derry City	2021	LOI Premier Division	17	8	1	0	—		—		—		18	8
	2022		35	11	5	4	—		2[d]	0	—		42	15
	2023		24	5	1	0	—		5[d]	0	1[e]	0	31	5
	Club total		76	24	7	4	—		7	0	1	0	91	28
Career Total			286	98	22	11	7	4	11	0	4	5	343	125

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in NIFL Charity Shield
3. Appearances in County Antrim Shield
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
5. Appearances in President of Ireland's Cup

Honours

Coleraine

• Irish Cup: 2017–18

Derry City

• FAI Cup: 2022
• President of Ireland's Cup: 2023

Individual

• League of Ireland Premier Division Player of the Month: April 2022,^[13]

References

1. "Crusaders' move for Jamie McGonigle breaks Irish League transfer record". Belfasttelegraph. Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
2. "The Big Interview: How Coleraine striker Jamie McGonigle won't be dwelling on title agony". Belfast Live. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
3. "McGonigle hoping to keep fine form going". The Irish News. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
4. "Irish Cup Final: Coleraine 3-1 Cliftonville". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
5. "2018 Northern Ireland Football Awards winners". Irish FA. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
6. "Crusaders finally get their man as Jamie McGonigle arrives from Coleraine on three-year deal". Belfast Live. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
7. "Five-star Jamie McGonigle seals big win for Crusaders". Belfast Live. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
8. "McGonigle Contract Extension". 18 March 2022.
9. Ferry, Gary. "Jamie McGonigle named Soccer Writers' Player of the Month for April!". www.derrynow.com.
10. "New faces in first U21 squad for new boss Ian Baraclough". Irish FA. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
11. "Jamie McGonigle". UEFA. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
12. "Northern Ireland – J.McGonigle". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
13. "Jamie McGonigle named Soccer Writers' Player of the Month for April!".