| Conor McLaughlin | |
| Fullname: | Conor Gerard McLaughlin[1] |
| Birth Date: | 26 July 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Height: | [2] |
| Position: | Right back |
| Youthyears1: | –2007 |
| Youthclubs1: | Linfield |
| Youthyears2: | 2007–2009 |
| Youthclubs2: | Preston North End |
| Years1: | 2009–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Preston North End |
| Caps1: | 24 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2012 |
| Clubs2: | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2012–2017 |
| Clubs3: | Fleetwood Town |
| Caps3: | 172 |
| Goals3: | 7 |
| Years4: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs4: | Millwall |
| Caps4: | 32 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs5: | Sunderland |
| Caps5: | 40 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs6: | Fleetwood Town |
| Caps6: | 9 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 281 |
| Totalgoals: | 8 |
| Nationalteam1: | Northern Ireland U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalteam2: | Northern Ireland U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalteam3: | Northern Ireland U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2010–2012 |
| Nationalteam4: | Northern Ireland U21 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2011–2021 |
| Nationalteam5: | Northern Ireland |
| Nationalcaps5: | 43 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 1 |
Conor Gerard McLaughlin (born 26 July 1991) is a Northern Irish former footballer who played as a right back.
Born in Belfast, McLaughlin turned professional with Preston North End in January 2010.[3] He made his début for Preston on 12 November 2010, in a 0–2 loss against Hull City.[4] In December 2010, McLaughlin signed a contract extension, keeping him with Preston until 2013.[5] He signed a two-month loan deal with Shrewsbury Town in March 2011.[6]
He was transfer-listed by the club in May 2012.[7]
McLaughlin joined Fleetwood Town on 20 July 2012.[8] [9] He signed a new three-year contract with the club in June 2014.[10] He scored his first goal – for any club – in the Football League in February 2015.[11]
McLaughlin signed for Millwall in July 2017.[12] He scored his first goal for Millwall in a 2–2 draw with Queens Park Rangers on 12 September 2017.
After leaving Millwall he moved to Sunderland on a free transfer on 1 July 2019.[13] On 25 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Sunderland at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.[14]
He re-signed for Fleetwood Town on a short-term deal in October 2021.[15] On 14 January 2022, McLaughlin left Fleetwood for a second time following the expiration of his short-term deal, leaving the club as their all-time third highest EFL appearance maker.[16]
On 14 April 2022, McLaughlin announced his retirement "due to injury".[17]
McLaughlin has represented Northern Ireland at youth international level.[18] [19] [20]
He received his first call-up for the senior national team in October 2011,[21] making his senior début later that month, in a 0–3 defeat against Italy on 11 October 2011.[22]
McLaughlin started Northern Ireland's first game of Euro 2016 against Poland.[23]
Conor McLaughlin is the elder brother of Ryan McLaughlin; both have been capped by Northern Ireland.[24]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Preston North End | 2009–10 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Championship | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | League One | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[25] | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2011–12 | League Two | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Fleetwood Town | 2012–13 | League Two | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | League Two | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9[26] | 1 | 47 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | League One | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | League One | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | League One | 42 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[27] | 0 | 49 | 4 | ||
| Total | 172 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 200 | 8 | |||
| Millwall | 2017–18 | Championship | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | |||
| Sunderland | 2019–20 | League One | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | League One | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Total | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 0 | |||
| Fleetwood Town | 2021–22 | League One | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Career total | 281 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 331 | 9 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 2011 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 43 | 1 | ||
As of match played 9 November 2017. Northern Ireland score listed first, score column indicates score after each McLaughlin goal.
| scope=col | No. | scope=col data-sort-type=date | Date | scope=col | Venue | scope=col | Cap | scope=col | Opponent | scope=col | Score | scope=col | Result | scope=col | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row style=text-align:center | 1 | 11 November 2016 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | 22 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Sunderland
Individual
2016–17[29]