| Danny McNamara | |
| Fullname: | Danny John McNamara[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1998 12, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Sidcup, London, England |
| Position: | Full back |
| Currentclub: | Millwall |
| Clubnumber: | 2 |
| Youthclubs1: | Millwall |
| Years1: | 2017– |
| Clubs1: | Millwall |
| Caps1: | 75 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Welling United (loan) |
| Caps2: | 9 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Dover Athletic (loan) |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2019 |
| Clubs4: | → Havant & Waterlooville (loan) |
| Caps4: | 4 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs5: | → Newport County (loan) |
| Caps5: | 21 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs6: | → St Johnstone (loan) |
| Caps6: | 22 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalteam1: | Republic of Ireland U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 20 January 2023 (UTC) |
Danny John McNamara (born 27 December 1998) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a full back for club Millwall.
McNamara began his career as a youth player at Millwall, signing his first professional contract with the club in July 2017.[2]
McNamara spent time on loan during the 2018–19 season at Welling United,[3] Dover Athletic[4] and Havant & Waterlooville.[5] Upon his return in May 2019, McNamara signed a new one-year contract with Millwall with an option for a further year.[6]
On 31 July 2019, McNamara joined League Two side Newport County on a season long loan.[7] On 3 August 2019, he made his Football League debut for Newport, being named in the starting line-up for a 2–2 draw against Mansfield Town on the opening day of the 2019–20 season.[8] On 6 January 2020, Millwall recalled McNamara from his loan spell at Newport.[9]
On 14 July 2020, McNamara and fellow Lion Isaac Olaofe joined Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone on season-long loans.[10] On 4 January 2021, McNamara was recalled by Millwall, with teammate James Brown being sent on loan to St Johnstone.[11]
Following his return to Millwall in early January 2021, McNamara made his debut for the club on 9 January 2021 in an FA Cup victory over Boreham Wood[12] and made his league debut three days later in a 1–1 away draw with AFC Bournemouth.[13]
On 9 April 2022, McNamara opened his account for the club with the first two goals in a 4–1 thrashing of Barnsley.[14]
On 28 August 2019, McNamara was named in the Republic of Ireland Under-21 squad.[15] He qualifies through his grandparents from Leitrim.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Millwall | 2018–19 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Championship | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Championship | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
| Total | 53 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2 | |||
| Welling United (loan) | 2018–19 | National League South | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Dover Athletic (loan) | 2018–19 | National League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Havant & Waterlooville (loan) | 2018–19 | National League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Newport County (loan) | 2019–20 | League Two | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[16] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| St Johnstone (loan) | 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| Career total | 117 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 121 | 5 | |||