| Sean McLoughlin | |
| Fullname: | Sean Desmond McLoughlin[1] |
| Birth Date: | 13 November 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Cork, Ireland |
| Height: | 1.91 m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Hull City |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Youthclubs1: | Springfield Ramblers |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | Cork City |
| Youthyears3: | 2015–2016 |
| Youthclubs3: | College Corinthians |
| Youthyears4: | 2016–2017 |
| Youthclubs4: | UCC |
| Years1: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Cork City |
| Caps1: | 48 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2019– |
| Clubs2: | Hull City |
| Caps2: | 102 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019 |
| Clubs3: | → St Mirren (loan) |
| Caps3: | 21 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Nationalteam1: | Republic of Ireland U21 |
| Club-Update: | 15:36, 30 November 2024 (UTC) |
Sean Desmond McLoughlin (born 13 November 1996) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for club Hull City as a defender.
Born in Cork, McLoughlin signed for Cork City in 2013 after previously playing for Springfield Ramblers.[2] He moved to College Corinthians in 2015, returning to Cork City in 2017 after a spell with UCC.[2] He made his debut for Cork City in October 2017.[2] He signed a new 18 month contract in July 2018.[3]
McLoughlin signed for Hull City in July 2019.[4] [5] He moved on loan to Scottish club St Mirren later that month.[6] McLoughlin was an ever-present for St Mirren in the first part of the 2019 - 20 Scottish Premiership season, and returned to Hull at the end of the loan on 31 December 2019.[7]
He made his first start for Hull on 8 February 2020 in a 1–1 draw away to Reading.[8]
On 5 March 2021, McLoughlin signed a new three-year contract with Hull City.[9]
In March 2023, McLoughlin was named Hull City Player of the Month for February.[10]
On 18 April 2023, McLoughlin signed a new three-year contract with the club.[11]
McLoughlin has represented Ireland at under-21 level.[4]
Primarily a central defender, McLoughlin made his debut in October 2017 as a left-back.[2]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Cork City | 2017 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 3 | |||
| 2019 | 20 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 65 | 5 | |||
| Hull City | 2019–20 | EFL Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | EFL League One | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | EFL Championship | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | EFL Championship | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | EFL Championship | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | EFL Championship | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 102 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 118 | 0 | |||
| St Mirren (loan) | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||||
| Career Total | 171 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 204 | 6 | |||