| Terry Devlin | |
| Fullname: | Terry Devlin |
| Birth Place: | Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Birth Date: | 6 November 2003 |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Portsmouth |
| Clubnumber: | 24 |
| Years1: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Dungannon Swifts |
| Caps1: | 44 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Glentoran |
| Caps2: | 35 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Clubs3: | Portsmouth |
| Caps3: | 19 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam1: | Northern Ireland U-21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 28 May 2024 00:15 (UTC) |
Terry Devlin (born 6 November 2003) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for club Portsmouth as a midfielder.[1]
As a child, Terry Devlin was a supporter of Manchester City FC.Devlin joined Glentoran from Dungannon Swifts on 31 August 2022. Devlin had made his debut for Dungannon Swifts at fifteen years-old.[2] In his one season with Glentoran he became a first team regular and helped the side reach European qualification.[3] [4]
In June 2023, Devlin was announced as a signing for EFL League One side Portsmouth.[5] He signed a three-year deal with the option of a further year.[6] After five substitute appearances he made his first league start for Portsmouth on 28 October 2023, and scored the winner as Portsmouth came from 2–0 down to defeat Reading 3–2.[7] In January 2024, he suffered a season ending shoulder injury.[8]
Devlin played for Northern Ireland U-19 prior to making his Northern Ireland U-21 debut against Spain U-21 in 2022.[9] [10] He has also been called up to a training camp with the senior Northern Ireland side.[11] In November 2023, he was called up to the senior national side for 2024 European Championships qualifying matches against Denmark and Finland.[12]
Devlin has been described as a box-to-box midfielder.[13] [14] Portsmouth manager John Mousinho described him as having the ability to “run, he can compete, and he can score goals”.[15]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Dungannon Swifts | 2019–20 | NIFL Premiership | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 44 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | |||
| Glentoran | 2022–23 | NIFL Premiership | 35 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 6 | |
| Total | 35 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 6 | |||
| Portsmouth | 2023–24 | League One | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | |
| Career total | 86 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 102 | 8 | |||
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