Jamie McGonigle
{{short description|Northern Irish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jamie McGonigle
| fullname = Jamie McGonigle
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1996|3|5}}
| birth_place = Derry, Northern Ireland
| currentclub = Coleraine
| clubnumber = 19
| height =
| position = Striker
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Dungiven Celtic
| years1 = 2014–2019
| clubs1 = Coleraine
| caps1 = 148
| goals1 = 52
| years2 = 2019–2021
| clubs2 = Crusaders
| caps2 = 62
| goals2 = 22
| clubs3 = Derry City
| years3 = 2021–2024
| caps3 = 76
| goals3 = 24
| years4 = 2024–
| clubs4 = Coleraine
| caps4 = 15
| goals4 = 7
| nationalyears1 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam1 = Northern Ireland U21
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/irish-league/crusaders/crusaders-move-for-jamie-mcgonigle-breaks-irish-league-transfer-record-38398335.html|title=Crusaders' move for Jamie McGonigle breaks Irish League transfer record|newspaper=Belfasttelegraph |publisher=Belfast Telegraph|accessdate=13 August 2019}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/big-interview-how-coleraine-striker-14601649|title=The Big Interview: How Coleraine striker Jamie McGonigle won't be dwelling on title agony|date=2 May 2018 |publisher=Belfast Live|accessdate=13 August 2019}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishnews.com/sport/footballsoccer/2017/10/28/news/mcgonigle-hoping-to-keep-fine-form-going-1173601/|title=McGonigle hoping to keep fine form going|date=28 October 2017 |publisher=The Irish News|accessdate=13 August 2019}} He also helped the side to win the Irish Cup, playing in the 3–1 final victory over Cliftonville,{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43989832|title=Irish Cup Final: Coleraine 3-1 Cliftonville|work=BBC Sport |accessdate=13 August 2019}} and was named in the NIFL Team of the Year.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishfa.com/news/2018/may/internationals-pick-up-top-honours-at-northern-ireland-football-awards|title=2018 Northern Ireland Football Awards winners|publisher=Irish FA|accessdate=13 August 2019}} He scored a total of 65 goals in 179 games for the Bannsiders.
=Crusaders=
McGonigle signed for Crusaders on 8 August 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/sport/football/crusaders-finally-man-jamie-mcgonigle-16724900|title=Crusaders finally get their man as Jamie McGonigle arrives from Coleraine on three-year deal|date=8 August 2019 |publisher=Belfast Live|accessdate=13 August 2019}} 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. 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.newsletter.co.uk/sport/football/five-star-jamie-mcgonigle-seals-big-win-for-crusaders-1-9066635|title=Five-star Jamie McGonigle seals big win for Crusaders|date=10 September 2019 |publisher=Belfast Live|accessdate=12 September 2019}}
=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.{{cite web | url=https://www.derrycityfc.net/2022/03/mcgonigle-contract-extension/ | title=McGonigle Contract Extension | date=18 March 2022 }} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.derrynow.com/news/derry-sport/810354/jamie-mcgonigle-named-soccer-writers-player-of-the-month-for-april.html|title=Jamie McGonigle named Soccer Writers' Player of the Month for April!|first=Gary|last=Ferry|website=www.derrynow.com}}
International career
McGonigle earned five caps for the Northern Ireland U21 side, having received his first call-up in 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishfa.com/news/2017/may/ian-baraclough-names-under-21-training-squad|title=New faces in first U21 squad for new boss Ian Baraclough|publisher=Irish FA|accessdate=13 August 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/under21/teams/players/250109234--jamie-mcgonigle/statistics/|title=Jamie McGonigle|publisher=UEFA|access-date=13 August 2019}}
Career statistics
As of match played on 6 October.{{cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/jamie-mcgonigle/395132/|title=Northern Ireland – J.McGonigle|publisher=uk.soccerway.com|accessdate=2019-08-13}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !rowspan="2"|Division !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=6|Coleraine
|rowspan=5|NIFL Premiership |7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 3 | ||
| 2015–16
|37 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 40 | 7 | ||
| 2016–17
|34 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 41 | 19 | ||
| 2017–18
|36 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League|name=statsUEL}} | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearances in NIFL Charity Shield|name=statsCHS}} | 0 | 44 | 20 |
| 2018–19
|34 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League|name=statsUEL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 40 | 16 | |
| colspan="2"|Club total
!148 | 52 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 179 | 65 |
| rowspan=3|Crusaders
|rowspan=2|NIFL Premiership |27 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|Appearances in County Antrim Shield|name=appsCAS}} | 5 | 35 | 22 | |
| 2020–21
|35 | 10 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0{{efn|Appearances in County Antrim Shield|name=appsCAS}} | 0 | 38 | 10 | ||
| colspan="2"|Club total
!62 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 5 | 73 | 32 | |
| rowspan=4|Derry City
|2021 |rowspan=3|LOI Premier Division |17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 8 | |||
| 2022
|35 | 11 | 5 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League|name=statsUECL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 42 | 15 | ||
| 2023
|24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League|name=statsUECL}} | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearances in President of Ireland's Cup|name=statsPOIC}} | 0 | 31 | 5 | |
| colspan="2"|Club total
!76 | 24 | 7 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 28 | |
| colspan="3"|Career Total
!286 | 98 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 343 | 125 |
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Honours
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Category:Coleraine F.C. players
Category:Crusaders F.C. players
Category:NIFL Premiership players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Association footballers from County Londonderry
Category:Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
Category:Northern Ireland men's under-21 international footballers
Category:21st-century sportsmen from Northern Ireland