Global InformationShay McCartan information
 McCartan training with Accrington Stanley in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Seamus Vincent McCartan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1994[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Newry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Portadown | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Glenavon | ||
| 2010–2012 | Burnley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Burnley | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Hyde (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2013–2017 | Accrington Stanley | 110 | (24) |
| 2017–2020 | Bradford City | 45 | (8) |
| 2018–2019 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 38 | (7) |
| 2020–2021 | Ballymena United | 36 | (18) |
| 2021–2024 | Glentoran | 86 | (14) |
| 2024- | Portadown | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Northern Ireland U17 | 5 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Northern Ireland U19 | 3 | (2) |
| 2013–2016 | Northern Ireland U21 | 9 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Northern Ireland | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:45, 1 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 5 June 2018 (UTC) | |||
Seamus Vincent McCartan (born 18 May 1994) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a forward for NIFL Premiership side Portadown.
McCartan joined Burnley in May 2010 on a two-year scholarship, having previously played for Banbridge Town and Glenavon. He made his debut for the club in the Championship in April 2012 and spent the 2012–13 season on loan at Hyde. He joined Accrington Stanley on a free transfer in July 2013 and went on to play 126 matches over the next four seasons, scoring 24 goals. He was named as League Two Player of the Month in March 2017 and three months later was signed by Bradford City for an undisclosed six-figure fee. He spent the 2018–19 season on loan at Lincoln City, who would win promotion as champions of League Two. He spent the 2019–20 season back at Bradford, before being released in May 2020. It was announced in September 2020 that he had signed with Ballymena United in the Irish Premiership.
Having scored goals for his country at under-17, under-19 and under-21 level, he won his first cap for the senior team in June 2017. He also played Gaelic football, winning the MacRory Cup with St Colman's College, Newry in March 2010 and featuring for Down minors in May 2011.
- ^ "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Shay McCartan". 11v11. Retrieved 19 January 2017.