Daniel McLaughlin (born 1990) is an Irish

Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...

er who plays for St Michael's and also, formerly, for the Donegal county team. With his club he has emerged from the shadows of the more experienced forwards

Colm McFadden Colm Anthony McFadden ( ga, Colm Antóin Mac Pháidín; born 1982/3) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays at full forward for St Michael's and, from 2002 to 2016, for the Donegal county team. McFadden is Donegal's most-capped Championship ...

and

Christy Toye Christy Toye (born 10 March 1983) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for St Michael's and also, formerly, for the Donegal county team. He captained his county in Brian McIver's first season in charge (2005). Along with his fellow club m ...

to stake his place in the team. McLaughlin's club reached the final of the

2011 Donegal Senior Football Championship The 2011 Donegal Senior Football Championship was contested by senior Gaelic football clubs under the auspices of Donegal GAA. Glenswilly were 2011 Champions, their first ever title. St Michael's also made their first final appearance. First r ...

—their first ever senior final—but lost, though McLaughlin scored during the game. McLaughlin featured during the 2010

Ulster Under-21 Football Championship The Ulster GAA Football Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Ulster Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest int ...

won by Donegal, starting against

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in the quarter-final, against

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in the semi-final and against

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in the final (and scoring 0–2 in the semi-final).

Jim McGuinness Jim McGuinness (born 16 November 1972) is an association football coach and former Gaelic footballer, coach and Manager (Gaelic games), manager, who won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship as both player and manager with the Donegal ...

first called him into the senior squad ahead of the

2011 Dr McKenna Cup The 2011 Dr McKenna Cup was a Gaelic football competition played under the auspices of Ulster GAA. The tournament was won by Derry, their first McKenna title in 12 years. They defeated Tyrone in the final. The final was postponed due to the dea ...

. McLaughlin's appearance as a substitute in the final was hailed as important to Donegal's historic second consecutive

Ulster Senior Football Championship The Ulster Senior Football Championship is an inter-county competition for Gaelic football teams in the province of Ulster. It is organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and begins in early May. The final is usu ...

winning campaign of 2012. A squad member during Donegal's 2012 All-Ireland winning campaign, he did not play in

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but made a substitute appearances at

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against

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in the quarter-final and

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in the semi-final. He accompanied the team on their end-of-year holiday to

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. He was still playing for Donegal as of 2015. He

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d his club in 2021.

References

External links

Official profile
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A Daniel McLaughlin Goal in the Senior Football Championship
{{DEFAULTSORT:McLaughlin, Daniel 1990 births Living people Donegal inter-county Gaelic footballers Gaelic football managers St Michael's (Donegal) Gaelic footballers