Michael Ryan McGlinchey (born 7 January 1987) is a New Zealand international

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who plays for Weston Bears in the National Premier Leagues. McGlinchey played youth football with Scottish club

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, where he made his professional debut. After spending time on loan to Dunfermline Athletic, he joined

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in the A-League, where he made over 100 appearances. In his time at the club he spent periods on loan at

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in 2010 and with

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in 2014. He joined Wellington Phoenix in 2014 after securing a release from the Mariners. He returned to the Mariners in 2018, before returning to Scotland with Queen's Park and then Clyde in 2020. He then returned to Australia in 2022, to play for Weston Bears in the National Premier Leagues. McGlinchey represented Scotland at

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and under-21 level, but changed allegiance to New Zealand, his country of birth, at senior level. He was a member of the

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at the

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and was one of New Zealand's over-age players at the

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. He made over fifty appearances for New Zealand, scoring five goals.

Club career

Celtic

McGlinchey, a

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, was brought through the ranks at Scottish giants

and was persuaded by then-manager

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at the age of 17 to resist the temptation to sign a professional contract with

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and sign with the club he supported as a youngster. McGlinchey made his

debut against

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as a substitute in December 2005. It was his sole appearance for the

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team, as O'Neill was replaced by Gordon Strachan and McGlinchey found himself moving to the fringes. During the 2007–08 season he was then loaned out to Scottish First Division club Dunfermline Athletic until 20 January 2008. Although McGlinchey was successful during his loan deal at the First Division club, his loan was terminated early after he suffered a groin injury.I was on top of the world playing for Celtic but now I'd be happy playing anywhere, says Michael McGlinchey
'' Sunday Mail'', 14 June 2009. He was released by Celtic in May 2009.

Central Coast Mariners

McGlinchey then had a successful trial with

in the

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, signing a two-year deal with the club. He made his Mariners debut against

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in the A-League season opener on 6 August 2009, and also scored his first goal for the club on debut in the 2–0 upset win over the reigning champions. It was also his first professional goal ever. With the

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season drawing to a close, McGlinchey decided to seek more first team football in the off season as buildup to the

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, signing a season-long loan deal with

club

Dispute

McGlinchey tried to leave the Central Coast Mariners on a free transfer but in August 2014, it was ruled that the player was still contracted to the Mariners. The PFA argued unsuccessfully that McGlinchey should be able to move to

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on a free transfer as the club had been sold to new owners. However, on 11 September 2014, Central Coast Mariners conceded they would no longer pursue McGlinchey's services for the upcoming A-League season, citing his personal desire to no longer be involved with the club as a major contributing factor, and that following the receipt of compensation from McGlinchey his contract was terminated.

Motherwell

McGlinchey signed a loan contract with the Scottish side in February 2010 for the remainder of the 2009–10 season, and made 8 appearances.

Vegalta Sendai

On 23 December 2013, Central Coast Mariners announced McGlinchey would be going on a year loan spell to

, following

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who had been recently appointed head coach. On 11 June 2014 Vegalta Sendai announced that they had terminated McGlinchey's loan, after Arnold had been sacked by the club 2 months earlier.

Wellington Phoenix

On 12 September 2014, McGlinchey signed a two-year contract with

after securing his release from Mariners the day before. On 1 May 2018, after four seasons with Wellington Phoenix, McGlinchey was released from the club.

Return to Central Coast Mariners

In June 2018, McGlinchey re-joined the

, signing a two-year contract. He was released by the Mariners at the end of the

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Return to Scotland

In October 2020, McGlinchey returned to Scotland, signing with

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side Queen's Park. He left the club in January 2021 at the end of his short-term contract. McGlinchey signed with

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side Clyde in March 2021 on a deal until the end of the 2020–21 season.

Return to Australia

In February 2022, McGlinchey returned to Australia to sign for National Premier Leagues side Weston Bears.

International career

McGlinchey was eligible to play for Scotland, the Republic of Ireland and New Zealand. His father, Norrie McGlinchey was a footballer playing in New Zealand, he represented Stop Out and Hutt Valley United during his career. The McGlinchey family returned to Scotland when Michael was one year old. McGlinchey played two games for

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at the

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against

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and

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. In 2009, he took advantage of a FIFA Congress resolution which removed the age limit for changing associations for players who had already played for a country's national team at age group level and declared himself available for selection for the New Zealand All Whites. He was then included by New Zealand manager

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in the squad to face

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, before the 2010 World Cup play-off matches against

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. McGlinchey made his New Zealand debut on 9 September 2009, in the match against Jordan. McGlinchey played a pivotal role in the Inter-confederation play-off match against

in both the away leg in Ar Rifa' off the bench as a second-half substitute and made the starting XI in the home fixture in

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which New Zealand went on to win 1–0 thanks to a first half goal from striker Rory Fallon. On 10 May 2010, McGlinchey was named in New Zealand's final 23-man squad to compete at the

. He was one of New Zealand's three over-age players at the

, playing in all three of their matches in group C.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''As of match played 15 November 2017. New Zealand score listed first, score column indicates score after each McGlinchey goal.''

Honours

Club

: * A-League Premiership: 2011–12 *

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International

;

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Individual

* PFA A-League Team of the Season:

* A-League All Star:

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References

External links

* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:McGlinchey, Michael 1987 births Living people Scottish men's footballers New Zealand men's association footballers New Zealand men's international footballers New Zealand people of Irish descent New Zealand men's youth international footballers Celtic F.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Motherwell F.C. players J1 League players Vegalta Sendai players Central Coast Mariners FC players Wellington Phoenix FC players Queen's Park F.C. players Clyde F.C. players A-League Men players 2010 FIFA World Cup players Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics 2012 OFC Nations Cup players 2016 OFC Nations Cup players 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup players Association footballers from Wellington City New Zealand people of Scottish descent Scotland men's youth international footballers Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Scottish Premier League players Scottish Football League players Olympic association footballers for New Zealand Men's association football midfielders New Zealand expatriate men's association footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Japan New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Japan

Club career

Celtic

Central Coast Mariners

Dispute

Motherwell

Vegalta Sendai

Wellington Phoenix

Return to Central Coast Mariners

Return to Scotland

Return to Australia

International career

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

Honours

Club

International

Individual

See also

References

External links