Sean McDermott (born 30 May 1993) is a professisonal

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playing as a goalkeeper, for

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. Born in Norway, he has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth level. He has previously played for

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and

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, among others.

Personal life

McDermott was born to a Norwegian mother and a Donegal-born father in

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where he also grew up. He lived in Donegal for six months when he was 9 and played in goal for his local

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club.

Career

Arsenal

McDermott joined

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's youth team in July 2009 after a successful ten-day trial with the club as a 15-year-old in May 2008. McDermott signed for Arsenal from

minnows IK Våg in November 2008, but didn't officially complete his move to the club until after he turned 16 at the end of May 2009. McDermott has declared his international allegiance to the Republic of Ireland. He signed his first professional contract with the club in June 2010. McDermott joined

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on a one-month loan. McDermott was released by Arsenal in the summer of 2012, before he signed with Norwegian club

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on 15 August 2012. He made his debut in

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in the match against Rosenborg on 19 October 2012, instead of the first-choice goalkeeper

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. When Sandnes Ulf faced Rosenborg again, in the following season, McDermott was accused of fouling the Rosenborg-player

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in the penalty box, but the referee awarded a free-kick to McDermott. Bille Nielsen's taking off his shirt in frustration earned him a second yellow card in the game. The match ended with a 1–0 victory for Sandnes Ulf. Sandnes Ulf were relegated in 2014, but in the summer transfer window of 2015, McDermott returned to the first tier as he joined

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Kristiansund

Prior to the 2017-season he joined newly promoted

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Molde

On 30 May 2024, McDermott signed for

on a contract until the end of the

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season.

Career statistics

Club

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McDermott, Sean 1993 births Living people Association footballers from County Donegal Men's association football goalkeepers Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Gaelic footballers who switched code Gaelic football goalkeepers Irish expatriate sportspeople in Romania Irish people of Norwegian descent Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Republic of Ireland expatriate men's association footballers Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers Footballers from Kristiansand Arsenal F.C. players Leeds United F.C. players Sandnes Ulf players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players IK Start players Ullensaker/Kisa IL players Kristiansund BK players Liga I players FC Dinamo București players