Rory John McCaughan Gorman (born 26 October 1992) is a

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who plays as a winger. He started his career with

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, but was soon signed by

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. After six years there, he was released and allowed to join

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in 2009. Gorman made just one appearance for Wolves before spending time on loan with

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and

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, followed by a permanent move to Leyton Orient where he remained for a season. Born in

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, he first played international football for the Republic of Ireland at under-16 level, but soon switched allegiance to Northern Ireland, playing through all the age grades before receiving his first

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for the senior team in 2010.

Club career

Gorman was born in

, and began his football career as a nine-year-old with

in 2002. A year later, he was signed by

, where he stayed until 2009, when he joined the

Academy. During this time, he earned numerous caps at various Northern Ireland junior levels. Gorman attended

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in Derbyshire, for whom he played in the 2010

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Boodles Cup Final against

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. During his studies, he won the "Michael Bristow Academy Scholar of the Year" and "Wolves' Academy Player of the Year" awards for the 2010–11 season, as well as finishing runner-up in the

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-sponsored "School Sport Matters Awards 2010 – Male Student of the Year" award. Gorman signed his first professional contract in March 2011, a two-year deal which was to keep him with the club until the summer of 2013. He made his club debut when he appeared as a substitute in a 2–1

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defeat at

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on 24 March 2012, which was to be his only first team appearance for Wolves. The midfielder joined League Two side

on loan for five months on 6 August 2012, for whom he scored his first competitive goal in a 3–0

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win on his debut against

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on 14 August. However, as a result of a lack of regular first team opportunities at Plymouth, he returned to Wolves on 22 September 2012. On 31 January 2013, he joined non-league

on loan until 1 March, but only made one substitute appearance. His loan with Macclesfield over, he joined another

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club for the remainder of the season when he was loaned to

, where he made two appearances. Gorman's contract at Wolves expired at the end of the 2012–13 season and it was announced that it would not be renewed, leaving him a free agent. He left having made only one first-team appearance for the club. After impressing on trial earlier in the summer, Gorman signed a one-year contract with

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on 1 August 2013. He found his opportunities limited at Orient, and at the end of the season he was released by the club along with four other players. On 22 August 2014, Gorman signed for non-league side

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. On 4 October 2014, Gorman signed non-contract terms with Conference North side Barrow following his release from Southport. In summer 2016, he joined Curzon Ashton. In February 2017 he joined Atherton Collieries on dual registration terms. In November 2018 he joined Frome Town

International career

Despite having never played a senior game at club level, Gorman made his international debut on 26 May 2010 – aged 17 years and 222 days – for

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in a 2–0 friendly defeat to

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played in Connecticut, USA. He made his competitive international debut in

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in a 1–0 victory in

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on 3 September 2010.

Personal life

He is studying for a degree in psychology at the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gorman, Johnny 1992 births Living people Footballers from Sheffield Association footballers from Northern Ireland Northern Ireland youth international footballers Northern Ireland international footballers Association football wingers Manchester City F.C. players Manchester United F.C. players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players Southport F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players National League (English football) players AFC Telford United players Colwyn Bay F.C. players Northwich Victoria F.C. players Atherton Collieries A.F.C. players Ashton United F.C. players Frome Town F.C. players Curzon Ashton F.C. players