Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael McGovern [1] | ||
Date of birth | 12 July 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Enniskillen, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Livingston (on loan from Heart of Midlothian) | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2001 | Enniskillen Town United | ||
2001–2004 | Celtic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2008 | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
2005 | → Stranraer (loan) | 19 | (0) |
2006 | → St Johnstone (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Dundee United | 0 | (0) |
2009–2011 | Ross County | 71 | (0) |
2011–2014 | Falkirk | 105 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Hamilton Academical | 75 | (0) |
2016–2023 | Norwich City | 32 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Heart of Midlothian | 0 | (0) |
2024 | → Livingston (loan) | 3 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
Northern Ireland U19 | 3 | (0) | |
2005–2006 | Northern Ireland U21 | 10 | (0) |
2010–2020 | Northern Ireland | 32 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:12, 15 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 15 November 2020 (UTC) |
Michael McGovern (born 12 July 1984) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Heart of Midlothian. He has also represented the Northern Ireland national team at international level.
Born in Enniskillen, McGovern started his career with Scottish Premier League club Celtic in 2001. He spent time on loan with Scottish Second Division side Stranraer in 2005 and with Scottish First Division side St Johnstone in 2006. He left Celtic in 2008, having never made a first-team appearance for the club. After leaving Celtic, he joined fellow Scottish Premier League side Dundee United, but left after one season having not made a first-team appearance. In 2009, he went back to the First Division with Ross County, where he enjoyed a successful two-year spell. In 2011, he moved on a free transfer to fellow First Division side Falkirk. McGovern then moved to Hamilton Academical in 2014. After spending 15 years playing in Scotland, he moved to English club Norwich City in July 2016.
McGovern represented Northern Ireland at under-19 and under-21 levels, before making his senior debut in May 2010. He represented Northern Ireland at UEFA Euro 2016.
McGovern joined Celtic in July 2001 from hometown junior club Enniskillen Town United. His first involvement with the first-team squad was as a substitute at the Camp Nou during Celtic's UEFA Cup match against Barcelona in March 2004. [3] [4] In January 2005, McGovern joined Stranraer on loan. [5] He joined St Johnstone on a one-month emergency loan in December 2006. [6] While at Celtic, he managed to pick up a Scottish Cup winners medal in 2004 [7] and 2007, [8] both times as an unused substitute.
On 17 June 2008, McGovern agreed a pre-contract move to Dundee United, signing a one-year deal. [9] He failed to make a first-team appearance for United and manager Craig Levein confirmed McGovern's departure in May 2009. [10]
McGovern moved to Ross County in late June 2009 [11] and enjoyed a successful first season. [12] This included playing in the 2010 Scottish Cup Final, which Ross County lost 3–0 to McGovern's former club Dundee United, [13] and making his full international debut. [14]
In his second season at the club, McGovern saved two penalties in a 4–3 penalty shoot-out win against Partick Thistle in the Scottish Challenge Cup semi-final on 10 October 2010. [15] He played in the final on 10 April 2011, as Ross County lifted the trophy after a 2–0 win against Queen of the South at McDiarmid Park. [16] McGovern left Ross County at the end of the 2010–11 Scottish First Division season. [17]
After leaving Ross County, McGovern joined up with St Johnstone for pre-season training [18] before he signed for Falkirk on 20 July 2011. [19] He quickly established himself as first choice goalkeeper and on 21 September 2011, played in Falkirk's 3–2 Scottish League Cup win over holders Rangers. [20] On 1 April 2012, he played for Falkirk in their 1–0 win over Hamilton in the 2012 Scottish Challenge Cup Final. [21] At the end of the season he won the Falkirk Players' Player of the Year award and Falkirk Supporters Club Player of the Year award. He was among four players nominated for the PFA Scotland First Division Player of the Year award and he was named in the PFA Scotland 2012–13 First Division Team of the Year. [22] On 17 May 2012, he signed a new one-year contract. [23]
McGovern was named Falkirk Players' Player of the Year for the second year in succession at the end of the 2012–13 season. [24] He signed a new one-year deal at Falkirk on 24 June 2013 [25] and was appointed club captain upon the departure of Darren Dods. On 18 April 2014, McGovern was named in the PFA Scotland 2013–14 Championship Team of the Year. [26]
On 9 June 2014, McGovern signed for Scottish Premiership club Hamilton Academical on a one-year contract. [27] He made his debut on 2 August 2014, in a 2–1 win against Arbroath in the Scottish League Cup. [28] On 5 October 2014, he played in Hamilton Academical's 1–0 victory over Celtic, which was their first victory at Celtic Park in 76 years. [29] During September and October 2014, McGovern set a club record of 437 minutes without conceding a goal in the Scottish top flight. [30] On 28 November 2014, he extended his contract at Hamilton Academical by a further year, until 2016. [31] In January 2015, McGovern became club captain after the incumbent Martin Canning was promoted to manager following Alex Neil's departure to Norwich City. [32]
On 19 July 2016, it was revealed that McGovern had signed for Championship club Norwich City on a three-year deal. [33] He made his debut on 13 August 2016, replacing John Ruddy at half-time in Norwich City's 0–0 draw with Sheffield Wednesday. [34]
McGovern would then return to Scotland, signing a one-year deal with Heart of Midlothian in the summer of 2023. [35] In January 2024 he would joined Livingston on loan until the end of the season. [36]
In March 2008, McGovern received his first call-up to the Northern Ireland squad. [37] McGovern made his full debut for Northern Ireland on 31 May 2010, in a 1–0 loss to Chile. He came on at half-time for Alan Blayney and made a "stunning" save from a long-range effort by Marco Estrada. [38]
McGovern had to wait until 2015 for his second cap, after which he quickly became the number one goalkeeper for Northern Ireland, helping them qualify for Euro 2016 as qualifying group winners. He received plaudits for a series of "heroic saves" that restricted Germany to a 1–0 win during the group stages of the Euro 2016 finals on 21 June 2016, keeping Northern Ireland's goal difference down and helping them qualify for the knockout round of 16. [39]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Celtic | 2003–04 | Scottish Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2004–05 | Scottish Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2005–06 | Scottish Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2006–07 | Scottish Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2007–08 | Scottish Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Stranraer (loan) | 2004–05 | Scottish Second Division | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
St Johnstone (loan) | 2006–07 | Scottish First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Dundee United | 2008–09 | Scottish Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Ross County | 2009–10 | Scottish First Division | 35 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 49 | 0 | |
2010–11 | Scottish First Division | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
Total | 71 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 96 | 0 | |||
Falkirk | 2011–12 | Scottish First Division | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 5 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
2012–13 | Scottish First Division | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | Scottish Championship | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
Total | 105 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | 135 | 0 | |||
Hamilton Academical | 2014–15 | Scottish Premiership | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | Scottish Premiership | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 0 | |||
Total | 75 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 82 | 0 | ||||
Norwich City | 2016–17 | Championship | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | Championship | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 303 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 375 | 0 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Northern Ireland | 2010 | 1 | 0 |
2015 | 8 | 0 | |
2016 | 10 | 0 | |
2017 | 9 | 0 | |
2018 | 2 | 0 | |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 32 | 0 |
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