6’4” 12st.
b. Derry 1 January 1992
 

Debut 17 September 2014 (22y 259d) Final Game 23 August 2016 (24y 235d)
First Goal 4 November 2014 Final Goal 23 August 2016
CAREER: St Anne’s PS;St Joseph’s Boys School (Creggan);Foyle Harp;Everton Nov’08 [2+3];Burnley Mar’11-May’11 (loan)[1];Scunthorpe United Sep’11-Jan’12 (loan) [18-1];Yeovil Town Sep’13-Mar’14 (loan) [37-1];Blackburn Rovers Aug’14 (£1,500,000);Brighton & Hove Albion Aug’16 (£4,200,000)[102-7].
INTERNATIONALS  Republic of Ireland 29 apps   3 gls
’14 v CoR.’16 v Swi,Hol,Ita,Fra.’17 v Geo,Mdv,Aut,Mex,Uru,Aut.'18 v Geo 1gl,Ser.,Mdv,Wal,Den,Den 1gl,Tur,Fra,USA'19 v Wal.,Den,Wal,NIr,Den,Gib.,Geo,Den.gl1,Gib.
SQUAD NUMBER  22 Sep’14.

FL         62 + 1 apps   5 gls             - 1 wdn                               11 ns          3 og
FAC        4 apps                                                                          1 ns
FLC        2 app s           2 gls                                                            1 ns
Total   68 + 1 apps   7 gls                -1 wdn    +1m -13m        13 ns         3 og
Sent off  2
 

A towering centre back who had started his sporting career as a Gaelic footballer with Doire Colmcille CLG, he was signed by Everton when he was sixteen. He failed to make an anticipated breakthrough but a season spent with Yeovil was sufficient to prompt the Rovers to spend one and a half million in bringing him to Ewood. Although he commenced his international career with Northern Ireland he was one of several players who took advantage of the ruling that enabled them to switch to the Republic. Brought into the Irish side for the European Championships he returned to Ewood intent on a move. When an offer from Brighton was turned down his family made his discontent known on social media and when he contrived to score three own goals in ninety minutes and then get himself sent off it became obvious that he could remain with the Rovers no longer.