Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ciaran Reece McGuckin | ||
Date of birth | 30 December 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dundalk (on loan from Rotherham United) | ||
Number | 29 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2021 | Rotherham United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Rotherham United | 3 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Scarborough Athletic (loan) | 24 | (6) |
2024– | → Dundalk (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Northern Ireland U16 | 7 | (1) |
2019 | Northern Ireland U17 | 3 | (1) |
2021 | Northern Ireland U19 | 5 | (1) |
2022 | Northern Ireland U21 | 6 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:42, 1 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:07, 12 August 2023 (UTC) |
Ciaran Reece McGuckin (born 30 December 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Dundalk, on loan from Rotherham United. Born in England, he is a youth international for Northern Ireland.
McGuckin is a product of Rotherham United's youth academy, having joined in 2014.[2] He made his senior and professional debut with Rotherham United in a 5–0 EFL Trophy win over the Manchester City U21s on 26 October 2021, where he made an assist.[3] On 8 April 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Rotherham United.[4] He joined National League club Scarborough Athletic on loan for the 2022–23 season.[5] On 5 May 2023, he returned to Rotherham United and extended his professional contract with them.[6] On 1 February 2024, McGuckin signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Dundalk on loan until the summer.[7]
McGuckin is a youth international for Northern Ireland, having played up to the Northern Ireland U21s.[8]