Josh Magennis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua Magennis | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cardiff City | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 August, 2009 | |||
Joshua Magennis (born 15 August, 1990 in Bangor, County Down) is an Northern Ireland footballer currently playing for Football League Championship side Cardiff City. He has been described by Cardiff City academy manager Neal Ardley as "having lightning-quick pace, a great leap and being powerful in the air".[1]
Club career
Magennis began his career as an outfield player, playing up front, even representing County Down in the Milk Cup as a youngster, before eventually becoming a goalkeeper. He was a member of the Glentoran youth team before joining the youth team at Cardiff City and has mostly played in the under-18 and reserve team at the club. However on 31 October, 2007 Cardiff met Liverpool in the League Cup but with David Forde and on-loan goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel ineligible Magennis took a spot on the bench for the match. Despite not making it on to the pitch in the game he still enjoyed the experience later stating:
"It was an unbelievable experience from start to finish, and hopefully I can play in the first team in the future."
The decision to include Magennis was controversial because he had been called up to the Northern Ireland under-19 team but was not allowed to join the squad by manager Dave Jones due to need to keep the youngster at the team with only one senior goalkeeper for the match.[2][3]
In April 2008 he reverted to playing as a striker, just before the FAW Welsh Youth Cup final where he came on as a substitiute.[4] Magennis signed his first professional contract on 10 April 2009 for Cardiff City, the only second year academy student to be offered a professional deal, and began working with reserve team coach Paul Wilkinson who had previously coached former Cardiff striker Cameron Jerome in a similar manner. On 8 August, 2009 Magennis made his professional debut when he replaced Jay Bothroyd as a late substitute on the opening day of the 2009–10 season in a 4-0 win over Scunthorpe United.[5]
International career
While still playing as a goalkeeper, Magennis featured twice for the Northern Ireland Under-17 side, in a 2-0 defeat to Scotland under-17's and as a substitute in a 1-0 defeat to Netherlands under-17's. His step up to the under-19 side came following his change of position and he was handed his debut on 8 October, 2008 in 3-1 defeat to Serbia under-19's.
On 11 August 2009, Magennis made his debut for the Under-21 side, playing in a 2-1 defeat to Portugal.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 8 August 2009
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Cardiff City | 2009-10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Trivia
His uncle Mark[7] plays for Northern Irish side Bangor.
References
- ^ "Young Magennis hoping to be a shooting star at Cardiff". South Wales Echo. 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ "Dave is defiant". News of the World.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Goalkeeper row with Irish is solved". South Wales Echo. 2007-10-30. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ "Magennis switches from saver to scorer". South Wales Echo. 2008-04-26. Retrieved 2008-04-31.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Cardiff 4-0 Scunthorpe". BBC Sport. 2009-08-08. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ "Portugal U21s edge past Northern Ireland". Portugoal.net. 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ "Josh Magennis interview". nigoalkeeping.com. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
External links
- Josh Magennis player profile at cardiffcityfc.co.uk
- Josh Magennis at Soccerbase