Darren McCauley (born 29 November 1991) is an Irish footballer who plays as a striker.

Club career

McCauley spent his youth career with local club Top of the Hill Celtic before joining the Derry City academy. He made his Derry City debut in 2009 aged 17. After numerous trials with cross channel clubs, Motherwell FC and Blackburn Rovers FC offered professional contracts but could not come to a compensation deal with Derry City who were going into financial liquidation at the time. He then joined Celtic FC in a loan deal. Upon his return from Celtic he signed back with Derry City and would go on to win the First Division. He then had spells with Irish League clubs Coleraine FC and Institute FC. At Coleraine he won the 2018 Irish Cup and scored the first European goal in 20 years against Spartak Subotica in the Europa League. In 2018 McCauley embraced

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and experienced an improvement in his football career. He signed for

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club

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in January 2019. He scored on his 3rd appearance for Inverness, in a 2–1 loss to

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. He signed again for Derry City before joining Australian side Essendon Royals in 2020.

International career

He was previously a member of the Northern Ireland Under-18 Schools' team that won the tri-nation Schools' tournament in Jersey in February 2009. He also captained the under 18 schoolboys to victory in the Carnegie Centenary Shield match against England in March 2009. McCauley was also a member of the Republic of Ireland Under 19 squad.Disappointment for Ireland as U19 campaign ends in defeat
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Career Statistics

References

External links

Player Information ifapremiership.comStatistics at playerhistory.com
* {{DEFAULTSORT:McCauley, Darren 1991 births Association footballers from Derry (city) Living people 21st-century British sportsmen Men's association football forwards Men's association football wingers Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers Derry City F.C. players Coleraine F.C. players Institute F.C. players Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players St Albans Dinamo SC players League of Ireland players NIFL Premiership players Scottish Professional Football League players National Premier Leagues players Republic of Ireland expatriate men's association footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Irish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Irish expatriate sportspeople in Australia