David Kenneth McNamee (born 10 October 1980) is a Scottish former

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, who played as a

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. His clubs included St Mirren,

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and Ross County. McNamee represented

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four times at international level.

Club career

McNamee, a versatile defender, started his career with Scottish club St Mirren. His impressive performances for St Mirren alerted

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club

, who signed him in 1999. His £300,000 transfer to England, was unsuccessful, however. Having failed to make a single first team appearance for the

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club, McNamee returned to Scotland in 2002 to join

for an undisclosed fee. McNamee was a member of the Livingston team which won the

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, against

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. In 2005–06, his season was blighted by injury and he only featured 15 times for Livingston, who were eventually relegated from the

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. With Livingston having been relegated from the SPL, and several clubs having confirmed their interest in him, it was unlikely that McNamee would remain at Livingston. On 2 June 2006, he signed for

of the

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, for a fee of £100,000. His time at the

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was blighted by injuries, and although given a chance to prove his worth to the team, manager Chris Coleman decided against offering a new deal. McNamee was released by Coventry on 14 July 2008. The next day, McNamee signed a two-year contract with fellow Championship club

, becoming their third signing of the summer. In May 2010, after playing nearly 20 times for Plymouth, McNamee and teammates

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and Lloyd Saxton were released. McNamee started training with

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in November 2010, with a view of signing a permanent deal with the Steelmen. However, following manager Craig Brown's departure to

, McNamee looked set to follow him to

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. McNamee was on his way to Aberdeen to undergo a medical when his plane from Birmingham had to turn back due to heavy snow closing

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. McNamee eventually signed for Aberdeen on 24 December, again teaming up with Folly. On 27 April, it was announced that McNamee would not be offered a new contract at Pittodrie and would be released at the end of the season. McNamee spent six months without a club before joining Ross County in January 2012, signing a contract until the end of the 2011–12 season.

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club

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signed McNamee in October 2012.

International career

After an impressive season with

, McNamee was handed a Scotland call-up by manager,

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for two end-of season friendlies. He won his first cap playing 90 minutes in an exhibition match against

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on 27 May 2004. Just three days later, McNamee won his second cap against

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. He went two years without a call-up before he was selected by

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for his Scotland squads in 2005. After a period of being an unused substitute in matches, he finally won his third cap against

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in the

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where he came on as an 82nd-minute substitute. He won his fourth and so far final cap in the

against the hosts, Japan on 13 May 2006 as an 80th-minute substitute helping Scotland to winning the competition.

After playing football

After retiring from playing football in 2014, McNamee studied for coaching qualifications. He worked for the youth academy of

, but found that he did not have sufficient enthusiasm for coaching. McNamee then joined the

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. As of November 2015, he was attending

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to train as a mine warfare specialist.

Career statistics

:A. The "Other" column constitutes appearances (including substitutes) and goals in the

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Honours

;Livingston *

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(1): 2003-04 ;Scotland *

(1): 2006

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:McNamee, David 1980 births Living people Footballers from Glasgow Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's B international footballers Scotland men's international footballers Men's association football fullbacks St Mirren F.C. players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Livingston F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Aberdeen F.C. players Ross County F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Premier League players English Football League players Nuneaton Town F.C. players Leamington F.C. players Coventry City F.C. non-playing staff Royal Navy sailors 21st-century Scottish sportsmen