Gary McCabe (born 1 August 1988) is a retired Irish

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who last played for

Bray Wanderers Bray Wanderers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Fánaithe Bhré) are an Irish association football club playing in the League of Ireland First Division. The club in its present form was founded in 1942 in Bray, and was known until 2010 as ''B ...

as a winger.

Career

McCabe began his youth career at Leinster Senior League side Crumlin United. His impressive performances in the youth and intermediate ranks did not go unnoticed and attracted interest from a number of

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clubs. McCabe was eventually snapped up by

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outfit

for the 2007 season. McCabe broke straight into Bray's first team that season making 24 league and cup appearances and scoring 2 goals helping the Seagulls to league safety with a 9th place league finish. He scored his first Bray goal at the age of 18 during a 2–1 victory over UCD at the Carlisle Grounds on 29 May 2007. The 2008 season started as a difficult season for McCabe. Despite Bray flying as high as 4th in

table, the left sided winger struggled for form and discipline getting sent off twice in just 9 league appearances. To regain first team football, Bray sent the young winger out on loan to First Division title chasing side Shelbourne for the remainder of the 2008 season. McCabe made his Shelbourne debut as a second-half substitute during a 2–0 defeat to Limerick 37 at

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on 11 July 2008. McCabe made 9 competitive appearances for Shelbourne during his loan spell and he impressed the Shelbourne faithful with his pace and skill. During this time he represented Republic of Ireland national futsal team in the qualifying rounds of the 2010 UEFA Futsal Championship. He returned to Bray Wanderers following his loan spell at Shelbourne. McCabe had a revitalised season in 2009 as he finished Bray's top scorer contributing 8 goals in 38 league and cup appearances. At the end of the season McCabe signed for

Sligo Rovers Sligo Rovers Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Ruagairí Shligigh) is an Irish professional football club playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club is based in Sligo in the west of Ireland. The club was founded in 192 ...

in December 2009. In 2010 McCabe played a vital part in Sligo Rovers' hugely successful season as they finished in 3rd place in the league and also won the League of Ireland Cup and the FAI Cup. However, McCabe's contract expired at the end of the 2010 season and he signed for The Hoops in January 2011. He made his League debut for the Hoops in the opening night win over Dundalk. He won the Setanta Cup in 2011 and played in the

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netting a memorable equaliser against Partizan Belgrade in August 2011 McCabe scored in the 2–1 away defeat against FK Ekranas on 25 July 2012 in the

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qualifying rounds. This goal was the 100th all time goal in this competition for League of Ireland clubs. He signed a two-year contract in November 2012.

Personal life

His sister

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is captain of the

Republic of Ireland women's national football team ) , Association = Women's Football Association of Ireland , Confederation = UEFA (Europe) , Coach = Vera Pauw , Captain = Katie McCabe , Most caps = Emma Byrne (134) , Top scorer = Ol ...

Career statistics

''Professional appearances – correct as of 27 August 2019.''

Honours

;Sligo Rovers *

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(1):

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* League of Ireland Cup (1):

;Shamrock Rovers *

(1): 2011 *

Setanta Sports Cup The Setanta Sports Cup was a club football competition featuring teams from both football associations on the island of Ireland. Inaugurated in 2005, it was a cross-border competition between clubs in the League of Ireland from the Republic of ...

(2): 2011,

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References

External links

Gary McCabe's profile at www.shelbournefc.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:McCabe, Gary Living people 1988 births Association footballers from County Dublin Republic of Ireland association footballers Republic of Ireland men's futsal players Republic of Ireland international futsal players Association football midfielders League of Ireland players Bray Wanderers F.C. players Shelbourne F.C. players Sligo Rovers F.C. players Shamrock Rovers F.C. players Crumlin United F.C. players Leinster Senior League (association football) players