Sean Andrew McDaid (born 6 March 1986) is a former professional

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who played for

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and

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before having his career cut short by injury in March 2011. Born in England, he represented Scotland internationally at youth levels U17 through U20. Since retiring from playing, McDaid has pursued a career in sports management.

Club career

Doncaster Rovers

Even though McDaid had played Youth Internationals for Scotland and Reserve team football from a young age during his ten years at Leeds United he was a relative unknown when he signed for Doncaster on a free transfer in 2005 from

. He made good progress and was highly regarded at the club and quickly became one of the most promising youngsters in the Football League. In 2005–2006 season McDaid was voted the club's Players' Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year and Supporters Branch Player of the Year in his first season with the club. In his five years at the club he has won the

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and promotion to the Championship. He played at left-back, was adapt enough to be employed in a secondary role in central midfield. His first goal for Doncaster came against

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followed up by his first league goal in April 2008, the first strike in a 2–0 victory over

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. Two weeks later, he was out for the remainder of the season with a dislocated kneecap injury., As McDaid fought back with months of rehabilitation for his knee injury, McDaid was then involved in 11 Match day squads and his first appearance for Rovers since their promotion to the

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in 2008, against

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in January 2010. McDaid departed Rovers in May 2010.

Carlisle United

On 29 May 2010, McDaid signed for

on a 1-year-contract with option to extend this deal by a further year if he made 30 starts in the 2010/11 season. McDaid's season was cut short by a different long-term knee injury in October 2010. Mcdaid had played in every game leading up to that point in the season and had been part of a very successful start to the season for Carlisle United On 10 March 2011, McDaid announced his retirement from football aged 25, due to this new injury problem on the advice of Knee Specialists. McDaid played 115 games as a Professional Footballer.

International career

McDaid represented Scotland at every level up to under-20.

References

External links

Sean McDaid player profile
at doncasterroversfc.co.uk

at carlisleunited.co.uk * {{DEFAULTSORT:McDaid, Sean 1986 births Living people Footballers from Harrogate Anglo-Scots Scottish men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football midfielders Leeds United F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players English Football League players