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Full name: | Gareth Gerald McAuley | |
Date of birth: | 5 December 1979 | |
Place of birth: | Larne, ![]() | |
Height: | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | |
Playing position: | Defender | |
Youth clubs | ||
1994–1999 | ![]() | |
Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
1999–2000 1999–2000 2000–2002 2002–2004 2004–2006 2006–2008 2008–2011 2011–2018 2018–2019 Total |
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7 (0) 64 (3) 63 (4) 72 (8) 74 (5) 115 (7) 203 (15) 7 (0) 605 (42) | 0 (0)
National team | ||
2003 2005–2019 |
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80 (9) | 1 (0)
Gareth Gerald McAuley MBE (born 5 December 1979) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a centre back, most recently for Scottish Premiership club Rangers. He represented Northern Ireland at senior international level, being capped on 80 occasions between 2005 and 2019.
McAuley began his career playing in Northern Irish football with Linfield, Ballyclare Comrades, Crusaders and Coleraine before joining English side Lincoln City in the summer of 2004. He impressed enough at Sincil Bank to earn a move to Championship side Leicester City. He moved on to Ipswich Town in June 2008 following Leicester's relegation and then on to Premier League side West Bromwich Albion in July 2011. McAuley won West Brom's player of the year award for the 2012–13 season.
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Northern Ireland – UEFA Euro 2016 – Round of 16 |
1. McGovern
2. McLaughlin
3. Ferguson
4. McAuley
5. J. Evans
6. Baird
7. McGinn
8. Davis (c)
9. Grigg
10. Lafferty
11. Washington
12. Carroll
13. C. Evans
14. Dallas
15. McCullough
16. Norwood
17. McNair
18. Hughes
19. Ward
20. Cathcart
21. Magennis
22. Hodson
23. Mannus
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