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Gareth McAuley
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Gareth McAuley
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Full name: Gareth Gerald McAuley
Date of birth: 5 December 1979 (1979-12-05) (age 45)
Place of birth:    Larne, Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
Height: 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position: Defender
Youth clubs
1994–1999 Flag of Northern Ireland Linfield
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
Flag of Northern Ireland Linfield
Flag of Northern Ireland → Ballyclare Comrades (loan)
Flag of Northern Ireland Crusaders
Flag of Northern Ireland Coleraine
Flag of England Lincoln City
Flag of England Leicester City
Flag of England Ipswich Town
Flag of England West Bromwich Albion
Flag of Scotland Rangers
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0000(0)
064 00(3)
063 00(4)
072 00(8)
074 00(5)
115 00(7)
203 0(15)
0000(0)
605 0(42)   
National team
2003
2005–2019
Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland B
Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
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080 00(9)

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
Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
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 Manager:  Flag of Republic Ireland Michael O'Neill

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