Evan McLaughlin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Evan McLaughlin | ||
| Date of birth | 30 March 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Derry, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) |
Midfielder Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cork City | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Derry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Derry City | 30 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Coleraine (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 2024– | Cork City | 51 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:06, 15 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Evan McLaughlin (born 30 March 2002) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or left back for League of Ireland Premier Division club Cork City. His former clubs are Derry City and Coleraine.
Career
[edit]Youth career
[edit]Derry man McLaughlin came through the academy at Derry City, playing for their under-17 side from 2018 to 2019, before playing for their under-19s from 2019 to 2021 when he made his first team debut.[1]
Derry City
[edit]After being an unused substitute twice in 2020,[2] McLaughlin made his senior debut on 2 July 2021, in a 2–0 win over Waterford at the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium, scoring his side's first goal in the 42nd minute of the game.[3][4] On 24 July 2021, McLaughlin scored the decisive penalty in his sides penalty shootout victory away to Drogheda United in the FAI Cup.[5] On 14 July 2022, he made his first European appearance of his career, coming off the bench in a 2–0 defeat away to Latvian side Riga in the UEFA Europa Conference League.[6]
Coleraine loan
[edit]On 27 July 2022, McLaughlin signed a new contract with Derry City and on the same day joined NIFL Premiership club Coleraine until January 2023.[7] On 13 August 2022, he made his debut for the club and scored a brace in a 3–1 win at home to Cliftonville.[8]
Return from loan
[edit]On 2 January 2023, Derry City recalled him early from his loan spell after impressing during his time with Coleraine.[9] McLaughlin made just 3 appearances in the 2023 season and announced at the end of the season that he would be leaving the club in search of more regular first team football, with manager Ruaidhrí Higgins stating that he would not be surprised to see McLaughlin back at the club in the future.[10][11]
Cork City
[edit]On 15 December 2023, McLaughlin signed for recently relegated League of Ireland First Division club Cork City.[12][13] On 9 March 2024, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win away to Longford Town.[14] He scored 5 goals in a total of 36 appearances in all competitions[15] as his side won the 2024 League of Ireland First Division title to earn promotion.[16] In November 2024, he was named in the PFAI First Division Team of the Year as voted by his fellow professionals.[17] On 6 January 2025, McLaughlin signed a new contract with the club.[18][19][20] After signing his new deal, he revealed that he delayed his decision on the contract due to the 6 and a half hour commute to his hometown of Derry.[21] On 21 April 2025, he scored his first goal of the season with an 89th minute equaliser from the penalty spot against Waterford at Turners Cross, before his side went on to win the game minutes later in injury time.[22]
International career
[edit]McLaughlin received his first international call up for the Republic of Ireland U21 side in October 2021 for their game against Montenegro U21, but was not capped.[23]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played on 11 July 2025[24]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Derry City | 2020 | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[c] | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||||
| 2022 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[d] | 0 | 0[e] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |||
| Coleraine (loan) | 2022–23 | NIFL Premiership | 20 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | 24 | 6 | |||
| Cork City | 2024 | LOI First Division | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0[f] | 0 | 36 | 5 | ||
| 2025 | LOI Premier Division | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0[f] | 0 | 17 | 1 | |||
| Total | 51 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 53 | 7 | ||||
| Career Total | 101 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 13 | ||
- ^ Includes FAI Cup
- ^ Includes Northern Ireland Football League Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearance in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in the President of Ireland's Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Munster Senior Cup
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Cork City
Individual
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Evan McLaughlin | Stats | History | Career Details | Images | extratime.com - The Home of Irish Football - Extratime.com". www.extratime.com.
- ^ "Evan McLaughlin | Stats | History | Career Details | Images | extratime.com - The Home of Irish Football - Extratime.com". www.extratime.com.
- ^ "Derry City's long wait for home win over as Evan McLaughlin scores debut goal against Waterford". Derry Journal. July 2, 2021.
- ^ "Higgins hails Derry debutante Evan McLaughlin: 'I don't care about size or age, he caught my eye from the word go'". Derry Journal. July 3, 2021.
- ^ "Evan McLaughlin showed 'zero hesitation' when asked to take fifth penalty in Derry City FAI Cup win". Derry Journal. July 24, 2021.
- ^ "Europa Conference League: Derry City exit from Europe after 2-0 Riga defeat". July 14, 2022 – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ "Evan McLaughlin Extension & Loan Move". July 27, 2022.
- ^ "Derry City loanee Evan McLaughlin gets off to blistering start at Coleraine". Derry Journal. August 18, 2022.
- ^ "Derry City recall Evan McLaughlin from Coleraine loan spell". Derry Journal. January 2, 2023.
- ^ ""Evan's very, very clear that he wants to go and pursue first team football."". Derry Journal. November 16, 2023.
- ^ Ferry, Gary (November 14, 2023). "Midfielder Evan McLaughlin announces departure from Derry City". www.derrynow.com.
- ^ "Evan McLaughlin Signs for City!". Cork City FC Shop.
- ^ Donovan, Shane (December 15, 2023). "Derry's Evan McLaughlin completes move to Cork City". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "Cork City beat Longford thanks to goals from Jack Doherty and Evan McLaughlin". echo live. March 9, 2024.
- ^ "Evan McLaughlin | Stats | History | Career Details | Images | extratime.com - The Home of Irish Football - Extratime.com". www.extratime.com.
- ^ "Cork City seal promotion back to Premier Division with victory at UCD". Irish Independent. September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Five Cork City players included in First Division Team of the Year". echo live. November 12, 2024.
- ^ "New Contract for Evan McLaughlin!". Cork City FC Shop.
- ^ "Midfielder Evan McLaughlin signs a new contract ahead of the 2025 season with Cork City". echo live. January 8, 2025.
- ^ O'Connor, Patrick. "Evan McLaughlin re-signs for Cork City for 2025 season". extratime.com.
- ^ Fallon, John (January 31, 2025). "Evan McLaughlin: 'Cork City doesn't belong in the First Division'". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "Cork City grab two late goals in dramatic win over Waterford at Turner's Cross". echo live. April 21, 2025.
- ^ "U21 squad announced for Luxembourg and Montenegro". www.fai.ie.
- ^ "Republic of Ireland - E. McLaughlin - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
External links
[edit]- 2002 births
- Living people
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Derry City F.C. players
- Coleraine F.C. players
- Cork City F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Association footballers from Derry (city)
- Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers
- 21st-century Irish sportsmen
- People from Derry (city)