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Northern Ireland — National team

28 active · 11 recent · 137 former · 177 all-time players

# Player Pos Age Club Debut Caps Goals Value Status
1 Paddy McNair Defender - Centre-Back 31 San Diego FC 73 7 €3.00m Current National Player
2 George Saville Midfield - Central Midfield 32 Luton Town 56 0 €800k Current National Player
3 Ali McCann Midfield - Central Midfield 26 Preston North End 22 1 €2.20m Current National Player
4 Isaac Price Midfield - Central Midfield 22 West Bromwich Albion 18 6 €3.00m Current National Player
5 Aaron Donnelly Defender - Centre-Back 22 Dundee FC 18 0 €400k Current National Player
6 Conor Bradley Defender - Right-Back 22 Liverpool FC 17 3 €30.00m Current National Player
7 Carl Johnston Defender - Right-Back 23 Peterborough United 11 1 €225k Current National Player
8 Terry Devlin Defender - Right-Back 22 Portsmouth FC 11 0 €1.00m Current National Player
9 Patrick Kelly Midfield - Defensive Midfield 21 Barnsley FC 10 1 €250k Current National Player
10 Eoin Toal Defender - Centre-Back 27 Bolton Wanderers 8 0 €700k Current National Player
11 Sean Stewart Defender - Left-Back 23 Sligo Rovers 8 0 €75k Current National Player
12 Callum Marshall Attack - Centre-Forward 21 West Ham United 8 0 €1.80m Current National Player
13 Michael Forbes Defender - Centre-Back 22 Northampton Town 8 0 €500k Current National Player
14 Darren Robinson Midfield - Defensive Midfield 21 St. Patrick's Athletic 7 0 €100k Current National Player
15 Aodhan Doherty Attack - Left Winger 20 Blackburn Rovers U21 6 0 €100k Current National Player
16 Tom Fogarty Defender - Centre-Back 21 Boston United 5 0 €75k Current National Player
17 Ethan Galbraith Midfield - Central Midfield 25 Swansea City 4 0 €600k Current National Player
18 Makenzie Kirk Attack - Centre-Forward 22 Portsmouth FC 3 0 €400k Current National Player
19 Ruairi McConville Defender - Centre-Back 21 Norwich City 3 0 €1.80m Current National Player
20 Jamie Donley Attack - Second Striker 21 Stoke City 2 0 €1.50m Current National Player
21 Jamie McDonnell Midfield - Defensive Midfield 22 Mansfield Town 2 0 €200k Current National Player
22 Mason Munn Goalkeeper 20 Dunfermline Athletic FC 2 0 — Current National Player
23 Luke Southwood Goalkeeper 28 Bristol Rovers 1 0 €400k Current National Player
24 Cole Brannigan Attack - Left Winger 19 Aston Villa U21 1 0 — Current National Player
25 Ben Metcalf Goalkeeper 19 Sunderland AFC U21 0 0 — Current National Player
26 Josh Briggs Defender - Centre-Back 20 West Ham United U21 0 0 — Current National Player
27 Tom Atcheson Defender - Centre-Back 19 Blackburn Rovers U21 0 0 — Current National Player
28 Sam Inwood Defender - Left-Back 20 Bolton Wanderers 0 0 — Current National Player
# Player Pos Age Club Debut Caps Goals Status
1 Josh Magennis Attack - Centre-Forward 35 Exeter City 81 12 Recent National Player
2 Jamal Lewis Defender - Left-Back 28 Without Club 39 0 Recent National Player
3 Jordan Thompson Midfield - Central Midfield 29 Preston North End 38 0 Recent National Player
4 Dan Ballard Defender - Centre-Back 26 Sunderland AFC 26 3 Recent National Player
5 Ciaron Brown Defender - Centre-Back 28 Oxford United 23 0 Recent National Player
6 Conor Hazard Goalkeeper 28 Plymouth Argyle 8 0 Recent National Player
7 Ross McCausland Attack - Right Winger 23 Aris Limassol 5 0 Recent National Player
8 Brad Lyons Midfield - Central Midfield 28 Kilmarnock FC 3 0 Recent National Player
9 Caolan Boyd-Munce Midfield - Central Midfield 26 Wycombe Wanderers 2 0 Recent National Player
10 Christy Pym Goalkeeper 31 Grimsby Town 0 0 Recent National Player
11 Kofi Balmer Defender - Centre-Back 25 Motherwell FC 0 0 Recent National Player
# Player Pos Club Caps Goals Status
1 Steven Davis Midfield - Central Midfield Retired 136 12 Former National Player
2 Aaron Hughes Defender - Centre-Back Retired 112 1 Former National Player
3 Jonny Evans Defender - Centre-Back Retired 107 6 Former National Player
4 David Healy Attack - Centre-Forward Retired 95 36 Former National Player
5 Maik Taylor Goalkeeper Retired 88 0 Former National Player
6 Keith Gillespie Midfield - Right Midfield Retired 86 2 Former National Player
7 Kyle Lafferty Attack - Centre-Forward Johnstone Burgh FC 85 20 Former National Player
8 Josh Magennis Attack - Centre-Forward Exeter City 81 12 Recent National Player
9 Gareth McAuley Defender - Centre-Back Retired 80 9 Former National Player
10 Chris Baird Midfield - Defensive Midfield Retired 79 0 Former National Player
11 Paddy McNair Defender - Centre-Back San Diego FC 73 7 Current National Player
12 Corry Evans Midfield - Central Midfield Retired 72 2 Former National Player
13 Michael Hughes Midfield - Attacking Midfield Retired 71 5 Former National Player
14 Niall McGinn Attack - Left Winger Peterhead FC 67 6 Former National Player
15 Chris Brunt Midfield - Central Midfield Retired 65 3 Former National Player
16 Stuart Dallas Midfield - Left Midfield Retired 62 3 Former National Player
17 Craig Cathcart Defender - Centre-Back Retired 61 2 Retired National Player
18 Oliver Norwood Midfield - Central Midfield Stockport County 57 0 Retired National Player
19 Damien Johnson Midfield - Central Midfield Retired 56 0 Former National Player
20 George Saville Midfield - Central Midfield Luton Town 56 0 Current National Player
# Player Pos Club Goals Caps Goals/cap Status
1 David Healy Attack - Centre-Forward Retired 36 95 0.38 Former National Player
2 Kyle Lafferty Attack - Centre-Forward Johnstone Burgh FC 20 85 0.24 Former National Player
3 Steven Davis Midfield - Central Midfield Retired 12 136 0.09 Former National Player
4 Josh Magennis Attack - Centre-Forward Exeter City 12 81 0.15 Recent National Player
5 Gareth McAuley Defender - Centre-Back Retired 9 80 0.11 Former National Player
6 Paddy McNair Defender - Centre-Back San Diego FC 7 73 0.10 Current National Player
7 Gerry Taggart Defender - Centre-Back Retired 7 51 0.14 Former National Player
8 Phil Gray Attack - Centre-Forward Retired 7 28 0.25 Former National Player
9 Jonny Evans Defender - Centre-Back Retired 6 107 0.06 Former National Player
10 Niall McGinn Attack - Left Winger Peterhead FC 6 67 0.09 Former National Player
11 Conor Washington Attack - Centre-Forward Matlock Town 6 43 0.14 Former National Player
12 Isaac Price Midfield - Central Midfield West Bromwich Albion 6 18 0.33 Current National Player
13 Michael Hughes Midfield - Attacking Midfield Retired 5 71 0.07 Former National Player
14 Gavin Whyte Attack - Right Winger Derry City 5 30 0.17 Former National Player
15 Liam Donnelly Midfield - Defensive Midfield St. Mirren FC 5 24 0.21 Former National Player
16 Andy Little Attack - Centre-Forward Retired 5 11 0.45 Former National Player
17 James Lawrie Attack - Second Striker Witton Albion 5 9 0.56 Former National Player
18 James Quinn Attack - Centre-Forward Retired 4 50 0.08 Former National Player
19 Grant McCann Midfield - Central Midfield Retired 4 39 0.10 Former National Player
20 Stuart Elliott Midfield - Left Midfield Retired 4 38 0.11 Former National Player

Most-capped players in Northern Ireland's history (≥10 caps).

# Player Pos Club Born Caps Goals Status
1 Steven Davis Midfield - Central Midfield Retired 1985-01-01 136 12 Former National Player
2 Aaron Hughes Defender - Centre-Back Retired 1979-11-08 112 1 Former National Player
3 Jonny Evans Defender - Centre-Back Retired 1988-01-03 107 6 Former National Player
4 David Healy Attack - Centre-Forward Retired 1979-08-05 95 36 Former National Player
5 Maik Taylor Goalkeeper Retired 1971-09-04 88 0 Former National Player
6 Keith Gillespie Midfield - Right Midfield Retired 1975-02-18 86 2 Former National Player
7 Kyle Lafferty Attack - Centre-Forward Johnstone Burgh FC 1987-09-16 85 20 Former National Player
8 Josh Magennis Attack - Centre-Forward Exeter City 1990-08-15 81 12 Recent National Player
9 Gareth McAuley Defender - Centre-Back Retired 1979-12-05 80 9 Former National Player
10 Chris Baird Midfield - Defensive Midfield Retired 1982-02-25 79 0 Former National Player
11 Paddy McNair Defender - Centre-Back San Diego FC 1995-04-27 73 7 Current National Player
12 Corry Evans Midfield - Central Midfield Retired 1990-07-30 72 2 Former National Player
13 Michael Hughes Midfield - Attacking Midfield Retired 1971-08-02 71 5 Former National Player
14 Niall McGinn Attack - Left Winger Peterhead FC 1987-07-20 67 6 Former National Player
15 Chris Brunt Midfield - Central Midfield Retired 1984-12-14 65 3 Former National Player
16 Stuart Dallas Midfield - Left Midfield Retired 1991-04-19 62 3 Former National Player
17 Craig Cathcart Defender - Centre-Back Retired 1989-02-06 61 2 Retired National Player
18 Oliver Norwood Midfield - Central Midfield Stockport County 1991-04-12 57 0 Retired National Player
19 George Saville Midfield - Central Midfield Luton Town 1993-06-01 56 0 Current National Player
20 Damien Johnson Midfield - Central Midfield Retired 1978-11-18 56 0 Former National Player
21 Stephen Craigan Defender - Centre-Back Retired 1976-10-29 54 0 Former National Player
22 Gerry Taggart Defender - Centre-Back Retired 1970-10-18 51 7 Former National Player
23 James Quinn Attack - Centre-Forward Retired 1974-12-15 50 4 Former National Player
24 Steve Lomas Midfield - Central Midfield Retired 1974-01-18 45 3 Former National Player
25 Roy Carroll Goalkeeper Retired 1977-09-30 45 0 Former National Player
26 Conor Washington Attack - Centre-Forward Matlock Town 1992-05-18 43 6 Former National Player
27 Neil Lennon Midfield - Central Midfield Retired 1971-06-25 41 2 Former National Player
28 Jamal Lewis Defender - Left-Back Without Club 1998-01-25 39 0 Recent National Player
29 Grant McCann Midfield - Central Midfield Retired 1980-04-14 39 4 Former National Player
30 Sammy Clingan Midfield - Central Midfield Retired 1984-01-13 39 0 Former National Player
31 Jordan Thompson Midfield - Central Midfield Preston North End 1997-01-03 38 0 Recent National Player
32 Stuart Elliott Midfield - Left Midfield Retired 1978-07-23 38 4 Former National Player
33 Jamie Ward Attack - Left Winger Precision FC 1986-05-12 35 4 Former National Player
34 George McCartney Defender - Left-Back Retired 1981-04-29 34 1 Former National Player
35 Colin Murdock Defender - Centre-Back Retired 1975-07-02 34 1 Former National Player
36 Michael McGovern Goalkeeper Retired 1984-07-12 33 0 Former National Player
37 Kevin Horlock Midfield - Defensive Midfield Retired 1972-11-01 32 0 Former National Player
38 Gavin Whyte Attack - Right Winger Derry City 1996-01-31 30 5 Former National Player
39 Danny Griffin Defender - Right-Back Retired 1977-08-10 29 1 Former National Player
40 Steve Jones Attack - Right Winger Retired 1976-10-25 29 1 Former National Player
41 Liam Boyce Attack - Centre-Forward Derry City 1991-04-08 28 2 Former National Player
42 Phil Gray Attack - Centre-Forward Retired 1968-10-02 28 7 Former National Player
43 Dan Ballard Defender - Centre-Back Sunderland AFC 1999-09-22 26 3 Recent National Player
44 Ryan McGivern Defender - Centre-Back Retired 1990-01-08 24 0 Former National Player
45 Lee Hodson Defender - Right-Back AFC Totton 1991-10-02 24 0 Former National Player
46 Liam Donnelly Midfield - Defensive Midfield St. Mirren FC 1996-03-07 24 5 Former National Player
47 Martin Paterson Attack - Centre-Forward Retired 1987-05-10 23 3 Former National Player
48 Ciaron Brown Defender - Centre-Back Oxford United 1998-01-14 23 0 Recent National Player
49 Ali McCann Midfield - Central Midfield Preston North End 1999-12-04 22 1 Current National Player
50 Caolan Boyd-Munce Midfield - Central Midfield Wycombe Wanderers 2000-01-26 21 0 Former National Player
51 Shayne Lavery Attack - Centre-Forward Cambridge United 1998-12-08 20 3 Former National Player
52 Rory McArdle Defender - Centre-Back Retired 1987-05-01 20 1 Former National Player
53 Kofi Balmer Defender - Centre-Back Motherwell FC 2000-09-19 20 0 Former National Player
54 Peter Kennedy Defender - Left-Back Retired 1973-09-10 20 0 Former National Player
55 Jordan Jones Attack - Left Winger Carlisle United 1994-10-24 19 1 Former National Player
56 Cameron Dummigan Defender - Right-Back Derry City 1996-06-02 18 0 Former National Player
57 Isaac Price Midfield - Central Midfield West Bromwich Albion 2003-09-26 18 6 Current National Player
58 Aaron Donnelly Defender - Centre-Back Dundee FC 2003-06-08 18 0 Current National Player
59 Paddy McCourt Attack - Left Winger Retired 1983-12-16 18 2 Former National Player
60 Conor Bradley Defender - Right-Back Liverpool FC 2003-07-09 17 3 Current National Player
61 Ciaran Toner Midfield - Central Midfield Retired 1981-06-30 17 1 Former National Player
62 Trevor Carson Goalkeeper Dundee FC 1988-03-05 15 0 Former National Player
63 Alfie McCalmont Midfield - Defensive Midfield Central Coast Mariners 2000-03-25 15 3 Former National Player
64 David Buchanan Defender - Left-Back Retired 1986-05-06 15 3 Former National Player
65 Jack Scott Midfield - Central Midfield Carrick Rangers FC 2002-09-22 15 1 Former National Player
66 Tom Flanagan Defender - Centre-Back Colchester United 1991-10-21 15 0 Former National Player
67 Dean Shiels Midfield - Central Midfield Retired 1985-02-01 14 1 Former National Player
68 Danny Sonner Midfield - Defensive Midfield Retired 1972-01-09 14 0 Former National Player
69 Carl Winchester Midfield - Defensive Midfield Derry City 1993-04-12 14 0 Former National Player
70 Liam Burns Defender - Centre-Back Retired 1978-10-30 13 0 Former National Player
71 Will Grigg Attack - Centre-Forward Chesterfield FC 1991-07-03 13 2 Former National Player
72 Sam McClelland Defender - Centre-Back Without Club 2002-01-04 13 0 Former National Player
73 Matty Kennedy Attack - Left Winger Kilmarnock FC 1994-11-01 13 4 Former National Player
74 Conor Hazard Goalkeeper Plymouth Argyle 1998-03-05 12 0 Former National Player
75 Liam Bagnall Midfield - Defensive Midfield Without Club 1992-05-17 12 0 Former National Player
76 Terry McFlynn Midfield - Central Midfield Retired 1981-03-27 12 2 Former National Player
77 Adam Thompson Defender - Centre-Back Enfield Town 1992-09-28 11 1 Former National Player
78 Carl Johnston Defender - Right-Back Peterborough United 2002-05-29 11 1 Current National Player
79 Ethan Galbraith Midfield - Central Midfield Swansea City 2001-05-11 11 1 Former National Player
80 Terry Devlin Defender - Right-Back Portsmouth FC 2003-11-06 11 0 Current National Player
81 Andy Little Attack - Centre-Forward Retired 1989-05-12 11 5 Former National Player
82 Conor Mitchell Goalkeeper Harland & Wolff Welders FSC 1996-05-09 11 0 Former National Player
83 Patrick Kelly Midfield - Defensive Midfield Barnsley FC 2004-10-02 10 1 Current National Player
84 Danny Finlayson Defender - Right-Back Livingston FC 2001-01-19 10 0 Former National Player
85 Eoin Toal Defender - Centre-Back Bolton Wanderers 1999-02-15 10 0 Former National Player
86 Johnny Flynn Defender - Centre-Back Retired 1989-11-18 10 0 Former National Player

History — Northern Ireland at international tournaments

Date Competition Stage Opponent Venue Score Result
25 Jun 2016 EM UEFA European Championship 2016 Round of 16 Wales A 0–1 L
21 Jun 2016 EM UEFA European Championship 2016 Group C Germany H 0–1 L
16 Jun 2016 EM UEFA European Championship 2016 Group C Ukraine A 2–0 W
12 Jun 2016 EM UEFA European Championship 2016 Group C Poland A 0–1 L
04 Jul 0000 WM FIFA World Cup 1982 Group D France H 1–4 L
01 Jul 0000 WM FIFA World Cup 1982 Group D Austria A 2–2 D
25 Jun 0000 WM FIFA World Cup 1982 Group 5 Spain A 1–0 W
21 Jun 0000 WM FIFA World Cup 1982 Group 5 Honduras A 1–1 D
19 Jun 0000 WM FIFA World Cup 1958 Quarter-final France A 0–4 L
17 Jun 0000 WM FIFA World Cup 1958 Group 1 Czechoslovakia H 2–1 W
17 Jun 0000 WM FIFA World Cup 1982 Group 5 Yugoslavia A 0–0 D
15 Jun 0000 WM FIFA World Cup 1958 Group 1 West Germany A 2–2 D
12 Jun 0000 WM FIFA World Cup 1986 Group D Brazil H 0–3 L
11 Jun 0000 WM FIFA World Cup 1958 Group 1 Argentina A 1–3 L
08 Jun 0000 WM FIFA World Cup 1958 Group 1 Czechoslovakia H 1–0 W
07 Jun 0000 WM FIFA World Cup 1986 Group D Spain H 1–2 L
03 Jun 0000 WM FIFA World Cup 1986 Group D Algeria A 1–1 D