Aaron McCarey — Profile, Stats, Transfers

Career snapshot

14

clubs played for

09/10

debut season

0

goals / match

Glentoran FC

top club · 122 apps

Position rank · 25/26

#161

goals rank

#177

assists rank

0

season goals

1

season assists

Among 1,246 Goalkeepers · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€250k

peak value · 2023

—

top transfer fee

—

best season

26 / 0

int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Robbie Brady

Midfield - Left Midfield · Preston North End

€250k

Tom Eaves

Attack - Centre-Forward · Northampton Town

€150k

Andrea Sbraga

Defender - Centre-Back · Without Club

€100k

Enzo Díaz

Attack - Centre-Forward · CA Los Andes

€75k

Shares 1992-01-14 · 6 players total

344Appearances

0Goals

1Assists

21Yellow cards

0Red cards

340Full matches (90′)

Full name	Aaron McCarey
Date of birth	1992-01-14 (34 yrs)
Place of birth	Monaghan, Ireland, Ireland
Citizenship	Ireland
Position	Goalkeeper
Foot	right
Height	188.00 m
Current club	Portadown FC
Joined	2024-07-01
Contract expires	2026-06-30

Jul 2025

25/26 — Portadown FC

6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2024

24/25 — Portadown FC

36 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2024

Transfer: Glentoran → Portadown

24/25 · Transfer

Jul 2023

23/24 — Glentoran FC

40 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions

Jul 2022

22/23 — Glentoran FC

44 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions

Jul 2021

Transfer: Cliftonville → Glentoran

21/22 · Transfer

Jul 2021

21/22 — Glentoran FC

38 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions

Jan 2021

Transfer: Dundalk FC → Cliftonville

20/21 · Transfer

Jul 2020

20/21 — Dundalk FC, Cliftonville FC

27 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions

Jul 2020

2020 — Dundalk FC

5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2019

19/20 — Dundalk FC

0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2019

2019 — Dundalk FC

8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions

Jan 2019

Transfer: Warrenpoint → Dundalk FC

18/19 · Transfer

Sep 2018

Transfer: Without Club → Warrenpoint

18/19 · Transfer

Jul 2018

18/19 — Warrenpoint Town FC

17 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2018

Transfer: Ross County → Without Club

18/19 · Transfer

Mar 2018

Injury: unknown

2 games missed

Jul 2017

17/18 — Ross County FC

16 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2016

16/17 — Ross County FC

5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2016

Transfer: Wolves → Ross County

16/17 · Transfer

Nov 2015

Transfer: Bury → Wolves

15/16 · Return from loan

Oct 2015

Transfer: Wolves → Bury

15/16 · Loan

Oct 2015

Transfer: Portsmouth → Wolves

15/16 · Return from loan

Sep 2015

Transfer: Wolves → Portsmouth

15/16 · Loan

Jul 2015

15/16 — Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bury FC, Portsmouth FC, Wolverhampton Wanderers U21

15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2014

14/15 — Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wolverhampton Wanderers U21

8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jan 2014

Transfer: York City → Wolves

13/14 · Return from loan

Nov 2013

Transfer: Wolves → York City

13/14 · Loan

Jul 2013

13/14 — Wolverhampton Wanderers, York City, Wolverhampton Wanderers U21

14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions

Mar 2013

Transfer: Walsall → Wolves

12/13 · Return from loan

Feb 2013

Transfer: Wolves → Walsall

12/13 · Loan

Jan 2013

Transfer: Walsall → Wolves

12/13 · Return from loan

Nov 2012

Transfer: Wolves → Walsall

12/13 · Loan

Jul 2012

12/13 — Wolverhampton Wanderers, Walsall FC, Wolverhampton Wanderers U21

21 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions

Jul 2011

11/12 — Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves

13 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2010

10/11 — Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves

6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jan 2010

Transfer: Monaghan United → Wolves

09/10 · Transfer

Jul 2009

09/10 — Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves

6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2009

2009 — Monaghan United FC

19 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2009

Transfer: Mons Academy → Monaghan United

09/10 · Transfer

Jan 1970

Peak market value: €250k

Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 388 other Goalkeepers with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals0 total · 0.00/90

0

Assists0 total · 0.00/90

0

G+A0 total · 0.00/90

0

Yellow cards1 total · 0.17/90

8

Clean sheets0 total · 0.00/90

0

Minutes played by club

Portadown FC 12.3%

Glentoran FC 36.1%

Dundalk FC 4.2%

Monaghan United FC 5.5%

Cliftonville FC 7.6%

Warrenpoint Town FC 5.0%

Ross County FC 5.5%

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.2%

Portsmouth FC 1.8%

Bury FC 0.3%

Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 7.1%

York City 1.5%

Walsall FC 4.1%

Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves 6.9%

Club	Seasons	First	Last	Matches	Assists	Minutes
Portadown FC	2	24/25	25/26	42	1	3,779
Glentoran FC	3	21/22	23/24	122	0	11,060
Dundalk FC	4	19/20	2020	14	0	1,290
Monaghan United FC	1	2009	2009	19	0	1,688
Cliftonville FC	1	20/21	20/21	26	0	2,340
Warrenpoint Town FC	1	18/19	18/19	17	0	1,526
Ross County FC	2	16/17	17/18	21	0	1,679
Wolverhampton Wanderers	4	12/13	15/16	7	0	660
Portsmouth FC	1	15/16	15/16	6	0	540
Bury FC	1	15/16	15/16	1	0	90
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	4	12/13	15/16	25	0	2,171
York City	1	13/14	13/14	5	0	450
Walsall FC	1	12/13	12/13	14	0	1,260
Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves	3	09/10	11/12	25	0	2,108

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

Goals by season

Assists by season

Season	Competition	Club	Matches	Assists	YC	Minutes
25/26	Mid Ulster Cup	Portadown FC	0	0	0	0
25/26	Premiership	Portadown FC	6	0	1	540
24/25	Irish Cup	Portadown FC	1	0	0	90
24/25	Playout Premier League	Portadown FC	4	0	0	360
24/25	Premiership	Portadown FC	31	1	4	2,789
23/24	Irish Cup	Glentoran FC	3	0	0	270
23/24	Irish League Cup	Glentoran FC	1	0	0	90
23/24	Playoff Conference League	Glentoran FC	1	0	0	90
23/24	Playoff Premier League	Glentoran FC	4	0	0	360
23/24	Premiership	Glentoran FC	29	0	5	2,610
23/24	UECL Quali	Glentoran FC	2	0	0	210
22/23	Irish Cup	Glentoran FC	3	0	0	270
22/23	Irish League Cup	Glentoran FC	3	0	0	270
22/23	Playoff Conference League	Glentoran FC	2	0	0	180
22/23	Playoff Premier League	Glentoran FC	5	0	0	450
22/23	Premiership	Glentoran FC	31	0	2	2,790
21/22	Irish Cup	Glentoran FC	3	0	0	270
21/22	Irish League Cup	Glentoran FC	1	0	0	120
21/22	Playoff Conference League	Glentoran FC	2	0	0	210
21/22	Playoff Premier League	Glentoran FC	5	0	0	450
21/22	Premiership	Glentoran FC	27	0	3	2,420
2020	FAI Cup	Dundalk FC	0	0	0	0
2020	Premier Division	Dundalk FC	5	0	0	450
2019	FAI Cup	Dundalk FC	2	0	0	180
2019	League of Ireland Cup	Dundalk FC	4	0	0	390
2019	Leinster Senior Cup	Dundalk FC	1	0	0	90
2019	Premier Division	Dundalk FC	1	0	0	90
2019	President's Cup	Dundalk FC	0	0	0	0
2009	FAI Cup	Monaghan United FC	4	0	0	338
2009	First Division	Monaghan United FC	15	0	0	1,350
2009	League of Ireland Cup	Monaghan United FC	0	0	0	0
20/21	Champions League Qu.	Dundalk FC	0	0	0	0
20/21	Europa League	Dundalk FC	1	0	0	90
20/21	Europa League Qualifying	Dundalk FC	0	0	0	0
20/21	Playoff Conference League	Cliftonville FC	2	0	0	210
20/21	Playoff Premier League	Cliftonville FC	3	0	0	240
20/21	Premiership	Cliftonville FC	21	0	0	1,890
19/20	Champions League Qu.	Dundalk FC	0	0	0	0
19/20	Europa League Qualifying	Dundalk FC	0	0	0	0
18/19	Irish Cup	Warrenpoint Town FC	1	0	0	120
18/19	Premiership	Warrenpoint Town FC	16	0	3	1,406
17/18	Betfred Cup	Ross County FC	1	0	0	90
17/18	Premiership	Ross County FC	13	0	1	1,049
17/18	Premiership Relegation	Ross County FC	1	0	0	45
17/18	SFA Cup	Ross County FC	1	0	0	90
16/17	Betfred Cup	Ross County FC	1	0	0	90
16/17	Premiership	Ross County FC	4	0	0	315
16/17	SFA Cup	Ross County FC	0	0	0	0
15/16	Championship	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	0	0	0
15/16	League One	Bury FC	1	0	0	90
15/16	League Two	Portsmouth FC	6	0	0	540
15/16	U21 PL	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	8	0	0	686
14/15	Championship	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	0	0	0
14/15	League Cup	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	0	0	90
14/15	U21 PL	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	7	0	0	630
13/14	EFL Trophy	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	0	0	120
13/14	FA Cup	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	0	0	0
13/14	League One	Wolverhampton Wanderers	5	0	0	450
13/14	League Two	York City	5	0	0	450
13/14	U21 PL	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	3	0	0	270
12/13	Championship	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	0	0	0
12/13	League Cup	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	0	0	0
12/13	League One	Walsall FC	14	0	2	1,260
12/13	U21 PL	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	5	0	0	405
12/13	U21 PL Elite Group	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	2	0	0	180
11/12	Reserve League	Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves	13	0	0	1,028
10/11	Reserve League	Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves	6	0	0	540
09/10	Reserve League South	Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves	6	0	0	540

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Market value	Fee
09/10	2009-07-01	Mons Academy	Monaghan United	Transfer	0	—
09/10	2010-01-01	Monaghan United	Wolves	Transfer	0	—
12/13	2012-11-16	Wolves	Walsall	Loan	0	—
12/13	2013-01-13	Walsall	Wolves	Return from loan	0	—
12/13	2013-02-21	Wolves	Walsall	Loan	0	—
12/13	2013-03-16	Walsall	Wolves	Return from loan	0	—
13/14	2013-11-29	Wolves	York City	Loan	100000	—
13/14	2014-01-01	York City	Wolves	Return from loan	100000	—
15/16	2015-09-23	Wolves	Portsmouth	Loan	100000	—
15/16	2015-10-23	Portsmouth	Wolves	Return from loan	100000	—
15/16	2015-10-24	Wolves	Bury	Loan	100000	—
15/16	2015-11-24	Bury	Wolves	Return from loan	100000	—
16/17	2016-07-01	Wolves	Ross County	Transfer	100000	—
18/19	2018-07-01	Ross County	Without Club	Transfer	175000	—
18/19	2018-09-03	Without Club	Warrenpoint	Transfer	175000	—
18/19	2019-01-01	Warrenpoint	Dundalk FC	Transfer	175000	—
20/21	2021-01-01	Dundalk FC	Cliftonville	Transfer	175000	—
21/22	2021-07-27	Cliftonville	Glentoran	Transfer	175000	—
24/25	2024-07-01	Glentoran	Portadown	Transfer	250000	—

Season	Injury	From	To	Days missed	Games missed
17/18	Blockage in the back	2018-03-31	2018-04-03	4	2

Current€200k

Peak€250k

Low€100k

Δ since start+€100k

Date	Value
Jan 1, 1970	€200k
Jan 1, 1970	€250k
Jan 1, 1970	€250k
Jan 1, 1970	€200k
Jan 1, 1970	€250k
Jan 1, 1970	€175k
Jan 1, 1970	€175k
Jan 1, 1970	€125k
Jan 1, 1970	€175k
Jan 1, 1970	€100k
Jan 1, 1970	€100k
Jan 1, 1970	€100k
Jan 1, 1970	€100k
Jan 1, 1970	€100k

Team	Shirt	Matches	Debut	Age at debut	Status
Team #37709	—	1	—	—	former national player
Team #23132	—	1	—	—	former national player
Team #23102	#1	14	—	—	former national player
Team #21103	#16	10	—	—	former national player
Team #3509	—	0	—	—	former national player

Teammate	PPG played with	Joint goals	Minutes
Hrvoje Plum	2	0	0
Terry Devlin	2	0	0
Fuad Sule	1	0	0
Niall McGinn	2	0	0
Seanan Clucas	2	0	0
Aidan Wilson	2	0	0
Junior Ogedi-Uzokwe	2	0	0
Daire O'Connor	2	0	0
Sean Murray	2	0	0
Bobby Burns	2	0	0
James Singleton	2	0	0
Luke McCullough	2	0	0
Conor McMenamin	2	0	0
Marcus Kane	2	0	0
Rory Donnelly	2	0	0
Patrick McClean	2	0	0
Jay Donnelly	2	0	0

Every loan spell across this player's career.

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Fee	Value at transfer
15/16	2015-11-24	Bury	Wolves	Return from loan	—	€100k
15/16	2015-10-24	Wolves	Bury	Loan	—	€100k
15/16	2015-10-23	Portsmouth	Wolves	Return from loan	—	€100k
15/16	2015-09-23	Wolves	Portsmouth	Loan	—	€100k
13/14	2014-01-01	York City	Wolves	Return from loan	—	€100k
13/14	2013-11-29	Wolves	York City	Loan	—	€100k
12/13	2013-03-16	Walsall	Wolves	Return from loan	—	—
12/13	2013-02-21	Wolves	Walsall	Loan	—	—
12/13	2013-01-13	Walsall	Wolves	Return from loan	—	—
12/13	2012-11-16	Wolves	Walsall	Loan	—	—

Teams faced most often by Aaron McCarey's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Oldham Athletic	50	21	15	14	62	44	+18	42%
Shrewsbury Town	47	21	14	12	56	46	+10	45%
Southend United	47	12	15	20	47	57	-10	26%
Rochdale AFC	46	13	14	19	46	67	-21	28%
Scunthorpe United	45	12	14	19	53	65	-12	27%
Milton Keynes Dons	45	15	12	18	48	59	-11	33%
Hartlepool United	43	21	10	12	64	46	+18	49%
AFC Wimbledon	43	18	5	20	57	66	-9	42%
Carlisle United	43	16	18	9	65	44	+21	37%
Northampton Town	42	19	11	12	63	46	+17	45%
Gillingham FC	42	14	17	11	52	42	+10	33%
Oxford United	42	15	13	14	53	54	-1	36%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / Year	Milestone	Date
09/10	Senior debut season

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

Season	Matches	Mins	YC	Cards / 90′
25/26	6	540	1	0.17
24/25	36	3,239	4	0.11
23/24	40	3,630	5	0.12
22/23	44	3,960	2	0.05
21/22	38	3,470	3	0.08
18/19	17	1,526	3	0.18
17/18	16	1,274	1	0.07
12/13	21	1,845	2	0.1

Goalkeeper-specific aggregates: clean sheets and goals conceded by season.

Season	Matches	Mins	Clean sheets	CS %	Goals conceded	GC / 90′
25/26	6	540	0	0%	12	2
24/25	36	3,239	12	33%	40	1.11
23/24	40	3,630	16	40%	49	1.21
22/23	44	3,960	23	52%	32	0.73
21/22	38	3,470	13	34%	44	1.14
2020	5	450	1	20%	8	1.6
2019	8	750	1	13%	8	0.96
2009	19	1,688	10	53%	18	0.96
20/21	27	2,430	9	33%	30	1.11
18/19	17	1,526	2	12%	27	1.59
17/18	16	1,274	3	19%	24	1.7
16/17	5	405	1	20%	6	1.33
15/16	15	1,316	4	27%	19	1.3
14/15	8	720	1	13%	13	1.63
13/14	14	1,290	6	43%	11	0.77
12/13	21	1,845	6	29%	35	1.71
11/12	13	1,028	2	15%	23	2.01
10/11	6	540	1	17%	11	1.83
09/10	6	540	0	0%	8	1.33