Paddy McNair
Defender - Centre-Back
at San Diego FC
at San Diego FC
669 days · joined 2024-07-25
👕200+ Apps
🏴50+ Caps
Market value
€3.00m
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
8
clubs played for
13/14
debut season
0.08
goals / match
Middlesbrough FC
top club · 219 apps
Career highs
€6.00m
peak value · 2021
€5.70m
top transfer fee · 18/19
6
best season · 19/20
79 / 7
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1995-04-27 · 6 players total
329Appearances
26Goals
18Assists
38Yellow cards
3Red cards
83Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Paddy McNair |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Patrick James Coleman McNair |
| Date of birth | 1995-04-27 (31 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Ballyclare, Northern Ireland |
| Citizenship |  Northern Ireland |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 189.00 m |
| Current club | San Diego FC |
| Joined | 2024-07-25 |
| Contract expires | 2027-12-31 |
| Agent | Refuel Performance ... |
| Outfitter | Nike |
Jul 2025
2025 — San Diego FC
21 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2025
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Dec 2024
Transfer: West Brom → San Diego
24/25 · Return from loan
Jul 2024
Transfer: San Diego → West Brom
24/25 · Loan
Jul 2024
Transfer: Middlesbrough → San Diego
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — West Bromwich Albion
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Middlesbrough FC
25 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Middlesbrough FC
34 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Middlesbrough FC
46 matches · 5 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Middlesbrough FC
47 matches · 2 G · 7 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Middlesbrough FC
44 matches · 6 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Middlesbrough FC
23 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Sunderland → Middlesbrough
18/19 · Transfer · €5.70m
Jul 2017
17/18 — Sunderland AFC, Sunderland AFC U23
19 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Nov 2016
Injury: unknown
65 games missed
Aug 2016
Transfer: Man Utd → Sunderland
16/17 · Transfer · €5.25m
Jul 2016
16/17 — Sunderland AFC
12 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Oct 2015
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — Manchester United, Manchester United U21
17 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 6 competitions
Oct 2014
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Manchester United, Manchester United U21
24 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Man Utd U21 → Man Utd
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Manchester United U21, Manchester United UEFA U19
14 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Man Utd U18 → Man Utd U21
13/14 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €6.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
West Bromwich Albion
0.0%
Middlesbrough FC
75.0%
San Diego FC
0.0%
Sunderland AFC
4.7%
Sunderland AFC U23
0.0%
Manchester United
0.0%
Manchester United U21
20.3%
Manchester United UEFA U19
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 24/25 | 24/25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Middlesbrough FC | 6 | 18/19 | 23/24 | 219 | 14 | 16 | 5,592 |
| San Diego FC | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sunderland AFC | 2 | 16/17 | 17/18 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 348 |
| Sunderland AFC U23 | 1 | 17/18 | 17/18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manchester United | 2 | 14/15 | 15/16 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Manchester United U21 | 3 | 13/14 | 15/16 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1,517 |
| Manchester United UEFA U19 | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | Championship | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | EFL Cup | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Championship | Middlesbrough FC | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | EFL Cup | Middlesbrough FC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Championship | Middlesbrough FC | 30 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2,247 |
| 22/23 | Championship Play-Offs | Middlesbrough FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | EFL Cup | Middlesbrough FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | FA Cup | Middlesbrough FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Championship | Middlesbrough FC | 42 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 753 |
| 21/22 | FA Cup | Middlesbrough FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Leagues Cup | San Diego FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | MLS | San Diego FC | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Championship | Middlesbrough FC | 46 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2,045 |
| 20/21 | EFL Cup | Middlesbrough FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Championship | Middlesbrough FC | 41 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 547 |
| 19/20 | EFL Cup | Middlesbrough FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | FA Cup | Middlesbrough FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Championship | Middlesbrough FC | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | EFL Cup | Middlesbrough FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | FA Cup | Middlesbrough FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Championship | Sunderland AFC | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 214 |
| 17/18 | Premier League 2 | Sunderland AFC U23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | EFL Cup | Sunderland AFC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 |
| 16/17 | Premier League | Sunderland AFC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Champions League | Manchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Champions League Qu. | Manchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Europa League | Manchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | FA Cup | Manchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Premier League | Manchester United | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | U21 PL | Manchester United U21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 720 |
| 14/15 | FA Cup | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | League Cup | Manchester United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Premier League | Manchester United | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | U21 PL | Manchester United U21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 13/14 | U21 PL | Manchester United U21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 617 |
| 13/14 | U21 PL Knockout | Manchester United U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | UEFA Youth League | Manchester United UEFA U19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | Man Utd U18 | Man Utd U21 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Man Utd U21 | Man Utd | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-08-11 | Man Utd | Sunderland | Transfer | 4000000 | €5.25m |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Sunderland | Middlesbrough | Transfer | 3000000 | €5.70m |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-25 | Middlesbrough | San Diego | Transfer | 3500000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-26 | San Diego | West Brom | Loan | 3500000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-12-31 | West Brom | San Diego | Return from loan | 3000000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | Hamstring injury | 2014-10-05 | 2014-10-26 | 22 | 8 |
| 15/16 | Bruised ribs | 2015-10-11 | 2015-11-07 | 28 | 7 |
| 16/17 | Cruciate ligament injury | 2016-11-19 | 2017-11-09 | 356 | 65 |
| 24/25 | Groin injury | 2025-06-06 | 2025-07-24 | 49 | 7 |
Current€3.00m
Peak€6.00m
Low€250k
Δ since start+€2.75m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #30227 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #28031 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #17621 | #8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #5674 | #17 | 73 | 7 | — | — | current national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chuba Akpom | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Hayden Hackney | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bailey Peacock-Farrell | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Bettinelli | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hayden Coulson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Magennis | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Riley McGree | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Wing | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Djed Spence | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Howson | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ashley Fletcher | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Matt Crooks | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Isaiah Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Bola | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anfernee Dijksteel | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Tavernier | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| George Saville | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dael Fry | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | Championship | Middlesbrough FC | 6 | 41 |
| 21/22 | Championship | Middlesbrough FC | 5 | 42 |
| 17/18 | Championship | Sunderland AFC | 5 | 16 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | Championship | Middlesbrough FC | 7 | 46 |
| 21/22 | Championship | Middlesbrough FC | 3 | 42 |
| 19/20 | Championship | Middlesbrough FC | 2 | 41 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 2024-12-31 | West Brom | San Diego | Return from loan | — | €3.00m |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-26 | San Diego | West Brom | Loan | — | €3.50m |
Last 34 matches for San Diego FC The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-28 | MLS1 |
FC Dallas | – | San Diego FC | TIMED |
| 2026-06-25 | MLS1 |
Vancouver Whitecaps | – | San Diego FC | TIMED |
| 2026-06-14 | MLS1 |
Minnesota United FC | – | San Diego FC | TIMED |
| 2026-05-31 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | – | Austin FC | TIMED |
| 2026-05-28 | MLS1 |
Seattle Sounders | – | San Diego FC | TIMED |
| 2026-05-24 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | – | Los Angeles Galaxy | TIMED |
| 2026-05-17 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | – | Sporting Kansas City | TIMED |
| 2026-05-14 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | – | Colorado Rapids | TIMED |
| 2026-05-10 | MLS1 |
St. Louis City SC | – | San Diego FC | TIMED |
| 2026-05-03 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | 5–0 | FC Dallas | Available |
| 2026-04-26 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | 1–3 | Real Salt Lake | Available |
| 2026-04-19 | MLS1 |
Charlotte FC | 3–0 | San Diego FC | Available |
| 2026-04-12 | MLS1 |
Colorado Rapids | 3–2 | San Diego FC | Available |
| 2026-04-05 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | 3–0 | Seattle Sounders | Available |
| 2026-03-29 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | 3–2 | Los Angeles FC | Available |
| 2026-03-23 | MLS1 |
Austin FC | 2–1 | San Diego FC | Available |
| 2026-03-15 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | 1–1 | Columbus Crew | Available |
| 2026-03-08 | MLS1 |
Real Salt Lake | 1–3 | San Diego FC | Available |
| 2026-03-01 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | 0–0 | St. Louis City SC | Available |
| 2026-02-23 | MLS1 |
Los Angeles Galaxy | 0–2 | San Diego FC | Available |
| 2025-10-18 | MLS1 |
Portland Timbers | – | San Diego FC | TIMED |
| 2025-10-04 | MLS1 |
Houston Dynamo | – | San Diego FC | TIMED |
| 2025-09-27 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | – | San Jose Earthquakes | TIMED |
| 2025-09-20 | MLS1 |
Atlanta United FC | – | San Diego FC | TIMED |
| 2025-09-13 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | – | Minnesota United FC | TIMED |
| 2025-09-01 | MLS1 |
Los Angeles FC | – | San Diego FC | TIMED |
| 2025-08-23 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | – | Portland Timbers | TIMED |
| 2025-08-17 | MLS1 |
San Jose Earthquakes | – | San Diego FC | TIMED |
| 2025-08-09 | MLS1 |
Sporting Kansas City | – | San Diego FC | TIMED |
| 2025-07-25 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | – | Nashville SC | TIMED |
| 2025-07-19 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | – | Vancouver Whitecaps | INJURED Groin injury |
| 2025-07-16 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | – | Toronto FC | INJURED Groin injury |
| 2025-07-12 | MLS1 |
Chicago Fire | – | San Diego FC | INJURED Groin injury |
| 2025-07-05 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | – | Houston Dynamo | INJURED Groin injury |
Teams faced most often by Paddy McNair'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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading FC | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 55% |
| Hull City | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 37% |
| Millwall FC | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 44% |
| Ipswich Town | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 50% |
| Watford FC | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 13% |
| Blackpool FC | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 40% |
| Burnley FC | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 33% |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 33% |
| Barnsley FC | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 36% |
| AFC Bournemouth | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 21% |
| Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 57% |
| Fulham FC | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 29% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | Senior debut season | |
| 13/14 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | 34 | 2,247 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 21/22 | 46 | 753 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.31 |
| 20/21 | 47 | 2,045 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.35 |
| 19/20 | 44 | 547 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.15 |
| 18/19 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | 19 | 214 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 15/16 | 17 | 720 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 14/15 | 24 | 180 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13/14 | 14 | 617 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.29 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Championship
214 apps
19 G
13 A
U21 PL
25 apps
5 G
2 A
League Cup
15 apps
2 G
2 A
FA Cup
12 apps
0 G
1 A
MLS
20 apps
0 G
0 A
Premier League
33 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Paddy McNair?
Paddy McNair is a Northern professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for San Diego FC.
How old is Paddy McNair?
Paddy McNair is 31 years old. He was born on April 27, 1995 in Ballyclare.
What position does Paddy McNair play?
Paddy McNair plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Paddy McNair play for?
Paddy McNair currently plays for San Diego FC.
How many career goals has Paddy McNair scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Paddy McNair has scored 26 goals in 329 appearances.
What is Paddy McNair's market value?
Paddy McNair's most recent reported market value is €3.00m.