David McMillan (footballer)

David McMillan
Personal information
Full name David McMillan
Date of birth (1988-12-14) 14 December 1988
Place of birth Templeogue, Ireland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Dundalk
Number 9
Youth career
Templeogue United
Mount Merrion Youths
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 UCD 55 (18)
2008–2010 → UCD A 16 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 St Patrick's Athletic 28 (6)
2012 Olympic F.C. 3 (3)
2012–2013 UCD 34 (19)
2013 Sligo Rovers 13 (1)
2014– Dundalk 86 (35)
National team
2010 Republic of Ireland U23 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


David McMillan (born 14 December 1988) is a League of Ireland Premier Division footballer who currently plays for Dundalk. He has previously played for UCD, St Patrick's Athletic and Sligo Rovers. McMillan has represented Dundalk, St Patrick's Athletic and Sligo Rovers in European competition. He is currently the League of Ireland's all-time leading scorer in the UEFA Champions League and was joint top-scorer in the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round. McMillan has also been named League of Ireland Premier Division Player of the Month on three occasions. His older brother, Evan is also a Premier Division footballer and they have been team mates at UCD, St Patrick's Athletic and Sligo Rovers. In addition to playing football, McMillan is also a qualified architect.

Club career

Early Years

Between 2000 and 2007 McMillan attended Wesley College, Dublin where he studied for his Leaving Cert. [1][2] As a schoolboy he played for Templeogue United and Mount Merrion Youths. He initially attended UCD games when Templeogue United supplied the club with ballboys. Mount Merrion Youths were effectively UCD's schoolboy team and his brother Evan also played for them. [3][4][5]

UCD

Between 2007 and 2010 McMillan attended University College Dublin on a sports scholarship and obtained a degree in architecture. [1][6] He also played for University College Dublin A.F.C. at both intervarsity and national level. In 2006 McMillan and his brother Evan began playing for UCD in their Leinster Senior League team. McMillan subsequently progressed through the ranks into the senior team. He made his Premier Division debut during the 2008 season, coming on as a substitute in an away game against Cork City on 26 September. [7][8] During his time at UCD he helped the club win three Collingwood Cups, two CUFL Premier Division titles, two A Championships and the 2009 League of Ireland First Division title. In the 2008 A Championship final, McMillan and his brother scored the two goals in an extra time win against Bohemians A. [9][10][11][12] McMillan also scored 12 league goals during UCD's successful 2009 First Division season. [13][14][7] In May 2010 McMillan was named League of Ireland Premier Division Player of the Month after he enjoyed a prolific run of form. McMillan scored against Dundalk, St Patrick's Athletic and Galway United. He also scored twice in a 6–0 win over Bray Wanderers. [3][8] In 2011 McMillan began studying at UCD for his master's degree in architecture. After spells with St Patrick's Athletic and Olympic F.C., McMillan also re-joined UCD A.F.C. mid-way through the 2012 season. His eight goals in 15 league appearances helped UCD avoid relegation. In 2013 he also helped UCD win the Collingwood Cup for a third time, scoring the only goal in the final against UCC. [12][15][16]

St Patrick's Athletic

During the 2011 season McMillan played for St Patrick's Athletic where he once again linked up with his brother Evan. He made 13 league starts but also gained a reputation as a super-sub, adding 14 more appearances from the bench. He also played for St Pat's during their 2011–12 UEFA Europa League campaign, scoring in the second qualifying round against Shakhter Karagandy. On 10 October 2011, McMillan helped St Pat's win the 2011 Leinster Senior Cup, scoring in the final against Bohemians at Dalymount Park. [13][17][5][18][14][19]

Olympic

In 2012 while studying for his master's degree in architecture, McMillan spent an Erasmus semester at the University of Queensland. [1] He also played for Olympic F.C., scoring three goals for them in the Brisbane Premier League. [12][20]

Sligo Rovers

In July 2013 McMillan signed for Sligo Rovers. [21] McMillan scored on his debut for Rovers, a 3–1 defeat to Cork City. This proved to be his only goal in 13 league appearances over the remainder of the 2013 season. He also played for Rovers in their 2013–14 UEFA Champions League games against Molde FK. However having played for UCD in the early rounds, McMillan was cup-tied and he missed out on Rovers successful 2013 FAI Cup campaign. [22][14][19]

Dundalk

In December 2013 McMillan signed for Dundalk. During the 2014 season he scored 15 goals and helped Dundalk win a League of Ireland double as the club won both the Premier Division title and the League of Ireland Cup. He also played for Dundalk in their 2014–15 UEFA Europa League campaign. In the 2015 season, McMillan scored 14 times as he helped Dundalk win a second double. This time Dundalk retained the Premier Division title and won the 2015 FAI Cup. [14][19] In March 2015, after scoring four goals in six league games, McMillan won the League of Ireland Premier Division Player of the Month for a second time. [23] In Dundalk's 2015–16 UEFA Champions League campaign, McMillan scored their only goal as they lost 2–1 on aggregate to BATE Borisov in the second qualifying round. [24][25]

During Dundalk's 2016–17 UEFA Champions League campaign, McMillan scored three times against Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar in the second qualifying round. [26][27] In the third qualifying round he scored twice against BATE Borisov. McMillan goals secured a 3–1 aggregate win for Dundalk and guaranteed the club a place in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stage. McMillan also became the League of Ireland's all-time leading scorer in the UEFA Champions League, overtaking Jason Byrne and Glen Crowe. [6][28] After scoring two hat-tricks against Derry City and Longford Town in the 2016 Premier Division and scoring five goals in the UEFA Champions League, McMillan was named Premier Division Player of the Month for July 2016. [29][30][8][31] McMillan was joint top-scorer in the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round with five goals.[32]

While playing for Dundalk, McMillan has also been employed as an architect by O'Brien Finucane Architects, a company based in Dawson Street, Dublin. [6][1][23]

International career

McMillan has represented the Republic of Ireland U23s at international level. On the 28 September 2010, in a 2009–11 International Challenge Trophy away game against Estonia, McMillan came on as a late substitute for Daniel Kearns. [33][13][14]

Career statistics

Club Performance
Club Season League FAI Cup UCL UEL Other ^1 Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Dundalk 2016 65
2015 3312 2100
2014 194110040973312
Sligo Rovers 2013 13100200000151
UCD 2013 1912100000002012
2012 15810000000168
Olympic F.C.^2 2012 330000000033
St Patrick's Athletic 2011 276320051634112
UCD 2010 24811000000259
2009 3212100000203512
2008 100000000010
UCD A 2010 200000000020
2008 14300000000143
Total 202 69 8 4 10 6 9 1 17 10
Notes

Source: [8][20][31] [19]

Honours

Club

Dundalk
UCD
St Patrick's Athletic

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "David McMillan". ie.linkedin.com. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "The Wesley Update" (PDF). www.wesleycollege.ie. February 2008. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  3. 1 2 "UCD's David McMillan is Airtricity/SWAI Player of Month". www.fai.ie. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Mount Merrion UCD". www.ucdsoccer.com. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Saints Sign Striker McMillan". www.stpatsfc.com. 12 January 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 "He's top scorer in the Champions League but McMillan wouldn't trade in life as an architect lightly". www.the42.ie. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Entering The History Books - Dave McMillan". www.ucdsoccer.com. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Airtricity League – Player Profile". inform.fai.ie. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "UCD claim A Championship title". www.ucd.ie. 12 November 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "UCD v Bohemians - A Championship Final Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "From the CUFL to the brink of the Champions League". thirdlevelfootball.ie. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Having A Chat... Dave McMillan". www.ucdsoccer.com. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  13. 1 2 3 "Player Profile: David McMillan". www.stpatsfc.com. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 "David McMillan". www.dundalkfc.com. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  15. ↑ "Collingwood Cup Champions 2013". www.ucdsoccer.com. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  16. ↑ "2013 Collingwood Cup Final UCC vs UCD". inpho.ie. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  17. ↑ "Saints Win Leinster Senior Cup". www.stpatsfc.com. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  18. ↑ "Shakhter Karagandy 2–1 St Patrick's Athletic". www.uefa.com. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  19. 1 2 3 4 "David McMillan – UEFA.com". www.uefa.com. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  20. 1 2 3 "Brisbane Premier League 2012: Player details – David McMillan". socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  21. ↑ "Sligo Rovers sign striker David McMillan from UCD". www.independent.ie. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  22. ↑ "David McMillan". extratime.ie. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  23. 1 2 "Dundalk v Drogheda United: SWAI/SSE Airtricity Player of the Month for March Dave McMillan happy to balance football and work". www.irishmirror.ie. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  24. ↑ "David McMillan goal gives Dundalk confidence for home leg". www.irishtimes.com. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  25. ↑ "Brave Dundalk fall short in Champions League". www.rte.ie. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  26. ↑ "David McMillan the hero as Dundalk net €1.2m windfall with famous result in Iceland". www.independent.ie. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  27. ↑ "Dundalk goal hero David McMillan thrilled to set up BATE rematch". www.rte.ie. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  28. ↑ "Dundalk 3-0 BATE Borisov (3-1 aggregate): Lilywhites into Champions League play-off after famous win". www.irishmirror.ie. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  29. ↑ "David McMillan scoops SSE Airtricity/Soccer Writers' Association of Ireland Player of the Month award". www.rte.ie. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  30. ↑ "Dundalk's David McMillan named SWAI Player of the Month". www.irishtimes.com. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  31. 1 2 "David McMillan – UEFA Champions League". www.uefa.com. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  32. ↑ "Statistics — Qualifying phase — Player statistics — Goals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  33. ↑ "Estonia U23 0-1 Rep of Ireland U23". www.rte.ie. 28 September 2010.
  34. ↑ "Dundalk and Cork dominate PFAI team of the year". RTÉ Sport. rte.ie. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
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