David McGoldrick

(David James McGoldrick)

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Born
1987 (38 years old)
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Nottingham, England

Position
Forward

Status
Active

Ethnicity
Black

Team Number
17

Height
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Weight
161 lbs

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Free

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Soccer

Team
Mansfield Town

League
English League 1

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Description

David James McGoldrick (born 29 November 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League One club Mansfield Town. He won 14 caps for the Republic of Ireland national team between 2014 and 2020, scoring one international goal.

A trainee at Notts County, he made his senior debut in 2004 before being signed by Southampton later in the year. He spent five years with the "Saints", also playing on loan for Notts County in 2005 and both AFC Bournemouth and Port Vale in 2007. He transferred to Nottingham Forest in 2009 for a £1 million fee. He joined Sheffield Wednesday on loan in September 2011 and was loaned out to Coventry City in August 2012. After a successful spell at Coventry, he joined Ipswich Town in July 2013 following an initial loan period. He stayed with the club for five more seasons before being released after his contract expired in the summer of 2018.

He signed with Sheffield United in July 2018. He was named the club's Player of the Year as they secured promotion into the Premier League in the 2018–19 season. He was released after four years and went on to sign with Derby County in July 2022, winning the club's Player of the Year award and the PFA Fans' Player of the Year award in 2023. He rejoined his hometown club, Notts County, in June 2023. He was named in the 2024–25 EFL League Two Team of the Season. He joined Barnsley in July 2025 and was named Player of the Year for the 2025–26 season before moving on to Mansfield Town.

Season Stats
3 appearances in the current 2026-2027 Season
0 goals scored in the current 2026-2027 Season

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Former Youth Teams

Notts County	0000-2004	Youth	-	-

Former Senior Teams

Southampton	2004-2009	Permanent	64 app	12 gls
Notts County	2004	Permanent	4 app	0 gls
Notts County	2005	Loan	6 app	0 gls
Bournemouth	2007	Loan	12 app	6 gls
Port Vale	2007-2008	Loan	17 app	2 gls
Nottingham F.	2009-2013	Permanent	63 app	8 gls
Sheffield Wednesday	2011	Loan	4 app	1 gls
Coventry City	2012-2013	Loan	22 app	16 gls
Ipswich	2013-2018	Permanent	133 app	36 gls
Ipswich Town	2013	Loan	13 app	4 gls
Sheffield United	2018-2022	Permanent	127 app	27 gls
Derby	2022-2023	Permanent	39 app	22 gls
Notts County	2023-2025	Permanent	72 app	29 gls
Barnsley	2025-2026	Permanent	37 app	15 gls
Mansfield Town	2026-	Permanent	5 app	0 gls