Paddy McCarthy
Patrick Richard McCarthy (born 31 May 1983) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is currently assistant manager of Premier League club Crystal Palace.
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McCarthy with Crystal Palace in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Patrick Richard McCarthy | ||
| Date of birth | 31 May 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stella Maris | |||
| 2000–2002 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Boston United (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Notts County (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Leicester City | 73 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Charlton Athletic | 29 | (2) |
| 2008–2016 | Crystal Palace | 134 | (6) |
| 2014 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Preston North End (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 271 | (12) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Republic of Ireland U17 | 9 | (0) |
| Republic of Ireland U21 | 7 | (1) | |
| 2006 | Republic of Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023 | Crystal Palace (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Dublin, he began his football career as a junior with Manchester City before joining Leicester City in 2005 where he spent three seasons before joining Charlton Athletic in the summer of 2007. He remained with Charlton for just twelve months, joining Crystal Palace in the summer of 2008 where he remained until 2016. McCarthy has also played for Boston United and Notts County on loan during the early part of his career and Sheffield United, Bolton Wanderers and Preston North End, also as a loan player.
Having previously been the coach of Crystal Palace's under-18s side since 2016, in March 2023 McCarthy was interim manager of the first team, and then became the assistant manager.