Ruairi McConville
Northern Irish association football player (born 2005)
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Ruairi Conor McConville (born 1 May 2005) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for EFL Championship club Norwich City and the Northern Ireland national team.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ruairi Conor McConville[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Norwich City | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Linfield | ||
| 2021–2025 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | Norwich City | 35 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Northern Ireland U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Northern Ireland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Northern Ireland U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Northern Ireland | 7 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 August 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:01, 7 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Brighton
From Belfast, he joined the Brighton & Hove Albion academy in 2021 from Linfield.[4] He spent his first season with the club's under-18 side. He made the step up to the under-21s during the 2022–23 season. In December 2022, he signed a new professional contract with the club that ran into the summer of 2025.[5][6] He made his professional debut for Brighton on 11 January 2025, appearing as a substitute in a 4-0 FA Cup third round away victory against Norwich City.[7]
Norwich
In February 2025, McConville left Brighton to join Norwich City on a five and a half-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[8] He made his debut for Norwich City in the EFL Championship in a 4-2 home win against Stoke City on 22 February 2025, appearing as a substitute late in the second half.[9]
International career
A Northern Ireland U16 and U17 international, he was captain of the Northern Ireland U19 side.[10] He made his debut for Northern Ireland U21 in November 2023 against England U21.[11][12]
In November 2024, he was called-up for the first time to the senior team for their UEFA Nations League matches against Belarus and Luxembourg. He made his senior debut on 15 November 2024 in a 2–0 home win over Belarus.[13][14] He started his first senior international match for Northern Ireland a few days later, in a 2-2 away draw with Luxembourg on 18 November 2024, in the UEFA Nations League.[15][16]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 2 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 2023–24[17] | — | — | — | — | 5[a] | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25[18] | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2024–25[18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Norwich City | 2024–25[18] | Championship | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26[19] | Championship | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 44 | 1 | ||
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
International
- As of match played 8 June 2026[20]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | |