Conor McLaughlin has managed to play at the international stage

Posted on March 31, 2015 in Conor Mclaughlin

The 23 year old defender Conor McLaughlin has managed to play at the international stage in over 30 occasions as a youth player by going through the Northern Ireland U16-U21 teams. Now that he is old enough to be placed in the main team of his country, Conor is delighted about having this chance as the defender of Fleetwood Town took the chance to express what it feels like to perform for Northern Ireland in important tournaments such as the 2016 Euro’s qualifications.

Conor McLaughlin has been featured in every single 2016 Euro’s qualification match for Northern Ireland including the country’s latest match which was played on March 29 at the Windsor Park against Finland. This game resulted in a 2-1 victory for Northern Ireland as national side of Conor McLaughlin remains in the 2^nd spot of Group F with 12 points having been secured so far.

The defender of Fleetwood Town was called up for Northern Ireland’s match against Finland and the right-back was happy to be able to represent his country once more and help them in their quest on progressing into the next rounds of the 2016 Euro’s but it was a bittersweet feeling for Conor McLaughlin as he had to miss out from the match that his club had to play against Preston North End which was played on March 29.

“It’s bittersweet, isn’t it?Its two massive games for Northern Ireland, Scotland at Hampden and then Finland in a qualifier. It’s always fantastic to be called up for your country but it’s also a big one to miss, Preston. It’s especially so given my past.” Fleetwood Town’s Conor McLaughlin said as he stated that it’s great to continue helping his national side win matches but this time around it forced him to miss a big match for his club.

The match between Fleetwood Town and Preston North End eventually concluded with a final scoreboard of 1-1 as each club shared one point.