By PON_News
Notts County is thrilled to announce that academy graduate David McGoldrick has returned to Meadow Lane and signed a two-year contract.
The 35-year-old had a phenomenal 2022-23 season with Derby County, scoring 25 goals and earning the title of Fans’ and Players’ Player of the Season.
Despite narrowly missing out on the Sky Bet League One play-offs, McGoldrick was offered the chance to stay at Pride Park. However, he has chosen to fulfil his long-held ambition of returning to his boyhood club.
The board of directors and head coach Luke Williams are delighted to welcome back a player who was widely regarded as one of the top performers in the third tier.
A statement from the club reads: “We’re overjoyed to welcome someone of David’s immense quality and experience.
He joins us on the back of his best-ever goalscoring season, but his talents extend far beyond his ability in front of goal.
David is an incredibly intelligent and intricate footballer who also boasts tremendous physicality. We believe he can be hugely effective in a number of attacking roles.”
Nottingham-born McGoldrick progressed through Notts County's academy and made his senior debut at just 16 years old in a 2-1 home defeat to Swindon Town in 2004. He made another three appearances that season before being signed by then-Premier League side Southampton for an undisclosed fee.
After returning to Notts County on loan in 2005-06, he established himself at St Mary’s and finished the 2008-09 season as the Saints’ top scorer with 14 goals.
McGoldrick’s career then took him to Nottingham Forest, Coventry, Ipswich Town and Sheffield United. His performances for the Blades earned him an extension to his initial one-year deal, and he repaid them with 15 goals to help fire them into the Premier League.
He went on to make 63 Premier League appearances for United, scoring 10 top-flight goals including a delightful finish against Arsenal which won him the club’s 2020-21 Goal of the Season award.
After departing Sheffield United, McGoldrick signed a one-year contract with Derby County last summer. It proved to be an outstanding piece of business for Notts County's near neighbours as he scored an incredible three hat-tricks on his way to scoring 22 goals in League One.
McGoldrick also boasts international experience having won 14 caps for Republic of Ireland and being voted the FAI’s Senior International Player of the Year in 2020.
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