# Declan McManus

Declan Joseph McManus (born 3 August 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer, who plays as a forward for NIFL Premiership club Coleraine. McManus has previously played for Aberdeen, Fleetwood Town, Greenock Morton, Alloa Athletic, Raith Rovers, Dunfermline Athletic, Ross County, Falkirk and The New Saints.

## Career
### Aberdeen

McManus made his debut for Aberdeen's first team on 28 April 2012, coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 defeat to Dunfermline Athletic. In the new season, McManus goalscoring form in the U20 league caught the eye of Dundee and Partick Thistle, who were keen to sign him on loan. In November 2012, McManus signed a new contract with the club that will keep him until 2015.
On 31 July 2013 McManus joined Alloa Athletic on a six-month loan deal. McManus made his first ever senior start in Alloa Athletic's 2–0 win in the League Cup First Round fixture against Peterhead. On 14 December 2013, McManus scored his first senior goal in Alloa's 2–0 win against Greenock Morton.
McManus moved on loan to Scottish League One club Greenock Morton on 8 August 2014. He scored his first ever senior hat-trick in a 5–2 cup victory over Berwick Rangers in August 2014, and left the club at the end of his loan spell having scored 12 goals in 21 starts. On 2 February 2015, McManus joined Greenock Morton for a second loan spell, signing until the end of the 2014–15 season. McManus was nominated for the SPFA League One player of the year for 2014–15, as well as being included in the League One Team of the Year with teammate Mark Russell. He won the Player of the Year award.

### Fleetwood Town

On 15 May 2015, McManus signed a pre-contract agreement with Fleetwood Town. On 31 December 2015, McManus returned for his third loan spell with Morton. In July 2016, McManus returned to Scotland, joining Scottish Championship side Raith Rovers on loan. In May 2017 he left Fleetwood at the end of his contract

### Dunfermline Athletic

McManus returned north to Scotland in June 2017, signing for Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic on a one-year deal.

### Ross County

McManus signed for Ross County in June 2018 and was loaned to Falkirk on 16 July 2019. McManus was released by County in May 2020, following the end of his contract.

### Dunfermline return

Following his release from County, McManus re-signed for Dunfermline Athletic on 10 July 2020, joining the club on a two-year deal.

### The New Saints

After one season with Dunfermline, McManus moved to Cymru Premier club The New Saints on 14 June 2021, for a fee of £60,000. McManus scored a second half penalty to secure the Welsh sides first ever win a competitive European match, defeating FC Astana 2-0.

### Coleraine

On 31 January 2025 he joined Coleraine. He scored his first goal for the club on 8 March as the club defeated Glenavon in a league game.

## International career

Having represented Scotland in U18 and U19 Levels, McManus was called up for the U21 squad in 2014.

## Career statistics

    As of 26 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Aberdeen | 2011–12 | Scottish Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Aberdeen | 2012–13 | Scottish Premier League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Aberdeen | 2013–14 | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Aberdeen | 2014–15 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aberdeen | Total | Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Alloa Athletic (loan) | 2013–14 | Scottish Championship | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Greenock Morton (loan) | 2014–15 | Scottish League One | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 12 |
| Greenock Morton (loan) | 2014–15 | Scottish League One | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 |
| Greenock Morton (loan) | Total | Total | 32 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 23 |
| Fleetwood Town | 2015–16 | Football League One | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Fleetwood Town | 2016–17 | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fleetwood Town | Total | Total | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Greenock Morton (loan) | 2015–16 | Scottish Championship | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 |
| Raith Rovers (loan) | 2016–17 | Scottish Championship | 34 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 9 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 2017–18 | Scottish Championship | 32 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 13 |
| Ross County | 2018–19 | Scottish Championship | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 45 | 4 |
| Falkirk (loan) | 2019–20 | Scottish League One | 26 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 24 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 2020–21 | Scottish Championship | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 10 |
| The New Saints | 2021–22 | Welsh Premier League | 28 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 31 |
| The New Saints | 2022–23 | Welsh Premier League | 25 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 32 |
| The New Saints | 2023–24 | Welsh Premier League | 18 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 21 |
| The New Saints | 2024–25 | Welsh Premier League | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 27 | 9 |
| The New Saints | Total | Total | 83 | 71 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 123 | 93 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 320 | 139 | 28 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 44 | 18 | 418 | 182 |
* ↑ Appearance in the Europa League
* 1 2 3 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
* ↑ Appearance in the Football League Trophy
* ↑ Appearance in the Championship play-offs
* ↑ Appearance in the Premiership play-offs
* ↑ Appearances in the Scottish Championship play-off
* ↑ Appearances in the Europa Conference League Qualifiers
* ↑ 2 appearances in the Europa League & 2 appearances in Champions League
* ↑ Appearance & 1 goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances & 2 goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League six appearances & 1 goal in UEFA Europa Conference League

## Honours

Greenock Morton
* Scottish League One: 2014–15
Ross County
* Scottish Championship: 2018–19
* Scottish Challenge Cup: 2018–19
The New Saints
* Cymru Premier: 2021–22, 2022-23
Individual
* PFA Scotland League One Player of the Year: 2014–2015
* PFA Scotland League One Team of the Year: 2014–2015
* Greenock Telegraph Player of the Year: 2014–15
* SPFL Championship Player of the Month: February 2016