page_title: Shay McCartan
hierarchical_section_title: Shay McCartan
caption_attribution_description: English: Shay McCartan.
context_page_description: Seamus Vincent McCartan is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward; he is without a club after leaving Bradford City in May 2020.
  McCartan joined Burnley in May 2010 on a two-year scholarship, having previously played for Banbridge Town and Glenavon. He made his debut for the club in the Championship in April 2012 and spent the 2012–13 season on loan at Hyde. He joined Accrington Stanley on a free transfer in July 2013 and went on to play 126 matches over the next four seasons, scoring 24 goals. He was named as League Two Player of the Month in March 2017 and three months later was signed by Bradford City for an undisclosed six-figure fee. He spent the 2018–19 season on loan at Lincoln City, who would win promotion as champions of League Two. He spent the 2019–20 season back at Bradford, before being released in May 2020.
  Having scored goals for his country at under-17, under-19 and under-21 level, he won his first cap for the senior team in June 2017. He also played Gaelic football, winning the MacRory Cup with St Colman's College, Newry in March 2010 and featuring for Down minors in May 2011.
context_section_description: Seamus Vincent McCartan (born 18 May 1994) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward; he is without a club after leaving Bradford City in May 2020.
  McCartan joined Burnley in May 2010 on a two-year scholarship, having previously played for Banbridge Town and Glenavon. He made his debut for the club in the Championship in April 2012 and spent the 2012–13 season on loan at Hyde. He joined Accrington Stanley on a free transfer in July 2013 and went on to play 126 matches over the next four seasons, scoring 24 goals. He was named as League Two Player of the Month in March 2017 and three months later was signed by Bradford City for an undisclosed six-figure fee. He spent the 2018–19 season on loan at Lincoln City, who would win promotion as champions of League Two. He spent the 2019–20 season back at Bradford, before being released in May 2020.
  Having scored goals for his country at under-17, under-19 and under-21 level, he won his first cap for the senior team in June 2017. He also played Gaelic football, winning the MacRory Cup with St Colman's College, Newry in March 2010 and featuring for Down minors in May 2011.
caption: McCartan training with Accrington Stanley in 2014
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