Jamie McGrath

Jamie McGrath (born 30 September 1996) is an Irish professional footballer playing for Scottish Premiership club St Mirren, having previously played for Dundalk and St Patrick's Athletic.

International Career

McGrath's first taste of under-19's international football came when he was called up to the Republic of Ireland under-19s by Paul Doolin for their November 2014 games against Malta and Gibraltar. His first appearance came against Malta in a 1–0 win in Waterford. He went on to make a total of six appearances for the 19's, scoring twice vs Azerbaijan at Tallaght Stadium. McGrath was called up to the Republic of Ireland under-21 squad for the first time by manager Noel King on 8 November 2016, for their games against Czech Republic and Slovakia in La Manga Club, Spain.

On 24 May 2021, McGrath received his first call up to the Republic of Ireland senior squad by former Dundalk manager Stephen Kenny for the summer friendlies against Andorra and Hungary, making his full international debut in the away fixture in Andorra on 3 June 2021. His first senior start for Ireland came in a 2–1 loss in a 2022 World Cup qualifier against Portugal on 1 September 2021 at the Estadio Algarve in Faro, in which he provided the assist for John Egan's opening goal.