James McQuilkin

James McQuilkin (born 9 January 1989) is a Northern Irish football player.

Club career

McQuilkin played from his thirteenth age in the junior department of the English club West Bromwich Albion. In the season 2006/ 07 of only 172 cm wide midfielder also came to inserts in the reserve team of the team from West Bromwich.Aufgrund its small body size saw the leaders of Albion little chance that McQuilkin could prevail in the professional squad and put him close to a new to seek club.

Therefore McQuilkin joined in August 2007 to the Czech first division club FC Tescoma Zlín, the contact came through youth coach Jiří Chytrý about. First, the Northern Irishman to play in Zlín in the U- 19, but managed but then in the squad playing in the 3rd Liga B team. There he played in the fall of 2007, nine games and were particularly impressed by his qualities as a preparer.

The good performance also did not escape the coach of the first team Pavel Hoftych, the McQuilkin in January 2008 recorded in the professional squad. In the Gambrinus League James McQuilkin debuted on March 8, 2008 at the home game against Viktoria Plzen. As a result, he usually played again for the B team in the Gambrinus Liga he came in 2008/ 09 to two inserts. In August 2009, McQuilkin joined the English club Hereford United.