Northern Ireland national football team statistics and records: youngest players

Competitions:

Youngest Northern Ireland players

Northern Ireland's youngest players, and their age in years and days on the occasion of their most recent appearance, starting or coming on as a substitute.

For each player age is measured in days, and in years and days, from their date of birth to the day of their first appearance.

Player Age (Y:d) Age (days) Match
Norman Whiteside 17:40 6250 17 Jun 1982
	
v Yugoslavia
Sammy McIlroy 17:197 6407 16 Feb 1972
	
v Spain
Johnny Gorman 17:211 6421 26 May 2010
	
v Turkey
Jimmy Nicholson 17:255 6465 09 Nov 1960
	
v Scotland
Conor Bradley 17:325 6535 30 May 2021
	
v Malta
George Best 17:328 6538 15 Apr 1964
	
v Wales
Shane Ferguson 17:329 6539 06 Jun 2009
	
v Italy
Dale Taylor 17:335 6545 12 Nov 2021
	
v Lithuania
Josh Carson 17:354 6564 24 May 2011
	
v Republic of Ireland
Jeff Whitley 18:14 6589 11 Feb 1997
	
v Belgium
Brodie Spencer 18:29 6604 05 Jun 2022
	
v Cyprus
Carl Winchester 18:44 6619 27 May 2011
	
v Wales
Liam Donnelly 18:88 6663 04 Jun 2014
	
v Chile
Ethan Galbraith 18:116 6691 05 Sep 2019
	
v Luxembourg
Paddy McCourt 18:122 6697 17 Apr 2002
	
v Spain
Adam Thompson 18:133 6708 09 Feb 2011
	
v Scotland
Aaron Hughes 18:137 6712 25 Mar 1998
	
v Slovakia
James Lawrie 18:170 6745 06 Jun 2009
	
v Italy
Callum Marshall 18:199 6774 16 Jun 2023
	
v Denmark
Shea Charles 18:209 6784 02 Jun 2022
	
v Greece
Ryan McGivern 18:224 6799 20 Aug 2008
	
v Scotland
Michael O'Neill 18:226 6801 17 Feb 1988
	
v Greece
David McCreery 18:234 6809 08 May 1976
	
v Scotland
Jonny Evans 18:246 6821 06 Sep 2006
	
v Spain
Kyle Lafferty 18:247 6822 21 May 2006
	
v Uruguay
Danny Griffin 18:292 6867 29 May 1996
	
v Germany
Pat Jennings 18:307 6882 15 Apr 1964
	
v Wales
Corry Evans 18:311 6886 06 Jun 2009
	
v Italy
Andrew Hamilton 18:346 6921 03 Jun 2003
	
v Italy
Alex Elder 18:346 6921 06 Apr 1960
	
v Wales
Terry Neill 18:352 6927 25 Apr 1961
	
v Italy
W Ron Briggs 19:13 6953 11 Apr 1962
	
v Wales
Phil Mulryne 19:41 6981 11 Feb 1997
	
v Belgium
Lee Hodson 19:46 6986 17 Nov 2010
	
v Morocco
Jimmy Nicholl 19:65 7005 03 Mar 1976
	
v Israel
Oliver Norwood 19:121 7061 11 Aug 2010
	
v Montenegro
Sam McClelland 19:150 7090 03 Jun 2021
	
v Ukraine
Gerry Taggart 19:160 7100 27 Mar 1990
	
v Norway
Brodie Gilmore 19:160 7100 14 Oct 2023
	
v San Marino
Alfie McCalmont 19:163 7103 05 Sep 2019
	
v Luxembourg
Chris McGrath 19:163 7103 11 May 1974
	
v Scotland
Shayne Lavery 19:173 7113 30 May 2018
	
v Panama
Pat Rice 19:177 7117 10 Sep 1968
	
v Israel
Isaac Price 19:178 7118 23 Mar 2023
	
v San Marino
Dave Stewart 19:180 7120 16 Nov 1977
	
v Belgium
David Clements 19:183 7123 17 Mar 1965
	
v Netherlands
Michael Forbes 19:201 7141 17 Nov 2023
	
v Finland
Keith Gillespie 19:201 7141 07 Sep 1994
	
v Portugal
Martin Harvey 19:218 7158 25 Apr 1961
	
v Italy
Martin O'Neill 19:225 7165 13 Oct 1971
	
v USSR
John Napier 19:226 7166 07 May 1966
	
v West Germany
Roy Carroll 19:233 7173 21 May 1997
	
v Thailand
Gary Fleming 19:240 7180 15 Oct 1986
	
v England
Ryan McLaughlin 19:242 7182 30 May 2014
	
v Uruguay
Chris Brunt 19:247 7187 18 Aug 2004
	
v Switzerland
Bertie Lutton 19:279 7219 18 Apr 1970
	
v Scotland
Josh Magennis 19:284 7224 26 May 2010
	
v Turkey
Willie Irvine 19:289 7229 03 Apr 1963
	
v Wales
Liam Boyce 19:307 7247 09 Feb 2011
	
v Scotland
Kingsley Black 19:309 7249 27 Apr 1988
	
v France
Adam Barton 19:314 7254 17 Nov 2010
	
v Morocco
Tom Sloan 19:316 7256 22 May 1979
	
v Scotland
Steve Morrow 19:320 7260 18 May 1990
	
v Uruguay
Andy Little 19:320 7260 28 Mar 2009
	
v Poland
Robert Irvine 19:325 7265 09 May 1962
	
v Netherlands
Billy Johnston 19:325 7265 11 Apr 1962
	
v Wales
Paddy McNair 19:332 7272 25 Mar 2015
	
v Scotland
Lee McEvilly 20:2 7307 17 Apr 2002
	
v Spain
Trai Hume 20:11 7316 29 Mar 2022
	
v Hungary
Stuart Dallas 20:38 7343 27 May 2011
	
v Wales
Steven Davis 20:39 7344 09 Feb 2005
	
v Canada
Jamal Lewis 20:58 7363 24 Mar 2018
	
v Korea Republic
Steve Lomas 20:64 7369 23 Mar 1994
	
v Romania
Conor McLaughlin 20:77 7382 11 Oct 2011
	
v Italy
Conor Hazard 20:90 7395 03 Jun 2018
	
v Costa Rica
Michael Bryan 20:94 7399 26 May 2010
	
v Turkey
Michael Hughes 20:103 7408 13 Nov 1991
	
v Denmark
Luke McCullough 20:104 7409 30 May 2014
	
v Uruguay
George McCartney 20:129 7434 05 Sep 2001
	
v Iceland
James O'Neill 20:138 7443 11 Apr 1962
	
v Wales
Derek Dougan 20:139 7444 08 Jun 1958
	
v Czechoslovakia
Paul Kee 20:139 7444 27 Mar 1990
	
v Norway
Jeff Hughes 20:150 7455 21 May 2006
	
v Uruguay
John 'Jack' McClelland I 20:160 7465 26 Oct 1960
	
v West Germany
Peter McParland 20:160 7465 02 Oct 1954
	
v England
W Ian Lawther 20:169 7474 06 Apr 1960
	
v Wales
Michael O'Connor 20:172 7477 26 Mar 2008
	
v Georgia
Tommy Cassidy 20:178 7483 15 May 1971
	
v England
Ross McCausland 20:189 7494 17 Nov 2023
	
v Finland
Damien Johnson 20:192 7497 29 May 1999
	
v Republic of Ireland
Martin Paterson 20:195 7500 21 Nov 2007
	
v Spain
Paul Smyth 20:195 7500 24 Mar 2018
	
v Korea Republic
Ian Stewart 20:195 7500 24 Mar 1982
	
v France
David Healy 20:202 7507 23 Feb 2000
	
v Luxembourg
Adrian Coote 20:209 7514 27 Apr 1999
	
v Canada
Sam Todd 20:273 7578 22 Jun 1966
	
v Mexico
Martin Donnelly 20:282 7587 06 Jun 2009
	
v Italy
Steve Penney 20:284 7589 16 Oct 1984
	
v Israel
Alan Fettis 20:285 7590 13 Nov 1991
	
v Denmark
Billy McAdams 20:287 7592 03 Nov 1954
	
v Scotland