Michael McGovern
Michael McGovern (born
12 July,
1984 in
Enniskillen,
County Fermanagh,
Northern Ireland) is a
Northern Ireland U-21 international
goalkeeper, currently playing for
Celtic.
He made his first team debut for Celtic as a substitute in
Henrik Larsson's farewell
testimonial match.
During the
2004/5 season McGovern went on loan to
Stranraer, where he made 19 appearances.
McGovern was an outstanding goalkeeper for his local club Enniskillen Town United where he came up through the youth ranks to eventually become first choice keeper for the first team at a young age. He once managed to score a goal against arch rivals Enniskillen Rangers directly from a goal kick.
Michael recently signed a new one year contract extension with Celtic which will keep him at the club until 2007.
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