Meet sixteen year old, Sean McAllister, one of four DSFC teenage sensations, leaping across the pond this summer having all signed for English Football Clubs.
Despite sustaining a broken leg in his last ever game for Dungannon Swifts in May, Sean leaves with fantastic memories, as he scored to help the boys defeat Portadown FC, in the Mid Ulster Youth Cup Final. What a way to sign off his Swifts Career! Sean will be leaving Dungannon Swifts to join Everton FC and we wish him every success in his future career.
How did you get in to football ?
My daddy always wanted me to get involved in football but I always played Gaelic and hurling from a young age. When I was about 7 years old, my Gaelic coach told me and my brother to come along to Chimney Corner FC to see what we thought, and ever since then I’ve just loved playing football.
What is your best moment in football?
This is a hard one I’ve had many memorable moments in football, from winning the Milk Cup with my County (Antrim) or winning the Victory Shield with my Country, Northern Ireland. This had only ever been done once in one hundred years by Northern Ireland before we won it, so this was an amazing bit of History to be part of. My best moment to date has to probably being offered a contract to become a Professional Footballer. It’s something I’ve always dreamed about and wanted to be and now my dream really has came true.
What are your ambitions in the game?
My ambitions for the game are to work as hard as I can every day in training and learn from my coaches as much as I can. I want to improve my game for when I step on to the pitch to play, so that one day I will hopefully play for Everton’s first team at Goodison Park.
What made you choose your new club?
I also had an offer from Celtic FC in Scotland, but I felt that Everton was the right club for me. This decision was based purely on the same reason that I chose to play for Dungannon; when I picked to go to Dungannon they have that feeling of a family club and I wasn’t wrong. I also feel Everton will improve me to make me into the footballer I want to be, to hopefully have a long professional carrier in the game and make it to the highest level as possible.
What are you most looking forward to?
The thing I’m most looking forward to is waking up every morning to put my boots on and going out to enjoy the thing I love doing the most while daily improving myself, and learning more and more about the game.
Head of Youth Development at Stangmore Park, Dixie Robinson had this to say,
“Sean has played in various positions in his time from right back to the main striker. He is a very strong and mobile boy. Sean’s all round game intelligence is astounding for such a young player.”
Good Luck, Sean, from everyone at Dungannon Swifts Football Club.
