| Born in Wellington, New Zealand, Michael McGlinchey returned to Scotland with his parents as a baby, and progressed through the Glasgow Celtic academy.
Advancing through the ranks at ‘the Bhoys’, the diminutive midfielder made one appearance for the club he supported as a youngster against Livingstone in December 2005. Loaned to Dunfermline Athletic in 2007, it was in 2009 the now 24-year-old chose to make the switch to Australia.
A full New Zealand international, McGlinchey was included in the All Whites squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
A consistent contributor to the Mariners cause, McGlinchey also represented Scotland at youth level before switching his senior allegiance to the land of the long white loud. |