Stephen McLaughlin

Stephen McLaughlin
McLaughlin with Clonmany Shamrocks
Personal information
Full name Stephen Antony McLaughlin
Date of birth (1990-06-14) 14 June 1990
Place of birth County Donegal, Ireland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
Mansfield Town
Number 3
Youth career
2006–2008 Clonmany Shamrocks FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Finn Harps 48 (2)
2011–2013 Derry City 57 (13)
2013–2015 Nottingham Forest 9 (0)
2013Bristol City (loan) 5 (0)
2014Notts County (loan) 13 (0)
2014–2015Southend United (loan) 6 (1)
2015–2020 Southend United 153 (19)
2020– Mansfield Town 192 (17)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 January 2026 (UTC)

Stephen Antony McLaughlin (born 14 June 1990) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a left-back and left midfielder for EFL League One club Mansfield Town.

Beginning his senior career with Finn Harps, McLaughlin spent five years in Ireland before moving to England with Nottingham Forest. After a series of loan spells, he joined Southend United on a permanent transfer in 2015, spending five years at the club before joining Mansfield Town in 2020.