Leroy McCourt is just one player shy of a Brighton Irish XI. The older brother of Celtic and Derry City legend Paddy McCourt, Leroy has been scouting for the Premier League side since 2016.
Among the 10 players who have secured moves to the Seagulls thanks to his recommendation are Evan Ferguson and Andrew Moran. Warren O’Hora, now a regular first-team player at MK Dons after a loan move was made permanent in 2021, is another.
And there are more who are patiently making their way through the underage structures, hoping to one day join Ferguson and Moran, who made his Premier League debut last month against Everton, as first-team players.
