Former Derry City favourite McCourt has been named in the Northern Ireland squad to face Cyprus in a friendly in Nicosia next week.
Paddy McCourt
The Barnsley forward is joined by fellow Derry men Daniel Lafferty and Shane Ferguson in Michael O’Neill’s squad for the game against Cyprus in Nicosia on 5 March.
Former Derry City winger, Niall McGinn, now with Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership, is also included in the 22-mad squad.
O’Neill will use next week’s match as preparation for the Euro 2016 qualifiers, which begin with a trip to face Hungary on 7 September.
Northern Ireland will play further friendlies against Uruguay, in Montevideo on 30 May, and Chile, in Valparaiso on 4 June.
Northern Ireland squad is:
Goalkeepers: Roy Carroll (Olympiakos), Alan Mannus (St Johnstone), Michael McGovern (Falkirk).
Defenders: Gareth McAuley (West Brom), Daniel Lafferty (Burnley), Rory McArdle (Bradford City), Ryan McGivern (Hibernian), Craig Cathcart (Blackpool), Alex Bruce (Hull City).
Midfielders: Steven Davis (Southampton), Oliver Norwood (Huddersfield Town), Shane Ferguson (Newcastle Utd, on loan at Birmingham City), Chris Brunt (West Bromwich Albion), Sammy Clingan (Kilmarnock), Pat McCourt (Barnsley), Ben Reeves (MK Dons).
Forwards: Billy McKay (Inverness C T), Martin Paterson (Huddersfield Town), Jamie Ward (Derby County), Niall McGinn (Aberdeen), Dean Shiels (Rangers), Kyle Lafferty (Palermo).
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