Career
In 2015, Pat Spillane included McGlynn in his top 40 football players in the game today. Among other accolades, he has one All Star to his name (2012), one All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (2012), three Ulster Senior Football Championships (2011, 2012 and 2014). He was shortlisted for All Stars Football player of the Year in 2012, but the award went to team-mate Karl Lacey.
Youth McGlynn played association football for Drumkeen United as a youngster.
He has also played soccer for Finn Harps at underage level His talent earned him trials with Wolverhampton Wanderers, Leeds United, Preston North End in soccer"s English Football League.
He played and scored for Everton in the Milk Cup - in a team which also featured Wayne Rooney, who went on to become one of the most-capped players and highest goalscorers in England team history. Inter-county McGlynn made his senior inter-county debut in 2006.
He had a terrific game on 22 July 2012 as Donegal retained the Ulster title for the first time in its history with a 2-18 to 0-13 victory over Down.
Indeed, McGlynn"s first Championship point only came in the 2012 Ulster Senior Football Championship. This was against Cavan. He followed this with a point against Derry, that goal against Down in the provincial final and yet another point in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final victory against Cork.
He added another point against Mayo in the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, bringing his 2012 championship season total to 1-04.
His next Championship match against Down was memorable for different reasons. Coming in the 2013 Ulster Senior Football Championship, McGlynn was concussed, as was team-mate Ryan Bradley, causing manager McGuinness to voice fears that one of his players would receive a spinal injury or a neck injury if the behaviour of their opponents continued in this way.
McGlynn made his 100th inter-county appearance against Armagh in the 2014 Doctor McKenna Cup. 1 The Sunday Game of the Year (2012).