Career
A versatile player, often employed as a forward, he is an important source of goals for club and county. He is usually media shy. Club He inspired his club to the Donegal Senior Football Championship title for a second time in 2010, with a man of the match display.
Then he inspired them to the final of the 2010 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship, knocking out Cavan champions Kingscourt, Monaghan champions Clontibret and Tyrone champions Coalisland along the way.
McLoone was "man-of-the-match" in the final of the 2015 Donegal Senior Football Championship, as him and his club claimed their third title. Inter-county In March 2011, McLoone broke his ankle.
Then, upon returning to the game, he sustained a horrific injury during a club meeting between Naomh Conaill and Glenswilly. A double fracture of his eye socket which required surgery.
He had come off the bench to help Donegal overcome Tyrone in the semi-final.
He was eventually declared fit for Donegal"s All-Ireland semi-final clash with Dublin. However Donegal lost that game. On 16 June 2012, he scored an important goal against Derry to help Donegal through to an Ulster Senior Football Championship semi-final meeting with Tyrone.
He was subsequently named in the team for the final.
He had a terrific game in that final 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. He played in the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final against Mayo.
1 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (2012).
