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He chose to reject an offer of a full-time contract with the club and left in 2013.
He chose to reject an offer of a full-time contract with the club and left in 2013.
McDaid started his career as a youth player at Greenock Morton, before being promoted to the club"s first team in April 2013. However, McDaid left the club a short time later and signed for (then) Scottish First Division side Partick Thistle in June 2013. Born in Greenock, McDaid made his debut for Greenock Morton on 6 April 2013, coming on as a late substitute in a 5–2 victory over Airdrie United.
McDaid joined newly promoted Scottish Premiership club Partick Thistle on 21 June 2013, initially to play for Thistle"s under 20 squad.
Just after 20 seconds of coming on as a substitute against Street Mirren, McDaid assisted Christie Elliot to a goal in the seventy-fifth minute. On 18 February 2015, McDaid signed a new contract, keeping him at Partick Thistle until the summer of 2017.
In January 2016, McDaid moved to Scottish League One side Cowdenbeath on loan, with the purpose of gaining some first-team experience. McDaid scored his first ever professional goal on the 20/2/16 scoring for Cowdenbeath in a 2-3 home defeat to Peterhead making it 1-1 at the time.
McDaid was first called into the Scotland Schools U18 squad in 2013 after his performances in the Morton reserve side which finished second in the SFL Reserve League.
McDaid would start all four games in the Centenary Cup, and scored against England at McDiarmid Park.