. ▁ ▁Return ▁to ▁Central ▁Coast ▁Mar in ers ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁McG lin ch ey ▁re - jo ined ▁the ▁Central ▁Coast ▁Mar in ers , ▁signing ▁a ▁two - year ▁contract . ▁ ▁International ▁career ▁McG lin ch ey ▁was ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁Scotland , ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁His ▁father , ▁Nor rie ▁McG lin ch ey ▁was ▁a ▁footballer ▁playing ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁he ▁represented ▁Stop ▁Out ▁and ▁H utt ▁Valley ▁United ▁during ▁his ▁career . ▁The ▁McG lin ch ey ▁family ▁returned ▁to ▁Scotland ▁when ▁Michael ▁was ▁one ▁year ▁old . ▁ ▁McG lin ch ey ▁played ▁two ▁games ▁for ▁Scotland ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁FIFA ▁U - 2 0 ▁World ▁Cup ▁against ▁Costa ▁Rica ▁and ▁Niger ia . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁he ▁took ▁advantage ▁of ▁a ▁FIFA ▁Congress ▁resolution ▁which ▁removed ▁the ▁age ▁limit ▁for ▁changing ▁associations ▁for ▁players ▁who ▁had ▁already ▁played ▁for ▁a ▁country ' s ▁national ▁team ▁at ▁age ▁group ▁level ▁and ▁declared ▁himself ▁available ▁for ▁selection ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁All ▁Wh ites . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁included ▁by ▁New ▁Zealand ▁manager ▁Rick i ▁Herbert ▁in ▁the ▁squad ▁to ▁face ▁Jordan , ▁before ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁World ▁Cup ▁play - off ▁matches ▁against ▁Bah rain . ▁McG lin ch ey ▁made ▁his ▁New ▁Zealand ▁debut ▁on ▁ 9 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁in ▁the ▁match ▁against