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“Without him my international career wouldn't have

taken off the way it has. He's an honest person, tells you

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know where I stand with him. I owe him a lot. He's done

wonders for me.”

O'Neill displayed his faith in Magennis when he selected

the Addicks striker as his lone frontman in the World Cup

showdown with the Germans.

“That night tested everything about my game,” said

Magennis, “not only my physicality and technical ability

but also my game knowledge.

“Mats Hummels and Jerome Boateng are the best

defensive partnership in world football so to test myself

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“You always ask yourself if it's a step too far but I wanted

to see if, at any stage, I could get the upper hand. It was

always going to be tough but I have always wanted to

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Magennis has “settled in perfectly” at Charlton and

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a summer move to the League One club from Scottish

Premier side Kilmarnock.

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plenty of games,” he said. “I was in no real rush to leave

Kilmarnock – I was being treated perfectly there – but I

also felt it was possibly time to make a move. Thankfully

it has paid off.”

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Name

Josh Magennis

Position

Striker

Date Of Birth

15.09.1990

Place Of Birth

Bangor

Height

188cm

Weight

91 kg

STRIKER

Caps:

25

Goals:

1

CLUB

Cardiff City

9

Grimsby Town (loan)

2

Aberdeen

98

St Mirren (loan)

13

Kilmarnock

72

Charlton Athletic

14

09

SQUAD NO

CLUB RECORD

INTERNATIONAL

RECORD

21

SQUAD NO

DEBUT

26th May 2010

v Turkey (n) (lost 0-2)

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