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Neil Lennon (born June 25, 1971 in Lurgan, County Armagh) is a Northern Irish professional footballer, who currently plays for Glasgow Celtic F.C. in the Scottish Premier League. He plays midfield.

After coming up as a trainee at Manchester City in 1989, Lennon has played for Crewe and Leicester City, before moving to the club he supported as a boy, Celtic, in 2000.

For Northern Ireland, Lennon has been capped 40 times, scoring two goals. He has captained the squad a few times.

Lennon, who is Catholic, decided to retire from international football in August, 2002upon receiving sectarianLoyalistdeath threats before a Northern Ireland match v. Cyprus because of his move to the traditionally Catholic club, Celtic.

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