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Andrew McClean

Andrew McClean is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Cill Chartha and the Donegal county team.

Andrew McClean
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Club(s)
Years Club
20??–
 Cill Chartha
Club titles
Donegal titles 1
Colleges(s)
Years College
 IT Sligo
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2020–
 Donegal
Ulster titles 1

Playing career edit

Club edit

With his club Cill Chartha, McClean won the 2012 Donegal Minor Football Championship.[1]

McClean won the 2017 Donegal Senior Football Championship. It was the first time his club had won the title in 24 years.[2]

He was man of the match in his club's 2019 Donegal Senior Football Championship quarter-final win, scoring a goal and a point from a defensive position.[3] The game was televised live on RTÉ Television.[4]

College edit

McClean played Sigerson Cup football for IT Sligo.[5] He received a sports scholarship for the 2020–21 academic year.[6]

Inter-county edit

McClean started the 2014 Ulster Minor Football Championship final; however he did not feature in the final of the 2014 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship.[7][8]

First featuring for his county at senior level under the management of Declan Bonner, McClean was called into the team ahead of the 2020 season.[9][10] He made a substitute appearance in Donegal's first fixture of the 2020 National Football League against Mayo, during which he scored a point.[11] Further substitute appearances followed in the games against Meath and Galway.[12][13] He did not feature against Dublin.[14] In the next game, against Monaghan, McClean made another substitute appearance.[15] Then the COVID-19 pandemic brought play to a halt. Play resumed behind closed doors on 18 October with a home game against Tyrone; McClean made a substitute appearance in that game and scored a point.[16] He made his first league start in the last game of the campaign, away to Kerry.[17]

McClean made his first championship start against Tyrone in the 2020 Ulster Senior Football Championship quarter-final.[18] He also appeared as a substitute in the semi-final victory against Armagh and the final against Cavan, in what proved to be the season's concluding game for his team.[19][20]

Of Donegal's four fixtures of the 2021 National Football League, against Tyrone, Monaghan, Armagh and Dublin respectively, McClean made a substitute appearance only in the first, against Tyrone.[21][22][23][24] He was not part of the panel for the 2022 season.[25]

Honours edit

Cill Chartha
Donegal

References edit

  1. ^ a b McNulty, Chris (3 December 2012). "Minor Cup is 'back down the trough' after Kilcar win". Donegal News. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b McNulty, Chris (15 October 2017). "End result all that matters for Kilcar after final win over Naomh Conaill". Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Andrew McClean is looking forward to Donegal Senior Football Championship Semi-Final after Man of the Match performance". Highland Radio. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  4. ^ McNulty, Chris (28 September 2019). "See the full-time highlights as Kilcar overcome Killybegs". Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  5. ^ Campbell, Peter (12 January 2020). "Donegal player Andrew McClean looking forward to meeting Letterkenny after IT Sligo's win over UL". Retrieved 12 January 2020. IT Sligo caused something of a shock with victory over UL in the Sigerson Cup today in Sligo. They were led by Kilcar man Andrew McClean…
  6. ^ McNulty, Chris (30 January 2021). "Donegal students prominent in IT Sligo Sports Scholarships for 2020/21". Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Donegal are Ulster minor champions". Donegal Live. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  8. ^ Mooney, Francis (21 September 2014). "Kerry claim minor title after thrilling game in Croker". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  9. ^ McLaughlin, Gerry (4 January 2020). "McGee urges new players to take their chance". The Irish News. Retrieved 4 January 2020. Aaron Deeney, Conor O'Donnell, Brian O'Donnell, Andrew McClean, Ciaran Diver, Jeaic MacCeallbhui, Enda McCormick and Ethan O'Donnell are some of the new boys who will be hoping for some game-time.
  10. ^ Ferry, Ryan (28 November 2019). "Bonner boosted by young guns return". Donegal News. p. 80.
  11. ^ "FL1: Durcan delivers late as Mayo hold Donegal". Hogan Stand. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  12. ^ Keane, Paul (2 February 2020). "Classy Donegal put Meath to the sword at Navan". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  13. ^ McNulty, Chris (9 February 2020). "Allianz FL D1: Galway secure valuable victory". Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  14. ^ "Mannion goal crucial as Dubs reel in Donegal". RTÉ Sport. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  15. ^ Foley, Alan (1 March 2020). "McFadden and Ward hit the net as Donegal claim easy victory over Monaghan". The42.ie. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  16. ^ McNulty, Chris (18 October 2020). "Allianz FL D1: Donegal defeat Tyrone". Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  17. ^ Brennan, Paul (24 October 2020). "Allianz FL D1: Kerry crowned League champions". Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  18. ^ Bonner, Declan (5 November 2020). "Great to be still standing". Donegal News. p. 63. From the print edition, not included in the online edition.
  19. ^ Bogue, Declan (14 November 2020). "Donegal ease past Armagh to reach yet another Ulster final". The42.ie. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  20. ^ O'Brien, Kevin (22 November 2020). "As it happened: Donegal v Cavan, Ulster senior football final". The42.ie. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  21. ^ Bogue, Declan (15 May 2021). "Allianz FL D1 North: Donegal edge Tyrone". Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  22. ^ McNulty, Chris (22 May 2021). "Allianz FL D1 North: Spoils shared in Ballybofey". Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  23. ^ Bogue, Declan (29 May 2021). "Allianz FL D1 North: Donegal finish strongly to earn important point". Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  24. ^ Campbell, Peter (14 June 2021). "Dublin share title with Kerry after defeating Donegal". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  25. ^ "Donegal GAA — Senior Squad 2022". Archived from the original on 31 May 2022.
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