Kyle McClean (born 3 October 1998) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for NIFL Premiership club Linfield. He has previously played for St Johnstone.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Linfield | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Crusaders | ||
| 2016–2017 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | St Johnstone | 13 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Linfield (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2020– | Linfield | 86 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Northern Ireland U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | Northern Ireland U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2018– | Northern Ireland U21 | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2023 | |||
Career edit
McClean started his career in England at Nottingham Forest. After his release by Forest in the summer of 2017 he went on trial at St Johnstone. After a successful trial with the club, St Johnstone announced his signing on 5 June 2017[1][2] and he was named in the first team squad for the 2017–18 season.[3] McClean made his league debut in November 2017, and extended his contract with St Johnstone by a year in December.[4] McClean moved on loan to Linfield in January 2019.[5] Upon his return to St Johnstone, he signed a new one-year contract.[6] However, he left St Johnstone on 2 September 2019, with his contract being cancelled by mutual consent.[7] He later re-signed permanently for Linfield in January 2020.[8]
International career edit
McClean has represented Northern Ireland in youth internationals.[9][10]
Career statistics edit
- As of 2 September 2019
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| St Johnstone | 2017–18[11] | Scottish Premiership | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2018–19[12] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[13] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Linfield (loan) | 2018–19[9] | NIFL Premiership | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Career total | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances for St Johnstone under-20s/21s in the Scottish Challenge Cup in which age-restricted sides from the Scottish Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs
References edit
- ^ "McClean signs for St Johnstone". St Johnstone. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ St Johnstone: Tommy Wright delighted with signing of teenager Kyle McClean
- ^ "Squad Numbers for 2017/18". St Johnstone. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ St Johnstone sign David McMillan after striker's Dundalk exit
- ^ "Kyle McClean: Linfield sign Northern Ireland under-21 midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ Masson, James. "Kyle McClean hoping for breakthrough season at McDiarmid Park". Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "McClean departs by mutual consent". St Johnstone F.C. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "Kyle McClean: Former St Johnstone midfielder to join Linfield in January". BBC Sport Irish. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ a b Kyle McClean at Soccerway
- ^ UEFA.com
- ^ "Games played by Kyle McClean in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Kyle McClean in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Kyle McClean in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
External links edit
- Kyle McClean at Soccerbase