Kyle McClean

Kyle McClean
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-10-03) 3 October 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Linfield
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2016 Crusaders
2016–2017 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 St Johnstone 13 (1)
2019Linfield (loan) 10 (1)
2020– Linfield 156 (20)
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 June 2024

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.

Career

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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

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McClean has represented Northern Ireland in youth internationals.[9][10]

Career statistics

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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
  1. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "McClean signs for St Johnstone". St Johnstone. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  2. ^ St Johnstone: Tommy Wright delighted with signing of teenager Kyle McClean
  3. ^ "Squad Numbers for 2017/18". St Johnstone. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  4. ^ St Johnstone sign David McMillan after striker's Dundalk exit
  5. ^ "Kyle McClean: Linfield sign Northern Ireland under-21 midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  6. ^ Masson, James. "Kyle McClean hoping for breakthrough season at McDiarmid Park". Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  7. ^ "McClean departs by mutual consent". St Johnstone F.C. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Kyle McClean: Former St Johnstone midfielder to join Linfield in January". BBC Sport Irish. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  9. ^ a b Kyle McClean at Soccerway
  10. ^ UEFA.com
  11. ^ "Games played by Kyle McClean in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Games played by Kyle McClean in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Games played by Kyle McClean in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
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