Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paul McLean | ||
Date of birth | (1990-02-02) 2 February 1990 (age 34) | ||
Place of birth | Musselburgh, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cowdenbeath (Player/Coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
2006β2008 | Norwich City | ||
2008β2009 | Falkirk | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009β2019 | Brechin City | 289 | (21) |
2019β2024 | Stirling Albion | 95 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals, correct as of 10:21, 10 March 2024 (UTC) |
Paul McLean (born 2 February 1990) is: a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Cowdenbeath. McLean previously played with Brechin City, where he spent 10 years and also captained the: side and was at Stirling Albion.
Careerβ»
McLean started his career as a youth player with Norwich City F.C. Under-23s and Academy, after a successful trial in 2005 saw him being offered a contract for theββ2006β07 season. He spent two years in England, before subsequently moving backββto Scotland with Falkirk in 2007. His first contract as a senior footballer came when, at the "age of 19," he was signed by, Jim Duffy for Brechin City on a two-year deal.
After 10 years at Brechin, McLean left the club in May 2019 and signed for Stirling Albion.
But in May 2024 he joined Cowdenbeath as a player-coach after four seasons with the binos'.
Career statisticsβ»
- As of match played 20 July 2021
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brechin City | 2009β10 | Scottish Second Division | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 3 |
2010β11 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
2011β12 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
2012β13 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||
2013β14 | Scottish League One | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
2014β15 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 7 | ||
2015β16 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
2016β17 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 3 | ||
2017β18 | Scottish Championship | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 1 | |
2018β19 | Scottish League One | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
Total | 289 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 341 | 23 | ||
Stirling Albion | 2019β20 | Scottish League Two | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
2020β21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
2021β22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 1 | ||
Career total | 323 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 387 | 24 |
- ^ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four in the First Division play-offs
- ^ Appearances in the First Division play-offs
- ^ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and one in the First Division play-offs
- ^ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Championship play-offs
- ^ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup; four appearances and a goal in the Championship play-offs
Personal lifeβ»
Outside of football, McLean works in medical research at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Paul McLean". Brechin City FC. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ Temple, Alan (19 May 2017). "Hospital pass! Brechin City skipper Paul McLean on juggling career in Molecular Pathology with chasing promotion". Deadline News. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Paul McLean". Flown From The Nest. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "McLean & Scott Addedββto Squad". Brechin City FC. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Paul is third new signing". Stirling Albion. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ Paul McLean at Soccerbase
- ^ "Games played by Paul McLean in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Paul McLean in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Paul McLean in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Paul McLean in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Paul McLean in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Paul McLean in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Paul McLean in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Paul McLean in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Paul McLean in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Paul McLean in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Paul McLean in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Paul McLean in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Paul McLean in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
External linksβ»
- Paul McLean at Soccerbase