Paul McLean (footballer, born 1990)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 2 February 1990||
Place of birth | Musselburgh,[1] Scotland | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cowdenbeath (Player/Coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2008 | Norwich City | ||
2008–2009 | Falkirk | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2019 | Brechin City | 289 | (21) |
2019–2024 | Stirling Albion | 103 | (9) |
2024– | Cowdenbeath | 14 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2024 |
Paul McLean (born 2 February 1990) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Lowland League club Cowdenbeath as a player/coach. McLean previously played with Brechin City, where he spent 10 years and also captained the side and was at Stirling Albion.[3]
Career
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 the 2006–07 season.[4] He spent two years in England, before subsequently moving back to Scotland with Falkirk in 2007.[4] 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.[5]
After 10 years at Brechin, McLean left the club in May 2019 and signed for Stirling Albion.[6]
In May 2024 he joined Cowdenbeath as a player-coach after four seasons with the binos'.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 20 July 2021 [8]
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 | 2009–10[9] | Scottish Second Division | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 40 | 3 |
2010–11[10] | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
2011–12[11] | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
2012–13[12] | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||
2013–14[13] | Scottish League One | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
2014–15[14] | 33 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | 42 | 7 | ||
2015–16[15] | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
2016–17[16] | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[f] | 1 | 35 | 3 | ||
2017–18[17] | Scottish Championship | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[c] | 1 | 33 | 1 | |
2018–19[18] | 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 | 2019–20[19] | Scottish League Two | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 34 | 1 |
2020–21[20] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
2021–22[21] | 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
- ^ a b c d e 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 life
Outside of football, McLean works in medical research at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Paul McLean". Brechin City FC. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ Paul McLean at Soccerway
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "Paul McLean". Flown From The Nest. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "McLean & Scott Added to 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 To Be Player/Coach". Cowdenbeath. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ 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 links
- Paul McLean at Soccerbase