Paul McLean
Personal information
Full name Paul McLean
Date of birth (1990-02-02) 2 February 1990[1]
Place of birth Musselburgh,[1] Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Stirling Albion
Youth career
2006–2008 Norwich City
2008–2009 Falkirk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2019 Brechin City 289 (23)
2019– Stirling Albion 134 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:22, 6 November 2021 (UTC)

Paul McLean (born 2 February 1990) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Stirling Albion. McLean previously played with Brechin City, where he spent 10 years and also captained the side.[2]

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.[3] He spent two years in England, before subsequently moving back to Scotland with Falkirk in 2007.[3] 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.[4]

After 10 years at Brechin, McLean left the club in May 2019 and signed for Stirling Albion.[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 July 2021 [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brechin City 2009–10[7] Scottish Second Division 33310105[lower-alpha 1]0403
2010–11[8] 27140102[lower-alpha 2]0341
2011–12[9] 30110001[lower-alpha 3]0321
2012–13[10] 33310102[lower-alpha 4]0373
2013–14[11] Scottish League One 29320101[lower-alpha 3]0333
2014–15[12] 33740104[lower-alpha 5]0427
2015–16[13] 29110101[lower-alpha 3]0321
2016–17[14] 29200006[lower-alpha 6]1353
2017–18[15] Scottish Championship 27200301[lower-alpha 3]1331
2018–19[16] Scottish League One 190004000230
Total 2892314013023234123
Stirling Albion 2019–20[17] Scottish League Two 27120302[lower-alpha 3]0341
2020–21[18] 7000200090
2021–22[19] 0000300030
Total 341208020461
Career total 3232416021025238724
  1. ↑ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four in the First Division play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearances in the First Division play-offs
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. ↑ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and one in the First Division play-offs
  5. ↑ Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Championship play-offs
  6. ↑ 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.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Paul McLean". Brechin City FC. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. 1 2 "Paul McLean". Flown From The Nest. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "McLean & Scott Added to Squad". Brechin City FC. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Paul is third new signing". Stirling Albion. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  6. ↑ Paul McLean at Soccerbase
  7. ↑ "Games played by Paul McLean in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Paul McLean in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Games played by Paul McLean in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Paul McLean in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Paul McLean in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Paul McLean in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Paul McLean in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Paul McLean in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Paul McLean in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Paul McLean in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Paul McLean in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Paul McLean in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Paul McLean in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
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