Paul McLean (footballer, born 1990)

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Paul McLean
Personal information
Full name Paul McLean
Date of birth (1990-02-02) 2 February 1990 (age 34) [1]
Place of birth Musselburgh, [1] Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Cowdenbeath (Player/Coach)
Youth career
2006–2008 Norwich City
2008–2009 Falkirk
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2019 Brechin City 289 (21)
2019–2024 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. [2]

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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]

But in May 2024 he joined Cowdenbeath as a player-coach after four seasons with the binos'.

Career statistics

As of match played 20 July 2021 [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
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
Total2892314013023234123
Stirling Albion 2019–20 [17] Scottish League Two 27120302 [lower-alpha 3] 0341
2020–21 [18] 7000200090
2021–22 [19] 0000300030
Total341208020461
Career total3232416021025238724
  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]

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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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