Kyle McClean
{{short description|Northern Irish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2016}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Kyle McClean|image =
|caption =
|fullname =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|10|3|df=y}}
|birth_place = Belfast, Northern Ireland
|height =
|position = Midfielder
|currentclub = Linfield
|clubnumber = 8
|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2016
|youthclubs1 = Crusaders
|youthyears2 = 2016–2017
|youthclubs2 = Nottingham Forest
|years1 = 2017–2019
|clubs1 = St Johnstone
|caps1 = 13
|goals1 = 1
|years2 = 2019
|clubs2 = → Linfield (loan)
|caps2 = 10
|goals2 = 1
|years3 = 2020–
|clubs3 = Linfield
|caps3 = 156
|goals3 = 20
| nationalyears1 = 2014–2015 | nationalteam1 = Northern Ireland U17 | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 =0
| nationalyears2 = 2016 | nationalteam2 = Northern Ireland U19 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2018– | nationalteam3 = Northern Ireland U21 | nationalcaps3 = 7 | nationalgoals3 = 0
|club-update = 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
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{{cite web|title=McClean signs for St Johnstone|url=http://perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/news/post/saints-sign-northern-irish-youngster5617|publisher=St Johnstone|date=5 June 2017|accessdate= 27 June 2016}}[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40157157 St Johnstone: Tommy Wright delighted with signing of teenager Kyle McClean] and he was named in the first team squad for the 2017–18 season.{{cite web|title=Squad Numbers for 2017/18|url=http://perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/news/post/squad-numbers-confirmed-new-season|publisher=St Johnstone|date=17 July 2017|accessdate= 18 June 2017}} McClean made his league debut in November 2017, and extended his contract with St Johnstone by a year in December.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42345328 St Johnstone sign David McMillan after striker's Dundalk exit] McClean moved on loan to Linfield in January 2019.{{cite web|title=Kyle McClean: Linfield sign Northern Ireland under-21 midfielder on loan|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46851353|publisher=BBC Sport|date=12 January 2019|accessdate=29 July 2019}} Upon his return to St Johnstone, he signed a new one-year contract.{{cite web|title=Kyle McClean hoping for breakthrough season at McDiarmid Park|url=https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/kyle-mcclean-hoping-for-breakthrough-season-at-mcdiarmid-park|publisher=Evening Telegraph|last=Masson|first=James|accessdate=29 July 2019}} However, he left St Johnstone on 2 September 2019, with his contract being cancelled by mutual consent.{{cite web|title=McClean departs by mutual consent|url=https://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/news/post/mcclean-departs-mutual-consent|publisher=St Johnstone F.C.|date=2 September 2019|accessdate=2 September 2019}} He later re-signed permanently for Linfield in January 2020.{{cite web|title=Kyle McClean: Former St Johnstone midfielder to join Linfield in January|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50413207|publisher=BBC Sport Irish|date=13 November 2019|accessdate=9 August 2020}}
International career
McClean has represented Northern Ireland in youth internationals.{{soccerway|kyle-mcclean/375133}}[https://www.uefa.com/under19/teams/players/250077632--kyle-mcclean/ UEFA.com]
Career statistics
{{Updated|2 September 2019}}
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| rowspan="2" | Club
!rowspan="2" | Season !colspan="3" | League !colspan="2" | National Cup !colspan="2" | League Cup !colspan="2" | Other !colspan="2" | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||
| rowspan=4|St Johnstone
|2017–18{{soccerbase season|103579|2017|accessdate=27 July 2018}} |5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1Appearances 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 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2018–19{{soccerbase season|103579|2018|accessdate=27 July 2018}}
|Scottish Premiership |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019–20{{soccerbase season|103579|2019|accessdate=29 July 2019}}
|Scottish Premiership |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| colspan=2|Total
!5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Linfield (loan)
|8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
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References
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External links
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Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Nottingham Forest F.C. players
Category:St Johnstone F.C. players
Category:Linfield F.C. players
Category:Scottish Professional Football League players
Category:NIFL Premiership players
Category:Association footballers from Belfast
Category:Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
Category:Northern Ireland men's youth international footballers
Category:Northern Ireland men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Crusaders F.C. players
Category:21st-century sportsmen from Northern Ireland
Category:Ulster Footballers of the Year
Category:Northern Ireland Football Writers' Association Players of the Year