Reuben McAllister
{{Short description|Scottish professional footballer (born 2006)}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Reuben McAllister
|image =
|caption =
|fullname =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|6|10|df=y}}
|birth_place = Livingston, Scotland
|position = Midfielder
|currentclub = Forfar Athletic
(on loan from Hibernian)
|clubnumber = 14
|youthyears1 = 2015–2022
|youthclubs1 = Bristol City
|youthyears2 = 2022–2023
|youthclubs2 = Hibernian
|years1 = 2023–
|clubs1 = Hibernian
|caps1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2024
|clubs2 = → Kelty Hearts (loan)
|caps2 = 10
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2024
|clubs3 = → Cove Rangers (loan)
|caps3 = 8
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2025-
|clubs4 = → Forfar Athletic (loan)
|caps4 = 4
|goals4 = 1
|club-update = 00:15, 27 November 2024 (UTC)
|nationalteam-update =
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Reuben McAllister (born 10 June 2006) is a Scottish professional football player who plays for {{Scottish football updater|Forfar Athletic}} club Forfar Athletic on loan from Hibernian.{{Soccerway|reuben-mcallister/870059}}{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=Reuben McAllister |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/clubs/players/250178218--reuben-mcallister/ |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=UEFA |language=en}}
Career
=Bristol City=
McAllister joined Bristol City at nine years old.{{cite web|url= https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/mcallister-joins-hibs/|website=bcfc|title= MCALLISTER JOINS HIBS|date=13 July 2022|accessdate=3 July 2023}} He featured for the Bristol City Under-23 side at the age of just 15 years-old in a 2-0 defeat against Queens Park Rangers in October 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.bristolworld.com/sport/football/bristol-city/newcastle-united-monitoring-bristol-city-prospect-after-under-23s-breakthrough-3736015|website=Bristol World|accessdate=2 July 2023|title=Exclusive: Newcastle United monitoring Bristol City prospect after Under-23s breakthrough|first=Mark|last=Carruthers|date=17 June 2022}}
=Hibernian=
McAllister left Bristol City for Hibernian in July 2022 for an undisclosed six-figure fee that reportedly could rise to £500,000 should certain clauses be met.{{cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/hibs/jamie-mcallister-opens-up-on-son-reuben-joining-him-at-hibs-and-gives-positive-kyle-magennis-update-3819735|website=Scotsman|accessdate=3 July 2023|title= Jamie McAllister opens up on son Reuben joining him at Hibs and gives positive Kyle Magennis update|first=Mark|last=Atkikson|date=25 August 2022}}{{cite web|url= https://www.bristolworld.com/sport/football/bristol-city/revealed-the-full-reuben-mcallister-to-hibernian-fee-as-bristol-city-academy-raises-more-money-3763035|title= Revealed: The full Reuben McAllister to Hibernian fee as Bristol City cash in on young talent |website=Bristol World|first=Gregor|last=Macgregor|date=10 July 2022}} Hibs manager Lee Johnson described him as a "top young player".{{cite web|url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hibs/reuben-mcallister-move-to-hibs-probably-going-to-happen-says-lee-johnson-3762141?__hstc=9780906.ca9a5bd32ac6092f9b382994236db92f.1688367180506.1688374820373.1688377136619.3&__hssc=9780906.1.1688377136619&__hsfp=2204501085|website=Edinburgh News|accessdate=3 July 2023|title= Reuben McAllister move to Hibs 'probably going to happen', says Lee Johnson|first=Patrick|last=McPartlin|date=12 July 2022}} He agreed a three-year deal at Easter Road and was expected to move straight into the Hibs development team.{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/20276847.hibs-confirm-signing-assistant-managers-son-reuben-mcallister/|website=Herald Scotland|accessdate=3 July 2023|title= Hibs confirm signing of assistant manager's son Reuben McAllister|date=13 July 2022|first=James|last=Cairney}} He was named among the first-team match day substitutes on 27 July 2023, in the UEFA Europa Conference League against Inter Club d'Escaldes. He made his professional debut in the second leg of the fixture, on 3 August 2023.{{cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2023/07/27/europe/uefa-europa-conference-league/inter-descaldes/hibernian-football-club/4086495/|title= INTER CLUB D'ESCALDES VS. HIBERNIAN|date=27 July 2023|website=Soccerway|accessdate=27 July 2023}}{{cite web|url= https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2023/08/03/europe/uefa-europa-conference-league/hibernian-football-club/inter-descaldes/4086430/|title=HIBERNIAN VS. INTER CLUB D'ESCALDES|date=3 August 2023|website=Soccerway|accessdate=3 August 2023}}
McAllister was loaned to Scottish League One club Kelty Hearts in January 2024.{{cite news |url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hibs/hibs-greenlight-midfielders-loan-move-to-maroon-machine-4468095 |title=Hibs greenlight midfielder's loan move to Maroon Machine |first=John |last=Greechan |newspaper=Edinburgh Evening News |date=5 January 2024 |accessdate=5 January 2024}}
Style of play
McAllister has been described as creative left footed midfield player with an eye for a pass.{{cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/hibs/reuben-mcallister-hibs-land-real-coup-after-completing-signing-of-bristol-city-youngster-3767262|website=Scotsman|accessdate=3 July 2023|title= Reuben McAllister: Hibs land 'real coup' after completing signing of Bristol City youngster|first=Matthew|last=Elder|date=13 July 2022}}
Personal life
He is the son of Scottish former international football player Jamie McAllister.{{cite web|url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/ex-bristol-city-coach-opens-7512884.amp|website=Bristol Post|accessdate=3 July 2023|title= Ex-Bristol City coach opens up on Reuben McAllister's decision to swap the Robins for Hibernian|first=James|last=Piercy|date=26 August 2022}}
References
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Category:Footballers from Livingston, West Lothian
Category:21st-century Scottish sportsmen
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Hibernian F.C. players
Category:Bristol City F.C. players
Category:Kelty Hearts F.C. players