Connor McLennan
Connor McLennan (born 5 October 1999) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for St Johnstone, on loan from Aberdeen.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 October 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Peterhead, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | St Johnstone (on loan from Aberdeen) | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Peterhead Boys Club[1] | |||
| 2008–2015 | Aberdeen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Aberdeen | 86 | (6) |
| 2016–2017 | → Brechin City (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Brechin City (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2022– | → St Johnstone (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Scotland U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Scotland U17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2018 | Scotland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019– | Scotland U21 | 7 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:00, 19 March 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:28, 13 October 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
McLennan was born and raised in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, and attended Peterhead Academy.[1][2] He joined Aberdeen's youth system at the age of eight, and turned professional aged 16 in December 2015.[1][3] He made his debut as a substitute away to St Johnstone on 22 April 2016.[4]
On 16 December 2016, McLennan joined Scottish League One side Brechin City on a one-month emergency loan deal, playing 3 times and scoring 1 goal.[5] He returned to Brechin for a second loan spell on 30 August 2017.[6]
Having scored in the final of the 2017–18 Scottish Youth Cup[7] and made further appearances in the first team[2] including as a substitute in the 2018 Scottish League Cup Final,[8] In December 2018, he signed a new contract with Aberdeen until 2021.[9] In January 2021, he signed a new contract until 2023.[10]
He moved on loan to St Johnstone on 1 September 2022.[11][12]
International career
McLennan represented Scotland at under-16, under-17 and under-20 levels,[13] including at the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Azerbaijan.[1] He then played for the under-21 team, and scored both goals in a 2–1 win against Croatia in September 2019.[14]
Career statistics
- As of 19 March 2023
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen | 2015–16[15] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016–17[16] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[17] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[18] | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 28 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20[19] | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21[20] | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[21] | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[c] | 1 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23[22] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 86 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 113 | 8 | ||
| Brechin City (loan) | 2016–17[16] | Scottish League One | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Brechin City (loan) | 2017–18[17] | Scottish Championship | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| St Johnstone (loan) | 2022-23[22] | Scottish Premiership | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Career total | 125 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 153 | 12 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) for Aberdeen under-20s/21s in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which age-restricted teams from the SPFL Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs
- ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Conference League.
References
- ^ a b c d "Connor McLennan interview". Aberdeen F.C. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ a b "First Dons start and goal for Connor". Buchan Observer. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Connor McLennan signs deal". Aberdeen F.C. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ "St Johnstone 3-0 Aberdeen: Dons need more physical players - McInnes". BBC Sport. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ Douglass, Sean (16 December 2016). "Young Dons forward joins Brechin City on emergency loan deal". Evening Express. DC Thomson & Co Ltd. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ "Connor McLennan Returns on Loan". Brechin City F.C. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ Kenny Crawford (26 April 2018). "Scottish Youth Cup final: Hibernian beat Aberdeen 3-1". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Celtic 1–0 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ "Dons teenager signs on". Aberdeen F.C. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "Connor signs two year contract extension". Aberdeen FC. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Bates and McLennan leave Aberdeen for new clubs" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Third, Paul. "Aberdeen winger Connor McLennan joins St Johnstone on loan".
- ^ Connor McLennan at the Scottish Football Association
- ^ "Croatia U21 1-2 Scotland U21: Connor McLennan's late double secures victory". BBC Sport. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2022.