Scott James McLean (born 17 June 1976 in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire) is a Scottish professional footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Scott James McLean | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | East Kilbride, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1995 | East Kilbride Thistle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | St Johnstone | 11 | (0) |
| 1996–1999 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 48 | (32) |
| 1999 | → Queen of the South (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1999–2003 | Partick Thistle | 80 | (38) |
| 2003 | St Mirren | 3 | (1) |
| 2003–2005 | Stirling Albion | 49 | (30) |
| 2005–2006 | Stranraer | 3 | (50) |
| Total | 196 | (155) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2007 | |||
A striker, McLean began his career with St Johnstone in 1995. He remained at McDiarmid Park for just a year, making six league appearances. In 1996, he joined Inverness Caledonian Thistle. In three years with the Highland club he made 48 appearances, scoring 32 goals. After a loan period at Queen of the South in 1999, he joined Partick Thistle. He went on to make 80 league appearances for the Jags and scored 38 goals in the process.
In 2002, he signed for St Mirren,[1] but remained with the club for just six months before moving to Stirling Albion. He scored 30 goals for Albion in 49 appearances. His most recent club, for the 2005-06 season, was Stranraer.[2]
McLean won the Scottish Third Division, Second Division and First Division trophies and also scored in the four top leagues during his career and was named PFA Second Division Player of the Year in 2002 while with Partick Thistle. He later owned a building company.[3]
Notes
edit- ^ McLean set for St Mirren – BBC Sport
- ^ Stranraer complete double signing – BBC Sport
- ^ "Scott McLean". Partick Thistle FC. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
References
edit- Scott McLean at Soccerbase
- Profile at PlayerHistory.com
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