Connor McLennan | |
Birth Date: | 5 October 1999 |
Birth Place: | Peterhead, Scotland |
Position: | Winger |
Youthclubs1: | Peterhead Boys Club |
Youthyears2: | 2008–2015 |
Youthclubs2: | Aberdeen |
Years1: | 2015–2023 |
Clubs1: | Aberdeen |
Caps1: | 86 |
Goals1: | 6 |
Years2: | 2016–2017 |
Clubs2: | → Brechin City (loan) |
Caps2: | 3 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 2017–2018 |
Clubs3: | → Brechin City (loan) |
Caps3: | 15 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Years4: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs4: | → St Johnstone (loan) |
Caps4: | 26 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Years5: | 2023–2024 |
Clubs5: | Salford City |
Caps5: | 23 |
Goals5: | 1 |
Nationalyears1: | 2014 |
Nationalteam1: | Scotland U16 |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2016 |
Nationalteam2: | Scotland U17 |
Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
Nationalyears3: | 2018 |
Nationalteam3: | Scotland U20 |
Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears4: | 2019–2020 |
Nationalteam4: | Scotland U21 |
Nationalcaps4: | 9 |
Nationalgoals4: | 4 |
Club-Update: | 13:04, 21 April 2024 (UTC) |
Ntupdate: | 21:28, 13 October 2020 (UTC) |
Connor McLennan (born 5 October 1999) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger. He has previously played for Aberdeen, Brechin City, St Johnstone, and English club Salford City.
McLennan was born and raised in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, and attended Peterhead Academy.[1] He joined Aberdeen's youth system at the age of eight, and turned professional aged 16 in December 2015.[1] [2] He made his debut as a substitute away to St Johnstone on 22 April 2016.[3]
On 16 December 2016, McLennan joined Scottish League One side Brechin City on a one-month emergency loan deal, playing three times and scoring once.[4] He returned to Brechin for a second loan spell on 30 August 2017.[5]
Having scored in the final of the 2017–18 Scottish Youth Cup[6] and made further appearances in the first team,[7] 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] He left Aberdeen in 2023 after fifteen years at the club.[13]
In July 2023, he signed for English club Salford City.[14] He was released by the club at the end of the season.[15]
McLennan represented Scotland at under-16, under-17 and under-20 levels, 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.[16]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Aberdeen | 2015–16 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4 | ||
2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 1 | ||
2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 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 | Scottish League One | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Brechin City (loan) | 2017–18 | Scottish Championship | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
St Johnstone (loan) | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
Career total | 130 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 158 | 12 |