{{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 = 169 |goals3 = 24 | 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 = 29 April 2026 }}
'''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<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40157157 St Johnstone: Tommy Wright delighted with signing of teenager Kyle McClean]</ref> and he was named in the first team squad for the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{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}}</ref> McClean made his league debut in November 2017, and extended his contract with St Johnstone by a year in December.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42345328 St Johnstone sign David McMillan after striker's Dundalk exit]</ref> McClean moved on loan to Linfield in January 2019.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Upon his return to St Johnstone, he signed a new one-year contract.<ref>{{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}}</ref> However, he left St Johnstone on 2 September 2019, with his contract being cancelled by mutual consent.<ref>{{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}}</ref> He later re-signed permanently for Linfield in January 2020.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==International career== McClean has represented Northern Ireland in youth internationals.<ref name=sw>{{soccerway|kyle-mcclean/375133}}</ref><ref>[https://www.uefa.com/under19/teams/players/250077632--kyle-mcclean/ UEFA.com]</ref>
==Career statistics== {{Updated|2 September 2019}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !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<ref>{{soccerbase season|103579|2017|accessdate=27 July 2018}}</ref> |Scottish Premiership |5||0||1||1||0||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC">Appearances 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</ref>||0||7||1 |- |2018–19<ref>{{soccerbase season|103579|2018|accessdate=27 July 2018}}</ref> |Scottish Premiership |0||0||0||0||2||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC"/>||0||2||0 |- |2019–20<ref>{{soccerbase season|103579|2019|accessdate=29 July 2019}}</ref> |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) |2018–19<ref name=sw/> |NIFL Premiership |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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{{DEFAULTSORT:McClean, Kyle}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people 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