# Kyle McClean > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kyle_McClean > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kyle_McClean.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_McClean > Source revision: 1351681131 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Belfast%2C_Northern_Ireland), Northern Ireland |height = |position = [Midfielder](/source/Midfielder) |currentclub = [Linfield](/source/Linfield_F.C.) |clubnumber = 8 |youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2016 |youthclubs1 = [Crusaders](/source/Crusaders_F.C.) |youthyears2 = 2016–2017 |youthclubs2 = [Nottingham Forest](/source/Nottingham_Forest_F.C.) |years1 = 2017–2019 |clubs1 = [St Johnstone](/source/St_Johnstone_F.C.) |caps1 = 13 |goals1 = 1 |years2 = 2019 |clubs2 = → [Linfield](/source/Linfield_F.C.) (loan) |caps2 = 10 |goals2 = 1 |years3 = 2020– |clubs3 = [Linfield](/source/Linfield_F.C.) |caps3 = 169 |goals3 = 24 | nationalyears1 = 2014–2015 | nationalteam1 = [Northern Ireland U17](/source/Northern_Ireland_national_under-17_football_team) | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 =0 | nationalyears2 = 2016 | nationalteam2 = [Northern Ireland U19](/source/Northern_Ireland_national_under-19_football_team) | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | nationalyears3 = 2018– | nationalteam3 = [Northern Ireland U21](/source/Northern_Ireland_national_under-21_football_team) | nationalcaps3 = 7 | nationalgoals3 = 0 |club-update = 29 April 2026 }} '''Kyle McClean''' (born 3 October 1998) is a Northern Irish professional [footballer](/source/association_football) who plays as a [midfielder](/source/midfielder) for [NIFL Premiership](/source/NIFL_Premiership) club [Linfield](/source/Linfield_F.C.). He has previously played for [St Johnstone](/source/St_Johnstone_F.C.). ==Career== McClean started his career in England at [Nottingham Forest](/source/Nottingham_Forest_F.C.). After his release by Forest in the summer of 2017 he went on trial at [St Johnstone](/source/St_Johnstone_F.C.). After a successful trial with the club, St Johnstone announced his signing on 5 June 2017{{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}}[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40157157 St Johnstone: Tommy Wright delighted with signing of teenager Kyle McClean] and he was named in the first team squad for the 2017–18 season.{{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}} McClean made his league debut in November 2017, and extended his contract with St Johnstone by a year in December.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42345328 St Johnstone sign David McMillan after striker's Dundalk exit] McClean moved on loan to [Linfield](/source/Linfield_F.C.) in January 2019.{{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}} Upon his return to St Johnstone, he signed a new one-year contract.{{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}} However, he left St Johnstone on 2 September 2019, with his contract being cancelled by mutual consent.{{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}} He later re-signed permanently for [Linfield](/source/Linfield_F.C.) in January 2020.{{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}} ==International career== McClean has represented Northern Ireland in youth internationals.{{soccerway|kyle-mcclean/375133}}[https://www.uefa.com/under19/teams/players/250077632--kyle-mcclean/ UEFA.com] ==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](/source/St_Johnstone_F.C.) |[2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_St_Johnstone_F.C._season){{soccerbase season|103579|2017|accessdate=27 July 2018}} |[Scottish Premiership](/source/Scottish_Premiership) |5||0||1||1||0||0||1Appearances for St Johnstone under-20s/21s in the [Scottish Challenge Cup](/source/Scottish_Challenge_Cup) in which age-restricted sides from the [Scottish Premiership](/source/Scottish_Premiership) clubs compete against senior clubs||0||7||1 |- |[2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_St_Johnstone_F.C._season){{soccerbase season|103579|2018|accessdate=27 July 2018}} |Scottish Premiership |0||0||0||0||2||0||1||0||2||0 |- |[2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_St_Johnstone_F.C._season){{soccerbase season|103579|2019|accessdate=29 July 2019}} |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](/source/Linfield_F.C.) (loan) |[2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_NIFL_Premiership) |[NIFL Premiership](/source/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 |} {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{soccerbase|id=103579}} {{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 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Kyle McClean](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_McClean) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_McClean?action=history)). 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