{{short description|Scottish footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Use British English|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Leon McCann | image = Acciesu19-Basel-24102018-1 (McCann).jpg | caption = McCann with Hamilton U19s, 2018 | fullname = Leon McCann | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|03|16|df=y}} | birth_place = Scotland | height = {{convert|1.71|m|order=flip}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=L. McCann |url=https://falkirkfc.co.uk/player/l-mccann/ |access-date=2026-04-12 |publisher=Falkirk FC |language=en-GB}}</ref> | position = Full-back | currentclub = Falkirk | clubnumber = 3 | youthyears1 = 2013–2019 | youthclubs1 = Hamilton Academical | years1 = 2019–2020 | clubs1 = Hamilton Academical | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2= 2019–2020 | clubs2 = → Airdrieonians (loan) | caps2 = 14 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2020–2021 | clubs3 = Airdrieonians | caps3 = 28 | goals3= 0 | years4= 2021– | clubs4= Falkirk | caps4= 135 | goals4 = 2 | club-update = 20 May 2026 }} '''Leon McCann''' (born 16 March 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a full back for {{Scottish football updater|Falkirk}} club Falkirk.
Having come through the Hamilton Academical youth system, McCann joined Airdrieonians in 2019 before moving to Falkirk in 2021. He was part of both their League One-winning "Invincibles" team in 2023–24 and their Scottish Championship-winning team in 2024–25.
==Club career== ===Hamilton Academical=== McCann started off in the pro-youth system with Hamilton Academical aged 13, whilst attending Braidhurst High School in neighbouring Motherwell.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 September 2020 |title=Hot Prospect #6: Leon McCann – Youth Football Scotland |url=https://www.youthfootballscotland.co.uk/hot-prospect-6-leon-mccann/ |access-date=2 January 2026}}</ref> He was captain when the ''Accies'' under-19s played in the 2018–19 UEFA Youth League and made four appearances across three seasons in the Scottish Challenge Cup for the under-20 side, but did not make a senior appearance for their first team.
===Airdrieonians=== Originally signing on a 5-month loan deal from Hamilton in August 2019, McCann signed an 18-month deal with Airdrieonians in early January 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leon is a Diamond |url=https://www.airdriefc.com/1920news/080120/leon-is-a-diamond |date=8 January 2020 |access-date=2 January 2026 |website=Airdrieonians FC}}</ref> He departed Airdrie in 2021 following the expiration of his contract at the club.<ref name="Leon-signs-Falkirk">{{Cite web |last=Robertson |first=Euan |date=19 June 2021 |title=Falkirk blew me away so I rejected other clubs, admits ex-Airdrie star McCann |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/falkirk-blew-away-rejected-clubs-24334941 |access-date= 2 January 2026 |website=Daily Record}}</ref>
===Falkirk=== Falkirk won the race for McCann's signature in August 2021, offering the full-back a 3-year deal.<ref name="Leon-signs-Falkirk" /> He was part of Falkirk's 2023–24 "Invincible" League One-winning side, earning a two-year contract extension in February 2023, keeping him at the club until 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ouakli |first=Adam |date=23 February 2024 |title=LEON MCCANN SIGNS TWO YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION | website=Falkirk FC |url=https://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/2024/02/23/leon-mccann-signs-two-year-contract-extension/ |access-date=2 January 2026}}</ref> McCann then went on to be part of Falkirk's "Back to Back" 2024–25 Scottish Championship+winning side.
==Career statistics== {{updated|2 January 2026}}<ref>{{soccerbase|107069}}</ref><ref>{{soccerway|new_id=mccann-leon/bkOZK3h9}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- ! rowspan="2"| Club ! rowspan="2"| Season ! colspan="3"| League ! colspan="2"| Scottish Cup ! colspan="2"| League Cup ! colspan="2"| Other ! colspan="2"| Total |- ! Division ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals |- |Hamilton Academical |2019–20 |Scottish Premiership |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |Airdrieonians (loan) |2019–20 |Scottish League One |14||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||15||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Airdrieonians |2019–20 |Scottish League One |7||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||8||0 |- |2020–21 |Scottish League One |21||0||0||0||4||0||4{{efn|name=SCPO|Appearances in the Scottish Championship Play-Offs}}||0||29||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !28!!0!!1!!0!!4!!0!!4!!0!!37!!0 |- |rowspan="6"|Falkirk |2021–22 |Scottish League One |27||0||1||0||2||0||0||0||30||0 |- |2022–23 |Scottish League One |33||1||5||0||4||0||2{{efn|One Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup & one appearance in the Scottish Championship Play-Offs}}||0||44||1 |- |2023–24 |Scottish League One |33||0||2||0||3||0||2{{efn|name=SCC|Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup}}||0||40||0 |- |2024–25 |Scottish Championship |15||1||1||0||0||0||0||0||16||1 |- |2025–26 |Scottish Premiership |10||0||0||0||3||0||0||0||13||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !118!!2!!9!!0!!12!!0!!4!!0!!143!!2 |- !colspan="3|Career Total !160!!2!!11!!0!!16!!0!!8!!0!!195!!2 |} {{notelist}}
==Honours== '''Falkirk''' *Scottish League One: 2023–24 *Scottish Championship: 2024–25
'''Individual''' *PFA Scotland Team of the Year: 2023–24 Scottish League One<ref>{{Cite web |title=PFA Scotland League 1 Team of the Year |date=19 April 2024 |url=https://x.com/PFAScotland/status/1781360026512204019 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241203045319/https://x.com/PFAScotland/status/1781360026512204019 |archive-date=3 December 2024|access-date=31 December 2025 |via=X (formerly Twitter)}}</ref>
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