# Leon McCann > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Leon_McCann > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Leon_McCann.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_McCann > Source revision: 1355216361 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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}}{{Cite web |title=L. McCann |url=https://falkirkfc.co.uk/player/l-mccann/ |access-date=2026-04-12 |publisher=Falkirk FC |language=en-GB}} | position = Full-back | currentclub = [Falkirk](/source/Falkirk_F.C.) | clubnumber = 3 | youthyears1 = 2013–2019 | youthclubs1 = [Hamilton Academical](/source/Hamilton_Academical_F.C._Reserves_and_Academy) | years1 = 2019–2020 | clubs1 = [Hamilton Academical](/source/Hamilton_Academical_F.C.) | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2= 2019–2020 | clubs2 = → [Airdrieonians](/source/Airdrieonians_F.C.) (loan) | caps2 = 14 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2020–2021 | clubs3 = [Airdrieonians](/source/Airdrieonians_F.C.) | caps3 = 28 | goals3= 0 | years4= 2021– | clubs4= [Falkirk](/source/Falkirk_F.C.) | caps4= 135 | goals4 = 2 | club-update = 20 May 2026 }} '''Leon McCann''' (born 16 March 2000) is a Scottish professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who plays as a [full back](/source/Defender_(association_football)) for {{Scottish football updater|Falkirk}} club [Falkirk](/source/Falkirk_F.C.). Having come through the [Hamilton Academical](/source/Hamilton_Academical_F.C.) youth system, McCann joined [Airdrieonians](/source/Airdrieonians_F.C.) in 2019 before moving to Falkirk in 2021. He was part of both their [League One](/source/Scottish_League_One)-winning "Invincibles" team in [2023–24](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_Falkirk_F.C._season) and their [Scottish Championship](/source/Scottish_Championship)-winning team in [2024–25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_Falkirk_F.C._season). ==Club career== ===Hamilton Academical=== McCann started off in the pro-youth system with [Hamilton Academical](/source/Hamilton_Academical_F.C.) aged 13, whilst attending [Braidhurst High School](/source/Braidhurst_High_School) in neighbouring [Motherwell](/source/Motherwell).{{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}} He was captain when the ''Accies'' under-19s played in the [2018–19 UEFA Youth League](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_UEFA_Youth_League) and made four appearances across three seasons in the [Scottish Challenge Cup](/source/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](/source/Airdrieonians_F.C.) in early January 2020.{{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}} He departed Airdrie in 2021 following the expiration of his contract at the club.{{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}} ===Falkirk=== [Falkirk](/source/Falkirk_F.C.) won the race for McCann's signature in August 2021, offering the full-back a 3-year deal. He was part of Falkirk's [2023–24](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_Falkirk_F.C._season) "Invincible" League One-winning side, earning a two-year contract extension in February 2023, keeping him at the club until 2026.{{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}} McCann then went on to be part of Falkirk's "Back to Back" [2024–25 Scottish Championship](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_Scottish_Championship)+winning side. ==Career statistics== {{updated|2 January 2026}}{{soccerbase|107069}}{{soccerway|new_id=mccann-leon/bkOZK3h9}} {| 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](/source/Scottish_Cup) ! colspan="2"| [League Cup](/source/Scottish_League_Cup) ! colspan="2"| Other ! colspan="2"| Total |- ! Division ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals |- |[Hamilton Academical](/source/Hamilton_Academical_F.C.) |[2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_Scottish_Premiership) |[Scottish Premiership](/source/Scottish_Premiership) |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |[Airdrieonians](/source/Airdrieonians_F.C.) (loan) |[2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_Scottish_League_One) |[Scottish League One](/source/Scottish_League_One) |14||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||15||0 |- |rowspan="3"|[Airdrieonians](/source/Airdrieonians_F.C.) |2019–20 |Scottish League One |7||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||8||0 |- |[2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_Scottish_League_One) |Scottish League One |21||0||0||0||4||0||4{{efn|name=SCPO|Appearances in the [Scottish Championship](/source/Scottish_Championship) Play-Offs}}||0||29||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !28!!0!!1!!0!!4!!0!!4!!0!!37!!0 |- |rowspan="6"|[Falkirk](/source/Falkirk_F.C.) |[2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_Falkirk_F.C._season) |Scottish League One |27||0||1||0||2||0||0||0||30||0 |- |[2022–23](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_Falkirk_F.C._season) |Scottish League One |33||1||5||0||4||0||2{{efn|One Appearance in the [Scottish Challenge Cup](/source/Scottish_Challenge_Cup) & one appearance in the [Scottish Championship](/source/Scottish_Championship) Play-Offs}}||0||44||1 |- |[2023–24](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_Falkirk_F.C._season) |Scottish League One |33||0||2||0||3||0||2{{efn|name=SCC|Appearances in the [Scottish Challenge Cup](/source/Scottish_Challenge_Cup)}}||0||40||0 |- |[2024–25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_Falkirk_F.C._season) |[Scottish Championship](/source/Scottish_Championship) |15||1||1||0||0||0||0||0||16||1 |- |[2025–26](/source/2025%E2%80%9326_Falkirk_F.C._season) |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](/source/Scottish_League_One): [2023–24](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_Scottish_League_One) *[Scottish Championship](/source/Scottish_Championship): [2024–25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_Scottish_Championship) '''Individual''' *[PFA Scotland Team of the Year](/source/PFA_Scotland_Team_of_the_Year): [2023–24 Scottish League One](/source/PFA_Scotland_Team_of_the_Year){{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)}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{Soccerbase|107069}} {{Falkirk F.C. squad}} {{Navboxes | title = Awards | bg = gold | fg = navy | list = {{2023–24 PFA Scotland Scottish League One Team of the Year}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:McCann, Leon}} Category:2000 births Category:Living people Category:Scottish men's footballers Category:Falkirk F.C. players Category:Scottish Professional Football League players Category:21st-century Scottish sportsmen Category:Hamilton Academical F.C. players Category:Airdrieonians F.C. players Category:Men's association football full-backs --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Leon McCann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_McCann) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_McCann?action=history)). 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