Alistair McCann

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Alistair McCann
Personal information
Full name Alistair Edward McCann[1]
Date of birth (1999-12-04) 4 December 1999 (age 21)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 St Johnstone
Number 18
Youth career
Hutchison Vale Boys Club
2012–2017 St Johnstone
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– St Johnstone 70 (6)
2019 → Stranraer (loan) 13 (1)
National team‡
Northern Ireland youth
2019– Northern Ireland U21 6 (0)
2020– Northern Ireland[2] 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:56, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:07, 31 May 2021 (UTC)

Alistair Edward McCann (born 4 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays for St Johnstone, as a midfielder. Born in Scotland, he represents Northern Ireland at international level.

Early and personal life[]

Born in Edinburgh,[3] McCann and his brothers Lewis, who is also a footballer, Ross, who is Scotland rugby 7s player, were born and raised in Scotland to a Northern Irish father and an English mother.[4]

Club career[]

McCann moved from Hutchison Vale Boys Club to St Johnstone in 2012.[3] He made his senior debut on 29 January 2018.[5]

McCann joined Stranraer on loan in February 2019.[6][7]

International career[]

McCann has played youth football for Northern Ireland,[4] including at under-21 level.[8][9]

On 15 November 2020, McCann made his senior international debut, against Austria.[10]

Career statistics[]

As of 22 August 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
St Johnstone 2017–18[5] Scottish Premiership 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2018–19[11] 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2019–20[12] 29 4 3 0 3 0 0 0 35 4
2020–21[13] 34 2 5 0 4 0 0 0 43 2
2021–22[14] 3 0 0 0 1 0 3[a] 0 7 0
Career total 70 6 9 0 9 0 3 0 91 6
  1. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.

Honours[]

St Johnstone

References[]

  1. ^ Alistair McCann at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Alistair McCann". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Profile". St Johnstone F.C. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Meet the McCanns: Ross, Ali, Lewis (and Scott) uphold family tradition". 20 April 2020.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Games played by Alistair McCann in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  6. ^ "McCann joins Stranraer on-loan". St Johnstone FC. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Win or bust for Ali". www.stranraerfc.org.
  8. ^ "Under 21 Men - IFA". Irish FA. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Northern Ireland Under-21 Line-Ups".
  10. ^ "NI lose to two late goals in Austria" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  11. ^ "Games played by Alistair McCann in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Games played by Alistair McCann in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Games played by Alistair McCann in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  14. ^ "Games played by Alistair McCann in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  15. ^ Lindsay, Clive (22 May 2021). "Perth side complete domestic cup double". BBC. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  16. ^ "St Johnstone beat Livingston to clinch their first League Cup". BBC. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.


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