John McAtee

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John McAtee
Personal information
Full name John George McAtee[1]
Date of birth (1999-07-23) 23 July 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Salford, England
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Grimsby Town
Number 10
Youth career
2015–2017 Shrewsbury Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Shrewsbury Town 1 (0)
2017 → Halesowen Town (loan) 10 (4)
2018 → AFC Telford United (loan) 7 (1)
2018 → Ashton United (loan) 9 (1)
2018 → AFC Telford United (loan) 2 (0)
2018–2019 → Curzon Ashton (loan) 19 (1)
2019–2021 Scunthorpe United 49 (4)
2021– Grimsby Town 25 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:22, 27 February 2022 (UTC)

John George McAtee (born 23 July 1999) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for National League side Grimsby Town.

He has previously played for Shrewsbury Town where he began his career, taking in loan spells with Halesowen Town, AFC Telford United, Ashton United and Curzon Ashton. He joined Scunthorpe United in 2019 where he remained for several seasons before joining Grimsby in the summer of 2021.

Club career[]

Shrewsbury Town and loan moves[]

McAtee made his first appearance for the Shrewsbury Town first-team ahead of his second year as a scholar, in a pre-season friendly away at Stourbridge in July 2016.[2] He made his English Football League debut as an 84th-minute substitute for Ryan Yates in a 2–0 loss at Oxford United on the final day of the 2016–17 season,[3] and subsequently signed a one-year professional contract, committing him to the club until summer 2018.[4][5]

McAtee joined Halesowen Town on an initial one-month youth loan on 30 September 2017.[6] This was later extended until Christmas 2017, with "Yeltz" manager John Hill eager to extend it further again,[7] however he returned to his parent club, before being loaned out to National League North club AFC Telford United in February 2018.[8]

On 4 August 2018, McAtee joined National League North side Ashton United on a one-month loan deal.[9] Afterwards, on 26 September, McAtee was loaned out again for the rest of the season, back to Telford.[10] However, on 21 December, he was loaned for a month to Curzon Ashton, again of the same league.[11] The deal was later extended for the rest of the season. He was released by Shrewsbury in May 2019.[12]

Scunthorpe United[]

On 8 July 2019, McAtee signed for League Two side Scunthorpe United.[13]

He scored his first league goal for the club on 18 January 2020, an equaliser in a 2–2 draw away at Bradford City.[14]

Grimsby Town[]

On 8 June 2021, McAtee turned down a new contract with Scunthorpe to join local rivals Grimsby Town on a two-year deal, reuniting him with manager Paul Hurst for a third time. it is understood that Grimsby would have to pay a compensation fee for the player.[15]

McAtee scored on his Mariners debut in a 1–0 win over Weymouth on 28 August 2021.[16]

Personal life[]

McAtee is the older brother of Manchester City midfielder James McAtee.[17]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 27 February 2022
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shrewsbury Town 2016–17[18] League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2017–18[19] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[20] 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Halesowen Town (loan) 2017–18[21][22] Northern Premier League Premier Division 10 4 0 0 1 1 1[b] 1 12 6
AFC Telford United (loan) 2017–18[23] National League North 7 1 0 0 – 0 0 7 1
Ashton United (loan) 2018–19[23] 9 1 0 0 – 0 0 9 1
AFC Telford United (loan) 2018–19[23] 2 0 0 0 – 0 0 2 0
Curzon Ashton (loan) 2018–19[23] 19 1 0 0 – 0 0 19 1
Scunthorpe United 2019–20[24] League Two 19 3 0 0 1 0 6[a] 0 26 3
2020–21[25] 30 1 1 1 0 0 1[a] 0 32 2
Total 49 4 1 1 1 0 7 0 58 5
Grimsby Town 2021–22[26] National League 25 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 11
Total 25 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 11
Career total 122 22 1 1 2 1 9 1 134 25
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy,
  2. ^ One appearance and one goal in the Birmingham Senior Cup.

References[]

  1. ^ "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Shrewsbury Town's kids deserve a chance". Shropshire Star. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Oxford United 2–0 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Scholar decisions made". Shrewsweb. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Scholars sign first pro deals". Shrewsweb. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  6. ^ "McAtee Goes Out On Loan". Shrewsbury Town Official Site. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Halesowen boss John Hill working hard to extend John McAtee loan". Stourbridge News. 27 December 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  8. ^ "McAtee joins Telford". Shrewsweb. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Loan Update". Shrewsweb. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Young Forward John McAtee Joins". AFC Telford United. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  11. ^ "McAtee Joins On Loan". Curzon Ashton F.C. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  12. ^ Hillback, Ryan (8 May 2019). "Shrewsbury Town confirm Mat Sadler and Doug Loft departure". Shropshire Live. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Six additions to Under-23s squad". Scunthorpe United FC official site. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Bradford City 2–2 Scunthorpe United". BBC Sport. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  15. ^ "John McAtee becomes Grimsby Town's second summer signing". Grimsbylive. 8 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Grimsby Town 1-0 Weymouth highlights and reaction: John McAtee fires Mariners to opening win - Grimsby Live".
  17. ^ "James McAtee is growing into Man City role as he follows Phil Foden path - Manchester Evening News".
  18. ^ "Games played by John McAtee in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  19. ^ "Games played by John McAtee in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  20. ^ "Games played by John McAtee in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  21. ^ "Halesowen Town first team player statistics 2017–18". Yeltz Archive. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  22. ^ "Fixtures and results 2017–18". Halesowen Town FC. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  23. ^ a b c d "England – J.McAtee". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  24. ^ "Games played by John McAtee in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  25. ^ "Games played by John McAtee in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  26. ^ "Games played by John McAtee in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
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