Sam McClelland (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Coleraine, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Chelsea | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2010–2015 | Limavady Youth | ||
| 2015–2018 | Coleraine | ||
| 2018– | Chelsea | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Northern Ireland U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2019 | Northern Ireland U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Northern Ireland U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | Northern Ireland | 1 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2021 | |||
Sam McClelland (born 4 January 2002) is a Northern Irish professional football player who plays for Chelsea and the Northern Ireland national team.[1][2]
Club Career[]
McClelland began his youth career playing for Limavady Youths before moving to the Coleraine Academy.[3] He made his Chelsea U18 debut against Arsenal in September 2018 and signed his first professional contract in July 2019.
International Career[]
Sam McClelland made his international debut for Northern Ireland on the 3 June 2021 against Ukraine in a friendly.[4]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of 24 August 2021[5]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chelsea U23 | 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
References[]
- ^ Sam McClelland at Soccerway
- ^ "Sam McClelland". Official Site | Chelsea Football Club. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Meet the Northern Irish teenager who has signed for Chelsea". Belfast Telegraph. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Northern Ireland chasing equaliser in Ukraine". BBC Sport. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ Sam McClelland at Soccerway
External links[]
- Sam McClelland at Soccerway
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