Alistair McCann

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.

Alistair McCann
Personal information
Full name Alistair Edward McCann[1]
Date of birth (1999-12-04) 4 December 1999
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 60 (6)
2019Stranraer (loan) 13 (1)
National team
Northern Ireland youth
2019– Northern Ireland U21 6 (0)
2020– Northern Ireland 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:14, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:13, 19 November 2020 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Born in Edinburgh,[2] McCann and his brother Lewis, who is also a footballer, were born and raised in Scotland to a Northern Irish father and an English mother.[3]

Club career

McCann moved from Hutchison Vale Boys Club to St Johnstone in 2012.[2] He made his senior debut on 29 January 2018.[4]

McCann joined Stranraer on loan in February 2019.[5][6]

International career

McCann has played youth football for Northern Ireland,[3] including at under-21 level.[7][8]

On 15 November 2020, McCann made his senior international debut, against Austria.[9]

Career statistics

As of 6 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Johnstone 2017–18[4] Scottish Premiership 3010000040
2018–19[10] 1000100020
2019–20[11] 294303000354
2020–21[12] 272003000302
Career total 606407000716

References

  1. Alistair McCann at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Profile". St Johnstone F.C. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  3. "Lewis McCann's football bond with St Johnstone brother Alistair as international caps are targetted". November 30, 2019.
  4. "Games played by Alistair McCann in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  5. "McCann joins Stranraer on-loan". St Johnstone FC. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  6. "Win or bust for Ali". www.stranraerfc.org.
  7. "Under 21 Men - IFA". Irish FA. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  8. "Northern Ireland Under-21 Line-Ups".
  9. "NI lose to two late goals in Austria" via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. "Games played by Alistair McCann in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  11. "Games played by Alistair McCann in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  12. "Games played by Alistair McCann in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2018.


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