Connor McLennan

Connor McLennan (born 5 October 1999) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Aberdeen.

Connor McLennan
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999
Place of birth Peterhead, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Aberdeen
Number 18
Youth career
Peterhead Boys Club[1]
2008–2015 Aberdeen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Aberdeen 57 (6)
2016–2017 → Brechin City (loan) 3 (1)
2017–2018 → Brechin City (loan) 15 (2)
National team‡
2014 Scotland U16 2 (0)
2016 Scotland U17 6 (1)
2018 Scotland U20 1 (0)
2019– Scotland U21 7 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:11, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:28, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

Club career

McLennan was born and raised in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, and attended Peterhead Academy.[1][2] He joined Aberdeen's youth system at the age of eight, and turned professional aged 16 in December 2015.[1][3] He made his debut as a substitute away to St Johnstone on 22 April 2016.[4]

On 16 December 2016, McLennan joined Scottish League One side Brechin City on a one-month emergency loan deal, playing 3 times and scoring 1 goal.[5] He returned to Brechin for a second loan spell on 30 August 2017.[6]

Having scored in the final of the 2017–18 Scottish Youth Cup[7] and made further appearances in the first team[2] including as a substitute in the 2018 Scottish League Cup Final,[8] In December 2018, he signed a new contract with Aberdeen until 2021.[9] In January 2021, he signed a new contract until 2023.[10]

International career

McLennan represented Scotland at under-16, under-17 and under-20 levels,[11] including at the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Azerbaijan.[1] He then played for the under-21 team, and scored both goals in a 2–1 win against Croatia in September 2019.[12]

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
Aberdeen 2015–16[13] Scottish Premiership 1000000010
2016–17[14] 0000002[lower-alpha 1]020
2017–18[15] 0000002[lower-alpha 1]020
2018–19[16] 21341201[lower-alpha 1]0284
2019–20[17] 18340201[lower-alpha 2]0253
2020–21[18] 17000001[lower-alpha 2]0180
Total 576814070767
Brechin City (loan) 2016–17[14] Scottish League One 3100000031
Brechin City (loan) 2017–18[15] Scottish Championship 152000000152
Career total 7598140709410
  1. Appearance(s) for Aberdeen under-20s/21s in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which age-restricted teams from the SPFL Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

References
  1. "Connor McLennan interview". Aberdeen F.C. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  2. "First Dons start and goal for Connor". Buchan Observer. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. "Connor McLennan signs deal". Aberdeen F.C. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  4. "St Johnstone 3-0 Aberdeen: Dons need more physical players - McInnes". BBC Sport. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  5. Douglass, Sean (16 December 2016). "Young Dons forward joins Brechin City on emergency loan deal". Evening Express. DC Thomson & Co Ltd. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  6. "Connor McLennan Returns on Loan". Brechin City F.C. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  7. Kenny Crawford (26 April 2018). "Scottish Youth Cup final: Hibernian beat Aberdeen 3-1". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  8. "Celtic 1–0 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  9. "Dons teenager signs on". Aberdeen F.C. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  10. "Connor signs two year contract extension". Aberdeen FC. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  11. Connor McLennan at the Scottish Football Association
  12. "Croatia U21 1-2 Scotland U21: Connor McLennan's late double secures victory". BBC Sport. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  13. "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  14. "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  15. "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  16. "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  17. "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  18. "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2020.


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