Sam McClelland
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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 | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Barrow (on loan from Chelsea) | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2015 | Limavady Youth | ||
| 2015–2018 | Coleraine | ||
| 2018–2022 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Barrow (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2019 | Northern Ireland U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2019 | Northern Ireland U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Northern Ireland U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2021– | Northern Ireland | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2022 | |||
Sam McClelland (born 4 January 2002) is a Northern Irish professional football player who plays for Barrow, on loan from 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.
On 23 June 2022, he signed on a year long loan for League Two side Barrow.[4] McClelland made his debut on 30 July, starting in a 3–2 away win against Stockport County.[5][6]
International career
McClelland made his international debut for Northern Ireland on 3 June 2021 against Ukraine in a friendly.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 6 August 2022[8]
| 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 | |||||
| Barrow (loan) | 2022-23 | League Two | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 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.
- ^ "Academy defender loaned to League Two side". Chelsea FC. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "Pete Wild Names His Barrow Side To Face Stockport County". Barrow AFC. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Stockport County 2 v 3 Barrow". Barrow AFC. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "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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- 2002 births
- Living people
- Association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland international footballers
- Association football defenders
- People from Coleraine, County Londonderry
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Barrow A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Northern Ireland association football biography stubs