Caolan McAleer

Caolan McAleer (born 19 August 1993) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays for Loughgall as a winger.

Caolan McAleer
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-08-19) 19 August 1993
Place of birth Strabane, Northern Ireland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Dungannon Swifts
Number 23
Youth career
Linfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Partick Thistle 1 (0)
2012–2013 → Arthurlie (loan)
2013–2014 → Airdrieonians (loan) 20 (3)
2014–2015 East Fife 16 (3)
2015–2016 Airdrieonians 9 (0)
2016 → Kilbirnie Ladeside (loan)
2016 Greenock Morton 5 (0)
2017 Finn Harps 29 (4)
2018 Sligo Rovers 32 (4)
2019 Finn Harps 24 (3)
2020–2022 Dungannon Swifts 31 (0)
2022– Loughgall
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:48, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Early and personal life

McAleer comes from Strabane,[2] and attended Christian Brothers Grammar School, Omagh.[3]

Club career

McAleer moved from Linfield to Scottish club Partick Thistle in January 2012.[4] After making his debut for them in May 2012,[5] McAleer signed a new two-year contract in July 2012, before going on loan to Arthurlie.[6][7] Later that month, McAleer participated in the 2012 Milk Cup.[8] On 2 October 2013, Partick Thistle announced that McAleer would join Scottish League Two side Albion Rovers on loan until 6 January 2014.[9] However, the loan deal broke down two days later,[10] and he moved on loan to Airdrieonians on 21 November 2013.[11]

On 5 June 2014, McAleer signed for East Fife.[12] After one season with The Fifers, McAleer returned to Airdrieonians, signing a contract with the club in June 2015.[13] In January 2016, McAleer moved on loan to Kilbirnie Ladeside until the end of the season.[14]

In July 2016, McAleer signed for Greenock Morton.[15] McAleer was released in mid-December 2016.[16] From here he moved to the Republic of Ireland to join Finn Harps in January 2017.[17] He spent the 2018 season with Sligo Rovers.[18]

After one season, McAleer returned to Finn Harps for the 2019 season.[19] On 13 December 2019 it was confirmed that McAleer would join Dungannon Swifts on 1 January 2020 on a deal until the summer 2021.[20] He moved to Loughgall in January 2022.[21][22]

International career

McAleer played for Northern Ireland at Schools Under-18 level in the Centenary Shield.[23]

Career statistics
As of 10 May 2019[5][1]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Partick Thistle 2011–12 1000000010
2012–13 0000000000
2013–14 0000000000
Total 1000000010
Airdrieonians (loan) 2013–14 203000000203
East Fife 2014–15 163211030224
Airdrieonians 2015–16 90000010100
Greenock Morton 2016–17 50105010120
Finn Harps 2017 294102000324
Finn Harps 2019 163100000173
Career total 80104180509711

References
  1. Caolan McAleer at Soccerway
  2. "Profile". Linfield F.C. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012.
  3. "Profile". Irish FA. Archived from the original on 21 October 2011.
  4. Fraser Wilson (12 January 2012). "Partick Thistle boss Jackie McNamara keen on Irish kid Caolan McAleer". The Glaswegian.
  5. Caolan McAleer at Soccerbase
  6. "New Deal for Caolan McAleer". Partick Thistle F.C. 15 July 2012. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  7. Fraser Wilson (16 July 2012). "Caolan McAleer signs two-year deal with Partick Thistle.. then agrees Arthurlie loan". The Glaswegian.
  8. Chris Jack (2 August 2012). "Milky star kid can be cream of Jags crop". Evening Times.
  9. "Player to Head Out on Loan". Partick Thistle F.C. 2 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  10. "McAleer Loan Falls Through". Partick Thistle F.C. 4 October 2013. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  11. "McAleer Heads Out on Loan". Partick Thistle F.C. 21 November 2013. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  12. "Caolan McAleer joins the Fife". East Fife F.C. 5 June 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  13. "Caolan returns to Airdrie". airdriefc.com. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  14. "McAleer out on loan". airdriefc.com. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  15. Steele, Russell (14 July 2016). "Midfielder McAleer delighted to sign for Morton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  16. Mitchell, Jonathan (16 December 2016). "Caolan McAleer leaves Cappielow". Greenock Morton F.C. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  17. Campbell, Peter (16 January 2017). "Caolan McAleer is latest Finn Harps signing". Donegal Democrat.
  18. "McAleer makes move to Sligo Rovers". RTÉ Sport. 15 November 2017.
  19. Finn Harps sign four more players as McAleer returns, Highlandradio.com, 6 December 2018
  20. Dungannon Swifts announce signing of winger Caolan McAleer, Belfastlive.co.uk, 13 December 2019
  21. "Extratime.com – Extratime.ie – Caolan McAleer". Extratime.com.
  22. "Loughgall FC are delighted to announce the signing of Caolan McAleer from Dungannon Swifts". Twitter.com. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  23. "Under-18s hoping for Centenary Shield win". Irish FA. 22 February 2011. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
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