Ryan McLean

Ryan McLean (born 3 May 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for National League club Kidderminster Harriers, on loan from EFL League Two club AFC Wimbledon.

Ryan McLean
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-03) 3 May 2000[1]
Position(s) Winger[1]
Team information
Current team
 Kidderminster Harriers
(on loan from AFC Wimbledon)
Number 19
Youth career
Shrewsbury Town
AFC Telford United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2018 Allscott Heath
2018–2019 Market Drayton Town
2019–2021 Newcastle Town 31 (17)
2021 → Hereford (loan) 1 (0)
2021–2023 Hereford 81 (13)
2023– AFC Wimbledon 1 (0)
2023– → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:00, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

Career

Youth

McLean played youth football for Shrewsbury Town before being released aged 15, before going on to feature for AFC Telford United youth sides.[2]

Non-league

McLean joined his local club Allscott Heath, playing in the West Midlands (Regional) League,[3] before moving to Market Drayton Town, followed by Northern Premier League Division One South East club Newcastle Town.[2][4]

In February 2021, McLean stepped up two divisions to join National League North club Hereford on loan for the remainder of the season. He only made one substitute appearance at Hereford before COVID-19 halted their season.[5]

In June 2021, McLean joined Hereford permanently for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year contract with the club.[6]

AFC Wimbledon

Despite being offered a contract extension with Hereford, McLean signed for AFC Wimbledon in June 2023, for an undisclosed fee.[7][8] Upon turning professional with Wimbledon he was able to quit his job in IT recruitment.[9] In his first professional appearance, McLean scored in stoppage time during an EFL Cup first round match against Coventry City, securing a win for Wimbledon and earning the team a second round fixture at Chelsea.[10]

Loan to Kidderminster

On 24 October 2023, McLean joined National League club Kidderminster Harriers on loan until January. He was named as a substitute that same evening in their league fixture away to Altrincham, but did not feature.[11][12]

Career statistics
As of match played 14 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newcastle Town 2019–20[13] Northern Premier League
Division One South East		 24 10 0 0 — 5[lower-alpha 1] 4 29 14
2020–21[14] Northern Premier League
Division One South East		 7 7 1 1 — 2[lower-alpha 2] 1 10 9
Total 31 17 1 1 — 7 5 39 23
Hereford (loan) 2020–21[1] National League North 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Hereford 2021–22[1] National League North 41630—1[lower-alpha 2]1457
2022–23[1] National League North 40 7 4 1 — 0 0 44 8
Total 811371—118915
AFC Wimbledon 2023–24[1] League Two 10002 11[lower-alpha 3]041
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2023–24[1] National League 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Career total 1143082219613339
  1. One appearance in FA Trophy; three appearances, three goals in Staffordshire Senior Cup; one appearance in Integro League Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References
  1. Ryan McLean at Soccerway
  2. Drury, Jonny (31 August 2023). "Shrewsbury Town release, amateur football and Stamford Bridge: The incredible rise of winger Ryan McLean". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  3. "From headhunter to headhunted – Dons move allowed winger McLean to quit IT recruitment job". South London News. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  4. Baggaley, Michael (3 September 2020). "Who is Ryan McLean: All about the 'absolutely rapid' Port Vale trialist". StokeonTrentLive.
  5. "Bulls sign 'exciting' forward on loan". Hereford Times. 16 February 2021.
  6. "NEW SIGNING | Ryan McLean Joins On Permanent Deal | Hereford FC - The Official website of Hereford FC". www.herefordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  7. "Summer revamp gathers pace - signing number four!". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk.
  8. "AFC Wimbledon sign forwards McLean and Tilley" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. "Ryan swaps desktop for 'dream' job with the Dons". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk.
  10. Media, P. A. (9 August 2023). "Carabao Cup roundup: AFC Wimbledon stun Coventry to earn trip to Chelsea". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  11. "Ryan McLean signs". Official Website of the Harriers - Kidderminster Harriers FC. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  12. Thorpe, Chris (24 October 2023). "Ryan heads to the Harriers". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  13. "Newcastle Town | Appearances | Ryan McLean | 2019-2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  14. "Newcastle Town | Appearances | Ryan McLean | 2020-2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
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