Sam McClelland

Sam McClelland (born 4 January 2002) is a Northern Irish professional football player who plays for Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone and the Northern Ireland national team.[1][2]

For the Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary, see Samuel McClelland.

Sam McClelland
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-01-04) 4 January 2002
Place of birth Derry, Northern Ireland
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 St Johnstone
Number 18
Youth career
2010–2015 Limavady Youth
2015–2018 Coleraine
2018–2022 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Chelsea 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Barrow (loan) 27 (1)
2023– St Johnstone 0 (0)
International career‡
2017–2019 Northern Ireland U17 11 (0)
2019 Northern Ireland U19 5 (0)
2021– Northern Ireland U21 10 (0)
2021– Northern Ireland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 September 2022

Club career

Chelsea

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] He scored his first career goal in a 2–1 win over Walsall on 16 August 2022.[7]

On 16 June 2023, Chelsea announced that McClelland would leave the club when his contract expired at the end of June.[8]

St Johnstone

On 3 August 2023, McClelland signed for Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone.[9]

International career

McClelland made his international debut for Northern Ireland on 3 June 2021 against Ukraine in a friendly.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of 8 May 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea U21 2021–22 ————1[lower-alpha 1]010
Chelsea 2022–23 Premier League 000000000000
Barrow (loan) 2022–23 League Two 2710020—1[lower-alpha 1]0301
St Johnstone 2023–24 Scottish Premiership 000000—0000
Career total 27100200020311
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

International
As of match played 3 June 2021[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Northern Ireland 202110
Total10

References
  1. Sam McClelland at Soccerway
  2. "Sam McClelland". Official Site | Chelsea Football Club. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  3. "Meet the Northern Irish teenager who has signed for Chelsea". Belfast Telegraph. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  4. "Academy defender loaned to League Two side". Chelsea FC. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  5. "Pete Wild Names His Barrow Side To Face Stockport County". Barrow AFC. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  6. "Stockport County 2 v 3 Barrow". Barrow AFC. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  7. "Barrow 2-1 Walsall: Summer signings Tyrell Warren and Sam McClelland end Walsall's unbeaten start to season". Sky Sports. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  8. "Retained list and goodbye to Bakayoko". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  9. "St Johnstone sign ex-Chelsea defender McClelland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  10. "Northern Ireland chasing equaliser in Ukraine". BBC Sport. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  11. Sam McClelland at Soccerway
  12. "McClelland, Sam". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 August 2023.


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