Connor McLennan (born 5 October 1999) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for St Johnstone, on loan from Aberdeen.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Peterhead, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
St Johnstone (on loan from Aberdeen) | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Youth career | |||
Peterhead Boys Club[1] | |||
2008–2015 | Aberdeen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015– | Aberdeen | 86 | (6) |
2016–2017 | → Brechin City (loan) | 3 | (1) |
2017–2018 | → Brechin City (loan) | 15 | (2) |
2022– | → St Johnstone (loan) | 10 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2014 | Scotland U16 | 2 | (0) |
2016 | Scotland U17 | 6 | (1) |
2018 | Scotland U20 | 1 | (0) |
2019– | Scotland U21 | 7 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:03, 13 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:28, 13 October 2020 (UTC) |
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]
He moved on loan to St Johnstone on 1 September 2022.[11][12]
McLennan represented Scotland at under-16, under-17 and under-20 levels,[13] 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.[14]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Aberdeen | 2015–16[15] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2016–17[16] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
2017–18[17] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
2018–19[18] | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 28 | 4 | ||
2019–20[19] | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
2020–21[20] | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
2021–22[21] | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 25 | 1 | ||
Total | 86 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 113 | 8 | ||
Brechin City (loan) | 2016–17[16] | Scottish League One | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Brechin City (loan) | 2017–18[17] | Scottish Championship | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
Career total | 104 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 131 | 11 |
St Johnstone F.C. – current squad | |
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