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]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2002-01-04) 4 January 2002 (age 20) | ||
Place of birth | Coleraine, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club 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) | 10 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
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 15 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 September 2022 |
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]
McClelland made his international debut for Northern Ireland on 3 June 2021 against Ukraine in a friendly.[8]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chelsea U23 | 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Barrow (loan) | 2022–23 | League Two | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
Career total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
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