Connor McLennan

Connor McLennan
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Peterhead, Scotland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Ayr United
Number 10
Youth career
Peterhead Boys Club[2]
2008–2015 Aberdeen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2023 Aberdeen 86 (6)
2016–2017 → Brechin City (loan) 3 (1)
2017–2018 → Brechin City (loan) 15 (2)
2022–2023 → St Johnstone (loan) 26 (1)
2023–2024 Salford City 24 (1)
2024– Ayr United 9 (2)
International career‡
2014 Scotland U16 2 (0)
2016 Scotland U17 6 (1)
2018 Scotland U20 1 (0)
2019–2020 Scotland U21 9 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:28, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

Connor McLennan (born 5 October 1999) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Championship side Ayr United.

He has previously played for Aberdeen, Brechin City, St Johnstone, and English club Salford City.

Club career

McLennan was born and raised in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, and attended Peterhead Academy.[2][3] He joined Aberdeen's youth system at the age of eight, and turned professional aged 16 in December 2015.[2][4] He made his debut as a substitute away to St Johnstone on 22 April 2016.[5]

On 16 December 2016, McLennan joined Scottish League One side Brechin City on a one-month emergency loan deal, playing three times and scoring once.[6] He returned to Brechin for a second loan spell on 30 August 2017.[7]

Having scored in the final of the 2017–18 Scottish Youth Cup[8] and made further appearances in the first team,[3] including as a substitute in the 2018 Scottish League Cup Final,[9] In December 2018, he signed a new contract with Aberdeen until 2021.[10] In January 2021, he signed a new contract until 2023.[11]

He moved on loan to St Johnstone on 1 September 2022.[12][13] He left Aberdeen in 2023 after fifteen years at the club.[14]

In July 2023, he signed for English club Salford City.[15] He was released by the club at the end of the season.[16]

On 11 October 2024, he signed for Scottish Championship side Ayr United.[17]

International career

McLennan represented Scotland at under-16, under-17 and under-20 levels,[18] including at the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Azerbaijan.[2] He then played for the under-21 team, and scored both goals in a 2–1 win against Croatia in September 2019.[19]

Career statistics

As of 25 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aberdeen 2015–16[20] Scottish Premiership 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2016–17[21] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 2 0
2017–18[22] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 2 0
2018–19[23] Scottish Premiership 21 3 4 1 2 0 1[a] 0 28 4
2019–20[24] Scottish Premiership 18 3 4 0 2 0 1[b] 0 25 3
2020–21[25] Scottish Premiership 27 0 2 0 0 0 1[b] 0 30 0
2021–22[26] Scottish Premiership 19 0 0 0 1 0 5[c] 1 25 1
2022–23[27] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 86 6 10 1 5 0 12 1 113 8
Brechin City (loan) 2016–17[21] Scottish League One 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Brechin City (loan) 2017–18[22] Scottish Championship 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 2
St Johnstone (loan) 2022–23[27] Scottish Premiership 26 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 1
Career total 130 10 11 1 5 0 12 1 158 12
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) for Aberdeen under-20s/21s in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which age-restricted teams from the SPFL Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

  1. ^ Connor McLennan at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b c d "Connor McLennan interview". Aberdeen F.C. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b "First Dons start and goal for Connor". Buchan Observer. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Connor McLennan signs deal". Aberdeen F.C. 22 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  5. ^ "St Johnstone 3-0 Aberdeen: Dons need more physical players - McInnes". BBC Sport. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  6. ^ Douglass, Sean (16 December 2016). "Young Dons forward joins Brechin City on emergency loan deal". Evening Express. DC Thomson & Co Ltd. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Connor McLennan Returns on Loan". Brechin City F.C. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  8. ^ Kenny Crawford (26 April 2018). "Scottish Youth Cup final: Hibernian beat Aberdeen 3-1". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Celtic 1–0 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Dons teenager signs on". Aberdeen F.C. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Connor signs two year contract extension". Aberdeen FC. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Bates and McLennan leave Aberdeen for new clubs" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  13. ^ Third, Paul. "Aberdeen winger Connor McLennan joins St Johnstone on loan".
  14. ^ "End of Season update". AFC. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Salford sign winger McLennan and keeper Wright" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  16. ^ "Salford City: Mariappa heads exit list from League Two strugglers". BBC Sport. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Connor McLennan Joins The Honest Men" – via www.ayrunitedfc.co.uk.
  18. ^ Connor McLennan at the Scottish Football Association
  19. ^ "Croatia U21 1-2 Scotland U21: Connor McLennan's late double secures victory". BBC Sport. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  20. ^ "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  21. ^ a b "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  22. ^ a b "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  23. ^ "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  24. ^ "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  25. ^ "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  26. ^ "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  27. ^ a b "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2022.


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