Reece McAlear

Reece McAlear
Personal information
Full name Reece McAlear[1]
Date of birth (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 22)[2]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Livingston
Number 6
Youth career
–2019 Motherwell
2019–2020 Norwich City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Norwich City 1 (0)
2021–2022 → Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) 28 (4)
2022–2024 Tranmere Rovers 37 (0)
2023 → Ayr United (loan) 14 (0)
2024– Livingston 0 (0)
International career
2017 Scotland U16 6 (0)
2018–2019 Scotland U17 5 (1)
2019 Scotland U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:10, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

Reece McAlear (born 12 February 2002) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Livingston.

Career

He joined Norwich City from Motherwell for an undisclosed fee in summer 2019.[4]

He made his debut on 28 November 2020 as a substitute in a league match against Coventry City.[5][2]

On 17 June 2021, McAlear joined Scottish Championship side Inverness Caledonian Thistle on a season-long loan deal.[6]

On 21 May 2022, it was announced that McAlear would be released by Norwich City at the end of the season when his contract expired.[7]

On 9 June 2022, it was announced that McAlear had signed for Tranmere Rovers on a two-year contract.[8] On 31 January 2023, McAlear joined Scottish Championship club Ayr United on loan until the end of the season.[9] He was released by Tranmere at the end of the 2023–24 season.[10]

In May 2024, McAlear signed a pre-contract with Scottish Championship club Livingston on an initial one-year deal, with an automatic one-year extension triggered by promotion.[11]

International career

McAlear has represented Scotland at youth international level.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Norwich City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 47. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b Reece McAlear at Soccerbase
  3. ^ Reece McAlear at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. ^ Wilson, Fraser (26 July 2019). "Reece McAlear leaves Motherwell for Norwich City". Daily Record. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Late Coventry goal pegs back Norwich". Retrieved 1 December 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. ^ "Reece McAlear Signs For ICTFC On Loan". Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Rupp to depart as club confirm released players". Norwich City FC. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Reece McAlear: Tranmere Rovers sign former Norwich midfielder". BBC Sport. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Midfielder Reece McAlear leaves Tranmere for Ayr United loan spell". Wirral Globe. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  10. ^ "2023/24 retained and released list". www.tranmererovers.co.uk. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Reece the next piece in the Lions squad". Livingston FC. 29 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Reece McAlear at Scottish FA". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 17 June 2021.


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