Alistair Edward McCann (born 4 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Preston North End. Born in Scotland, he represents Northern Ireland at international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alistair Edward McCann[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Preston North End | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hutchison Vale Boys Club | |||
| 2012–2017 | St Johnstone | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | St Johnstone | 71 | (6) |
| 2019 | → Stranraer (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2021– | Preston North End | 100 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Northern Ireland youth | |||
| 2019–2020 | Northern Ireland U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2020– | Northern Ireland[3] | 8 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:15, 3 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:29, 26 September 2021 (UTC) | |||
Early and personal life
editBorn in Edinburgh,[4] McCann and his brothers Lewis (who is also a footballer) and Ross (who is Scotland and GB 7s player) were born and raised in Scotland to a Northern Irish father and an English mother.[5]
Club career
editMcCann moved from Hutchison Vale Boys Club to St Johnstone in 2012.[4] He made his senior debut on 29 January 2018.[6]
McCann joined Stranraer on loan in February 2019.[7][8]
In May 2021 he was monitored by Celtic.[9] He moved to Preston North End on 31 August 2021.[10]
International career
editMcCann has played youth football for Northern Ireland, including at under-21 level.[2][11]
On 15 November 2020, McCann made his senior international debut, against Austria.[2][12]
In October 2023 he pulled out of the Northern Ireland squad due to injury.[13]
Career statistics
edit- As of 2 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| St Johnstone | 2016–17[14] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18[6] | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[15] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[16] | 29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21[17] | 34 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22[18] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 71 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 96 | 6 | ||
| Stranraer (loan) | 2018–19[15] | Scottish League One | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Preston North End | 2021–22[18] | EFL Championship | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| 2022–23[19] | EFL Championship | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| 2023–24[20] | EFL Championship | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2024–25[21] | EFL Championship | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Total | 100 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 184 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 220 | 11 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances for the U20 team in the Scottish League Challenge Cup.
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
Honours
editSt Johnstone
References
edit- ^ Ali McCann at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c "Alistair McCann". IFA.
- ^ "Ali McCann". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Profile". St Johnstone F.C. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Meet the McCanns: Ross, Ali, Lewis (and Scott) uphold family tradition". 20 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ali McCann in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "McCann joins Stranraer on-loan". St Johnstone FC. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "Win or bust for Ali". www.stranraerfc.org.
- ^ "McCann impresses Celtic's Kennedy" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "PNE Seal Deal For McCann". www.pnefc.net.
- ^ "Who is Ali McCann? Northern Ireland's newest call-up aiming to make a major impact in senior squad" – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "NI lose to two late goals in Austria" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "McCann out of Northern Ireland home double-header" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Games played by Ali McCann in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ali McCann in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Ali McCann in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Ali McCann in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Games played by Ali McCann in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Ali McCann in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Ali McCann in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Ali McCann in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ Lindsay, Clive (22 May 2021). "Perth side complete domestic cup double". BBC. Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "St Johnstone beat Livingston to clinch their first League Cup". BBC. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
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