Christopher McLaughlin (born 22 March 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Lowland League side East Kilbride.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher McLaughlin | ||
| Date of birth | 22 March 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | East Kilbride | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dundee United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Ross County | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Forfar Athletic (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Dumbarton | 23 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Stirling Lions | ||
| 2019–2020 | Brechin City | 14 | (0) |
| 2020– | East Kilbride | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:17, 23 May 2021 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
After beginning his career with Dundee United, McLaughlin signed for Ross County in July 2015.[2] He moved on loan to Forfar Athletic in January 2017.[3]
Having left Ross County in the summer of 2017, McLaughlin signed for Scottish Championship side Dumbarton on a one-year contract.[4] He scored his first senior goal for the Sons, the opener in a 2–1 Scottish Challenge Cup victory over Raith Rovers in November 2017.[5] After winning the club's Young Player of the Year award[6] he left on the expiry of his contract following the Sons relegation to Scottish League One.[7]
McLaughlin signed for National Premier Leagues Western Australia side Stirling Lions SC on a short term contract in July 2018.[8] He then signed for Brechin City in June 2019.[9]
McLaughlin signed for East Kilbride in November 2020.[10]
Career statistics edit
- As of 23 May 2021
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ross County | 2015–16[11] | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[12] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Forfar Athletic (loan) | 2016–17[12] | Scottish League Two | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Dumbarton | 2017–18[13] | Scottish Championship | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5[b] | 1 | 32 | 1 |
| Brechin City | 2019–20[14] | Scottish League Two | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Career total | 54 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 73 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the League One play-offs
- ^ a b Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
References edit
- ^ "Chris McLaughlin". Dumbarton Football Club. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Profile". Ross County F.C. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ "Christopher McLaughlin completes Development loan to Forfar Athletic". Ross County F.C. 30 January 2017. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ Galloway, Andy. "IT'S A DOUBLE SIGNING: McLAUGHLIN IS ON BOARD". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ Crawford, Kenny. "Dumbarton 2–0 Raith Rovers". BBC Sport Scotland. BBC. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ Fullarton, Donald (23 April 2018). "2018 PLAYERS OF THE YEAR". Dumbarton Football Club. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011.
- ^ Lindsay, Clive (29 June 2018). "Scottish League One ins and outs - summer 2018". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ Bogos, Mark (20 July 2018). "Stirling Lions FC welcomes three new signings for the 1st team". Stirling Lions SC.
- ^ "Brechin City Football Club". www.brechincity.com.
- ^ "Former Dumbarton star Chris McLaughlin reveals he was torn on leaving Sons". Dailey Recorc. 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Christopher McLaughlin in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Christopher McLaughlin in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Christopher McLaughlin in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Christopher McLaughlin in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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