Alistair McCann
Personal information
Full name Alistair Edward McCann[1]
Date of birth (1999-12-04) 4 December 1999 (age 24)
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 13
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 90 (1)
International career‡
Northern Ireland youth
2019–2020 Northern Ireland U21 6 (0)
2020– Northern Ireland[3] 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:40, 9 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:29, 26 September 2021 (UTC)

Alistair Edward McCann (born 4 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays for Preston North End, as a midfielder. Born in Scotland, he represents Northern Ireland at international level.

Early and personal life

Born in Edinburgh,[4] McCann and his brothers Lewis (who is also a footballer) and Ross (who is Scotland rugby 7s player) were born and raised in Scotland to a Northern Irish father and an English mother.[5]

Club career

McCann 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

McCann 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

As of 9 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
Total 90 1 4 0 5 2 0 0 99 3
Career total 174 8 13 0 14 2 7 0 208 10
  1. ^ a b c Appearances for the U20 team in the Scottish League Challenge Cup.
  2. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.

Honours

St Johnstone

References

  1. ^ Ali McCann at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b c "Alistair McCann". IFA.
  3. ^ "Ali McCann". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Profile". St Johnstone F.C. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Meet the McCanns: Ross, Ali, Lewis (and Scott) uphold family tradition". 20 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Games played by Ali McCann in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  7. ^ "McCann joins Stranraer on-loan". St Johnstone FC. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Win or bust for Ali". www.stranraerfc.org.
  9. ^ "McCann impresses Celtic's Kennedy" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. ^ "PNE Seal Deal For McCann". www.pnefc.net.
  11. ^ "Who is Ali McCann? Northern Ireland's newest call-up aiming to make a major impact in senior squad" – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  12. ^ "NI lose to two late goals in Austria" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  13. ^ "McCann out of Northern Ireland home double-header" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  14. ^ "Games played by Ali McCann in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Games played by Ali McCann in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Games played by Ali McCann in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Games played by Ali McCann in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  18. ^ a b "Games played by Ali McCann in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Games played by Ali McCann in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  20. ^ "Games played by Ali McCann in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  21. ^ Lindsay, Clive (22 May 2021). "Perth side complete domestic cup double". BBC. Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  22. ^ "St Johnstone beat Livingston to clinch their first League Cup". BBC. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.


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