Personal information | |||
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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 | 122 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
Northern Ireland youth | |||
2019–2020 | Northern Ireland U21 | 6 | (0) |
2020– | Northern Ireland [3] | 8 | (1) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:47, 24 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:29, 26 September 2021 (UTC) |
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.
Born 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]
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 [c] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2017–18 [6] | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
2018–19 [15] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
2019–20 [16] | Scottish Premiership | 29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | |
2020–21 [17] | Scottish Premiership | 34 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | |
2021–22 [18] | Scottish Premiership | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 [d] | 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 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
2025–26 [22] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 122 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 4 | ||
Career total | 206 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 246 | 11 |
St Johnstone