Ali McCann

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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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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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
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Johnstone 2016–17 [14] Scottish Premiership 0000001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
2017–18 [6] 3010001 [lower-alpha 1] 050
2018–19 [15] 1000101 [lower-alpha 1] 030
2019–20 [16] 294303000354
2020–21 [17] 342504000432
2021–22 [18] 4000104 [lower-alpha 2] 090
Total716909070966
Stranraer (loan) 2018–19 [15] Scottish League One 131000000131
Preston North End 2021–22 [18] EFL Championship 281102000311
2022–23 [19] EFL Championship310202200352
2023–24 [20] EFL Championship310101000330
Total901405200993
Career total17481301427020810
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances for the U20 team in the Scottish League Challenge Cup.
  2. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.

Honours

St Johnstone

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References

  1. ↑ Ali McCann at WorldFootball.net OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 3 "Alistair McCann". IFA.
  3. ↑ "Ali McCann". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  4. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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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