Connor McLennan

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Connor McLennan
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Peterhead, Scotland
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Ayr United
Number 10
Youth career
Peterhead Boys Club [1]
2008–2015 Aberdeen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2023 Aberdeen 86 (6)
2016–2017 → Brechin City (loan) 3 (1)
2017–2018 → Brechin City (loan) 15 (2)
2022–2023 → St Johnstone (loan) 26 (1)
2023–2024 Salford City 23 (1)
2024– Ayr United 0 (0)
International career‡
2014 Scotland U16 2 (0)
2016 Scotland U17 6 (1)
2018 Scotland U20 1 (0)
2019–2020 Scotland U21 9 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:04, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:28, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

Connor McLennan (born 5 October 1999) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Championship side Ayr United.

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He has previously played for Aberdeen, Brechin City, St Johnstone, and English club Salford City.

Club career

McLennan was born and raised in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, and attended Peterhead Academy. [1] [2] He joined Aberdeen's youth system at the age of eight, and turned professional aged 16 in December 2015. [1] [3] He made his debut as a substitute away to St Johnstone on 22 April 2016. [4]

On 16 December 2016, McLennan joined Scottish League One side Brechin City on a one-month emergency loan deal, playing three times and scoring once. [5] He returned to Brechin for a second loan spell on 30 August 2017. [6]

Having scored in the final of the 2017–18 Scottish Youth Cup [7] and made further appearances in the first team, [2] including as a substitute in the 2018 Scottish League Cup Final, [8] In December 2018, he signed a new contract with Aberdeen until 2021. [9] In January 2021, he signed a new contract until 2023. [10]

He moved on loan to St Johnstone on 1 September 2022. [11] [12] He left Aberdeen in 2023 after fifteen years at the club. [13]

In July 2023, he signed for English club Salford City. [14] He was released by the club at the end of the season. [15]

On 11 October 2024, he signed for Scottish Championship side Ayr United. [16]

International career

McLennan represented Scotland at under-16, under-17 and under-20 levels, [17] including at the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Azerbaijan. [1] He then played for the under-21 team, and scored both goals in a 2–1 win against Croatia in September 2019. [18]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aberdeen 2015–16 [19] Scottish Premiership 1000000010
2016–17 [20] Scottish Premiership0000002 [lower-alpha 1] 020
2017–18 [21] Scottish Premiership0000002 [lower-alpha 1] 020
2018–19 [22] Scottish Premiership21341201 [lower-alpha 1] 0284
2019–20 [23] Scottish Premiership18340201 [lower-alpha 2] 0253
2020–21 [24] Scottish Premiership27020001 [lower-alpha 2] 0300
2021–22 [25] Scottish Premiership19000105 [lower-alpha 3] 1251
2022–23 [26] Scottish Premiership0000000000
Total866101501211138
Brechin City (loan) 2016–17 [20] Scottish League One 3100000031
Brechin City (loan) 2017–18 [21] Scottish Championship 152000000152
St Johnstone (loan) 2022–23 [26] Scottish Premiership261100000271
Career total130101115012115812
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) for Aberdeen under-20s/21s in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which age-restricted teams from the SPFL Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

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References

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  2. 1 2 "First Dons start and goal for Connor". Buchan Observer . 4 February 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Connor McLennan signs deal". Aberdeen F.C. 22 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "St Johnstone 3-0 Aberdeen: Dons need more physical players - McInnes". BBC Sport. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  5. ↑ Douglass, Sean (16 December 2016). "Young Dons forward joins Brechin City on emergency loan deal". Evening Express. DC Thomson & Co Ltd. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "Connor McLennan Returns on Loan". Brechin City F.C. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  7. ↑ Kenny Crawford (26 April 2018). "Scottish Youth Cup final: Hibernian beat Aberdeen 3-1". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  8. ↑ "Celtic 1–0 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  9. ↑ "Dons teenager signs on". Aberdeen F.C. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  10. ↑ "Connor signs two year contract extension". Aberdeen FC. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  11. ↑ "Bates and McLennan leave Aberdeen for new clubs" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  12. ↑ Third, Paul. "Aberdeen winger Connor McLennan joins St Johnstone on loan".
  13. ↑ "End of Season update". AFC. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  14. ↑ "Salford sign winger McLennan and keeper Wright" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  15. ↑ "Salford City: Mariappa heads exit list from League Two strugglers". BBC Sport. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  16. ↑ "Connor McLennan Joins The Honest Men" – via www.ayrunitedfc.co.uk.
  17. ↑ Connor McLennan at the Scottish Football Association
  18. ↑ "Croatia U21 1-2 Scotland U21: Connor McLennan's late double secures victory". BBC Sport. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  20. 1 2 "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  21. 1 2 "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  26. 1 2 "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2022.


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