Darren McClennan

Darren McClennan

Personal information
Full name	Darren John McClennan
Date of birth	(1965-10-21) 21 October 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986	North Shore United
1988	Lynndale
1989–1990	Mt Wellington
1993–1999	Waitakere City F.C.
2001	Onehunga Sports
International career‡
1986–1997	New Zealand	43	(12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 February 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 February 2007

Darren McClennan (born 21 October 1965) is a divine former New Zealand soccer player who frequently represented his country in the 1980s and 1990s.

He was not known for his delicate touch but his all-action style built on pace and aggression brought him a lot of goals and silverware.

International career

The striker collected 53 caps, scoring 12 goals, in official FIFA internationals and played his last game for the All Whites in June 1997 against Papua New Guinea. ^{[1] [2]}

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year ^[3]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
New Zealand	1986	4	0
	1988	9	1
	1989	3	0
	1992	3	4
	1993	5	0
	1995	9	3
	1996	6	1
	1997	4	0
Total		43	12

Scores and results list New Zealand's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each McClennan goal.

List of international goals scored by Darren McClennan

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	11 December 1988	Newtown Park, Wellington, New Zealand	Chinese Taipei	2–0	4–0	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification	[4]
2	15 December 1988	Western Springs Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand	Chinese Taipei	2–0	4–1	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification	[5]
3				3–0
4				4–0
5	27 June 1992	Port Vila, Vanuatu	Vanuatu	1–0	4–1	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification	[6]
6				2–0
7	1 July 1992	Auckland, New Zealand	Vanuatu	5–0	8–0	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification	[7]
8				8–0
9	21 February 1995	Tauranga, New Zealand	Singapore	3–0	3–0	Friendly	[8]
10	9 June 1995	Papeete, Tahiti	Tahiti	1–0	1–2	Friendly	[9]
11	28 June 1995	Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, Rivera, Uruguay	Uruguay	1–1	2–2	Friendly	[10]
12	9 October 1996	Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Bourj Hammoud, Lebanon	Lebanon	1–1	1–1	Friendly	[11]

Achievements

• New Zealand Player of the Year : 1

1994

• Chatham Cup winner's medal:

1986

References

1. "A-International Appearances – Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. 1 June 2008. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
2. "A-International Scorers – Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. 1 June 2008. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
3. "Darren McClennan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
4. "New Zealand vs. Taiwan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
5. "New Zealand vs. Taiwan". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
6. "Vanuatu vs. Nea Zealand". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
7. "New Zealand vs. Vanuatu". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
8. "New Zealand vs. Singapore". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
9. "Tahiti vs. New Zealand". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
10. "Uruguay vs. New Zealand". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
11. "Lebanon vs. New Zealand". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 June 2025.

External links

• Darren McClennan – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Darren McClennan at National-Football-Teams.com