Jamie McCluskey

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Jamie McCluskey
Personal information
Full name James McCluskey
Date of birth (1987-11-06) 6 November 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2007 Hibernian 19 (0)
2007–2008 St Johnstone 5 (0)
2009–2010 Wrexham 21 (0)
2010–2011 St Mirren 3 (0)
2011 → Clyde (loan) 9 (1)
2011–2013 Dundee 28 (3)
2013–2014 Forfar Athletic 14 (2)
2014–2015 Greenock Morton 27 (5)
2015–2016 Stranraer 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James McCluskey (born 6 November 1987) is a Scottish former footballer.

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McCluskey, who started his career with Hibernian, set a record for the youngest player to play in the Scottish Premier League when he made his senior debut. [1] He has also played for St Johnstone, Wrexham, St Mirren, Clyde, Dundee, Forfar Athletic, Greenock Morton and Stranraer.

Career

McCluskey graduated from the Hibernian youth team and made fourteen first team appearances in the 2004–05 season. When McCluskey made his debut, he became the youngest-ever player to play in the Scottish Premier League. [1] This record was broken by Scott Robinson of Hearts in April 2008. [2]

McCluskey was released by Hibs, however, in the summer of 2007, having had "a difference of opinion" with manager John Collins. [3] Another reason for being released was a lack of first team opportunities [4]

He was then signed by First Division club St Johnstone. [1] McCluskey suffered terrible injury problems with St Johnstone, breaking the same foot twice. [3] [5] In March 2008, having required surgery, McCluskey was ruled out for the rest of the season. [6] He only made five league appearances before being released at the end of the 2007–08 season. [7]

After his release by St Johnstone, McCluskey had a trial period with Serbian club Partizan Belgrade, but he failed to win a contract. [8] He then went on trial with Serie A club Catania, [8] but eventually signed for Wrexham until the end of the 2008–09 season. [9] After signing a new deal, [10] he remained with the club for the 2009–10 season, before being released at the end of the season. [11]

In July 2010, McCluskey went on trial at Greenock Morton, playing in trial games against Hamilton Accies, Albion Rovers and a Nigerian touring XI. [12] In the friendly match against the Nigerian side, he scored a penalty in a 4–2 Morton victory. After the trial, manager Allan Moore announced he had ended his interest signing McCluskey. [13]

After failing to win a contract at Morton, McCluskey signed a one-year contract with St Mirren on 24 September 2010. [14] Having struggled to get in the first team at St Mirren, he, along with four youngsters, was linked with a temporary move to Irish side Galway United, [15] but nothing came of it. [16]

In March 2011, McCluskey joined Clyde on loan until the end of the season. [17] [18] He made his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Arbroath on 22 March 2011. Seven days later, on 29 March 2011, McCluskey scored his first goal for the club, in a 2–0 win over Annan Athletic. At the end of the season, he had made nine appearances, scoring once before returning to St Mirren, who then released him. [19]

Ahead of the new season, Dundee signed McCluskey on a one-year deal in July 2011. [20] He made his debut for the club in the opening game of the season, a 1–0 win over Partick Thistle. After eight months at the club, McCluskey scored twice against Livingston in a 3–2 win and scored again in the next match, a 4–1 win over Ayr United, also providing an assist for Ryan Conroy. [21] At the end of the season, he had made 27 appearances, scoring three times.

The club would finish in second place but were promoted to the Scottish Premier League to replace Rangers, who had been placed in the Third Division. However, that season, McCluskey failed to make a first team appearance, suffering an Achilles tendon injury. At the end of the season McCluskey was amongst the players released by Dundee after their relegation. [22]

On 12 October 2013, McCluskey played as a trialist for Forfar Athletic in their Scottish League One match against Stranraer. [23] After making three appearances as a trialist, McCluskey signed a short-term contract with Forfar. [24]

On 30 July 2014, McCluskey signed for Greenock Morton on a one-month contract. [25] This was extended until the end of the season, on 22 August 2014. [26] McCluskey was released at the end of the season [27] and signed for Scottish League One side Stranraer in October 2015. [28]

Personal life

Jamie's younger brother Stefan McCluskey is also a footballer and they once played together for Greenock Morton. [25]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
AppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoals
Hibernian 2003–04 1000000010
2004–05 100201000130
2005–06 3030000060
2006–07 5000211081
Total190503110281
St Johnstone 2007–08 5000102080
Wrexham 2008–09 8000000080
2009–10 130200000150
Total210200000230
St Mirren 2010–11 3000000030
Clyde (loan) 2010–11 9100000091
Dundee 2011–12 283301120344
2012–13 0000000000
Total283301120344
Forfar Athletic 2013–14 142200000162
Greenock Morton 2014–15 275301011326
Stranraer 2015–16 4000000040
Career Total13011150606115712

Honours

Morton

St Johnstone

Hibernian

See also

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