Jason McClelland

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Jason McClelland
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McClelland with St Patrick's Athletic in 2022.
Personal information
Full name Jason McClelland
Date of birth (1997-05-03) 3 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)
Winger
Team information
Current team
 St Patrick's Athletic
Number 11
Youth career
Shamrock Rovers [1]
Templeogue United
Peamount United
Crumlin United
2014–2015 Shamrock Rovers
2015–2016 UCD
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 Shamrock Rovers 0 (0)
2015–2019 UCD 106 (20)
2020–     St Patrick's Athletic 94 (7)
International career
2015 Republic of Ireland U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:40, 14 June 2024 (UTC)

Jason McClelland (born 5 March 1997) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for League of Ireland Premier Division club, St Patrick's Athletic, having previously played for UCD for 5 seasons.

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Club career

Early career

McClelland started off playing football with Shamrock Rovers at an early age. He moved on to Templeogue United and also enjoyed spells at Peamount United & Crumlin United before returning to Shamrock Rovers where he played with their Under 19's side in the 2014–15 season. [1] He made his first senior appearance on 28 April 2015 when he came off the bench for the final 5 minutes of a 3–1 win away to Athlone Town in the Leinster Senior Cup. [2] That proved to be his only senior appearance for Rovers as he moved on to UCD in July 2015, playing for their Under 19's side. [3]

UCD

McClelland made his first senior appearance for UCD on 19 July 2015 in a friendly against Liverpool at the UCD Bowl. [4] With the UCD first team fatigued following their UEFA Europa League campaign, it allowed McClelland a chance to make his first career senior appearance in a league game on 31 July 2015 when he came off the bench in a 3–0 win away to Cabinteely. [5] He was an unused substitute in 7 other first team games that season as he continued to play with the under 19's. [6] The 2016 season was McClelland's first season as a full first team player. His first career goal came on 3 June 2016 when he scored a 64th-minute goal in a 2–0 win at home to Shelbourne. [7] He would again be the enemy of Shelbourne the following month when he scored an 84th-minute winner in a 2–1 win for UCD at Tolka Park. [8] His final goal of the season came on 30 September 2016 when he scored in an 8–1 demolition of Waterford at the RSC. [9] He finished the season with 20 appearances and 3 goals. [6] The 2017 season saw UCD finish in third place in the league, with McClelland appearing 28 times in all competitions, scoring 7 goals. [6] He was part of the side that won the Collingwood Cup, beating QUB in the final in February 2018. [10] On 7 May 2018, he scored his first career hat-trick as his side thumped Wexford 8–0 at Ferrycarrig Park. [11] On 28 September 2018, he played the full 90 minutes away to League of Ireland Premier Division Champions Dundalk in the FAI Cup Semi Finals as his side were denied a place in the Aviva Stadium by a narrow 1–0 scoreline. [12] That was the club's final game of the season in a year which saw McClelland score 10 goals in 32 appearances in all competitions and also receive the first silverware of his career as his side gained promotion by winning the 2018 League of Ireland First Division. [13] 2019 saw McClelland's first taste of League of Ireland Premier Division action. On 5 July he scored the winner in a crucial 1–0 victory over relegation fighting rivals Finn Harps. [14] The season proved to be a difficult one for UCD as they finished bottom of the league and were relegated back to the First Division. The season did however provide a lot of experience at top tier level for McClelland, as he made 42 appearances in all competitions, scoring 4 goals. [6]

St Patrick's Athletic

On 8 November 2019 it was announced that McClelland had signed for St Patrick's Athletic, becoming manager Stephen O'Donnell's first ever signing for the club. [15] [16] Upon signing, he spoke of his excitement at signing his first professional contract and his ambitions for the season ahead being to help the club get back to UEFA Europa League qualification. [17] [18] He made his competitive debut on 14 February 2020, making the starting eleven as his side lost 1–0 against Waterford in the opening game of the season at Richmond Park. [19] [20] He played in 16 of the club's 19 league and cup games over the course of the shortened season due to the Coronavirus pandemic, as his side missed out on European football on the final day of the season, finishing in 6th place. [21] McClelland's first goal for the club came on 2 July 2021, scoring from 25 yards in a 3–2 loss to Bohemians at Dalymount Park with his side down to 9 men at the time. [22] His first home goal at Richmond Park for the club came in a 6–0 win over Bray Wanderers in the FAI Cup on 23 July 2021, scoring a diving header to give his side a 2 goal lead going into half-time. [23] On 1 November 2021, McClelland scored his first home league goal for the club when he finished a Jak Hickman cross from 5 yards to double his side's lead in the Dublin City derby against Bohemians on 1 November 2021. [24] On 28 November 2021 McClelland scored his penalty in the 2021 FAI Cup Final penalty shootout, as his side defeated rivals Bohemians 4–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time in front of a record FAI Cup Final crowd of 37,126 at the Aviva Stadium. [25] On 18 December 2021, McClelland signed a new contract with the club for the 2022 season. [26] On 11 February 2022, he made came off the bench in the 2022 President of Ireland's Cup against Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium, as his side lost 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw. [27] On 18 February 2022, he scored his side's third goal in a 3–0 win away to Shelbourne in the first league game of the season. [28] On 12 November 2023, McClelland came off the bench in the 2023 FAI Cup Final, in a 3–1 win over Bohemians in front of a record breaking FAI Cup Final crowd of 43,881 at the Aviva Stadium. [29] On 27 November 2023, it was announced that McClelland has signed a contract extension with Pats, taking him into a 5th season with the club. [30] [31]

International career

McClelland received his first cap at international level on 15 November 2015 in a friendly for Republic of Ireland U19 against Latvia U19. [1] His first competitive appearance came 3 days later when he played against Scotland U19 in a UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifier. [32]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 June 2024 [33]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup League Cup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shamrock Rovers 2015 LOI Premier Division 000000—1 [lower-alpha 1] 010
UCD 2015 LOI First Division 1000000 [lower-alpha 2] 0—10
2016 1832000—0 [lower-alpha 1] 0203
2017 2670000—2 [lower-alpha 1] 0287
2018 2684210—1 [lower-alpha 1] 03210
2019 LOI Premier Division 3523120—2 [lower-alpha 1] 1424
Total106209330—5112324
St Patrick's Athletic 2020 LOI Premier Division 15010———160
2021 24241———283
2022 19100—1 [lower-alpha 3] 01 [lower-alpha 4] 0211
2023 23450—1 [lower-alpha 3] 01 [lower-alpha 1] 0304
2024 13000—0 [lower-alpha 5] 04 [lower-alpha 6] 0170
Total947101—20601128
Career Total20027194302011123632
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ↑ Appearance in the President of Ireland's Cup
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  6. ↑ 1 appearance in the President of Ireland's Cup & 3 appearances in the Leinster Senior Cup

Honours

UCD

St Patrick's Athletic

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