Jon McLaughlin (footballer)

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Jon McLaughlin

McLaughlin with Scotland in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Jonathan Peter McLaughlin [1]
Date of birth	(1987-09-09) 9 September 1987 (age 36) [1]
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Rangers
Number	33
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	Harrogate Railway Athletic	21	(0)
2007–2008	Harrogate Town	21	(0)
2008–2014	Bradford City	125	(0)
2014–2017	Burton Albion	133	(0)
2017–2018	Heart of Midlothian	33	(0)
2018–2020	Sunderland	78	(0)
2020–	Rangers	29	(0)
International career‡
2018–	Scotland	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:04, 1 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:47, 14 October 2019 (UTC)

Jonathan Peter McLaughlin (born 9 September 1987) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership club Rangers.

He previously played for Harrogate Railway Athletic, Harrogate Town, Bradford City (including appearing in the 2013 Football League Cup Final), Burton Albion, Heart of Midlothian and Sunderland.

He made his international debut for Scotland in 2018.

Career

Early career

Born in Edinburgh, ^[1] McLaughlin played non-League football for both Harrogate Railway Athletic and Harrogate Town. ^{[2] [3]}

Bradford City

He signed for Bradford City in May 2008. ^{[4] [5]} He had trained with Bradford for a year prior to his signing and combined playing for the two Harrogate clubs with a sports coaching degree at Leeds Metropolitan University. ^[6] He made his league debut for Bradford City in the final match of the 2008–09 season, on 2 May 2009, against Chesterfield. ^[7] McLaughlin had been due to make his debut earlier in the season, but was prevented by doing so because of injury. ^[8] He signed a new one-year contract with Bradford City on 3 June 2009. ^[9]

McLaughlin signed a new three-year-contract in early June 2010. ^{[10] [11]}

In the 2010–2011 season McLaughlin was in and out of the team, with Lenny Pidgeley also challenging for the goalkeeper spot. However, Pidgeley was released by Bradford at the end of the season. ^[12] At the start of the following season McLaughlin fell ill, and Matt Duke was brought in as first choice goalkeeper. ^{[13] [14]} On 27 March 2012, he received a 3 match ban after being sent off against Crawley Town as he took part in a post-match brawl. ^[15] On 17 September 2012, McLaughlin was named in the Football League Team of the Week for League Two. ^[16] After appearing as a substitute in the 2013 League Cup Final, McLaughlin enjoyed an extended run in the first-team, ^[17] and played in the League Two play-off final in May 2013. ^[18] Following the match, and Bradford City's subsequent promotion, McLaughlin was told by the club he had a future with them, after a clause in his contract to extend it by one year was utilised. ^[19]

Ahead of the 2013–14 season, recently departed goalkeeper Matt Duke said he believed McLaughlin would be the club's new first-choice goalkeeper, ^[20] though McLaughlin later stated that he felt he still had work to do to prove himself as the club's first-choice keeper. ^[21] In December 2013, McLaughlin stated that the club had had a "great start to the season", though he felt that recent performances had been poor. ^[22] Later that month, manager Phil Parkinson praised McLaughlin's performances. ^[23] As of April 2014, McLaughlin was one of only two players to have appearance in every league match for the club. ^[24]

McLaughlin left the club in July 2014 after failing to agree a new contract. ^{[25] [26]} McLaughlin stated that he left the club "on a sour note." ^[27]

Burton Albion

McLaughlin signed a one-year contract with Burton Albion on 23 July 2014. ^[28] After winning promotion with Burton to League One, McLaughlin stated how excited he was at the prospect of meeting former club Bradford City in the league. ^[29] He was released by Burton Albion at the end of the 2016–17 season. ^[30]

Heart of Midlothian

After a trial spell, McLaughlin signed a one-year contract with Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian in August 2017. ^[31] He made his first appearance for Hearts on 9 September, in a goalless draw against Aberdeen at Murrayfield. ^[32] He left Hearts on 31 May 2018, at the expiry of his contract. ^[33]

Sunderland

McLaughlin in 2018

McLaughlin signed for League One club Sunderland in June 2018. ^[34] In October 2018 he said he was comfortable with the pressure for playing for such a big team. ^[35]

Rangers

On 23 June 2020, McLaughlin joined Rangers on a two-year deal. ^{[36] [37]} On 30 January 2022, McLaughlin signed a contract extension until summer 2024. ^{[38] [39]}

International career

McLaughlin's debut call-up to the Scotland national team was in March 2018, ^[40] and again in May 2018. ^[41] He made his first full international appearance on 2 June 2018, in a 1–0 defeat against Mexico. ^[42] He was without a club contract at the time, as his debut came just a few days after he had left Hearts. ^[33]

In May 2021 he was selected to the Scotland squad for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. ^[43]

In September 2022 he was recalled to the Scotland squad for the UEFA Nations League, but had to withdraw. ^[44]

Career statistics

As of 1 December 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Harrogate Town	2007–08 [45]	Conference North	21	0	—		—		—		21	0
Bradford City	2008–09 [46]	League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2009–10 [47]	League Two	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	2010–11 [48]	League Two	25	0	0	0	2	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	28	0
	2011–12 [49]	League Two	23	0	3	0	0	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	28	0
	2012–13 [50]	League Two	23	0	2	0	2	0	6 [lower-alpha 2]	0	33	0
	2013–14 [51]	League One	46	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	48	0
	Total		125	0	6	0	5	0	9	0	145	0
Burton Albion	2014–15 [52]	League Two	45	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	48	0
	2015–16 [53]	League One	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	45	0
	2016–17 [54]	Championship	43	0	1	0	1	0	—		45	0
	Total		133	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	138	0
Heart of Midlothian	2017–18 [55]	Scottish Premiership	33	0	3	0	—		—		36	0
Sunderland	2018–19 [56]	League One	46	0	3	0	1	0	5 [lower-alpha 3]	0	55	0
	2019–20 [57]	League One	32	0	1	0	1	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	35	0
	Total		78	0	4	0	2	0	6	0	90	0
Rangers	2020–21 [58]	Scottish Premiership	11	0	1	0	1	0	1 [lower-alpha 4]	0	14	0
	2021–22 [59]	Scottish Premiership	8	0	5	0	2	0	1 [lower-alpha 4]	0	16	0
	2022–23 [60]	Scottish Premiership	10	0	0	0	1	0	5 [lower-alpha 5]	0	16	0
	2023–24 [61]	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		29	0	6	0	4	0	7	0	46	0
Career total			419	0	20	0	15	0	22	0	476	0

1. Appearances in Football League Trophy
2. Three appearances in Football League Trophy, three in League Two play-offs
3. Two appearances in Football League Trophy, three in League One play-offs
4. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League.
5. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League.

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Scotland	2018	1	0
	2019	1	0
Total		2	0

Honours

Bradford City

• Football League Two play-offs: 2013 ^[62]
• Football League Cup runner-up: 2012–13 ^[63]

Burton Albion

• Football League One runner-up: 2015–16 ^[64]
• Football League Two: 2014–15 ^[65]

Sunderland

• EFL Trophy runner-up: 2018–19 ^[66]

Rangers

• Scottish Premiership: 2020–21 ^[67]
• Scottish Cup: 2021–22 ^[68]
• UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2021–22 ^[69]

Individual

• PFA Team of the Year: 2015–16 League One ^[70]

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External links

• Jon McLaughlin at Soccerbase
• Jon McLaughlin at Soccerbase