| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leon McCann | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Falkirk | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2019 | Hamilton Academical | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | → Airdrieonians (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Airdrieonians | 28 | (0) |
| 2021– | Falkirk | 118 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 January 2026 | |||
Leon McCann (born 16 March 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a Full back for Scottish Premiership club Falkirk.
Having come through the Hamilton Accies youth system, McCann joined Airdrieonians in 2019 before moving to, then League One rivals, Falkirk in 2021. Leon was part of both the 2023-24 League One winning "Invincible" Falkirk side, and the 2024-25 Scottish Championship winning Falkirk team.
McCann started off in the pro-youth system with Hamilton aged 13, whilst attending Braidhurst High School in neighbouring Motherwell. [1]
Originally signing on a 5 month loan deal in August 2019, McCann signed an 18-month deal with Airdrieonians in early January 2020 [2] . Leon departed Airdrie in 2021 following the expiration of his contract at the club. [3]
Falkirk won the race for McCann's signature in August 2021, offering the full-back a 3-year deal. [3] Leon was part of Falkirk's 2023–24 "Invincible" League One winning side, earning a two-year contract extension in February 2023, keeping him at the club until 2026. [4] McCann then went on to be part of Falkirk's "Back to Back" 2024-25 Scottish Championship winning side.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Airdrieonians (loan) | 2019–20 | Scottish League One | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Airdrieonians | 2019–20 | Scottish League One | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Scottish League One | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 [a] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Falkirk | 2021–22 | Scottish League One | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Scottish League One | 33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | 44 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Scottish League One | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 [c] | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Scottish Championship | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| 2025–26 | Scottish Premiership | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 118 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 143 | 2 | ||
| Career Total | 160 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 195 | 2 | ||
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