Reece McAlear

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Reece McAlear
Personal information
Full name Reece McAlear [1]
Date of birth (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 24) [2]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland [3]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 St Johnstone
Number 42
Youth career
–2019 Motherwell
2019–2020 Norwich City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Norwich City 1 (0)
2021–2022 → Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) 28 (4)
2022–2024 Tranmere Rovers 37 (0)
2023 → Ayr United (loan) 14 (0)
2024–2025 Livingston
2025– St Johnstone
International career
2017 Scotland U16 6 (0)
2018–2019 Scotland U17 5 (1)
2019 Scotland U18 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 June 2025

Reece McAlear (born 12 February 2002) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for St Johnstone.

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Career

He joined Norwich City from Motherwell for an undisclosed fee in summer 2019. [4]

He made his debut on 28 November 2020 as a substitute in a league match against Coventry City. [5] [2]

On 17 June 2021, McAlear joined Scottish Championship side Inverness Caledonian Thistle on a season-long loan deal. [6]

On 21 May 2022, it was announced that McAlear would be released by Norwich City at the end of the season when his contract expired. [7]

On 9 June 2022, it was announced that McAlear had signed for Tranmere Rovers on a two-year contract. [8] On 31 January 2023, McAlear joined Scottish Championship club Ayr United on loan until the end of the season. [9] He was released by Tranmere at the end of the 2023–24 season. [10]

In May 2024, McAlear signed a pre-contract with Scottish Championship club Livingston on an initial one-year deal, with an automatic one-year extension triggered by promotion. [11]

In July 2025, McAlear signed for St Johnstone FC, for an undisclosed amount. [12]

International career

McAlear has represented Scotland at youth international level. [13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 January 2026 [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Norwich City U21 2019–20 [15] ———2 [c] 020
2020–21 [16] ———4 [c] 040
Total———6060
Norwich City 2020–21 [16] Championship 100000—10
2021–22 [17] Premier League 000000—00
Total100000—10
Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) 2021–22 [17] Scottish Championship 28420409 [d] 2436
Tranmere Rovers 2022–23 [18] League Two 13010203 [c] 0190
2023–24 [19] League Two24000203 [c] 0290
Total370104060480
Ayr United (loan) 2022−23 [18] Scottish Championship14020—1 [e] 0170
Livingston 2024−25 [20] Scottish Championship24241405 [f] 1374
St Johnstone 2025–26 [21] Scottish Championship23110401 [g] 0291
Career total127710116028318111
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup and Scottish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup and Scottish League Cup
  3. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  4. ↑ Three appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup; Six appearances and two goals in Scottish Premiership play-offs
  5. ↑ Appearance(s) in Scottish Premiership play-offs
  6. ↑ Four appearances and one goal in Scottish Challenge Cup; One appearance in Scottish Premiership play-offs
  7. ↑ Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

Livingston

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Norwich City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 47. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 Reece McAlear at Soccerbase
  3. ↑ Reece McAlear at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. ↑ Wilson, Fraser (26 July 2019). "Reece McAlear leaves Motherwell for Norwich City". Daily Record. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Late Coventry goal pegs back Norwich". BBC Sport. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Reece McAlear Signs For ICTFC On Loan". Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "Rupp to depart as club confirm released players". Norwich City FC. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Reece McAlear: Tranmere Rovers sign former Norwich midfielder". BBC Sport. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Midfielder Reece McAlear leaves Tranmere for Ayr United loan spell". Wirral Globe. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "2023/24 retained and released list". www.tranmererovers.co.uk. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  11. ↑ "Reece the next piece in the Lions squad". Livingston FC. 29 May 2024.
  12. ↑ "Reece McAlear signs for Saints!". St Johnstone FC. 18 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "Reece McAlear at Scottish FA". Scottish Football Association . Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  14. ↑ Reece McAlear at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Reece McAlear in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Reece McAlear in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Reece McAlear in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Reece McAlear in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Reece McAlear in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Reece McAlear in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Reece McAlear in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  22. ↑ "Queen's Park vs Livingston". BBC. 30 March 2025.
  23. ↑ "Ross County 2-4 Livingston". BBC. 26 May 2025.


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