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 21) [2]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland [3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Tranmere Rovers
Number 23
Youth career
0000–2019 Motherwell
2019–2020 Norwich City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Norwich City 1 (0)
2021–2022Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) 28 (4)
2022– Tranmere Rovers 13 (0)
2023Ayr United (loan) 14 (0)
International career
2017 Scotland U16 6 (0)
2018–2019 Scotland U17 5 (1)
2019 Scotland U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:01, 31 January 2023 (UTC)

Reece McAlear (born 12 February 2002) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Tranmere Rovers. [4]

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Career

He joined Norwich City from Motherwell for an undisclosed fee in summer 2019. [5]

He made his debut on 28 November 2020 as a substitute in a league match against Coventry City. [6] [2]

On 17 June 2021, McAlear joined Scottish Championship side Inverness Caledonian Thistle on a season-long loan deal. [7]

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. [8]

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

International career

McAlear has represented Scotland at youth international level. [11]

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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. "Under 23 Team - Norwich City". www.canaries.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  5. Wilson, Fraser (26 July 2019). "Reece McAlear leaves Motherwell for Norwich City". Daily Record. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  6. "Late Coventry goal pegs back Norwich" . Retrieved 1 December 2020 via www.bbc.co.uk.
  7. "Reece McAlear Signs For ICTFC On Loan". Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  8. "Rupp to depart as club confirm released players". Norwich City FC. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  9. "Reece McAlear: Tranmere Rovers sign former Norwich midfielder". BBC Sport. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  10. "Midfielder Reece McAlear leaves Tranmere for Ayr United loan spell". Wirral Globe. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  11. "Reece McAlear at Scottish FA". Scottish Football Association . Retrieved 17 June 2021.