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 23) [2]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland [3]
Position(s) 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]

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" . Retrieved 1 December 2020– via www.bbc.co.uk.
  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. 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. ↑ "Queen's Park vs Livingston". BBC. 30 March 2025.
  15. ↑ "Ross County 2-4 Livingston". BBC. 26 May 2025.


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