Ryan McLean

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Ryan McLean
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-03) 3 May 2000 (age 23) [1]
Position(s) Winger [1]
Team information
Current team
 AFC Wimbledon
Number 17
Youth career
Shrewsbury Town
AFC Telford United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Newcastle Town 31 (17)
2021 → Hereford (loan) 1 (0)
2021–2023 Hereford 81 (13)
2023– AFC Wimbledon 8 (0)
2023–2024 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:00, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

Ryan McLean (born 3 May 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL League Two club AFC Wimbledon.

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Career

Youth

McLean played youth football for Shrewsbury Town before being released aged 15, before going on to feature for AFC Telford United youth sides. [2]

Non-league

McLean joined his local club Allscott Heath, playing in the West Midlands (Regional) League, [3] before moving to Market Drayton Town, followed by Northern Premier League Division One South East club Newcastle Town. [2] [4]

In February 2021, McLean stepped up two divisions to join National League North club Hereford on loan for the remainder of the season. He only made one substitute appearance at Hereford before COVID-19 halted their season. [5]

In June 2021, McLean joined Hereford permanently for an undisclosed fee, signing a two-year contract with the club. [6]

AFC Wimbledon

Despite being offered a contract extension with Hereford, McLean signed for AFC Wimbledon in June 2023, for an undisclosed fee. [7] [8] Upon turning professional with Wimbledon he was able to quit his job in IT recruitment. [9] In his first professional appearance, McLean scored in stoppage time during an EFL Cup first round match against Coventry City, securing a win for Wimbledon and earning the team a second round fixture at Chelsea. [10]

Loan to Kidderminster Harriers

On 24 October 2023, McLean joined National League club Kidderminster Harriers on loan until January. He was named as a substitute that same evening in their league fixture away to Altrincham, but did not feature. [11] [12] He made his first start in an FA Cup first round fixture against Fleetwood Town, assisting Kidderminster's only goal of the game in a 2–1 defeat. [13]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newcastle Town 2019–20 [14] NPL Division One South East241000—5 [lower-alpha 1] 42914
2020–21 [15] NPL Division One South East7711—2 [lower-alpha 2] 1109
Total31171100753923
Hereford (loan) 2020–21 [1] National League North 1000—0010
Hereford 2021–22 [1] National League North41630—1 [lower-alpha 2] 1457
2022–23 [1] National League North40741—00448
Total81137100118915
AFC Wimbledon 2023–24 [16] League Two 8000213 [lower-alpha 3] 1132
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2023–24 [1] National League 10010—1 [lower-alpha 2] 1121
Career total13130922112815441
  1. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy; three appearances, three goals in Staffordshire Senior Cup; one appearance in Integro League Cup
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ryan McLean at Soccerway
  2. 1 2 Drury, Jonny (31 August 2023). "Shrewsbury Town release, amateur football and Stamford Bridge: The incredible rise of winger Ryan McLean". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "From headhunter to headhunted – Dons move allowed winger McLean to quit IT recruitment job". South London News. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  4. ↑ Baggaley, Michael (3 September 2020). "Who is Ryan McLean: All about the 'absolutely rapid' Port Vale trialist". StokeonTrentLive.
  5. ↑ "Bulls sign 'exciting' forward on loan". Hereford Times. 16 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "NEW SIGNING | Ryan McLean Joins On Permanent Deal | Hereford FC - The Official website of Hereford FC". www.herefordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Summer revamp gathers pace - signing number four!". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk.
  8. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon sign forwards McLean and Tilley" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. ↑ "Ryan swaps desktop for 'dream' job with the Dons". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk.
  10. ↑ Media, P. A. (9 August 2023). "Carabao Cup roundup: AFC Wimbledon stun Coventry to earn trip to Chelsea". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Ryan McLean signs". Official Website of the Harriers - Kidderminster Harriers FC. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  12. ↑ Thorpe, Chris (24 October 2023). "Ryan heads to the Harriers". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  13. ↑ "Fleetwood fight back to avoid Kidderminster upset". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  14. ↑ "Newcastle Town | Appearances | Ryan McLean | 2019-2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  15. ↑ "Newcastle Town | Appearances | Ryan McLean | 2020-2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Ryan McLean in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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