Steven Meechan

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Steven Meechan
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-03-30) 30 March 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kilbirnie Ladeside
Youth career
2007–2009 Motherwell
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2011 Motherwell 4 (0)
2010 → Albion Rovers (loan) 2 (0)
2011–2012 Kettering Town 20 (0)
2012–2013 Kirkintilloch Rob Roy
2013–2014 Linlithgow Rose
2014– Kilbirnie Ladeside
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:50, 22 July 2014

Steven Meechan (born 30 March 1991) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kilbirnie Ladeside in the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region. He has previously played in the Scottish Premier League for Motherwell.

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Playing career

Signed by Motherwell for the 2007–08 season, Meechan played several matches for the team's U19s side, eventually earning a place on the Motherwell Reserves late on the same season. In 2008, he was awarded his first appearance in the first team line-up, but remained an unused substitute in that match. Three more of these games were to follow, Meechan was also an influential part of the Under 19s at Motherwell often captaining the side. He has also represented Scotland at under 17 and under 19 level. [1]

His first team début in a league match (and his first start in a first team match) came in late 2009 under Jim Gannon, a narrow 3–2 defeat by Celtic at Fir Park. [2] Since then, he made only 3 further appearances including coming on as a substitute in a 6–1 drubbing versus Rangers at Ibrox. On Tuesday 31 August 2010, Meechan, along with team-mates Peter Innes and Steven Lawless, agreed a six-month loan deal at Albion Rovers. [3] Meechan made his first start for Rovers in a 1–0 win over East Stirlingshire on 2 October 2010, a win which meant the Rovers went top. Meechan got injured playing in his only other match for the club.

Despite Meechan's club manager, Paul Martin, indicating that agreement has been reached with Motherwell to extend the loan deals of Meechan, along with team-mates Innes and Lawless, until the end of the season, Meechan decided to turn down the chance to stay on at Rovers in favour of a return to Fir Park to impress new manager Stuart McCall. [4]

On 1 June 2011, Meechan was released by Motherwell. [5] On 26 July 2011, Meechan signed for Kettering Town. [6]

Meechan cancelled his Kettering contract in February 2012 and eventually signed with Junior side Kirkintilloch Rob Roy in August that year. [7] [8] He moved on to East Superleague champions Linlithgow Rose in July 2013, before returning West to join Kilbirnie Ladeside a year later. [9] [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "SFA Profile: Steven Meechan". Scottish Football Association . Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Steven Meechan profile". Motherwell FC. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Rovers increase squad with Fir Park swoop". Scottish Football League. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Meechan goes back to Motherwell]". Scottish Football League. 4 January 2011. Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "Craigan and Jennings offered new deals at Motherwell". BBC Sport. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  6. ↑ "Kettering Town complete triple signing". BBC Sport. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  7. ↑ "Steven Meechan and Jordan Cross depart Kettering Town". BBC Sport. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  8. ↑ "Rabs Sign Steven Meechan". Kirkintilloch Rob Roy FC. 5 August 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  9. ↑ "Meechan heads for the Rose". SJFA News. Scottish Junior Football Association. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  10. ↑ Jeffrey, John. "Double Signing News". Kilbirnie Ladeside F.C. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
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