Lewis McLear
Scottish footballer
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Lewis McLear (born 26 May 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 May 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St Mirren | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | St Mirren | 17 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Stirling Albion (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2018 | Elgin City (trialist) | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Edinburgh City | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Albion Rovers | 14 | (4) |
| 2019 | Stirling Albion | 10 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Annan Athletic | 19 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Caledonian Braves | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:30, 6 October 2021 (UTC) | |||
He has previously played for St Mirren, Elgin City, Edinburgh City, Albion Rovers, Stirling Albion, and Annan Athletic.
Career
McLear made his senior debut on 20 December 2014 in the Scottish Premiership.[2]
On 31 March 2015, McLear signed a three-year contract extension with St Mirren. The deal means that he will be contracted to the club until the summer of 2018.[3]
In January 2016, McLear joined Scottish League Two side Stirling Albion on loan until the end of the season.[4]
McLear left St Mirren in June 2017, after failing to break into the first team.[5] After a trial spell with Elgin City, McLear signed for Edinburgh City in March 2018.[6] He left the club at the end of the 2017–18 season.[7]
On 2 June 2018, McLear signed for Albion Rovers.[8] He then signed for Stirling Albion in January 2019.[9]
On 13 June 2019, McLear signed for Annan Athletic.[10] He left the club at the end of the 2022-23 season when his contract expired.[11]
McLear joined Caledonian Braves in 2021 after leaving Annan.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 13 August 2019
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| St Mirren | 2014–15[13] | Scottish Premiership | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2015–16[14] | Scottish Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[15] | Scottish Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Stirling Albion (loan) | 2015–16[14] | Scottish League Two | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Elgin City | 2017–18[16] | Scottish League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Edinburgh City | 2017–18[17] | Scottish League Two | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Albion Rovers | 2018–19[18] | Scottish League Two | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 20 | 4 |
| Stirling Albion | 2018–19[18] | Scottish League Two | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Annan Athletic | 2019–20[19] | Scottish League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Career total | 62 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 76 | 7 | ||
- Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
