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Scottish footballer

Date of birth (1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 29)^[1]

Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland^[1]

Years Team

Lewis McLear
Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 29)^[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)

Lewis McLear (born 26 May 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

He has previously played for St Mirren, Elgin City, Edinburgh City, Albion Rovers, Stirling Albion, and Annan Athletic.

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	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

1 2 3 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References

1 2 "Lewis McLear player profile". St Mirren F.C. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
↑ "St Mirren 0–1 Motherwell". BBC Sport. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014. Teale turned to youth, giving a debut to Lewis McLear
↑ "Lewis McLear Signs Contract Extension". Official St Mirren website. 31 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
↑ "St Mirren add Gary Irvine and Alex Cooper". BBC. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
↑ "Lewis McLear leaves". St Mirren. 29 June 2017. Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
↑ Pilcher, Ross (6 April 2018). "Lewis McLear reveals his circuitous route to Edinburgh City". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
↑ "Player news". Edinburgh City FC. 11 May 2018. Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
↑ "Signing News". Stirling Albion. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
↑ SAFC. "McLear signs on – Stirling Albion".
↑ "LEWIS MCLEAR SIGNS AT GALABANK". Annan Athletic F.C. 13 June 2019.
↑ Retained List: 2023/24 | Caledonian Braves Football Club, caledonianbraves.com, 23 June 2023
↑ "Lewis McLear". Caledonian Braves Football Club. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
↑ "Games played by Lewis McLear in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
1 2 "Games played by Lewis McLear in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
↑ "Games played by Lewis McLear in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
↑ "Games played by Lewis McLear in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
↑ Lewis McLear at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
1 2 "Games played by Lewis McLear in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
↑ "Games played by Lewis McLear in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2019.

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