Sam McClelland
Northern Irish footballer
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Sam Richard McClelland (born 4 January 2002) is a Northern Irish professional football player who plays for Scottish Championship club St Johnstone and the Northern Ireland national team. He has had loan spells with Barrow and Dundee United.[2][3]
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sam Richard McClelland[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Derry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2015 | Limavady Youth | ||
| 2015–2018 | Coleraine | ||
| 2018–2022 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Barrow (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | St Johnstone | 8 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Dundee United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2019 | Northern Ireland U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2019 | Northern Ireland U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Northern Ireland U21 | 10 | (0) |
| 2021– | Northern Ireland | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 September 2022 | |||
Club career
Chelsea
McClelland began his youth career playing for Limavady Youths before moving to the Coleraine Academy.[4] He made his Chelsea U18 debut against Arsenal in September 2018 and signed his first professional contract in July 2019.
On 23 June 2022, he signed on a year long loan for League Two side Barrow.[5] McClelland made his debut on 30 July, starting in a 3–2 away win against Stockport County.[6][7] He scored his first career goal in a 2–1 win over Walsall on 16 August 2022.[8]
On 16 June 2023, Chelsea announced that McClelland would leave the club when his contract expired at the end of June.[9]
St Johnstone
On 3 August 2023, McClelland signed for Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone.[10] He moved on loan to Dundee United in February 2024.[11]
International career
Career statistics
Club
- As of 19 January 2024[13]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chelsea U21 | 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Chelsea | 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barrow (loan) | 2022–23 | League Two | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| St Johnstone | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
- Appearances in the EFL Trophy
International
- As of match played 3 June 2021[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Northern Ireland | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |