Connor McLennan (born 5 October 1999) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger. He has previously played for Aberdeen, Brechin City, St Johnstone, and English club Salford City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 October 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Peterhead, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Peterhead Boys Club[1] | |||
| 2008–2015 | Aberdeen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2023 | Aberdeen | 86 | (6) |
| 2016–2017 | → Brechin City (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Brechin City (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | → St Johnstone (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Salford City | 23 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Scotland U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Scotland U17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2018 | Scotland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Scotland U21 | 9 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:04, 21 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:28, 13 October 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
McLennan was born and raised in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, and attended Peterhead Academy.[1][2] He joined Aberdeen's youth system at the age of eight, and turned professional aged 16 in December 2015.[1][3] He made his debut as a substitute away to St Johnstone on 22 April 2016.[4]
On 16 December 2016, McLennan joined Scottish League One side Brechin City on a one-month emergency loan deal, playing three times and scoring once.[5] He returned to Brechin for a second loan spell on 30 August 2017.[6]
Having scored in the final of the 2017–18 Scottish Youth Cup[7] and made further appearances in the first team,[2] including as a substitute in the 2018 Scottish League Cup Final,[8] In December 2018, he signed a new contract with Aberdeen until 2021.[9] In January 2021, he signed a new contract until 2023.[10]
He moved on loan to St Johnstone on 1 September 2022.[11][12] He left Aberdeen in 2023 after fifteen years at the club.[13]
In July 2023, he signed for English club Salford City.[14] He was released by the club at the end of the season.[15]
International career
McLennan represented Scotland at under-16, under-17 and under-20 levels,[16] including at the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Azerbaijan.[1] He then played for the under-21 team, and scored both goals in a 2–1 win against Croatia in September 2019.[17]
Career statistics
- As of 25 May 2023
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen | 2015–16[18] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016–17[19] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[20] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[21] | Scottish Premiership | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 28 | 4 | |
| 2019–20[22] | Scottish Premiership | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 25 | 3 | |
| 2020–21[23] | Scottish Premiership | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[24] | Scottish Premiership | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[c] | 1 | 25 | 1 | |
| 2022–23[25] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 86 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 113 | 8 | ||
| Brechin City (loan) | 2016–17[19] | Scottish League One | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Brechin City (loan) | 2017–18[20] | Scottish Championship | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| St Johnstone (loan) | 2022–23[25] | Scottish Premiership | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Career total | 130 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 158 | 12 | ||