Sam McClelland

Sam McClelland
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Personal information
Full name Sam Richard McClelland[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-04) 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)
2026– Larne 0 (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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 September 2022

Sam Richard McClelland (born 4 January 2002) is a Northern Irish professional football player who plays for Larne F.C. and the Northern Ireland national team. He has had loan spells with Barrow and Dundee United.[2][3]

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

McClelland made his international debut for Northern Ireland on 3 June 2021 against Ukraine in a friendly.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 January 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea U21 2021–22 ————1[a]010
Chelsea 2022–23 Premier League 000000000000
Barrow (loan) 2022–23 League Two 2710020—1[a]0301
St Johnstone 2023–24 Scottish Premiership 700000—0070
Career total 34100200020381
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 3 June 2021[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Northern Ireland 202110
Total10

Honours

Larne

References

  1. ↑ "Aspire Academy Tri-Series Season 2014–15" (PDF). Aspire Academy. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  2. ↑ Sam McClelland at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Sam McClelland". Official Site | Chelsea Football Club. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Meet the Northern Irish teenager who has signed for Chelsea". Belfast Telegraph. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Academy defender loaned to League Two side". Chelsea FC. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Pete Wild Names His Barrow Side To Face Stockport County". Barrow AFC. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Stockport County 2 v 3 Barrow". Barrow AFC. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Barrow 2-1 Walsall: Summer signings Tyrell Warren and Sam McClelland end Walsall's unbeaten start to season". Sky Sports. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Retained list and goodbye to Bakayoko". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "St Johnstone sign ex-Chelsea defender McClelland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Sam McClelland makes Tannadice loan switch". Dundee United FC. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  12. ↑ "Northern Ireland chasing equaliser in Ukraine". BBC Sport. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  13. ↑ Sam McClelland at Soccerway
  14. ↑ "McClelland, Sam". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  15. ↑
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