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Brian McLean

Scottish footballer (born 1985)

Summary

Scottish footballer (born 1985)

Field	Value
name	Brian McLean
image	Brian McLean.jpg
upright	0.9
caption	McLean playing for Motherwell
full_name	Brian Stuart McLean
birth_date
birth_place	Rutherglen, Scotland
position	Centre-back, full-back
youthclubs1	Queen's Park
youthclubs2	Rangers
years1	2001–2006
clubs1	Rangers
caps1	0
goals1	0
years2	2005–2006
clubs2	→ Motherwell (loan)
caps2	30
goals2	3
years3	2006–2009
clubs3	Motherwell
caps3	25
goals3	2
years4	2009–2011
clubs4	Falkirk
caps4	67
goals4	3
years5	2011–2012
clubs5	Preston North End
caps5	16
goals5	1
years6	2012–2013
clubs6	Dundee United
caps6	29
goals6	0
years7	2013–2014
clubs7	Ross County
caps7	26
goals7	0
years8	2015–2016
clubs8	DPMM FC
caps8	46
goals8	5
years9	2017
clubs9	Hibernian
caps9	2
goals9	0
years10	2017
clubs10	ÍBV
caps10	10
goals10	1
years11	2018
clubs11	DPMM FC
caps11	22
goals11	2
years12	2019
clubs12	Dumbarton
caps12	7
goals12	0
years13	2019–2022
clubs13	Greenock Morton
caps13	54
goals13	1
years14	2022–2023
clubs14	Clyde
caps14	31
goals14	0
club-update	16:23, 10 July 2023 (UTC)
nationalteam1	Scotland U17
nationalcaps1	1
nationalgoals1	0
nationalyears2	2005
nationalteam2	Northern Ireland U21
nationalcaps2	1
nationalgoals2	0
nationalyears3	2006
nationalteam3	Northern Ireland
nationalcaps3	1
nationalgoals3	0
manageryears1	2023
managerclubs1	Clyde

| club-update = 16:23, 10 July 2023 (UTC) Brian Stuart McLean (born 28 February 1985) is a football manager and former player. He is at St. Cadoc's Y.C. as a first team coach. He was recently manager of Scottish League Two club Clyde.

He began his career in Scotland as a youth and reserve player with Rangers before joining Motherwell in 2005, initially on loan. He then joined Falkirk in 2009 before joining Preston North End in England two years later. After returning to Scotland with Dundee United and then Ross County, he moved to DPMM FC in 2015 and won the S.League title in his first season. He then had a short spell at Hibernian and played in Iceland for ÍBV before returning for a second spell at DPMM FC in 2018. He returned to Scottish football at Dumbarton, where he spent the 2018–19 season, then signed for Greenock Morton in July 2019.

McLean played for the Scotland under-17 team before choosing to represent Northern Ireland, for whom he made one full international appearance in 2006. Due to an administrative error, however, he was subsequently declared ineligible to have switched his nationality, thus ending his international career.

Club career

McLean was primarily a centre-back, but he could also play at full-back. Born in Rutherglen, he started his career as a youth player with Queen's Park before joining Rangers. However, a lack of first team opportunities led to him joining Motherwell on loan during the 2005–06 season. During his loan spell, he won the Scottish Premier League Young Player of the Month award for March 2006. Motherwell signed him on a permanent basis in April 2006 after he impressed during his loan spell.

On 18 July 2008, he suffered significant damage to his knee in a tackle by Argentinian striker Diego Alejandro Ruíz during a pre-season friendly against CFR Cluj. He resumed a first team place on 28 March 2009, in a 2–1 win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

On 1 July 2009, he signed a two-year contract with Scottish Premier League side Falkirk. He became Eddie May's first signing, but Falkirk were relegated to the First Division in 2010. McLean left Falkirk at the end of the 2010–11 season.

McLean was signed by Football League One club Preston North End on a two-year contract, after a trial period, on 2 August 2011. McLean scored his first goal for Preston North End against Notts County from a Paul Parry corner, heading in from about six yards out. He was transfer listed by the club in May 2012.

He signed a two-year deal with Dundee United on 14 June 2012. On 25 July 2013, it was announced McLean had left Dundee United by mutual consent; he later signed for Ross County on 30 July 2013. He left Ross County at the end of the 2013–14 season.

On 16 February 2015, McLean signed for DPMM FC, a Bruneian football team playing in Singapore's S.League. He scored his first goal for the club against Hougang United on 4 April. He won the S.League title in his first season, scoring in every competition that he played in. He was released at the end of the 2016 season.

On 1 March 2017, McLean signed for Hibernian on a short-term contract. He left the club when it expired at the end of the season two months later.

After a spell in Iceland with ÍBV where he won the Icelandic Cup, he made a return to DPMM FC of Brunei in February 2018. He left the team once again after the season ended and signed a short-term deal with Scottish League One side Dumbarton in March 2019. He turned down the offer of a new deal with the club in May 2019.

McLean signed a one-year contract with Greenock Morton in July 2019. After three seasons with Morton, McLean played for Clyde during the 2022–23 season.

International career

Despite being born in Scotland, McLean was eligible to play for Northern Ireland through his family. However, he had previously appeared for Scotland U17s in a UEFA competition in 2002, and was required to state his change of allegiance prior to his 21st birthday. Unfortunately, due to an administration error McLean was not registered before this deadline and is now ineligible to represent Northern Ireland, effectively ending his international career. During his short international career McLean did not appear in any competitive games, although he was due to play in the European Under-21 Championship qualifying game against Liechtenstein before being ruled ineligible.

Coaching career

Clyde

McLean became a player-coach at Clyde during the 2022–23 season. He was then appointed as their new manager on 2 June 2023, replacing Jim Duffy. Four months later, after a run of one win in 15 matches, McLean left the club with immediate effect. They were ninth in the league table at the time of his departure.

Personal life

He is the son of former Kilmarnock player Stuart McLean and the brother of SFA referee Steven McLean.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League	National cup	League cup	Other	Total	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps
Rangers	2004–05	Scottish Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005–06	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Motherwell (loan)	2005–06	Scottish Premier League	30	3	1	0	3	0	0	0	34	3
Motherwell	2006–07	Scottish Premier League	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
2007–08	9	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	11	1
2008–09	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	2
Falkirk	2009–10	Scottish Premier League	36	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	40	1
2010–11	Scottish First Division	31	2	2	0	3	0	0	0	36	2
Preston North End	2011–12	Football League One	16	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	18	2
Dundee United	2012–13	Scottish Premier League	29	0	2	1	2	0	1	0	34	1
Ross County	2013–14	Scottish Premiership	26	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	28	0
DPMM FC	2015	S.League	24	2	5	1	3	1	0	0	32	4
2016	22	3	2	1	5	0	0	0	29	4
Hibernian	2016–17	Scottish Championship	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
ÍBV	2017	Úrvalsdeild	10	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	1
DPMM FC	2018	Singapore Premier League	22	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	27	3
Dumbarton	2018–19	Scottish League One	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Greenock Morton	2019–20	Scottish Championship	11	1	1	0	3	0	1	0	16	1
2020–21	20	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	26	0

Managerial statistics

Team	From	To	Record	G	W	D	L	Win %	Total
Clyde	2 June 2023	22 October 2023

Honours

;DPMM FC:

Singaporean S.League: 2015

;ÍBV

Icelandic Cup: 2017

Individual

Scottish Premier League Young Player of the Month: March 2006

References

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(2 August 2011). "Preston sign ex-Falkirk defender Brian McLean". BBC.
[https://queensparkfc.co.uk/youths-history/ How It All Began], Queen's Park FC
(31 August 2005). "Motherwell snap up two defenders". BBC Sport.
(6 April 2006). "Motherwell pair scoop monthly awards". spfl.co.uk.
(21 April 2006). "Motherwell agree deal for McLean". BBC Sport.
(21 July 2008). "Mark McGhee blasts friendly opposition after Brian McLean left with serious knee injury following tackle". [[Daily Record (Scotland).
(1 July 2009). "Defender McLean signs for Falkirk". BBC Sport.
(10 May 2012). "Graham Westley wields the axe at Preston North End". BBC Sport.
(14 June 2012). "McLean makes Terrors move". Sky Sports.
(30 July 2013). "Ross County sign up Brian McLean and Graham Carey". BBC Sport.
Parks, Gordon. (14 July 2014). "Personality clash with Ross County boss Derek Adams to blame for Brian McLean's departure from Dingwall". Daily Record.
(17 February 2015). "DPMM FC players, sponsors sign contracts for new season". The Brunei Times.
(4 April 2015). "Debutant Sergio fires DPMM to victory". S.League.com.
(22 November 2015). "Sergio Stars To Help Wasps Clinch First-Ever Title". [[S.League]].
(1 March 2017). "Efe Ambrose and Brian McLean join Hibernian". Hibernian FC.
(12 May 2017). "Hibernian: No new deals for Grant Holt, Alex Harris and four other players". BBC Sport.
(12 August 2017). "ÍBV Borgunarbikarmeistari karla árið 2017". [[Football Association of Iceland]].
(25 February 2018). "McLean set for DPMM FC return". Borneo Bulletin.
(30 December 2018). "DPMM FC name new foreign imports for 2019 season". Borneo Bulletin.
Galloway, Andy. (6 March 2019). "SIGNING NEWS: McLEAN JOINS".
Galloway, Andy. (11 May 2019). "SQUAD MOVEMENTS".
(15 July 2019). "Morton snap up Brian McLean on one year deal". Greenock Telegraph.
[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/4905764.stm Blunder ends NI career for McLean], [[BBC Sport]], 13 April 2006.
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(21 September 2012). "No rub of the green for unlucky Killie". Daily Record.
Hanlon, Nick. (14 December 2012). "Referee Steven McLean: I booked my brother and threatened to tell our mum". Daily Record.
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