This article is about the footballer. For other uses, see Brian McLean (disambiguation).
Brian McLean
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Full nameBrian Stuart McLean
Birth date28 February 1985 (age 41)
Birth placeRutherglen, Scotland
PositionCentre-back, full-back
Youthclubs 1Queen's Park
Youthclubs 2Rangers
Years 12001–2006
Clubs 1Rangers
Caps 10
Goals 10
Years 22005–2006
Clubs 2→ Motherwell (loan)
Caps 230
Goals 23
Years 32006–2009
Clubs 3Motherwell
Caps 325
Goals 32
Years 42009–2011
Clubs 4Falkirk
Caps 467
Goals 43
Years 52011–2012
Clubs 5Preston North End
Caps 516
Goals 51
Years 62012–2013
Clubs 6Dundee United
Caps 629
Goals 60
Years 72013–2014
Clubs 7Ross County
Caps 726
Goals 70
Years 82015–2016
Clubs 8DPMM FC
Caps 846
Goals 85
Years 92017
Clubs 9Hibernian
Caps 92
Goals 90
Years 102017
Clubs 10ÍBV
Caps 1010
Goals 101
Years 112018
Clubs 11DPMM FC
Caps 1122
Goals 112
Years 122019
Clubs 12Dumbarton
Caps 127
Goals 120
Years 132019–2022
Clubs 13Greenock Morton
Caps 1354
Goals 131
Years 142022–2023
Clubs 14Clyde
Caps 1431
Goals 140
Club-update16:23, 10 July 2023 (UTC)
Nationalteam 1Scotland U17
Nationalcaps 11
Nationalgoals 10
Nationalyears 22005
Nationalteam 2Northern Ireland U21
Nationalcaps 21
Nationalgoals 20
Nationalyears 32006
Nationalteam 3Northern Ireland[1]
Nationalcaps 31
Nationalgoals 30
Manageryears 12023
Managerclubs 1Clyde

Brian Stuart McLean[2] (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.[3] Born in Rutherglen, he started his career as a youth player with Queen's Park[4] before joining Rangers. However, a lack of first team opportunities led to him joining Motherwell on loan during the 2005–06 season.[5] During his loan spell, he won the Scottish Premier League Young Player of the Month award for March 2006.[6] Motherwell signed him on a permanent basis in April 2006 after he impressed during his loan spell.[7]

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.[8] 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.[9] 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.[3]

McLean was signed by Football League One club Preston North End on a two-year contract, after a trial period, on 2 August 2011.[3] 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.[10]

He signed a two-year deal with Dundee United on 14 June 2012.[11] 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.[12] He left Ross County at the end of the 2013–14 season.[13]

On 16 February 2015, McLean signed for DPMM FC, a Bruneian football team playing in Singapore's S.League.[14] He scored his first goal for the club against Hougang United on 4 April.[15] He won the S.League title in his first season, scoring in every competition that he played in.[16] He was released at the end of the 2016 season.

On 1 March 2017, McLean signed for Hibernian on a short-term contract.[17] He left the club when it expired at the end of the season two months later.[18]

After a spell in Iceland with ÍBV where he won the Icelandic Cup,[19] he made a return to DPMM FC of Brunei in February 2018.[20] He left the team once again after the season ended[21] and signed a short-term deal with Scottish League One side Dumbarton in March 2019.[22] He turned down the offer of a new deal with the club in May 2019.[23]

McLean signed a one-year contract with Greenock Morton in July 2019.[24] After three seasons with Morton, McLean played for Clyde during the 2022–23 season.[25]

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[26] McLean was not registered before this deadline and is now ineligible to represent Northern Ireland,[27] 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.[25] 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.[28]

Personal life

He is the son of former Kilmarnock player Stuart McLean[29] and the brother of SFA referee Steven McLean.[30]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rangers2004–05[31]Scottish Premier League0000000000
2005–06[32]0000000000
Total0000000000
Motherwell (loan)2005–06[32]Scottish Premier League303103000343
Motherwell2006–07[33]Scottish Premier League4000000040
2007–08[34]90101100111
2008–09[35]122000000122
Total252101100273
Falkirk2009–10[36]Scottish Premier League36110102[a]0401
2010–11[37]Scottish First Division312203000362
Total673304020763
Preston North End2011–12[38]Football League One16100101[b]1182
Dundee United2012–13[39]Scottish Premier League29021201[a]0341
Ross County2013–14[40]Scottish Premiership260101000280
DPMM FC2015[41]S.League242513100324
2016[41]223215000294
Total465728100618
Hibernian2016–17[42]Scottish Championship2000000020
ÍBV2017[41]Úrvalsdeild101200000121
DPMM FC2018[41]Singapore Premier League222510000273
Dumbarton2018–19[43]Scottish League One7000000070
Greenock Morton2019–20[44]Scottish Championship11110301[c]0161
2020–21[45]200303000260
Total311406010421
Career total311182642625136825
  1. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance in the Football League Trophy
  3. ^ Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup

Managerial statistics

TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Clyde2 June 202322 October 2023
Total

Honours

DPMM FC
ÍBV

Individual

See also

References

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  2. ^ Scottish Football League (October 2004). The Bell's Scottish Football League Review 2004/05. CRE8. ISBN 0-9548556-0-4.
  3. ^ "Preston sign ex-Falkirk defender Brian McLean". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  4. ^ How It All Began, Queen's Park FC
  5. ^ "Motherwell snap up two defenders". BBC Sport. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Motherwell pair scoop monthly awards". spfl.co.uk. 6 April 2006. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Motherwell agree deal for McLean". BBC Sport. 21 April 2006. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Mark McGhee blasts friendly opposition after Brian McLean left with serious knee injury following tackle". Daily Record (Glasgow). 21 July 2008.
  9. ^ "Defender McLean signs for Falkirk". BBC Sport. 1 July 2009.
  10. ^ "Graham Westley wields the axe at Preston North End". BBC Sport. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  11. ^ "McLean makes Terrors move". Sky Sports. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  12. ^ "Ross County sign up Brian McLean and Graham Carey". BBC Sport. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  13. ^ Parks, Gordon (14 July 2014). "Personality clash with Ross County boss Derek Adams to blame for Brian McLean's departure from Dingwall". Daily Record. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  14. ^ "DPMM FC players, sponsors sign contracts for new season". The Brunei Times. 17 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  15. ^ "Debutant Sergio fires DPMM to victory". S.League.com. 4 April 2015. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  16. ^ "Sergio Stars To Help Wasps Clinch First-Ever Title". S.League. 22 November 2015. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  17. ^ "Efe Ambrose and Brian McLean join Hibernian". Hibernian FC. 1 March 2017. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  18. ^ "Hibernian: No new deals for Grant Holt, Alex Harris and four other players". BBC Sport. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  19. ^ "ÍBV Borgunarbikarmeistari karla árið 2017". Football Association of Iceland. 12 August 2017. Archived from the original on 20 October 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  20. ^ "McLean set for DPMM FC return". Borneo Bulletin. 25 February 2018. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  21. ^ "DPMM FC name new foreign imports for 2019 season". Borneo Bulletin. 30 December 2018. Archived from the original on 31 December 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  22. ^ Galloway, Andy (6 March 2019). "SIGNING NEWS: McLEAN JOINS". Dumbarton Football Club
  23. ^ Galloway, Andy (11 May 2019). "SQUAD MOVEMENTS". Dumbarton Football Club
  24. ^ Steele, Russell (15 July 2019). "Morton snap up Brian McLean on one year deal". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  25. ^ "Brian McLean Appointed Head Coach". clydefc.co.uk. Clyde F.C. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  26. ^ Blunder ends NI career for McLean, BBC Sport, 13 April 2006.
  27. ^ "Mclean". Archived from the original on 18 January 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2008., Irish Football Association 13 April 2006
  28. ^ "Club Statement: Brian McLean". clydefc.co.uk. Clyde F.C. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  29. ^ "No rub of the green for unlucky Killie". Daily Record. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  30. ^ Hanlon, Nick (14 December 2012). "Referee Steven McLean: I booked my brother and threatened to tell our mum". Daily Record. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
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