Jason McClelland

Jason McClelland (born 5 March 1997) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for League of Ireland Premier Division club, St Patrick's Athletic, having previously played for UCD for 5 seasons.

Jason McClelland
Personal information
Full name Jason McClelland
Date of birth (1997-05-03) 3 May 1997
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s)
Winger
Club information
Current team
 St Patrick's Athletic
Number 16
Youth career
Shamrock Rovers[1]
Templeogue United
Peamount United
Crumlin United
2014–2015 Shamrock Rovers
2015–2016 UCD
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Shamrock Rovers 0 (0)
2015–2019 UCD 106 (20)
2020–     St Patrick's Athletic 6 (0)
National team
Republic of Ireland U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:35, 11 August 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

McClelland started off playing football with Shamrock Rovers at an early age. He moved on to Templeogue United and also enjoyed spells at Peamount United & Crumlin United before returning to Shamrock Rovers where he played with their Under 19's side in the 2014–15 season.[1] He made his first senior appearance on 28 April 2015 when he came off the bench for the final 5 minutes of a 3–1 win away to Athlone Town in the Leinster Senior Cup.[2] That proved to be his only senior appearance for Rovers as he moved on to UCD in July 2015, playing for their Under 19's side.[3]

UCD

McClelland made his first senior appearance for UCD on 19 July 2015 in a friendly against Liverpool at the UCD Bowl.[4] With the UCD first team fatigued following their UEFA Europa League campaign, it allowed McClelland a chance to make his first career senior appearance in a league game on 31 July 2015 when he came off the bench in a 3–0 win away to Cabinteely.[5] He was an unused substitute in 7 other first team games that season as he continued to play with the under 19's.[6] The 2016 season was McClelland's first season as a full first team player. His first career goal came on 3 June 2016 when he scored a 64th-minute goal in a 2–0 win at home to Shelbourne.[7] He would again be the enemy of Shelbourne the following month when he scored an 84th-minute winner in a 2–1 win for UCD at Tolka Park.[8] His final goal of the season came on 30 September 2016 when he scored in an 8–1 demolition of Waterford at the RSC.[9] He finished the season with 20 appearances and 3 goals.[6] The 2017 season saw UCD finish in third place in the league, with McClelland appearing 28 times in all competitions, scoring 7 goals.[6] The 7 May 2018 saw him score his first career hat-trick as his side thumped Wexford 8–0 at Ferrycarrig Park.[10] On 28 September 2018, he played the full 90 minutes away to League of Ireland Premier Division Champions Dundalk in the FAI Cup Semi Finals as his side were denied a place in the Aviva Stadium by a narrow 1–0 scoreline.[11] That was the club's final game of the season in a year which saw McClelland score 10 goals in 32 appearances in all competitions and also receive the first silverware of his career as his side gained promotion by winning the 2018 League of Ireland First Division.[12] 2019 saw McClelland's first taste of League of Ireland Premier Division action. On 5 July he scored the winner in a crucial 1–0 victory over relegation fighting rivals Finn Harps.[13] The season proved to be a difficult one for UCD as they finished bottom of the league and were relegated back to the First Division. The season did however provide a lot of experience at top tier level for McClelland, as he made 42 appearances in all competitions, scoring 4 goals.[6]

St Patrick's Athletic

On 8 November 2019 it was announced that McClelland had signed for St Patrick's Athletic, becoming manager Stephen O'Donnell's first ever signing for the club.[14][15] Upon signing, he spoke of his excitement at signing his first professional contract and his ambitions for the season ahead being to help the club get back to UEFA Europa League qualification.[16][17] He made his competitive debut on the 14th February 2020, making the starting eleven as his side lost 1–0 against Waterford in the opening game of the season at Richmond Park.[18][19]

International career

McClelland received his first cap at international level on 15 November 2015 in a friendly for Republic of Ireland U19 against Latvia U19.[1] His first competitive appearance came 3 days later when he played against Scotland U19 in a UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifier.[20]

Career statistics

Professional appearances – correct as of 15 August 2020.[21]

Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shamrock Rovers 2015 League of Ireland Premier Division 000000—1[lower-alpha 1]010
UCD 2015 League of Ireland First Division 1000000[lower-alpha 2]0—10
2016 1832000—0[lower-alpha 1]0203
2017 2670000—2[lower-alpha 1]0287
2018 2684210—1[lower-alpha 1]03210
2019 League of Ireland Premier Division 3523120—2[lower-alpha 1]1424
UCD Total 106209310005112324
St Patrick's Athletic 2020 League of Ireland Premier Division 6010———70
Career Total 1122010310006113124
  1. Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours
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References
  1. "Jason McClelland | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
  2. "Extratime.ie - Live Updates - 2015 Leinster Senior Cup Quarter Finals - Athlone Town -v- Shamrock Rovers". www.extratime.ie.
  3. "Extratime.ie - Jason McClelland". www.extratime.ie.
  4. "Extratime.ie - Live Updates - 2015 Domestic Friendlies - UCD -v- Liverpool XI". www.extratime.ie.
  5. "Extratime.ie - Live Updates - 2015 League of Ireland First Division - Cabinteely -v- UCD". www.extratime.ie.
  6. "Republic of Ireland - J. McClelland - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ie.soccerway.com.
  7. "Extratime.ie - Live Updates - 2016 League of Ireland First Division - UCD -v- Shelbourne". www.extratime.ie.
  8. "Extratime.ie - Live Updates - 2016 League of Ireland First Division - Shelbourne -v- UCD". www.extratime.ie.
  9. "Extratime.ie - Live Updates - 2016 League of Ireland First Division - Waterford -v- UCD". www.extratime.ie.
  10. "Extratime.ie - Live Updates - 2018 League of Ireland First Division - Wexford -v- UCD". www.extratime.ie.
  11. "Extratime.ie - Live Updates - 2018 FAI Cup Semi Finals - Dundalk -v- UCD". www.extratime.ie.
  12. Bowl, Emmet Malone at UCD. "UCD top of the class as they make return to Premier Division". The Irish Times.
  13. "Extratime.ie - Live Updates - 2019 League of Ireland Premier Division - UCD -v- Finn Harps". www.extratime.ie.
  14. "Mcclelland Joins For 2020 Season". www.stpatsfc.com.
  15. O'Hehir, Paul (8 November 2019). "St Pat's sign ex-UCD winger McClelland". dublinlive.
  16. McCormack, Richie. "St. Pat's recruit winger Jay McClelland for 2020 season". TodayFM.
  17. O'Hehir, Paul (8 November 2019). "Jay McClelland aiming for Europe first season with St Pat's". irishmirror.
  18. https://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/match/st-patricks-athletic-vs-waterford/id-029BGR9JRG000000VUM100GLVVI8BE0R
  19. https://www.extratime.ie/matches/detail/39905/2/
  20. "Scotland 4 - 0 Republic of Ireland | 2016 - Under 19 Championship | 2016011 | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie.
  21. "Republic of Ireland – J.McClelland". Ie.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
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