Paul Slane

Paul Slane (born 25 November 1991) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a Midfielder. He is primarily a winger, and has played for Motherwell, Celtic, Partick Thistle, Milton Keynes Dons, Ayr United and Clyde. Slane also represented the Scotland under-17 team.

For the Irish cyclist, see Paul Slane (cyclist).

Paul Slane
Personal information
Full name Paul Slane[1]
Date of birth (1991-11-25) 25 November 1991
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[2]
Playing position(s) Right midfield
Youth career
2003–2009 Motherwell
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Motherwell 3 (0)
2010–2013 Celtic 1 (0)
2012 → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 5 (0)
2012 → Partick Thistle (loan) 4 (0)
2014–2015 Ayr United 12 (0)
2015–2017 Clyde 7 (0)
National team
2008 Scotland U17 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:19, 5 December 2018 (UTC)

Club career

Motherwell

Slane made his debut for Motherwell on 16 May 2009 in a league match away to Hamilton Academical. He was an 86th-minute sub during the 3–0 win.[3]

Slane played in Motherwell's Europa League matches against Llanelli[4][5] and Flamurtari in the summer of 2009, scoring the third goal in the 8–1 second round second leg win over Flamurtari.[6][7] Slane was a trainee at Motherwell, but refused to sign a contract.[8] When he signed a contract with Celtic in February 2010, Slane was criticised by Motherwell chairman John Boyle for showing a lack of loyalty to the club.[8]

Celtic

On 1 February 2010, Slane signed a four-year contract with Celtic.[9] He made his reserve debut in a 4–1 win over Queen of the South's first team. Slane missed the entire 2010–11 season due to a cruciate ligament injury to his knee.[10]

On 31 January 2012, Slane signed with English League One club Milton Keynes Dons on loan until the end of the season.[11] Slane made his SPL debut for Celtic on 18 August 2012, as a substitute against Ross County.[10] He was loaned to Scottish First Division club Partick Thistle in October 2012.

After discussions with Celtic manager Neil Lennon, Slane was released from his contract in January 2013. Lennon stated, "...he was doing really well but he got a bad injury in a bounce game and that set him back for a while. He had loans at MK Dons and Partick Thistle but it didn't quite work out for him. With his talent it should have gone well but it didn't. It came to January and I told him he could stay on with our development side but he's better than that level. He had the option to stay or go and he decided to go." Lennon also added that Slane "... still has a bit of growing to do. He has to find his niche in life and the game. I really hope he finds that."[12]

Ayr United

On 25 September 2014, Slane signed for Ayr United,[13] having played in the club's previous two fixtures as a trialist.[14][15] Slane was released by Ayr on 2 February 2015.[16]

Clyde

Having already played twice for the club as a trialist, Slane signed for Clyde on 27 February 2015.[17]

Personal life

A couple of months after leaving Celtic with a £10,000 pay-off, Slane appeared in the Scottish tabloid press as a result of a four-day 'bender' in Amsterdam with friends. Compromising pictures of him appeared on Twitter which he initially claimed were faked but later admitted were real. Slane had initially intended to spend his pay-off from Celtic to fund a hip operation, but ended spending most of it on nights out and the trip to Amsterdam.[12][18] He is also a keen supporter of Argentine side Boca Juniors.

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References
  1. "Paul Slane". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  2. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 498. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  3. "Hamilton 0–3 Motherwell" Soccerbase, 16 May 2009
  4. "Motherwell 0–1 Llanelli". BBC Sport. 2 July 2009.
  5. "Llanelli 0–3 Motherwell (1–3)". BBC Sport. 9 July 2009.
  6. "Flamurtari 1–0 Motherwell". BBC Sport. 16 July 2009.
  7. "Motherwell 8–1 Flamurtari (8–2)". BBC Sport. 23 July 2009.
  8. "Diomansy Kamara seals Celtic switch as youngster Paul Slane arrives from Motherwell". Mail Online. DMG Media. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  9. "Celtic sign Fulham's Kamara, Braafheid and Well's Slane". BBC Sport. 1 February 2010.
  10. "Paul Slane". Celtic FC. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  11. "MK Dons capture Slane from Celtic". BBC Sport. 31 January 2012.
  12. Archibald, Lindsey (17 April 2013). "Celtic manager Neil Lennon offers to help troubled former Hoops starlet Paul Slane who's gone off the rails". Daily Record. Media Scotland. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  13. "Slane signs". Ayr United FC. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  14. "Ayr United 0 v 2 Stranraer". Ayr United FC. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  15. "Brechin City 2 v 4 Ayr United". Ayr United FC. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  16. "Paul Slane released". Ayr United FC. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  17. "Slane and Roberts Sign". Clyde FC. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  18. "Paul Slane admits using Celtic money on booze and prostitutes". Toronto Sun. Postmedia Network. 24 April 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
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