Connor McLennan

Connor McLennan (born 5 October 1999) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Aberdeen.

Connor McLennan

Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-10-05) 5 October 1999
Place of birth	Peterhead, Scotland
Playing position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Aberdeen
Number	18
Youth career
	Peterhead Boys Club[1]
2008–2015	Aberdeen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–	Aberdeen	40	(6)
2016–2017	→ Brechin City (loan)	3	(1)
2017–2018	→ Brechin City (loan)	15	(2)
National team^‡
2014	Scotland U16	2	(0)
2016	Scotland U17	6	(1)
2018	Scotland U20	1	(0)
2019–	Scotland U21	3	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:05, 7 March 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2019

Club career

McLennan was born and raised in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, and attended Peterhead Academy.[1][2] He joined Aberdeen's youth system at the age of eight, and turned professional aged 16 in December 2015.[1][3] He made his debut as a substitute away to St Johnstone on 22 April 2016.[4]

On 16 December 2016, McLennan joined Scottish League One side Brechin City on a one-month emergency loan deal, playing 3 times and scoring 1 goal.[5] He returned to Brechin for a second loan spell on 30 August 2017.[6]

Having scored in the final of the 2017–18 Scottish Youth Cup[7] and made further appearances in the first team[2] including as a substitute in the 2018 Scottish League Cup Final,[8] in December 2018 he signed a new contract with Aberdeen until 2021.[9]

International career

McLennan represented Scotland at under-16, under-17 and under-20 levels,[10] including at the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Azerbaijan.[1] He then played for the under-21 team, and scored both goals in a 2–1 win against Croatia in September 2019.[11]

Career statistics

As of 7 March 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aberdeen	2015–16[12]	Scottish Premiership	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2016–17[13]		0	0	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
	2017–18[14]		0	0	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
	2018–19[15]		21	3	4	1	2	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	28	4
	2019–20[16]		18	3	3	0	2	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	24	3
	Total		40	6	7	1	4	0	6	0	57	7
Brechin City (loan)	2016–17[13]	Scottish League One	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Brechin City (loan)	2017–18[14]	Scottish Championship	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	2
Career total			58	9	7	1	4	0	6	0	75	10

1. Appearance(s) for Aberdeen under-20s/21s in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which age-restricted teams from the SPFL Premiership clubs compete against senior clubs
2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

References

1. "Connor McLennan interview". Aberdeen F.C. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
2. "First Dons start and goal for Connor". Buchan Observer. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
3. "Connor McLennan signs deal". Aberdeen F.C. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
4. "St Johnstone 3-0 Aberdeen: Dons need more physical players - McInnes". BBC Sport. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
5. Douglass, Sean (16 December 2016). "Young Dons forward joins Brechin City on emergency loan deal". Evening Express. DC Thomson & Co Ltd. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
6. "Connor McLennan Returns on Loan". Brechin City F.C. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
7. Kenny Crawford (26 April 2018). "Scottish Youth Cup final: Hibernian beat Aberdeen 3-1". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
8. "Celtic 1–0 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
9. "Dons teenager signs on". Aberdeen F.C. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
10. Connor McLennan at the Scottish Football Association
11. "Croatia U21 1-2 Scotland U21: Connor McLennan's late double secures victory". BBC Sport. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
12. "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
13. "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
14. "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
15. "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
16. "Games played by Connor McLennan in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2019.