Caolan McAleer

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Caolan McAleer
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-08-19) 19 August 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Strabane, Northern Ireland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Dungannon Swifts
Number 23
Youth career
Linfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Partick Thistle 1 (0)
2012–2013 → Arthurlie (loan)
2013–2014 → Airdrieonians (loan) 20 (3)
2014–2015 East Fife 16 (3)
2015–2016 Airdrieonians 9 (0)
2016 → Kilbirnie Ladeside (loan)
2016 Greenock Morton 5 (0)
2017 Finn Harps 29 (4)
2018 Sligo Rovers 32 (4)
2019 Finn Harps 24 (3)
2020–2022 Dungannon Swifts 31 (0)
2022– Loughgall
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:48, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Caolan McAleer (born 19 August 1993) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays for Loughgall as a winger.

Early and personal life[edit]

McAleer comes from Strabane,[2] and attended Christian Brothers Grammar School, Omagh.[3]

Club career[edit]

McAleer moved from Linfield to Scottish club Partick Thistle in January 2012.[4] After making his debut for them in May 2012,[5] McAleer signed a new two-year contract in July 2012, before going on loan to Arthurlie.[6][7] Later that month, McAleer participated in the 2012 Milk Cup.[8] On 2 October 2013, Partick Thistle announced that McAleer would join Scottish League Two side Albion Rovers on loan until 6 January 2014.[9] However, the loan deal broke down two days later,[10] and he moved on loan to Airdrieonians on 21 November 2013.[11]

On 5 June 2014, McAleer signed for East Fife.[12] After one season with The Fifers, McAleer returned to Airdrieonians, signing a contract with the club in June 2015.[13] In January 2016, McAleer moved on loan to Kilbirnie Ladeside until the end of the season.[14]

In July 2016, McAleer signed for Greenock Morton.[15] McAleer was released in mid-December 2016.[16] From here he moved to the Republic of Ireland to join Finn Harps in January 2017.[17] He spent the 2018 season with Sligo Rovers.[18]

After one season, McAleer returned to Finn Harps for the 2019 season.[19] On 13 December 2019 it was confirmed that McAleer would join Dungannon Swifts on 1 January 2020 on a deal until the summer 2021.[20] He moved to Loughgall in January 2022.[21][22]

International career[edit]

McAleer played for Northern Ireland at Schools Under-18 level in the Centenary Shield.[23]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 10 May 2019[5][1]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Partick Thistle 2011–12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2012–13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013–14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Airdrieonians (loan) 2013–14 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 3
East Fife 2014–15 16 3 2 1 1 0 3 0 22 4
Airdrieonians 2015–16 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0
Greenock Morton 2016–17 5 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 12 0
Finn Harps 2017 29 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 32 4
Finn Harps 2019 16 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 3
Career total 80 10 4 1 8 0 5 0 97 11

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Caolan McAleer at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Profile". Linfield F.C. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Profile". Irish FA. Archived from the original on 21 October 2011.
  4. ^ Fraser Wilson (12 January 2012). "Partick Thistle boss Jackie McNamara keen on Irish kid Caolan McAleer". The Glaswegian.
  5. ^ a b Caolan McAleer at Soccerbase
  6. ^ "New Deal for Caolan McAleer". Partick Thistle F.C. 15 July 2012. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  7. ^ Fraser Wilson (16 July 2012). "Caolan McAleer signs two-year deal with Partick Thistle.. then agrees Arthurlie loan". The Glaswegian.
  8. ^ Chris Jack (2 August 2012). "Milky star kid can be cream of Jags crop". Evening Times.
  9. ^ "Player to Head Out on Loan". Partick Thistle F.C. 2 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  10. ^ "McAleer Loan Falls Through". Partick Thistle F.C. 4 October 2013. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  11. ^ "McAleer Heads Out on Loan". Partick Thistle F.C. 21 November 2013. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  12. ^ "Caolan McAleer joins the Fife". East Fife F.C. 5 June 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  13. ^ "Caolan returns to Airdrie". airdriefc.com. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  14. ^ "McAleer out on loan". airdriefc.com. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  15. ^ Steele, Russell (14 July 2016). "Midfielder McAleer delighted to sign for Morton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  16. ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (16 December 2016). "Caolan McAleer leaves Cappielow". Greenock Morton F.C. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  17. ^ Campbell, Peter (16 January 2017). "Caolan McAleer is latest Finn Harps signing". Donegal Democrat.
  18. ^ "McAleer makes move to Sligo Rovers". RTÉ Sport. 15 November 2017.
  19. ^ Finn Harps sign four more players as McAleer returns, Highlandradio.com, 6 December 2018
  20. ^ Dungannon Swifts announce signing of winger Caolan McAleer, Belfastlive.co.uk, 13 December 2019
  21. ^ "Extratime.com – Extratime.ie – Caolan McAleer". Extratime.com.
  22. ^ "Loughgall FC are delighted to announce the signing of Caolan McAleer from Dungannon Swifts". Twitter.com. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  23. ^ "Under-18s hoping for Centenary Shield win". Irish FA. 22 February 2011. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
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