Caolan McAleer

Caolan McAleer

Personal information
Date of birth	19 August 1993
Place of birth	Strabane, Northern Ireland
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current team	Greenock Morton
Number	16
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	?	(?)
2016–	Greenock Morton	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:51, 12 November 2016 (UTC).

Caolan McAleer (born 19 August 1993) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays for Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton, as a winger.

Early and personal life

McAleer comes from Strabane,^[1] and attended Christian Brothers Grammar School, Omagh.^[2]

Career

Club

McAleer moved from Linfield to Scottish club Partick Thistle in January 2012.^[3] After making his debut for them in May 2012,^[4] McAleer signed a new two-year contract in July 2012, before going on loan to Arthurlie.^[5][6] Later that month, McAleer participated in the 2012 Milk Cup.^[7] On 2 October 2013, Partick Thistle announced that McAleer would join Scottish League Two side Albion Rovers on loan until 6 January 2014.^[8] However, the loan deal broke down two days later,^[9] and he moved on loan to Airdrieonians on 21 November 2013.^[10]

On 5 June 2014, McAleer signed for East Fife.^[11] After one season with The Fifers, McAleer returned to Airdrieonians, signing a contract with the club in June 2015.^[12] In January 2016, McAleer moved on loan to Kilbirnie Ladeside until the end of the season.^[13]

In July 2016, McAleer signed for Greenock Morton.^[14]

International

McAleer played for Northern Ireland at Schools Under-18 level in the Centenary Shield.^[15]

Career statistics

As of 4 December 2016^[4]

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	4	0	1	0	5	0	1	0	11	0
Senior career total		50	6	3	1	6	0	5	0	64	7

External links

• Caolan McAleer career statistics at Soccerbase

References

1. "Profile". Linfield F.C. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02.
2. "Profile". Irish FA. Archived from the original on 2011-10-21.
3. Fraser Wilson (12 January 2012). "Partick Thistle boss Jackie McNamara keen on Irish kid Caolan McAleer". The Glaswegian.
4. Caolan McAleer career statistics at Soccerbase
5. "New Deal for Caolan McAleer". Partick Thistle F.C. 15 July 2012.
6. Fraser Wilson (16 July 2012). "Caolan McAleer signs two-year deal with Partick Thistle.. then agrees Arthurlie loan". The Glaswegian.
7. Chris Jack (2 August 2012). "Milky star kid can be cream of Jags crop". Evening Times.
8. "Player to Head Out on Loan". Partick Thistle F.C. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
9. "McAleer Loan Falls Through". Partick Thistle F.C. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
10. "McAleer Heads Out on Loan". Partick Thistle F.C. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
11. "Caolan McAleer joins the Fife". East Fife F.C. 5 June 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
12. "Caolan returns to Airdrie". airdriefc.com. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
13. "McAleer out on loan". airdriefc.com. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
14. Steele, Russell (14 July 2016). "Midfielder McAleer delighted to sign for Morton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
15. "Under-18s hoping for Centenary Shield win". Irish FA. 22 February 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2016.