Stevie Mallan (footballer, born 1996)

Stevie Mallan

Personal information
Full name	Stephen Mallan
Date of birth	25 March 1996
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	St Mirren
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–	St Mirren	73	(15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2016.

Stevie Mallan (born 25 March 1996) is a Scottish footballer, who plays as a midfielder for St Mirren.

Career

Born in Glasgow, he was included in St Mirren's matchday squad for the first time on 18 October 2014, remaining on the substitutes' bench as they lost 0–1 at home against Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Premiership.^[1] On 8 November, he was again unused as they lost by the same score against Partick Thistle, again at St Mirren Park.^[2] His debut came two weeks later as St Mirren lost 0–3 away to Hamilton Academical, starting and making way for James Marwood after 68 minutes.^[3]

Mallan scored his first goal on his fifth appearance, the team's second in a 3–1 away win against Dundee at Dens Park.^[4] BBC Sport described the goal, in which Mallan dispossessed an opponent in his own half, went on a run and shot from outside the penalty area, as "a contender for goal of the season".^[5] They also questioned whether he could ever score a better goal in the remainder of his career.^[5] On 4 May 2015 Mallan was awarded with the PFA Scotland 'Goal of the Season' award, for this strike.^[6]

On 9 January 2015 Mallan won the SPFL Young Player of the Month award for December 2014.^[7] Eight days later he scored his second goal, the 87th-minute winner in a 2–1 victory at Ross County.^[8] It was announced on 24 January that Mallan had signed a three-year contract extension, tying him to the club until the summer of 2018.^[9] On 16 May, he scored an added-time winner in a 2–1 home victory against Motherwell, confining the opponents to the relegation play-offs.^[10]

On 25 August 2015, Mallan equalised with a 25-yard free kick in first-half added time in a Scottish League Cup second round game against Livingston, but his team lost 2–3 at home.^[11] He scored twice in a 4–0 win over Dunfermline Athletic on 10 October to send his team into the semi-finals of the Scottish Challenge Cup.^[12]

Personal life

He is the son of a former footballer of the same name, who played as a forward for a variety of Scottish clubs including Clyde and Queen of the South.^[13]

References

1. "St Mirren 0-1 Inverness CT". BBC Sport. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
2. Wilson, Richard (8 November 2014). "St Mirren 0-1 Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
3. Sutherland, Jonathan (22 November 2014). "Hamilton 3-0 St Mirren". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
4. Crawford, Kenny (27 December 2014). "Dundee 1-3 St Mirren". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
5. "Will Stephen Mallan ever score a better than his first?". BBC Sport. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
6. "PFA Scotland award winners". spfl.co.uk. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
7. "St Mirren: Stephen Mallan wins young player of the month award". BBC Sport. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
8. "Scottish Premiership: Stephen Mallan nets late winner as St Mirren beat Ross County 2-1". Sky Sports. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
9. "Contract Extension for Stephen". Official St Mirren website. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
10. Barnes, John (16 May 2015). "St Mirren 2-1 Motherwell". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
11. "St Mirren 2-3 Livingston: Saints crash out the League Cup". Barrhead News. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
12. "St Mirren 4-0 Dunfermline". BBC Sport. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
13. Mullen, Scott (24 November 2014). "Buddies boss can still beat the boos". Evening Times. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

External links

• Stevie Mallan career statistics at Soccerbase
  
• Stevie Mallan profile at Soccerway