Aaron McLean

Aaron McLean
Playing for Ipswich Town in 2013
Personal information
Full name Aaron McLean[1]
Date of birth (1983-05-25) 25 May 1983 (age 41)[1]
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1998–1999 Leyton Orient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Leyton Orient 40 (2)
2002Grays Athletic (loan) 6 (3)
2003–2005 Aldershot Town 72 (12)
2005–2007 Grays Athletic 57 (25)
2006–2007Peterborough United (loan) 9 (4)
2007–2011 Peterborough United 148 (67)
2011–2014 Hull City 77 (9)
2013Ipswich Town (loan) 7 (1)
2013–2014Birmingham City (loan) 7 (0)
2014–2015 Bradford City 33 (6)
2014–2015Peterborough United (loan) 18 (1)
2015–2016 Barnet 20 (5)
2016–2018 Ebbsfleet United 35 (9)
Total 529 (144)
International career
2003–2006 England C 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aaron McLean (born 25 May 1983) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a striker.[3] At international level he gained five caps for the England C team during his time in the non-league.

McLean began his senior career with Leyton Orient in 1999, having graduated from the club's youth ranks. Never really breaking into the first team, he made 40 league appearances in a four-year spell, which also included a brief loan to Grays Athletic. He switched to Aldershot Town in 2003, and, after making 68 league appearances, moved again to Grays Athletic in 2005. He quickly became a regular player for Grays, making 59 league appearances before switching to Peterborough United in 2006; initially on loan, which became permanent the following year. He was a regular for Peterborough, and made 148 league appearances before moving to Hull City in January 2011. Initially a regular player for Hull, he fell out of favour following the club's promotion to the Premier League, and moved on loan to Ipswich Town and then Birmingham City in 2013. In January 2014 McLean completed a move to Bradford City.

  1. ^ a b Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 402. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
  2. ^ "First Team". Peterborough United F.C. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Peterborough United legend returns to the club". Peterborough Telegraph. Retrieved 19 February 2019.