Willie McLean (soccer, born 1904)

Willie McLean

McLean is on the far right (1933)
Personal information
Full name	William Lang McLean
Date of birth	(1904-01-27)January 27, 1904
Place of birth	Clydebank, Scotland
Date of death	November 6, 1977(1977-11-06) (aged 73)
Place of death	Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
Height	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Pullman F.C.
	Chicago Canadians
–1932	Bricklayers and Masons
1932–1934	Stix, Baer and Fuller F.C.
1934–1935	→ St. Louis Central Breweries F.C.
1935–1936	→ St. Louis Shamrocks
International career
1934	United States	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Stewart Lang (born William Lang McLean; January 27, 1904 – November 6, 1977) was a Scottish-born American soccer player. A dominant player through the 1930s and a member of the U.S. national team at the 1934 FIFA World Cup, McLean disappeared without a trace in 1938. His disappearance remained a mystery until June 2022, when an investigation by The Athletic's Pablo Maurer and Matt Pentz uncovered the details behind that disappearance; McLean had suffered a nervous breakdown after multiple head injuries and lived out the last 40 years of his life in a series of public mental health facilities.