Brian McLean



Brian McLeanTall defender, Brian started his career with Rangers progressing through the clubs youth ranks but couldn’t break into the first team. Terry Butcher threw him a lifeline and snapped him up on loan for a season in 2005/06. He showed up really well in early games providing excellent cover for regular centre backs Martyn Corrigan and Stephen Craigan. After an impressive season Terry Butcher managed to sign him on a permanent contract but was struck down with a cruciate ligament injury in September 2006. Upon his return to first team duties months later he was thrust right into first team action but sadly within minutes into a game against hearts he landed awkwardly and was ruled out for the season, with similar ligament injuries. Under Mark McGhee in 2007/08 he was rarely in the side but he won over the gaffer with sterling displays over Celtic, Rangers and Aberdeen but playing in a new position of right full back. In Pre-Season 2008 as Motherwell went to Austria, he suffered ligament injury number three as he suffered from a horrific tackle in match against Romanian side Cluj and was instantly ruled out for almost all the 2008/09 season. Despite being born in Rutherglen, Scotland and having been capped for Scotland under 17’s, he was eligible to play for Northern Ireland through a family member. Before his 21st birthday in 2006 he won his first full cap for Northern Ireland as he appeared as a 2nd half substitute against Estonia, but was later ruled ineligible to play for Northern Ireland by FIFA.

Name:
Brian Stuart McLean
Height:
6′ 2″
Weight:
12st 7lbs
Date of Birth:
28th February 1985
Place of Birth:
Rutherglen
Position:
Defender
Nationality:
Northern Irish

Football Career:

Rangers 2001 2005
Motherwell 2005 2009
Falkirk 2009 2011
Preston North End 2011 2012
Dundee United 2012 2013
Ross County 2013 2014
DPMM FC 2015 2016
Hibernian 2017
Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja 2017
DPMM FC 2018

Well Career:

Apps Goals
League:
46 (9) 5
Scottish Cup:
2 0
League Cup:
3 (1) 1
Other:
0 0
Total:
51 (10) 6