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Kenneth McLean is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder or left midfielder for Premier League club Norwich City and the Scotland national team.
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After being released by Rangers' youth team, McLean started his senior career at SPL club St Mirren.
McLean was born in Rutherglen and attended Cathkin High School in Cambuslang.
McLean moved on loan from St Mirren to Second Division club Arbroath in December 2009.
Arbroath signed McLean, along with Kilmarnock striker Daniel McKay, to cover for injuries.
On 12 December, McLean made his debut for Arbroath in a 4-3 loss to Stirling Albion.
On 10 April, McLean scored his only goal for Arbroath, a penalty kick in a 4-2 loss against Stirling Albion.
McLean has said that his loan spell at Arbroath helped him develop as a player and also to become more mature.
Eighteen-year-old McLean made his debut on 17 October 2010, coming on as a substitute in a 2-2 draw against Hamilton.
The Herald noted that McLean's "Drive and energy" lifted St Mirren and helped them to turn the game around and get a draw.
Three days after his debut, McLean made his first start for St Mirren, in a 3-0 loss to Hearts.
Sky Sports said that during the 2011-12 season McLean had begun to emerge as one of the top young talents in the SPL. His first game of the season was on 6 August, in a 1-1 draw against Dundee United, where he came on as an 80th-minute substitute.
McLean then played regularly in the first team over the next few months and was in excellent form.
Teammate Gary Teale said that he thought McLean was very similar to former Rangers and Scotland captain Barry Ferguson, and that he thought McLean would have a brilliant future in the game.
In the weeks leading up to his award, McLean had been watched by English Championship clubs Burnley and Crystal Palace, with Celtic also reportedly interested in him.
Lennon encouraged interest from other clubs, saying that he took it as a compliment to McLean's development.
He also said that he would not consider selling McLean in the near future and expressed his delight at the fact that he had already signed McLean on a long-term contract.
On 19 November, McLean scored his second goal for St Mirren, in a 2-1 win over Dunfermline Athletic.
McLean was one of the four players nominated for the SPL young Player of the Year Award.
In January 2014 it was announced that McLean would be out-of-action for 6 weeks following knee surgery.
On 2 July 2014 it was announced that McLean had a signed a two-year contract extension with the club, following much speculation that he would leave the club in the summer.
McLean signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Aberdeen on 2 February 2015, for a reported transfer fee of around £300,000.
On 16 July 2015, McLean scored his first goal for Aberdeen in a 3-0 win away to HNK Rijeka in the second qualifying round first leg of the Europa League.
McLean scored his first league goal for Aberdeen in a 1-0 win over Dundee United on the opening day of the 2015-16 season.
In November 2017, McLean confirmed that he would not be renewing his Aberdeen contract when it expired the following summer.
Having helped the team to finish runners-up in the 2017-18 Scottish Premiership - as in each of his other three campaigns with the club - McLean finally departed Aberdeen after making 158 appearances and scoring 25 goals during his spell at Pittodrie.
McLean was sold in January 2018 to Norwich City, who loaned him back to Aberdeen for the rest of the season.
McLean earned his first call-up for Scotland under-19 squad in October 2010, coming on as a 58th-minute substitute in a 4-2 win over Norway.
St Mirren manager Danny Lennon expressed his surprise at McLean being left out of the squad. The Herald said that this was understandable given that he was "Among the on-form midfielders of his age group" at the time.
McLean received his first call-up to the senior Scotland squad in March 2016, for a friendly against Czech Republic.
McLean made his international debut in that game, playing 57 minutes.
McLean scored the winning penalties as Scotland beat Israel and Serbia in shootouts to secure qualification for UEFA Euro 2020 via playoffs.
McLean missed the tournament itself due to a knee ligament injury suffered in the last game of the 2020-21 EFL Championship season.
McLean's favoured position is as a central midfielder, but he can also play as a left midfielder.
Former Scotland international, and McLean's teammate at St Mirren, Gary Teale has compared him to Barry Ferguson.
Teale said that McLean had shown incredible maturity at such a young age and that from their first training session together he could see McLean's talent.
McLean has an excellent first touch and is also very composed and assured on the ball.
McLean also has very high energy, work rate and athleticism which enable him to make many attacking runs.
McLean's manager at St Mirren, Danny Lennon, said that he thought McLean was an excellent passer and that he could "Open a tin of beans" with his left foot and was also decent with his right.
Lennon also said that McLean was a rare type of Scottish player because he was always looking for a 'slide-rule' pass and he was actually capable of delivering them.
McLean was born in Rutherglen and attended Cathkin High School in Cambuslang.
McLean moved on loan from St Mirren to Second Division club Arbroath in December 2009.
Arbroath signed McLean, along with Kilmarnock striker Daniel McKay, to cover for injuries.
On 12 December, McLean made his debut for Arbroath in a 4-3 loss to Stirling Albion.
On 10 April, McLean scored his only goal for Arbroath, a penalty kick in a 4-2 loss against Stirling Albion.
McLean has said that his loan spell at Arbroath helped him develop as a player and also to become more mature.
Eighteen-year-old McLean made his debut on 17 October 2010, coming on as a substitute in a 2-2 draw against Hamilton.
The Herald noted that McLean's "Drive and energy" lifted St Mirren and helped them to turn the game around and get a draw.
Three days after his debut, McLean made his first start for St Mirren, in a 3-0 loss to Hearts.
Sky Sports said that during the 2011-12 season McLean had begun to emerge as one of the top young talents in the SPL. His first game of the season was on 6 August, in a 1-1 draw against Dundee United, where he came on as an 80th-minute substitute.
McLean then played regularly in the first team over the next few months and was in excellent form.
Teammate Gary Teale said that he thought McLean was very similar to former Rangers and Scotland captain Barry Ferguson, and that he thought McLean would have a brilliant future in the game.
In the weeks leading up to his award, McLean had been watched by English Championship clubs Burnley and Crystal Palace, with Celtic also reportedly interested in him.
Lennon encouraged interest from other clubs, saying that he took it as a compliment to McLean's development.
He also said that he would not consider selling McLean in the near future and expressed his delight at the fact that he had already signed McLean on a long-term contract.
On 19 November, McLean scored his second goal for St Mirren, in a 2-1 win over Dunfermline Athletic.
McLean was one of the four players nominated for the SPL young Player of the Year Award.
In January 2014 it was announced that McLean would be out-of-action for 6 weeks following knee surgery.
On 2 July 2014 it was announced that McLean had a signed a two-year contract extension with the club, following much speculation that he would leave the club in the summer.
McLean signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Aberdeen on 2 February 2015, for a reported transfer fee of around £300,000.
On 16 July 2015, McLean scored his first goal for Aberdeen in a 3-0 win away to HNK Rijeka in the second qualifying round first leg of the Europa League.
McLean scored his first league goal for Aberdeen in a 1-0 win over Dundee United on the opening day of the 2015-16 season.
In November 2017, McLean confirmed that he would not be renewing his Aberdeen contract when it expired the following summer.
Having helped the team to finish runners-up in the 2017-18 Scottish Premiership - as in each of his other three campaigns with the club - McLean finally departed Aberdeen after making 158 appearances and scoring 25 goals during his spell at Pittodrie.
McLean was sold in January 2018 to Norwich City, who loaned him back to Aberdeen for the rest of the season.
McLean earned his first call-up for Scotland under-19 squad in October 2010, coming on as a 58th-minute substitute in a 4-2 win over Norway.
St Mirren manager Danny Lennon expressed his surprise at McLean being left out of the squad. The Herald said that this was understandable given that he was "Among the on-form midfielders of his age group" at the time.
McLean received his first call-up to the senior Scotland squad in March 2016, for a friendly against Czech Republic.
McLean made his international debut in that game, playing 57 minutes.
McLean scored the winning penalties as Scotland beat Israel and Serbia in shootouts to secure qualification for UEFA Euro 2020 via playoffs.
McLean missed the tournament itself due to a knee ligament injury suffered in the last game of the 2020-21 EFL Championship season.
McLean's favoured position is as a central midfielder, but he can also play as a left midfielder.
Former Scotland international, and McLean's teammate at St Mirren, Gary Teale has compared him to Barry Ferguson.
Teale said that McLean had shown incredible maturity at such a young age and that from their first training session together he could see McLean's talent.
McLean has an excellent first touch and is also very composed and assured on the ball.
McLean also has very high energy, work rate and athleticism which enable him to make many attacking runs.
McLean's manager at St Mirren, Danny Lennon, said that he thought McLean was an excellent passer and that he could "Open a tin of beans" with his left foot and was also decent with his right.
Lennon also said that McLean was a rare type of Scottish player because he was always looking for a 'slide-rule' pass and he was actually capable of delivering them.
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