Liam McAlinden
 McAlinden playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Liam James McAlinden[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Cannock, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Exeter City FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2010 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2016 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 2014 | → Fleetwood Town (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2015 | → Fleetwood Town (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2015 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2016- | Exeter City | 1 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2012 | Northern Ireland U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:36, 14 August 2016 (UTC). | |||
Liam James McAlinden (born 26 September 1993) is an English-born Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Exeter City in League Two.
Playing career
Wolves
McAlinden signed his first professional contract in 2010 with Wolves,[2] before making his senior debut on 27 April 2013 as a substitute in a 1–2 defeat to Burnley.[3]
The striker has represented Northern Ireland at youth levels as, although born in England, he qualified through his grandfather.[4] However, in June 2013, he switched his allegiance to the Republic of Ireland, from which his parents hail.[5]
He scored his first senior goal on 3 September 2013 in a Football League Trophy tie against Walsall.[6] Later in the season, he scored his first Wolves league goal to earn a 1–0 victory at MK Dons in March 2014 as the team went on to win promotion back to the Championship.[7]
In October 2013 McAlinden was loaned to fellow League One club Shrewsbury Town for three months.[8] He scored on his club debut after coming on as a substitute against Gillingham,[9] the first of three goals in nine appearances before being recalled by Wolves in early December.[10]
In October 2014 McAlinden moved on a three-month-loan deal to League One Fleetwood Town.[11] However, after scoring twice in his first 5 appearances for Fleetwood, he was recalled to cover injuries at his parent club. On 15 January 2015 McAlinden returned on loan to Fleetwood for the remainder of the season,[12] where he scored two further goals during 14 appearances.
McAlinden returned to Shrewsbury Town for a second time on a half-season loan in July 2015.[13] In March 2016 he signed a loan deal with Crawley Town until the end of the 2015–16 season.[14]
McAlinden was released by Wolverhampton at the end of the 2015-16 season after his contract was not renewed.[15]
Exeter City
On 31 May 2016, McAlinden signed for League Two club Exeter City.[16] He scored his first goal for Exeter in a 2-1 defeat to Hartlepool United on 13 August 2016.[17]
Career statistics
- As of match played 31 August 2016
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[lower-alpha 1] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2012–13[18] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013–14[19] | League One | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2014–15[20] | Championship | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[21] | Championship | 0 | 0 | − | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 2 | ||
| Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2013–14[19] | League One | 9 | 3 | − | − | − | 9 | 3 | |||
| Fleetwood Town (loan) | 2014–15[20] | League One | 5 | 2 | − | − | − | 5 | 2 | |||
| Fleetwood Town (loan) | 2014–15[20] | League One | 14 | 2 | − | − | − | 14 | 2 | |||
| Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2015–16[21] | League One | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Crawley Town (loan) | 2015–16[21] | League Two | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Exeter City | 2016–17 | League Two | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 60 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 71 | 13 | ||
- ↑ Includes Football League Trophy matches.
References
- ↑ "Player Details: Liam McAlinden". English National Football Archive.
- ↑ "Wolves sign up Zeli Ismail and Liam McAlinden". Express & Star. 15 December 2010.
- ↑ "Wolverhampton 1–2 Burnley". BBC Sport. 27 April 2013.
- ↑ "Wolves on the fringe". wolves.theoffside.com. 31 May 2012.
- ↑ "Liam McAlinden quits Northern Ireland for Republic". BBC Sport. 2 June 2013.
- ↑ "Wolverhampton 2–2 Walsall". BBC Sport. 3 September 2013.
- ↑ "MK Dons 0–1 Wolves". BBC Sport. 29 March 2014.
- ↑ "Liam McAlinden: Shrewsbury Town sign Wolves striker on loan". BBC Sport. 11 October 2013.
- ↑ "Shrewsbury 2–0 Gillingham". BBC Sport. 12 October 2013.
- ↑ "Liam McAlinden: Wolves recall striker from Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 6 December 2013.
- ↑ "Liam McAlinden: Fleetwood Town bring in Wolves striker". BBC Sport. 2 October 2014.
- ↑ "Liam McAlinden: Wolves striker returns to Fleetwood Town on loan". BBC Sport. 15 January 2015.
- ↑ "Liam McAlinden: Wolves striker rejoins Shrewsbury Town on loan". BBC Sport. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ "Liam McAlinden: Crawley Town sign Wolves striker on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ "Contract decisions revealed". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 9 May 2016.
- ↑ Roderick, Oliver. "Grecians Complete Third Signing Of The Summer". Exeter City FC. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ↑ "Exeter 1-2 Hartlepool". BBC. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "Liam McAliden Football Stats 2012/13". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- 1 2 "Liam McAliden Football Stats 2013/14". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Liam McAliden Football Stats 2014/15". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Liam McAliden Football Stats 2015/16". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
