Reece_McAlear
Reece McAlear
Scottish footballer
Reece McAlear (born 12 February 2002) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Tranmere Rovers.[4] He will become a free agent on 30 June 2024.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Reece McAlear[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-02-12) 12 February 2002 (age 22)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tranmere Rovers | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2019 | Motherwell | ||
| 2019–2020 | Norwich City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Norwich City | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) | 28 | (4) |
| 2022– | Tranmere Rovers | 37 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Ayr United (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Scotland U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Scotland U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2019 | Scotland U18 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:10, 30 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
He joined Norwich City from Motherwell for an undisclosed fee in summer 2019.[5]
He made his debut on 28 November 2020 as a substitute in a league match against Coventry City.[6][2]
On 17 June 2021, McAlear joined Scottish Championship side Inverness Caledonian Thistle on a season-long loan deal.[7]
On 21 May 2022, it was announced that McAlear would be released by Norwich City at the end of the season when his contract expired.[8]
On 9 June 2022, it was announced that McAlear had signed for Tranmere Rovers on a two-year contract.[9] On 31 January 2023, McAlear joined Scottish Championship club Ayr United on loan until the end of the season.[10] He was released by Tranmere at the end of the 2023–24 season.[11]
McAlear has represented Scotland at youth international level.[12]
- "Notification of shirt numbers: Norwich City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 47. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- Reece McAlear at Soccerbase
- Reece McAlear at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- "Under 23 Team - Norwich City". www.canaries.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- Wilson, Fraser (26 July 2019). "Reece McAlear leaves Motherwell for Norwich City". Daily Record. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- "Late Coventry goal pegs back Norwich". Retrieved 1 December 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- "Reece McAlear Signs For ICTFC On Loan". Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- "Rupp to depart as club confirm released players". Norwich City FC. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- "Reece McAlear: Tranmere Rovers sign former Norwich midfielder". BBC Sport. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- "Midfielder Reece McAlear leaves Tranmere for Ayr United loan spell". Wirral Globe. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- "2023/24 retained and released list". www.tranmererovers.co.uk. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- "Reece McAlear at Scottish FA". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
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