Conor McAleny
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Conor Michael McAleny[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 12 August 1992||
Place of birth | Huyton, Liverpool, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder / forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Salford City | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2011 | Everton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2017 | Everton | 2 | (0) |
2012 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2013 | → Brentford (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2015 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 8 | (2) |
2015 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2016 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 13 | (4) |
2017 | → Oxford United (loan) | 18 | (10) |
2017–2020 | Fleetwood Town | 55 | (9) |
2019 | → Kilmarnock (loan) | 11 | (3) |
2020 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Oldham Athletic | 40 | (17) |
2021– | Salford City | 71 | (16) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:14, 24 December 2023 (UTC) |
Conor Michael McAleny (born 12 August 1992) is an English professional
.While at Everton, he spent time on loan at Football League teams Scunthorpe United, Brentford, Cardiff City, Charlton Athletic, Wigan Athletic, and Oxford United, before leaving on a permanent basis in 2017 to join Fleetwood Town. He enjoyed little success at Fleetwood, and spent time out on loan at Scottish club Kilmarnock and Shrewsbury Town. He joined Oldham Athletic in 2020, spending a year at the club and scoring 21 goals before departing for Salford.
Career
Everton
McAleny was born in
McAleny received his first call up for a
Scunthorpe United and Brentford loans
On 23 March 2012, McAleny joined
On 25 July 2013, he joined League One side
Cardiff City and Charlton Athletic loans
On 2 February 2015, McAleny joined
On 14 September 2015, he joined Championship side
Wigan Athletic and Oxford United loans
On 1 February 2016, McAleny joined
In January 2017, in the final hours of the transfer window, Oxford United of League One announced that he had joined on loan until the end of the season. Oxford manager Michael Appleton said "he works hard, knows where the goal is and we think will give us another goal threat during the busiest part of the season".[45] He scored his first goal for the club, the only goal of the game, in a 1–0 away League One victory over Charlton on 21 February,[46] and followed up with a hat-trick in a 4–0 away win at Chesterfield the following Saturday.[47] McAleny scored a second hat-trick in a 5–1 home win over Bury on 28 March.[48] He finished the season having scored 10 league goals in 14 starts.[49] On 9 June, it was confirmed that he would be leaving Everton following the expiration of his contract at the end of the month.[50]
Fleetwood Town
On 23 June 2017, McAleny joined
During his final two seasons at the club, he was deemed back-up to Ched Evans and Paddy Madden,[56] and with Fleetwood playing only one striker, found game time hard to come by, but scored his first FA Cup goal when he came off the bench in a 2–1 defeat to Portsmouth.[57]
Kilmarnock and Shrewsbury Town loans
On 28 January 2019, McAleny joined Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock on loan until the end of the season.[58] He scored on his début, scoring Kilmarnock's first equaliser in a 2–2 draw with Dundee.[59] He scored Kilmarnock's opening goal at Ibrox Stadium in their 1–1 with Rangers, securing the club's place in the top six for a second consecutive season.[60] Killie eventually finished third in the league, ensuring European football for the first time since 2001, though McAleny would return to Fleetwood at the end of the season.[61]
On 30 January 2020, McAleny joined fellow League One side Shrewsbury Town on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.[62] He made his debut for the club on 1 February, a narrow 1–0 defeat away to Rochdale at Spotland.[63] His performance was praised by local newspaper the Shropshire Star, who said he was the standout performer for Shrewsbury while playing on the left of a front three.[64]
Oldham Athletic
On 18 August 2020, McAleny joined
Salford City
On 1 July 2021, having not reported back for Oldham's pre-season training ahead of the new season,[68] McAleny joined fellow League Two side Salford City on a two-year deal,[69] citing the club's ambitions for promotion to League One as motivation for signing.[70] On 28 August, he scored his first goal for Salford in his side's 3–0 home win against Newport County.[71] He won the EFL League Two Player of the Month award for January 2023, having scored six goals in as many matches.[72]
Personal life
McAleny represented Knowsley in the 2005 Merseyside Youth Games, participating in the 80-metre sprint, shot put and triple jump.[73]
Career statistics
- As of match played 18 April 2023
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Everton | 2011–12[22] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2012–13[74] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2013–14[75] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2014–15[76] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2015–16[77] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2016–17[78] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Everton U23 | 2016–17[78] | — | — | — | 2[b] | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
Scunthorpe United (loan) | 2011–12[22] | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Brentford (loan) | 2013–14[75] | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Cardiff City (loan) | 2014–15[76] | Championship | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
Charlton Athletic (loan) | 2015–16[77] | Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2015–16[77] | League One | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | |
Oxford United (loan) | 2016–17[78] | League One | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 |
Fleetwood Town | 2017–18[79] | League One | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 34 | 5 |
2018–19[80] | League One | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 19 | 1 | |
2019–20[81] | League One | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
Total | 55 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 70 | 9 | ||
Kilmarnock (loan) | 2018–19[80] | Scottish Premiership | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 3 | |
Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2019–20[81] | League One | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Oldham Athletic | 2020–21[82] | League Two | 40 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2[b] | 2 | 46 | 21 |
Salford City | 2021–22[83] | League Two | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
2022–23[84] | League Two | 29 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 32 | 10 | |
Total | 53 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 12 | ||
Career total | 220 | 55 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 253 | 62 |
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
Honours
Wigan Athletic
Individual
- EFL League One Player of the Month: January 2023[72]
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External links
- Conor McAleny – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Conor McAleny at Soccerbase
- Conor McAleny at Soccerway