Conor McAleny

Conor McAleny

McAleny with Everton in 2011
Personal information
Full name Conor Michael McAleny[1]
Date of birth (1992-08-12) 12 August 1992
Place of birth Whiston, England[1]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Everton
Number 67
Youth career
2003–2011 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– Everton 2 (0)
2012 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 3 (0)
2013 → Brentford (loan) 4 (0)
2015 → Cardiff City (loan) 8 (2)
2015 → Charlton Athletic (loan) 6 (0)
2016 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 13 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:15, 8 May 2016 (UTC).


Conor Michael McAleny (born 12 August 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays for Everton, as a striker. He is a product of the club's academy.

Career

Everton

McAleny joined Everton as an 11-year-old and made his debut for the club's youth team in a 1-0 Premier Academy League win over Tottenham Hotspur on 25 August 2007, replacing Lewis Codling after 65 minutes.[3] McAleny became a full-time member of the club's academy in 2008, at age 17.[4] He made regular appearances for the youth team during the 2008–09 season[5] and received his first call up to the reserve team for a Premier Reserve League North match against local rivals Liverpool on 17 February 2009.[6] McAleny remained on the bench for the 1-1 draw. McAleny broke into the reserve team during the 2009/10 season, making his debut in a 1-0 defeat to Manchester United on 6 October 2009, replacing Jose Baxter after 61 minutes.[7] McAleny's form for the youth and reserve teams saw him awarded his first call into the first team squad for a dead rubber Europa League group match versus BATE Borisov on 17 December 2009. Awarded the number 40 shirt, McAleny was named on the bench in a youthful squad, but did not make an appearance in the 1-0 defeat.[8] McAleny finished the 2009/10 season with 26 appearances and 12 goals for the youth team.[9]

McAleny received his first call up for a Premier League match versus Aston Villa on 2 April 2011.[10] Awarded the number 31 shirt, he remained on the bench for the 2-2 draw and was included in the squad again for a 3-0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the following game.[11] McAleny made his first-team debut as a second-half substitute for Phil Neville in a 1-0 league defeat away to Arsenal on 10 December 2011, nearly scoring with a volley.[12] He made his first home appearance in the following game, coming on for Louis Saha in a 1–1 draw against Norwich City.[13] McAleny's final call into the first team squad of the 2011/12 season came in a 2-0 FA Cup third round victory over Tamworth at Goodison Park on 6 January 2012.[14] McAleny signed a new two-year contract in the summer of 2012.[9] No longer eligible for the youth team, McAleny played exclusively for the reserve team during the 2012/13 season, though ankle and ligament injuries hindered his progress.[9] After spending much of the first half of the 2013/14 season out with a broken leg,[15] McAleny received his first call into the first team squad in over two years, when he was named as a substitute for an FA Cup fourth round tie versus Stevenage on 25 January 2014.[16] He remained on the bench for the 4-0 victory. He also returned to reserve team action, scoring three goals in two games in March.[17] Having come to the end of his contract, McAleny was offered a new deal at the end of the 2013–14 season.[18] On 1 July, it was announced that McAleny had signed a new three-year contract, after being assured he was part of manager Roberto Martínez's plans.[19]

Scunthorpe United (loan)

On 23 March 2012, McAleny joined League One side Scunthorpe United on loan for the remainder of the season.[20] He made his debut the following day, coming on as a 65th-minute substitute for Jordan Robertson in a 0–0 home draw with Notts County.[21] A knee injury saw him make just three appearances for the club.[9][22]

Brentford (loan)

On 25 July 2013, McAleny joined League One side Brentford on loan until 6 January 2014,[23] linking up with former Everton teammates Adam Forshaw and Jake Bidwell. On 24 August, in only his fourth appearance for the club, he broke his leg in a clash with Walsall's Adam Chambers.[15] On 2 September, Brentford announced that the loan arrangement had been brought to an early end, as McAleny was expected to miss most of the 2013/14 season.[24] Brentford manager Uwe Rosler said that Conor would be "a big miss, he would be welcome back any time".[25] McAleny attracted further transfer interest from the Bees in March and June 2014.[18][26]

Cardiff City (loan)

On 2 February 2015, McAleny joined Championship side Cardiff City on loan until the end of the season.[27] On 3 March he scored his first professional goal, in a 3–1 win at Rotherham United.[28] He scored again on 4 April, set up by Aron Gunnarsson, to equalise in a 1–1 draw against Reading at the Madejski Stadium.[29]

Charlton Athletic (loan)

On 14 September 2015, McAleny joined Championship side Charlton Athletic on loan until 7 November 2015.[30] The next day, he made his debut for the club as a 74th-minute substitute replacing Morgan Fox in a 2-1 home defeat to Huddersfield Town.[31] On 23 September 2015, he made his first start in a 4-1 Capital One Cup away defeat to Crystal Palace. He was replaced by Tony Watt in the 75th minute.[32] However, on 5 November 2015, 2 days before the end of his loan contract, he was sent back to Everton after not scoring a single goal in his short spell.[33]

Wigan Athletic (loan)

On 1 February 2016, McAleny joined League 1 side Wigan Athletic on loan for the until the end of the season.[34]

Personal life

McAleny represented Knowsley in the 2005 Merseyside Youth Games, participating in the 80-metre sprint, shot put and triple jump.[35] He attended Knowsley Hey High School in Huyton.

Career statistics

As of match played 8 May 2016.
Club League Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton Premier League 2011–12[22] 200000—20
2012–13[36] 000000—00
Scunthorpe United (loan) League One 2011–12[22] 3000000030
Brentford (loan) League One 2013–14[37] 4000000040
Everton Premier League 2014–15 0000001010
Cardiff City (loan) Championship 2014–15 7200000072
Charlton Athletic (loan) Championship 2015-16 5000100060
Wigan Athletic (loan) League One 2015–16 134000000134
Career total 326001010366

Honours

Club

Wigan Athletic: League One: 2015-16

References

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  2. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 468. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  3. ↑ "Everton Under-18s, 2007-08". ToffeeWeb. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  4. ↑ "Conor McAleny". Everton F.C. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  5. ↑ "Everton Under-18s, 2008-09". ToffeeWeb. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  6. ↑ "Everton Reserves, 2008-09". ToffeeWeb. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  7. ↑ "Everton Reserves, 2009-10". ToffeeWeb. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  8. ↑ Sanghera, Mandeep (2009-12-17). "BBC Sport - Football - Everton 0-1 BATE". BBC News. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Everton Players: Conor McAleny". ToffeeWeb. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  10. ↑ Shea, Julian (2011-04-02). "BBC Sport - Football - Everton 2-2 Aston Villa". BBC News. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  11. ↑ Whyatt, Chris (2011-04-09). "BBC Sport - Football - Wolves 0-3 Everton". BBC News. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  12. ↑ O'Keefe, Gregg (10 December 2011). "Arsenal 1 Everton FC 0 – Final Whistle Report". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  13. ↑ "Everton 1 – 1 Norwich". BBC Sport. 17 December 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  14. ↑ "BBC Sport - Everton 2-0 Tamworth". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  15. 1 2 "Everton's Conor McAleny breaks leg during Brentford loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  16. ↑ McNulty, Phil (2014-01-25). "BBC Sport - Stevenage 0-4 Everton". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  17. ↑ ToffeeWeb - Everton Under-21s, 2013-14
  18. 1 2 Lewis, Matt (2013-07-07). "Brentford and Wigan battling for Everton striker". Get West London. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  19. ↑ Everton starlet Conor McAleny signs new deal after promise of first-team football | Football | Sport | Daily Express
  20. ↑ "Scunthorpe United F.C. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  21. ↑ "Scunthorpe 0–0 Notts County" BBC Sport. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  22. 1 2 3 "Conor McAleny | Football Stats | Everton | Season 2011/2012". Soccer Base. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  23. ↑ "Bees agree deal for Everton forward". Hounslow Chronicle. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  24. ↑ "Everton striker McAleny has Brentford loan cancelled | Transfers". Tribal Football. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  25. ↑ "McAleny loan deal ends early". Brentford F.C. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  26. ↑ Murtagh, Jacob (2014-03-27). "Brentford miss out on Everton forward". Get West London. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  27. ↑ "Cardiff sign Eoin Doyle, Matthew Kennedy and Conor McAleny". BBC Sport. 2 February 2015.
  28. ↑ "Rotherham 1-3 Cardiff". BBC Sport. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  29. ↑ "Reading 1-1 Cardiff". BBC Sport. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  30. ↑ site=http://www.cafc.co.uk/news/article/charlton-athletic-everton-conor-mcaleny-2688373.aspx
  31. ↑ site=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34181949
  32. ↑ site=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34265437
  33. ↑ site=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/conor-mcaleny-returns-everton-after-10393899
  34. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35467185
  35. ↑ Johnson, Tim (12 July 2005). "Merseyside Youth Games special". icLiverpool. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  36. ↑ "Conor McAleny | Football Stats | Everton | Season 2012/2013". Soccer Base. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  37. ↑ "Conor McAleny | Football Stats | Everton | Season 2013/2014". Soccer Base. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
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