| Alistair McCann | |
| Fullname: | Alistair Edward McCann |
| Birth Date: | 4 December 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Height: | 1.76m[1] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Preston North End |
| Clubnumber: | 13 |
| Youthclubs1: | Hutchison Vale Boys Club |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | St Johnstone |
| Years1: | 2017–2021 |
| Clubs1: | St Johnstone |
| Caps1: | 71 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Stranraer (loan) |
| Caps2: | 13 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2021– |
| Clubs3: | Preston North End |
| Caps3: | 90 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Nationalteam1: | Northern Ireland youth |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalteam2: | Northern Ireland U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2020– |
| Nationalteam3: | Northern Ireland |
| Nationalcaps3: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 20:40, 9 April 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 18:29, 26 September 2021 (UTC) |
Alistair Edward McCann (born 4 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Preston North End. Born in Scotland, he represents Northern Ireland at international level.
Born in Edinburgh, McCann and his brothers Lewis (who is also a footballer) and Ross (who is Scotland and GB 7s player) were born and raised in Scotland to a Northern Irish father and an English mother.[2]
McCann moved from Hutchison Vale Boys Club to St Johnstone in 2012.[3] He made his senior debut on 29 January 2018.
McCann joined Stranraer on loan in February 2019.[4] [5]
In May 2021 he was monitored by Celtic.[6] He moved to Preston North End on 31 August 2021.[7]
McCann has played youth football for Northern Ireland, including at under-21 level.[1] [8]
On 15 November 2020, McCann made his senior international debut, against Austria.[1] [9]
In October 2023 he pulled out of the Northern Ireland squad due to injury.[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| St Johnstone | 2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | |||
| 2020–21 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 71 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 96 | 6 | |||
| Stranraer (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish League One | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Preston North End | 2021–22 | EFL Championship | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | EFL Championship | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | EFL Championship | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Total | 90 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 174 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 208 | 10 | |||
St Johnstone