Derry City

James McClean

Defender#16

Bio

Born in Derry in 1989, James McClean debuted for Institute F.C. in 2007 and now plays for Derry City F.C.. He has also played for Sunderland A.F.C., Wigan Athletic F.C. and West Bromwich Albion F.C.. He plays as a defender. He has represented the Northern Ireland national under-21 association football team and the Republic of Ireland men's national association football team.

Key facts

Age: 37
Height: 1.8 m
Weight: 68 kg
Number: #16
Born: 22/4/1989
Birthplace: Derry
Debut: 2007
Position: Defender
Nationality: Republic of Ireland

Official profile

ESPN player page ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Follow

Instagram@macajw

Official accounts listed on Wikidata.

Career

2007–now

2007–2008Institute F.C.
2008–2011Derry City F.C.
2008–2009Northern Ireland national under-21 association football teamNational team
2009–2010Northern Ireland national under-21 association football teamNational team
2011–2013Sunderland A.F.C.
2012–2023Republic of Ireland men's national association football teamNational team
2013–2015Wigan Athletic F.C.
2015–2018West Bromwich Albion F.C.
2018–2021Stoke City F.C.
2021–2023Wigan Athletic F.C.
2023–2026Wrexham A.F.C.
2026–Derry City F.C.

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Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2025-26 EFL ChampionshipWrexham	16	0	2	11	3	910	2	0	3	16	6	16	7	0	18	0
2023 International FriendlyRepublic of Ireland	2	–	–	–	–	80	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022-23 EFL ChampionshipWigan Athletic	46	3	8	54	9	4,010	9	0	7	46	1	63	23	0	61	0
2022 International FriendlyRepublic of Ireland	3	0	0	3	0	173	0	0	0	3	1	3	2	0	2	0
2022 UEFA Nations LeagueRepublic of Ireland	5	0	0	0	0	301	0	0	1	5	2	5	1	0	4	0
2021 International FriendlyRepublic of Ireland	2	1	0	1	1	170	0	0	1	2	0	2	1	0	2	0
2020-21 EFL ChampionshipStoke City	24	2	3	15	6	1,603	7	0	3	24	7	26	12	0	16	0
2020 UEFA Nations LeagueRepublic of Ireland	3	0	0	1	1	186	0	1	1	3	1	2	3	0	1	0
2019-20 EFL ChampionshipStoke City	36	7	7	54	17	2,990	10	0	10	36	3	42	32	0	52	0
2018-19 EFL ChampionshipStoke City	42	3	6	66	18	2,947	11	0	9	42	10	37	46	0	37	0
2018 UEFA Nations LeagueRepublic of Ireland	2	0	0	1	1	180	2	0	1	2	0	6	3	0	1	0
2017-18 Premier LeagueWest Bromwich Albion	30	1	0	30	6	1,396	7	0	5	30	16	35	12	1	21	0
2016-17 Premier LeagueWest Bromwich Albion	34	1	2	23	13	1,464	9	0	6	34	21	31	17	0	24	0
2015-16 Premier LeagueWest Bromwich Albion	35	2	2	31	9	2,413	7	1	6	35	7	36	39	0	38	0
2013-14 UEFA Europa LeagueWigan Athletic	5	0	0	2	0	315	3	0	0	5	2	3	8	0	3	0
2012-13 Premier LeagueSunderland	36	2	3	34	12	2,330	4	0	1	36	12	38	28	0	31	0
2011-12 Premier LeagueSunderland	23	5	2	28	9	1,843	1	0	1	12	1	10	18	0	10	0
Career17 seasons	344	27	35	354	105	23,311	72	2	55	331	90	355	252	1	321	0

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).

Game log, 2025-26 EFL Championship

Game
20 Dec @ Swansea CityL 1-2 20 Dec	0	0	0	90	1	2	1	0	3	0	2
14 Dec v WatfordD 2-2 14 Dec	0	0	0	78	0	0	1	0	1	1	2
11 Dec @ Hull CityL 0-2 11 Dec	0	0	0	90	0	0	1	0	2	0	2
7 Dec @ Preston North EndD 1-1 7 Dec	0	2	1	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	1
30 Nov v Blackburn RoversD 1-1 30 Nov	0	1	0	75	0	0	1	0	0	1	1
27 Nov v Bristol CityW 2-0 27 Nov	0	1	0	90	0	0	1	0	3	0	0
23 Nov @ Ipswich TownD 0-0 23 Nov	0	0	0	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
9 Nov v Charlton AthleticW 1-0 9 Nov	0	0	0	22	0	0	1	1	1	0	0
4 Oct v Birmingham CityD 1-1 4 Oct	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
1 Oct @ Leicester CityD 1-1 1 Oct	0	0	0	17	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
21 Sept @ Norwich CityW 3-2 21 Sept	0	0	0	7	0	0	1	1	0	0	1
14 Sept v Queens Park RangersL 1-3 14 Sept	0	2	1	61	0	0	1	0	1	2	2
31 Aug @ MillwallW 2-0 31 Aug	1	0	0	13	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
24 Aug v Sheffield WednesdayD 2-2 24 Aug	0	1	0	90	0	1	1	0	2	1	2
16 Aug v West Bromwich AlbionL 2-3 16 Aug	1	4	1	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	3
9 Aug @ SouthamptonL 1-2 9 Aug	0	0	0	5	1	0	1	1	1	0	2

Splits, EFL Championship

Split
HomeHome or away, 28W	85	0.1	0.1	1.3	0.4	75.7	0.2	0.2	1.0	0.2	1.2	0.8	1.1
AwayHome or away, 17W	79	0.1	0.2	1.1	0.3	76.3	0.2	0.2	1.0	0.2	1.1	0.6	1.2
LossesResult, 0W	63	0.0	0.1	1.2	0.3	78.8	0.2	0.2	1.0	0.1	1.0	0.8	2.0
DrawsResult, 0W	56	0.1	0.2	1.3	0.3	78.1	0.3	0.2	1.0	0.1	1.2	0.7	0.7
WinsResult, 45W	45	0.2	0.3	1.2	0.5	69.4	0.2	0.2	1.0	0.3	1.1	0.7	0.4
Regular seasonStage, 45W	164	0.1	0.2	1.2	0.3	76.0	0.2	0.2	1.0	0.2	1.1	0.7	1.1
Birmingham CityOpponent, 2W	8	0.0	0.3	0.6	0.3	63.9	0.4	0.1	1.0	0.3	0.8	0.8	0.6
MillwallOpponent, 3W	8	0.0	0.1	1.3	0.3	64.0	0.3	0.1	1.0	0.4	1.5	1.0	0.4
Preston North EndOpponent, 1W	8	0.1	0.0	1.4	0.4	72.4	0.5	0.3	1.0	0.1	0.9	0.8	1.3
ReadingOpponent, 1W	8	0.0	0.3	1.6	0.3	83.4	0.8	0.0	1.0	0.1	1.1	0.4	0.4
Bristol CityOpponent, 2W	7	0.0	0.1	1.1	0.3	76.7	0.1	0.1	1.0	0.1	2.1	0.9	1.0
MiddlesbroughOpponent, 1W	7	0.0	0.1	2.0	0.7	75.6	0.0	0.4	1.0	0.1	0.9	0.7	1.9
Queens Park RangersOpponent, 1W	7	0.0	0.1	1.4	0.3	83.4	0.3	0.3	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.3	1.1
West Bromwich AlbionOpponent, 1W	7	0.0	0.3	1.9	0.3	77.7	0.1	0.1	1.0	0.1	0.7	0.6	1.3
Blackburn RoversOpponent, 3W	6	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	76.5	0.3	0.2	1.0	0.2	1.2	1.2	0.5
Hull CityOpponent, 1W	6	0.2	0.3	0.7	0.3	85.3	0.2	0.3	1.0	0.0	0.8	0.7	2.0
Norwich CityOpponent, 2W	6	0.2	0.0	1.7	0.8	61.7	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	1.5	0.8	1.0
Swansea CityOpponent, 1W	6	0.3	0.3	0.8	0.5	83.2	0.3	0.7	1.0	0.0	2.2	0.5	1.7
BrentfordOpponent, 2W	5	0.2	0.2	0.6	0.2	76.4	0.6	0.2	1.0	0.2	1.4	0.8	0.6
Huddersfield TownOpponent, 3W	5	0.0	0.6	1.6	0.2	90.0	0.0	0.2	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.4	1.0
Nottingham ForestOpponent, 2W	5	0.4	0.2	2.0	0.6	78.2	0.2	0.0	1.0	0.2	1.2	1.0	1.0
Rotherham UnitedOpponent, 2W	5	0.2	0.2	1.0	0.4	75.4	0.0	0.2	1.0	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.4
Sheffield WednesdayOpponent, 2W	5	0.2	0.0	1.6	0.2	81.4	0.0	0.4	1.0	0.0	0.8	0.8	0.8
WatfordOpponent, 0W	5	0.2	0.0	0.8	0.2	87.6	0.0	0.4	1.0	0.0	0.4	0.8	1.8
Derby CountyOpponent, 1W	4	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	71.5	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.3	1.0	1.3	1.5
Leeds UnitedOpponent, 1W	4	0.0	0.3	1.8	0.3	73.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.8	0.8	3.0
Luton TownOpponent, 3W	4	0.3	0.3	1.3	0.5	70.5	0.3	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.8	0.5	0.8
Sheffield UnitedOpponent, 0W	4	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	1.5	0.3	1.5
Wigan AthleticOpponent, 1W	4	0.0	0.0	2.3	0.3	75.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.3	1.3	1.8	1.8
Cardiff CityOpponent, 0W	3	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	87.0	0.3	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.3	0.3	1.7
Coventry CityOpponent, 0W	3	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.3	0.3	1.0
Ipswich TownOpponent, 1W	3	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.3	62.0	0.3	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.3	1.0	0.0
Aston VillaOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.5	1.5	1.0	90.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	1.5	1.5
BarnsleyOpponent, 2W	2	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.5	89.5	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	1.0
BlackpoolOpponent, 1W	2	0.5	0.0	1.5	0.5	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.5	0.0	1.0
Bolton WanderersOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	0.5	2.0	0.5	56.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	1.0	0.0
BurnleyOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	63.5	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.5	1.0	1.0	3.0
Charlton AthleticOpponent, 2W	2	0.5	0.0	1.5	1.0	56.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.5
Stoke CityOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.5
SunderlandOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	90.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	3.0
AFC BournemouthOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	84.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	1.0
FulhamOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Leicester CityOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	17.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
SouthamptonOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	2.0
Wycombe WanderersOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	28.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-TrentGround, 22W	55	0.1	0.1	1.4	0.4	72.1	0.3	0.2	1.0	0.2	1.1	1.0	0.9
The Brick Community Stadium, WiganGround, 5W	25	0.0	0.2	1.3	0.2	86.8	0.2	0.1	1.0	0.0	1.4	0.4	1.5
STōK Cae Ras, WrexhamGround, 2W	8	0.0	0.1	1.1	0.3	63.5	0.0	0.1	1.0	0.3	1.1	0.8	1.3
Deepdale, PrestonGround, 1W	5	0.2	0.0	1.4	0.6	78.8	0.4	0.4	1.0	0.0	0.8	0.6	1.6
Carrow Road, NorwichGround, 2W	4	0.3	0.0	1.0	0.3	47.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.8	0.5	1.0
Select Car Leasing Stadium, ReadingGround, 1W	4	0.0	0.5	1.5	0.0	76.8	0.8	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.5
St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, BirminghamGround, 1W	4	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.3	84.8	0.3	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.8	1.0
Swansea.com StadiumGround, 0W	4	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.3	82.5	0.5	0.5	1.0	0.0	2.3	0.5	2.0
The Den, LondonGround, 1W	4	0.0	0.3	1.3	0.3	59.5	0.3	0.0	1.0	0.5	1.8	0.5	0.5
The MKM Stadium, HullGround, 0W	4	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	83.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.8	2.0
Accu Stadium, HuddersfieldGround, 2W	3	0.0	0.7	2.0	0.3	90.0	0.0	0.3	1.0	0.0	1.7	0.3	1.3
Ashton Gate, BristolGround, 1W	3	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	66.3	0.3	0.0	1.0	0.3	1.7	0.3	0.7
MATRADE Loftus Road, LondonGround, 0W	3	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	87.3	0.3	0.7	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.7	0.7
Riverside Stadium, MiddlesbroughGround, 0W	3	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.3	83.7	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.7	0.3	2.3
The Hawthorns, West BromwichGround, 1W	3	0.0	0.3	1.3	0.3	89.3	0.0	0.3	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.7	1.0