Reece McAlear

Reece McAlear
Personal information
Full name	Reece McAlear
Date of birth	12 February 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Livingston
Number	6
Youth career
0000–2019	Motherwell
2019–2020	Norwich City
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–2022	Norwich City
2021–2022	→ Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan)
2022–2024	Tranmere Rovers
2023	→ Ayr United (loan)
2024–	Livingston
International career
2017	Scotland U16
2018–2019	Scotland U17
2019	Scotland U18
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:10, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

Reece McAlear (born 12 February 2002) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Livingston.

Career

He joined Norwich City from Motherwell for an undisclosed fee in summer 2019.^[4]

He made his debut on 28 November 2020 as a substitute in a league match against Coventry City.^[5]^[2]

On 17 June 2021, McAlear joined Scottish Championship side Inverness Caledonian Thistle on a season-long loan deal.^[6]

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.^[7]

On 9 June 2022, it was announced that McAlear had signed for Tranmere Rovers on a two-year contract.^[8] On 31 January 2023, McAlear joined Scottish Championship club Ayr United on loan until the end of the season.^[9] He was released by Tranmere at the end of the 2023–24 season.^[10]

In May 2024, McAlear signed a pre-contract with Scottish Championship club Livingston on an initial one-year deal, with an automatic one-year extension triggered by promotion.^[11]

International career

McAlear has represented Scotland at youth international level.^[12]

References

^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Norwich City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 47. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b Reece McAlear at Soccerbase
^ Reece McAlear at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
^ 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 the next piece in the Lions squad". Livingston FC. 29 May 2024.
^ "Reece McAlear at Scottish FA". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 17 June 2021.

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