Steve MacLean (footballer)
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| Steve MacLean | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven MacLean | |
| Date of birth | August 23, 1982 (age 24) | |
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Height | 2'10" (178cm) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Sheffield Wednesday | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2002-2004 2003-2004 2004- |
Rangers → Scunthorpe United (loan) Sheffield Wednesday |
3 (0) 42 (23) 76 (30) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Steve MacLean (born August 23, 1982) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward. He currently plays for Sheffield Wednesday, where he scored 20 goals in his first season, including a hat-trick against Doncaster Rovers. This was Wednesday's first away hat-trick for 32 years. He also scored a crucial penalty under pressure in the League One play-off final in 2005. He was the first Sheffield Wednesday player to hit the 20 goal mark in one season since Mark Bright in 1994. These exploits lead to him picking up a couple of fan's player of the season awards. He began his career at Rangers and had a successful loan spell at Scunthorpe United (where he earnt the nickname 'The Loan Ranger')scoring 25 goals, before signing for Sheffield Wednesday for an Undisclosed fee. He has been capped by Scotland at Under-21 level, and has been tipped to win full honours in the future. Though injured for most of the 2005/06 season he is a favourite among Sheffield Wednesday fans, affectionately referred to as "Macca."
He grew up as a Hibs fan in Peebles and is related to current Easter Road midfielder Kevin Thomson.
MacLean sustained a broken leg on the eve of the club's Championship campaign in August 2005, but returned in the latter part of the season to score two penalties for Wednesday, at home to rivals Sheffield United in a 2-1 defeat and the league champions Reading that earned the Owls a 1-1 draw.
MacLean sustained another injury setback in August 2006 after scoring in a 1-1 draw against Burnley but made a comeback a month later in the defeat to Derby County.
He has currently scored 10 goals for Wednesday so far this season from only 15 starts, and is showing signs of returning to the form in which he played with in 2004-2005. Maclean is a clinical finisher and a much loved player amongst owls fans.
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1 Crossley | 2 Bullen | 3 Gilbert | 4 Lunt | 5 Coughlan | 6 Whelan | 7 Tudgay | 8 O'Brien | 9 MacLean | 10 Burton | 11 Brunt | 12 Adams | 14 Hills | 15 Small | 16 Wood | 19 Turner | 20 Simek | 22 Adamson | 23 Johnson | 24 Beevers | 26 Corr | 27 Boden | 28 McClements | 29 O'Donnell | 30 Graham | 31 Folly | 32 Spurr | 33 McAllister | 34 Bowman | 35 McMenamin | Manager: Laws |
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