Jamie McClen

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Jamie McClen
Full name	Jamie McClen
Date of birth	May 13, 1979 (age 27)
Place of birth	Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
Height	5ft 8in
Nickname	Ketchup Head ^[1]
Playing position	Defender, Midfielder
Youth clubs
?	Newcastle United
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997–2005 2000–2001 2005 2006 2006 2006–2007 2006–2007 2007 -	Newcastle United →Motherwell (loan) Carlisle United Blyth Spartans Shrewsbury Town Kidderminster Harriers →Bedlington Terriers (loan) Hamilton Academical	14 (0) 03 (0) 02 (0) 01 (1) 04 (0) 05 (0) 07 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:30, 11 January 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Jamie McClen (born May 13, 1979 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is a professional English football player who currently plays as a defender or midfielder. He has just signed with Hamilton Accies initially to the end of the season.

He attended St. Benet Biscop Catholic High School in Bedlington, Northumberland. He grew up in south-east Northumberland and honed his footballing skills at the youth academy of Newcastle United.

McClen debuted for Newcastle in 1997 against Leeds United, but struggled to retain his place in the first team and had a short loan spell at Motherwell in 2000-2001 before eventually being released in 2005 to Carlisle United.

McClen's spell at Carlisle only lasted a few months before he was released. He then went to Blyth Spartans on a short term basis. He returned to the Football League to join Shrewsbury Town, but the manager expressed his concerns over McClen's fitness levels and he was once again released from his contract. In June 2006 he signed a 12-month contract with Kidderminster Harriers of the Football Conference. On the November 3, 2006 McClen returned to the North East to play for Bedlington Terriers on loan.

McClen was released by Kidderminster in January 2007^[2] and signed on January 29th for Hamilton Accies until the end of the season.