Trent McClenahan
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Trent James McClenahan | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Chipping Norton, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right Back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sydney FC | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Parramatta Power | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2006 | West Ham United | 2 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Hereford United | 64 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Hamilton Academical | 50 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Scunthorpe United | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | Perth Glory | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | (0) |
| 2012– | Sydney FC | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004–2005 | Australia U20 | 9 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Australia U23 | 18 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 December 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 January 2009 | |||
Trent McClenahan (born 4 February 1985) is an Australian footballer who plays for A-League club Sydney FC. McClenahan has been capped for the Olyroos and represented Australia at the Beijing Olympics.
Club career
He was born in Chipping Norton, New South Wales and was a student at Westfields Sports High School, playing for Chipping Norton FC, Bankstown Reps, Sydney Olympic and representing NSW at youth level.
West Ham United
At the age of 16 he left Australia and signed for West Ham United on a 3 yr deal after impressing in trials. After rising through the ranks made his league debut, aged 19, against Crewe Alexandra in August 2004,[1] the first of three first team appearances for the club, achieveing promotion to the Premier League.[2] He then went on to signing a 2 year extension, before leaving for more playing opportunities.
MK Dons
He went out on loan to Milton Keynes Dons in March 2005, which was extended for the duration of the 2005–06 season. In all he made over 40 first team appearances for MK Dons.
Hereford United
McClenahan signed for Hereford United in August 2006. He settled into the first team in the right-back position, and despite being in competition for the position with Simon Travis, went on to make 30 first team appearances scoring once. He was in and out of the Hereford side in the early part of the 2007–08 season due to his international commitments, but managed to score his second goal for the club against Lincoln City. Thereafter he featured in every first team match as Hereford gained promotion to League One.
He was offered a new contract, but declined.
Hamilton Academical
He signed for Hamilton Academical on 19 September 2008.[3] and went on to make 50 appearances for the club in the Scottish Premier League helping the club to its highest finish in the SPL, 7th. He left the club at the end of the 2009/10 season after failing to agree a new contract.[4]
Scunthorpe United
After playing in Scunthorpe's 4–2 penalty victory against Grimbsy in the Lincolnshire Cup, McClenahan was offered a contract by Iron boss Nigel Adkins, allowing him to be in contention for a place for Scunthorpe's first game away at Reading on 7 August.
Nigel Adkins left the club weeks later, accepting the job at Southampton. With the change of manager, McClenahan went onto only making one appearance in the English Championship.
Perth Glory
On 14 November 2011 it was announced he had signed for A-League outfit Perth Glory on an 8 week injury replacement contract due to the injury of Scott Neville.[5]
Central Coast Mariners
On 29 February 2012 he was added to the A-League outfit Central Coast Mariners for their Asian Champions League campaign where he made 1 start against Seongnam Illhwa Chunma and a further 2 substitute appearances in the ACL. [6]
Sydney FC
On 10 August 2012, McClenahan was signed to a 1 year deal with Sydney FC.[7]
Club stats
| Club | League | Season | League | Cup1 | International | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
 West Ham United |
Football League Championship | 2004-05 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MK Dons |
Football League One | 2004-05 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Hereford United |
Football League Two | 2006-07 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 2007-08 | 38 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||
 Hamilton Academicals |
Scottish Premier League | 2008-09 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2009-10 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Scunthorpe United |
Football League Championship | 2010-11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Perth Glory |
A-League | 2011-12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Central Coast Mariners |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Sydney FC |
2012-13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 163 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 184 | 2 | ||
1Includes FA Cup, English League Cup, Football League Trophy, Scottish FA Cup and Scottish League Cup
International career
McClenahan captained the Australia U20 side and was part of the squad for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship and played in all 3 games. In November 2006 he was called up to train with the full team for a game against Ghana.
He was then called up into the Australia U23 squad where he made 18 appearances. He featured in the Australian team that reached the final of the Intercontinental Cup. He was selected for the Olympics in Beijing and featured in all 3 games during the tournament.
References
- ^ Crewe 2 West Ham 3 www.sportinglife.com
- ^ Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics Trent McClenahan www.westhamstats.info
- ^ Accies snap up Aussie McClenahan, BBC Sport, 19 September 2008
- ^ "Defender Trent McClenahan exits Hamilton Accies". BBC Sport. 8 July 2010.
- ^ http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/soccer/perth-glory-signs-trent-mcclenahan-to-replace-injured-scott-neville/story-e6frg26u-1226194887594
- ^ http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/centralcoastmariners/news-display/McClenahan-added-to-Mariners-AFC-Champions-League-squad/45766
- ^ http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/sydneyfc/news-display/sydney-fc-sign-experienced-australian-defender/48481
External links
- Hamilton Academical profile
- OzFootball profile
- Trent McClenahan at Soccerbase
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- People from New South Wales
- Australian soccer players
- Australian expatriate soccer players
- Olympic soccer players of Australia
- Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- The Football League players
- Scottish Premier League players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Hereford United F.C. players
- Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players
- Parramatta Power players
- Perth Glory FC players
- Central Coast Mariners FC players
- A-League players
- Scunthorpe United F.C. players
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland