 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Callan Thomas McKenna[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2006-12-22)22 December 2006 (age 18) | ||
| Place of birth | Rutherglen, Scotland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bournemouth | ||
| Number | 46 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Hibernian | ||
| 2018–2023 | Queen's Park | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Queen's Park | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | Bournemouth | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Scotland U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | Scotland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 August 2023; 00:15 (UTC) | |||
Callan Thomas McKenna (born 22 December 2006) is a Scottishfootballer who plays as agoalkeeper forPremier League clubBournemouth. He is a Scotland youth international.[3]
FromFernhill, South Lanarkshire, McKenna played age group football forHibernian prior to joiningQueen's Park at twelve years old. A few weeks after turning sixteen, he signed his first professional contract in January 2023.[4] He made his professional debut for Queen's Park as a 16-year-old on 15 July 2023 in theScottish League Cup againstEast Fife.[5][6] He made hisScottish Championship debut on 5 August 2023 againstInverness Caledonian Thistle[7] (being preferred overCalum Ferrie who was voted the division's best goalkeeper in the previous campaign). His performance drew comparisons withDavid Marshall,[8] and led to reports of scouts from EnglishPremier League andEFL Championship clubs monitoring his progress.[9][10] On 1 February 2024, Premier League clubBournemouth signed McKenna in a deal worth £300,000.[11]
McKenna was selected for the Scotland squad for the2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[12][13] He has also represented theScotland national under-18 football team.[14] On 3 June 2025, McKenna was added to thesenior squad as a ‘training player’.[15]
On 6 June 2025, following injuries toAngus Gunn andRobby McCrorie before and during a 3–1 friendly defeat toIceland atHampden Park,[16] and amidst an injury crisis among Scottish goalkeepers (withCraig Gordon,Liam Kelly andZander Clark all unavailable), senior head coachSteve Clarke confirmed McKenna would travel as part of the 23-man squad for a friendly againstLiechtenstein on 9 June 2025.[17]