 McClean with theRepublic of Ireland in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Joseph McClean[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-04-22)22 April 1989 (age 36)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Derry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3][4] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wrexham | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Trojans | |||
| Institute | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Institute | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Derry City | 79 | (16) |
| 2011–2013 | Sunderland | 59 | (7) |
| 2013–2015 | Wigan Athletic | 73 | (9) |
| 2015–2018 | West Bromwich Albion | 99 | (4) |
| 2018–2021 | Stoke City | 102 | (12) |
| 2021–2023 | Wigan Athletic | 79 | (12) |
| 2023– | Wrexham | 88 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Northern Ireland U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2012–2023 | Republic of Ireland | 103 | (11) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:10, 8 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:26, 21 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
James Joseph McClean (born 22 April 1989) is an Irish professionalfootballer who plays as awinger forEFL Championship clubWrexham.
McClean began his career withTrojans,Institute, andDerry City of his hometown. He signed forSunderland in England'sPremier League in 2011 and moved toWigan Athletic in August 2013. He spent two seasons at Wigan, claiming their player of the year award in the latter, and then returned to the Premier League by joiningWest Bromwich Albion in June 2015. McClean spent three season with the Baggies before joiningStoke City in July 2018. McClean re-signed for Wigan Athletic in August 2021 and joined Wrexham two years later.
McClean was born and brought up inDerry and played for theNorthern Ireland national under-21 football team, but declined a call-up to the senior squad because he wanted to play for theRepublic of Ireland. In February 2012, McClean received international clearance fromFIFA which made him eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland, making his debut against theCzech Republic in the same month. He made103 appearances for the nation over the next 11 years, and represented them at theUEFA European Championship in2012 and2016.
McClean grew up in theCreggan area ofDerry and attended Holy Family Primary School and St. Peter's High School.[5][6] He playedGaelic football withSeán Dolans GAC before concentrating on association football.[7]
McClean began his career atInstitute, making one first team appearance as a substitute againstGlentoran in the2007–08 Irish Premier League season. Institute decided not to renew his contract in the summer of 2008.[8]
McClean made hisDerry City first team debut on 1 July 2008 in aLeague Cup tie at home toBohemians, opening the scoring in a 4–1 win.[9] He made hisLeague of Ireland debut forDerry City as a substitute forKevin McHugh playing againstCork City atTurner's Cross on 8 September 2008.[10] In his first full season with Derry in the2009 season the club suffered serious financial problems and the players went weeks without payment. During this period in November 2009 McClean held talks with EnglishLeague Two sideLincoln City, but this did not result in a contract, after McClean felthomesick.[11][12] Derry finished the season in 4th place but were expelled by the FAI due to breaking regulations by holding secondary, unofficial contracts with players.[13] They were invited to join theLeague of Ireland First Division.[14]
In December 2009 McClean was one of the first four players to sign for the newDerry City, along withDavid McDaid, and the McEleney brothers —Shane andPatrick.[15] McClean scored eight goals in 33 appearances in the2010 season helping Derry return to the top-flight.[16] McClean began to attract more interest from English clubs in the2011 season withPeterborough United making some unsuccessful bids.[17] He also attracted interest fromEverton.[18] In August 2011 Derry accepted an offer fromSunderland for McClean.[19]
McClean joinedSunderland on 9 August 2011 for a fee of £350,000, signing a three-year contract.[20] Upon signing McClean, managerSteve Bruce indicated that he was "one for the future",[21] and also hinted that he would be in the reserve team until Christmas.[22] His form in the development squad was capped by a reserve-debut goal in a 4–3 win overTyne–Wear derby rivalsNewcastle United, earning him a place on the Sunderland bench.[23] Despite never making an appearance under Bruce, he made his debut for the first team inMartin O'Neill's first game in charge on 11 December, a 2–1 win overBlackburn Rovers and was credited for the comeback which saw his side overturn a 1–0 deficit, after coming on as a substitute forJack Colback in the second half.[24]
McClean made his first start for Sunderland in their 1–0 victory overManchester City on 1 January 2012, and scored his first senior goal for the Black Cats in a 4–1 win againstWigan Athletic two days later;[25] on 8 January, he scored and assistedSebastian Larsson in a 2–0 win atPeterborough United in the third round of theFA Cup.[26] McClean provided the assist forStéphane Sessègnon's opening goal in Sunderland's 2–0 victory overSwansea City on 21 January, and got another assist in the equalising goal forFraizer Campbell in the next round of the cup againstMiddlesbrough on 29 January. Ahead of the replay for that fixture, Middlesbrough managerTony Mowbray used McClean as an example for young players to follow.[27] McClean turned provider again in Sunderland's 3–0 victory overNorwich City, assisting Sessègnon's goal, then scored the only goal in a win overStoke City on 4 February in snowy conditions at theBritannia Stadium.[28] A week later, he opened the scoring in Sunderland's 2–1 home loss toArsenal afterPer Mertesacker injured himself.[29] On 23 March, Sunderland announced that McClean had signed a new contract intended to force him to stay at the club until the summer of 2015.[30] A day later, he helped them to a 3–1 victory over relegation-threatenedQueens Park Rangers by assisting the opening goal forNicklas Bendtner and later scoring by himself. McClean won Sunderland's Young Player of the Year Award, at the end of the 2011–12 season.[31]
In August 2012, McClean scored his first two goals of the2012–13 in thesecond round of theLeague Cup againstMorecambe. He also scored in the third round as well, scoring in the 82nd minute away atMilton Keynes Dons. He scored his first Premier League goal of the season in a 3–0 home defeat ofReading on 11 December, exactly twelve months to the day that he made his Sunderland debut.[32] McClean fell out of favour with the Sunderland supporters after he refused to wear a poppy in the run-up toRemembrance Day, which led to his departure in August 2013. Speaking in 2015 McClean says he was 'hung out to dry' by Sunderland.[33]
McClean signed forChampionship clubWigan Athletic on a three-year contract on 8 August 2013.[34][35] Three days later he made his debut in the2013 FA Community Shield atWembley Stadium, starting in a 2–0 loss toManchester United.[36]
He scored his first goal for Wigan on 26 January 2014 in the FA Cup fourth round, a winner in a 2–1 victory againstCrystal Palace.[37] He had scored on 18 December againstSheffield Wednesday, but that match was abandoned in heavy rain and his goal was struck from the records; it was the only goal of the game by the 59th minute in which it was called off.[38] McClean played in 49 matches in2013–14, scoring four goals as Wigan reached the Championship play-offs where they lost 2–1 toQueens Park Rangers.[39] In2014–15, Wigan finished in 23rd place and were relegated toLeague One.[40]
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Turning down a move toNew York Red Bulls,[41] on 22 June 2015 McClean signed forWest Bromwich Albion on a three-year deal for a fee believed to be around £1.5 million.[42] In July, on the team's tour of the United States, he turned his back on theFlag of England while the British national anthem "God Save the Queen" was played before a match against theCharleston Battery, which resulted in a verbal warning from managerTony Pulis.[43]
He made his competitive debut on 10 August as West Brom began the season againstManchester City atThe Hawthorns.[44] Booed by his team's own fans whenever he touched the ball, he was replaced byClaudio Yacob at half-time, as his team lost 3–0.[45] On 17 October, after a 1–0 home win over his former team Sunderland, he taunted the visiting fans, leading to confrontations between both sets of players; he was given a warning by the FA over his conduct.[46] He scored his first goal for the Baggies on 5 December, a 39th-minute headed equaliser in a 1–1 home draw againstTottenham Hotspur.[47] Two weeks later, he was sent off in the first half of a 2–1 home loss toBournemouth for a challenge onAdam Smith; teammateSalomón Rondón was also dismissed in added time.[48] He played in 42 matches in2015–16 as West Brom finished in 14th position.[49]
He scored his first goal of the2016–17 season in theEFL Cup againstNorthampton Town.[50] His first league goal of the season came in a 4–2 win overWest Ham United on 17 September 2016.[51] He was given an improved contract extension until 2019, with the option of a further year. Tony Pulis said: "James thoroughly deserves this and has worked hard to achieve it."[52] He angeredWatford captainTroy Deeney with his tackling in a 3–1 win on 3 December 2016.[53] He played 42 times as the Baggies finished in 10th.[54] The2017–18 season was an unsettled one for West Brom as they went through four managersTony Pulis,Gary Megson,Alan Pardew andDarren Moore.[55] Albion were rock bottom of the Premier League nearly all season and despite a late resurgence they were relegated to the Championship.[56]
McClean joinedStoke City in July 2018 on a four-year contract for a fee of £5 million.[57] McClean made his Stoke debut on 5 August 2018 againstLeeds United.[58] He scored his first goal for Stoke on 25 August 2018 in a 2–0 win againstHull City.[59] In September 2018 McClean suffered a broken arm whilst on international duty with Ireland.[60] McClean played 45 times in2018–19, scoring three goals as Stoke finished in 16th place.[61] McClean began the2019–20 season playing as a makeshift left-back asNathan Jones attempted to implement his preferred diamond formation.[62] It did not work as Stoke had a poor start to the season, failing to win any of their first ten matches and Jones was replaced byMichael O'Neill in November who played McClean in his natural left-wing position.[63] McClean became a key player under O'Neill and his form helped the team pick up results to move out of the relegation zone.[64] He ended the campaign with seven goals from 37 appearances as Stoke avoided relegation and finished in 15th position.[65] Following the end of the season he was votedPlayer of the Year by supporters.[66]
In March 2020, McClean uploaded anInstagram post in which he said he was giving his children a history lesson, while wearing abalaclava, which some viewers believed to be in reference to theIrish Republican Army (IRA). McClean was fined two weeks' wages by Stoke, apologised, and agreed to delete his account.[67] McClean said in 2023 that he regretted the upload.[68]
In the2020–21 season, McClean made 29 appearances, scoring two goals as Stoke finished in 14th position.[69][70] During the season McClean had disciplinary problems as he breached COVID-19 protocols by going to a gym during lockdown.[71] He also angered O'Neill in March 2021 after he played for Ireland despite recovering from a foot injury.[72]
On 17 August 2021 McClean re-joinedWigan Athletic on a one-year contract.[73] McClean claimed he turned downBolton Wanderers in order to sign for Wigan. However, Bolton ManagerIan Evatt stated this was false; Bolton had no interest in signing McClean, and McClean's agent had rung daily for three weeks begging Bolton to give him a contract.[74] On 16 October he scored twice in a 4–0 win against Bolton with the match nearly being abandoned after he scored when Bolton fans threw bottles and other objects at him, followed by Wigan fans ripping down advertising boards, the match stopping for more than 10 minutes as police dealt with the situation.[75][76] Having been promoted as Champions,[77] McClean signed a new one-year contract extension at the end of the2021–22 season.[78] His first goal of the new season came on 6 August 2022, in a 1–1 draw away toNorwich City atCarrow Road.[79]
On 4 August 2023, it was announced that McClean had signed forEFL League Two sideWrexham for an undisclosed fee.[80] McClean's first season with the club saw him make 44 appearances in all competitions, scoring 3 goals as his side were promoted toEFL League One following their second placed season.[81] He signed a new contract with Wrexham to the end of the 2025–26 season.[82] In the 2024–25 League One season, McClean made 42 appearances, scored 4 goals, played approximately 3,407 minutes, and received 11 yellow cards.[83]
McClean was named club captain for Wrexham for the 2024–25 season.[84] On 16 January 2025, in a 2–1 loss away to local rivalsShrewsbury Town, stewards made a human wall between home fans and McClean when he went to take a throw-in, and objects were launched in his direction.[85] TheEnglish Football League began an investigation into the incidents, and several Shrewsbury fans were banned from the club and charged with criminal offences.[86] McClean called the town ofShrewsbury a "cesspit full of inbreds" in online comments that he later deleted.[87]
On 26 April 2025, he captained the side to promotion to theEFL Championship, after their 3–0 win at home toCharlton Athletic confirmed them as2024–25 EFL League One runners-up to earn their third consecutive promotion.[88]
On 8 August 2025, McClean extended his contract with the club until 2027.[89]
McClean had represented Northern Ireland at a number of junior levels, but ultimately opted to represent the Republic of Ireland at senior level.[90][91][92]
McClean was part of the Northern Ireland team that won the 2008Milk Cup and scored in the opening game in a 3–1 win against the US.[93] He has also represented Northern Ireland seven times at Under 21 level. On 26 July 2011 he was called up to theNorthern Ireland senior squad for the match against theFaroe Islands on 10 August 2011.[94] McClean decided to wait for selection by theRepublic of Ireland and therefore pulled out of the Northern Ireland squad.[95] In January 2012 he again confirmed he would not be reconsidering his decision although Northern Ireland managerMichael O'Neill had been in contact with him.[96]
McClean's success in the Premier League saw increasing calls forGiovanni Trapattoni to select him for the Republic of Ireland, with Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill saying after McClean's winning goal at Stoke: "I think he's more than capable of going toEuro 2012 ... Hopefully he's making such an impact he'll be watched by someone in the Ireland camp, even if it's not Trapattoni. They couldn't fail to be impressed."[97] McClean received international clearance to play for the Republic of Ireland on 9 February.[98] However, he was not included in the squad for the match against theCzech Republic which was announced the next day,[99] though he was added to the squad on 20 February after success againstArsenal in the FA Cup fifth round proper.[100][101]
McClean made his international debut on 29 February 2012, coming on in the 78th minute forAiden McGeady in a friendly against theCzech Republic at the Aviva Stadium.[102] On 7 May 2012, managerGiovanni Trapattoni confirmed that McClean was part of the Republic of IrelandUEFA Euro 2012 squad.[103][104] He then received sectarian abuse and death threats via Twitter.[105] McClean was quoted saying, "You are looking around as a Catholic and seeing all the Union Jacks and listening to the fans' songs and I just didn't feel at home at all."[105] On 26 May 2012, McClean made his first senior international start againstBosnia and Herzegovina in the final home friendly ahead of UEFA Euro 2012, playing on the left flank.[106]
AtUEFA Euro 2012 Poland, McClean was left on the bench for the first game, a 3–1 defeat toCroatia.[107] Republic of Ireland manager Trapattoni hinted that McClean would not feature in the next game against world and European championsSpain. After much public urging for him to make use of McClean's talents to recover the Republic's progress in the European Championship, Trapattoni claimed that "His time would come in the future".[107] McClean appeared as a substitute against Spain, coming on in the 76th minute inGdańsk.[108]
After being left on the bench during the Republic of Ireland's 2–1 victory over Kazakhstan in a World Cup 2014 qualifier on 7 September 2012, McClean used Twitter to criticise Trapattoni.[109] The tweet, and McClean's account, were subsequently deleted and the winger was forced to apologise to teammates.[110]
On 11 June 2014, McClean scored his first international goal in the 5–1 defeat byPortugal in theMetLife Stadium during the Republic's US tour.[111] He made his first appearance of theUEFA Euro 2016 qualifying campaign on 11 October againstGibraltar, scoring a brace in a 7–0 win in theAviva Stadium.[112]
McClean scored his first ever professional penalty on 29 March 2016, helping Ireland to a 2–2 draw in a friendly againstSlovakia.[113] On 9 October 2017, he scored the only goal of a win away toWales at theCardiff City Stadium in2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, putting the Irish into the playoffs.[114]
On 16 November 2020, theFootball Association of Ireland announced that McClean had tested positive forCOVID-19 after playing a full game againstWales at theCardiff City Stadium.[115] The announcement also includedMatt Doherty's positive result.[116]
On 14 June 2022, on his 94th cap for the Republic of Ireland, he captained his country for the first time, in a 1–1 draw withUkraine in aUEFA Nations League game at theLKS Stadium in Poland.[117] On 19 June 2023, McClean became the 7th player to make 100 international appearances for the Republic of Ireland in a 3–0 home win againstGibraltar in theEuro 2024 qualification.[118]
In October 2023, McClean announced he would retire from the national team following the match againstNew Zealand on 21 November.[119]
He is the older brother of fellow professional footballerPatrick McClean.[120][121] McClean began a relationship with Erin Connor in 2010. They married in 2016, in their hometown ofDerry.[122] As of February 2023, they have three daughters and a son.[123] One of McClean's daughters hasautism and McClean revealed in a social media post that he had also been diagnosed with autism.[124] He highlighted in his statement that he went public with the diagnosis in order to support his daughter during World Autism Acceptance Week.[125]
In 2013, McClean, then of Sunderland, attracted criticism when he wrote a tweet naming "The Broad Black Brimmer" as his favourite song by the Irish rebel bandthe Wolfe Tones. The song is associated withphysical force Irish republicanism. As a result of his tweet, his club manager,Martin O'Neill, advised him to stop using Twitter.[126]
Since his move to English football in 2012, McClean and his family have received anti-Irish abuse, both in person and on social media.[127][128]
In November 2018, Chris McGimpsey, aBelfast City Council member from theUlster Unionist Party, referred to McClean as a "super Provo" during a debate onBBC Radio Ulster; the epithet refers to supporters of theProvisional Irish Republican Army.[129] McGimpsey apologised to McClean, admitted what he said was false, and agreed to pay damages in March 2019.[129] In September 2019, theHigh Court of Northern Ireland ordered McGimpsey to pay McClean £63,000 in damages and legal costs.[130]
Since his Premier League breakthrough in 2012, McClean has been both condemned and supported for his ongoing refusal to wear football shirts bearing the symbol of theremembrance poppy when playing games on or aroundRemembrance Day (11 November) orRemembrance Sunday (the nearest Sunday), leading to his being named by the BBC in 2015 as the main example for one of the "Five reasons people don't wear poppies".[131] The special shirts, usually auctioned, are part of the annual Poppy Appeal organised by theRoyal British Legion, with all Premier League club shirts displaying poppies in various forms since 2010.[132]
McClean states his objection derives from his affinity withDerry and to the role of the British Army inthe Troubles. He grew up on theCreggan estate, where six of the men shot dead onBloody Sunday in 1972 came from. He stated he would wear the poppy if it were restricted to honouring only soldiers who died in the World Wars, many of whom, particularly duringWorld War I, were Irish, and has insisted his position is one of peace, and not any kind of wider political, religious or anti-British point.[133] The Legion opposes compelling people to wear the poppy, seeing such a stance as going against everything the poppy symbolises.[131]
For his stances, McClean has been booed by supporters of opposition clubs as well as some of his own club's supporters.[134] After the first refusal, McClean was subjected to sectarian abuse andloyalist threats,[135][136][137] includingdeath threats.[138][139][140][141]
Various players, such asDavid Meyler andJamie Devitt (both Irish citizens)[142] and managers (including Trapattoni), have voiced support for his decision as a personal issue of conscience.[143][144][145] The first instance occurred on 10 November 2012, with McClean wearing a plain Sunderland shirt during their match againstEverton.[146] McClean donated his unadorned shirt, signed, to a charity auction in aid of a Dublin-based children's charity.[147][148]
McClean has made a number of charitable donations. He made a significant donation to homeless people at the Wells and Foyle Valley House in Derry.[149] He donated £1,500 for a custom hand cycle bike to help a child who hadspina bifida.[150] He made another significant donation to the Wells facility in the Bogside, for up to 24 men who have alcohol problems.[151] He paid £1,750 for a new mobile home after hearing about a pregnant homeless woman's struggles on social media.[152] He donated £1,000 to help pay for specialist proton therapy in Florida for a four-year-old child with cancer.[153] He donated €1,200 to help pay for the funeral of a two-year-old boy who was struck by a car.[154] In December 2016 he set up a new clothing line with proceeds going to help homeless residents of his native Derry.[155] He donated £500 to an online fund set up to support the family of a missing Derry man.[156]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Institute | 2007–08[8] | Irish Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Derry City | 2008[157] | LOI Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2009[157] | LOI Premier Division | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| 2010[157] | LOI First Division | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 8 | ||
| 2011[157] | LOI Premier Division | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 23 | 8 | ||
| Total | 79 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 18 | ||
| Sunderland | 2011–12[158] | Premier League | 23 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 6 | |
| 2012–13[159] | Premier League | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | 41 | 5 | ||
| Total | 59 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 70 | 11 | |||
| Wigan Athletic | 2013–14[160] | Championship | 37 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | 49 | 4 |
| 2014–15[161] | Championship | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 6 | ||
| Total | 73 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 86 | 10 | ||
| West Bromwich Albion | 2015–16[49] | Premier League | 35 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 42 | 2 | |
| 2016–17[54] | Premier League | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18[162] | Premier League | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | ||
| Total | 99 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 112 | 5 | |||
| Stoke City | 2018–19[61] | Championship | 42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 45 | 3 | |
| 2019–20[163] | Championship | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 7 | ||
| 2020–21[69] | Championship | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | ||
| Total | 102 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 111 | 12 | |||
| Wigan Athletic | 2021–22[164] | League One | 33 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[d] | 1 | 37 | 10 |
| 2022–23[165] | Championship | 46 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 48 | 3 | ||
| Total | 79 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 85 | 13 | ||
| Wrexham | 2023–24[166] | League Two | 37 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[d] | 1 | 44 | 4 |
| 2024–25[166] | League One | 42 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 45 | 4 | |
| 2025–26[166][167] | Championship | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 88 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 580 | 67 | 39 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 653 | 77 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland | 2012 | 6 | 0 |
| 2013 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 13 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 103 | 11 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 June 2014 | MetLife Stadium,East Rutherford, United States |  Portugal | 1–3 | 1–5 | Friendly |
| 2 | 11 October 2014 | Aviva Stadium,Dublin, Republic of Ireland |  Gibraltar | 4–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
| 3 | 6–0 | |||||
| 4 | 18 November 2014 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland |  United States | 3–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 29 March 2016 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland |  Slovakia | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 6 | 9 October 2016 | Zimbru Stadium,Chișinău, Moldova |  Moldova | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 3–1 | |||||
| 8 | 12 November 2016 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion,Vienna, Austria |  Austria | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 4 June 2017 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland |  Uruguay | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 10 | 9 October 2017 | Cardiff City Stadium,Cardiff, Wales |  Wales | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 11 | 30 March 2021 | Nagyerdei Stadion,Debrecen, Hungary |  Qatar | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
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That sure told him and besides, it is not the first battle McClean has had to fight on Twitter of late, with the left winger having to remind everybody that although his name is speltMcClean, it is actually pronouncedMcClane – just think of John McClane from Die Hard and you'll get the picture.
The strike was one of the highlights of Match of the Day 2's weekend round-up, with the Belfast-born presenter proudly reminding viewers that this was a fellow countryman scoring in the Premier League — not something that happens too often nowadays — as he described McClean as 'Northern Irish'. Not me was McClean's response as he replied via his Twitter account: "Colin Murray get it right will you, it's #irish"
When Murray, who is from Belfast, commented that it was good to see a Northern Irishman scoring Sunderland's winner against Stoke, McClean's riposte, via Twitter, was unequivocal: "Colin Murray get it right will you, it's #irish."
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