Willie McLaren
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William McLaren | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Forth Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Airdrie United | 85 | (22) |
| 2006–2008 | St Johnstone | 33 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Clyde | 24 | (6) |
| 2009–2011 | Queen of the South | 60 | (15) |
| 2011 | Hamilton Academical | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Airdrie United (loan) | 6 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Airdrie United | 44 | (8) |
| 2013–2014 | Airdrieonians | 13 | (2) |
| 2014 | Irvine Meadow | ||
| 2014–2015 | Bo'ness United | ||
| 2015 | Kilwinning Rangers | ||
| 2015– | Forth Wanderers | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:36, 16 October 2016 (UTC). |
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William "Willie" McLaren (born 6 November 1984) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Junior club Forth Wanderers, who plays as a midfielder. He has played for several Scottish clubs throughout his career which started in 2003.
Born in Glasgow, Mclaren had been at Benburb and Hamilton Accies u19s before signing professional at Airdrie in 2003.
After catching the eye of many clubs, he signed for St Johnstone, in a reported five-figure deal in August 2006. He scored his first league goal for the Perth club in a 3–2 league defeat at Livingston on 13 January 2007. A week later, he scored the winner against his former club. On 30 January 2008, McLaren was released by St Johnstone.
McLaren signed for Clyde on 2 June 2008, after impressing in a trial period at the tail end of the 2007–08 season, including when he scored against former club St Johnstone in a reserve cup semi final, and was on the winning side in the final. He made his Clyde début in July 2008, in a 2–0 victory over Annan Athletic in the Scottish Challenge Cup. McLaren was named Scottish Football League player of the month in January 2009, after scoring 3 goals in consecutive games. McLaren's contract was terminated in June 2009, following Clyde's relegation and financial troubles.
McLaren was signed by manager Gordon Chisholm for Dumfries club Queen of the South in June 2009 from Clyde, as was his team mate, goalkeeper David Hutton.
McLaren's first goal for Queens came in the 2–0 home win against Ayr United on 29 August 2009. He also set up Rocco Quinn for Queens second goal of the game.
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