Ali McCann

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Alistair McCann
Personal information
Full name Alistair Edward McCann[1]
Date of birth (1999-12-04) 4 December 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Preston North End
Number 8
Youth career
Hutchison Vale Boys Club
2012–2017 St Johnstone
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 St Johnstone 71 (6)
2019 → Stranraer (loan) 13 (1)
2021– Preston North End 130 (2)
International career‡
Northern Ireland youth
2019–2020 Northern Ireland U21 6 (0)
2020– Northern Ireland[3] 33 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:29, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2025

Alistair Edward McCann (born 4 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Preston North End. Born in Scotland, he represents Northern Ireland at international level.

Early and personal life

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Born in Edinburgh,[4] McCann and his brothers Lewis (who is also a footballer) and Ross (who is Scotland and GB 7s rugby player) were born and raised in Scotland to a Northern Irish father and an English mother.[5]

Club career

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McCann moved from Hutchison Vale Boys Club to St Johnstone in 2012.[4] He made his senior debut on 29 January 2018.[6]

McCann joined Stranraer on loan in February 2019.[7][8]

In May 2021 he was monitored by Celtic.[9] He moved to Preston North End on 31 August 2021.[10]

International career

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McCann has played youth football for Northern Ireland, including at under-21 level.[2][11]

On 15 November 2020, McCann made his senior international debut, against Austria.[2][12]

In October 2023 he pulled out of the Northern Ireland squad due to injury.[13]

Career statistics

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As of match played 21 October 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
St Johnstone 2016–17[14] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[c] 0 1 0
2017–18[6] Scottish Premiership 3 0 1 0 0 0 1[c] 0 5 0
2018–19[15] Scottish Premiership 1 0 0 0 1 0 1[c] 0 3 0
2019–20[16] Scottish Premiership 29 4 3 0 3 0 0 0 35 4
2020–21[17] Scottish Premiership 34 2 5 0 4 0 0 0 43 2
2021–22[18] Scottish Premiership 4 0 0 0 1 0 4[d] 0 9 0
Total 71 6 9 0 9 0 7 0 96 6
Stranraer (loan) 2018–19[15] Scottish League One 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1
Preston North End 2021–22[18] EFL Championship 28 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 31 1
2022–23[19] EFL Championship 31 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 35 2
2023–24[20] EFL Championship 31 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 33 0
2024–25[21] EFL Championship 29 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 34 1
2025–26[22] Championship 11 0 0 0 1 0 — 12 0
Total 130 2 7 0 8 2 0 0 145 4
Career total 214 9 16 0 17 2 7 0 254 11
  1. ^ Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Scottish League Cup, EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b c Appearances for the U20 team in Scottish League Challenge Cup.
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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St Johnstone

References

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