James McClean

Quick Facts

Full Name	James McClean
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 22, 1989(1989-04-22)
Age	35
Birthplace	Derry
Country	Northern Ireland
Horoscope	Taurus

James McClean Biography

James McClean is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on April 22, 1989 in Derry, Northern Ireland. Winger who joined Wigan Athletic in 2013 after spending two years with Sunderland. He became a member of the Republic of Ireland national team in 2012.

Kevin Phillips was also a prominent Sunderland footballer, and one of the Premier League’s top scorers in the early 2000s.

James Joseph McClean (/m ə ˈ k l eɪ n / mə-KLAYN ; born 22 April 1989) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Stoke City and the Republic of Ireland national team.

McClean began his career at Institute, making one first team appearance as a substitute against Glentoran in the 2007–08 Irish Premier League season. Institute decided not to renew his contract in the summer of 2008.

He was born in Derry, Northern Ireland. He married Erin Connor in 2016. They have three children together.

James McClean Net Worth

James McClean is one of the richest Soccer Player from Northern Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, James McClean 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began playing with Institute, still on amateur forms, in 2007, and upon his release joined Derry City, playing in the League of Ireland Cup matches.

In 2013 he got in trouble over a tweet in which he named an Irish rebel song as his favorite – which did not still well with Sunderland fans.

McClean states his objection derives from his affinity with Derry and to the role of the British Army in The Troubles. He grew up on the Creggan estate, where six of the men shot dead on Bloody 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 during World 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. The Legion opposes compelling people to wear the poppy, seeing such a stance as going against everything the poppy symbolises.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is James McClean Dating?

According to our records, James McClean married to Erin Connor. As of December 1, 2023, James McClean’s is not dating anyone.

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On 26 July 2012, McClean was caught speeding in his Land Rover at 95 mph on the M2 motorway in County Antrim, which he was not permitted to drive on as he held a provisional learner’s driving licence rather than a full licence. He was further charged for being an unaccompanied learner driver and not displaying “L” plates on his car. He admitted all charges, and in April 2013 was tried in absentia at Antrim Magistrates’ Court and fined £700.

Facts & Trivia

James Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Northern Ireland. James McClean celebrates birthday on April 22 of every year.

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 the remembrance poppy when playing games on or around Remembrance Day (11 November) or Remembrance 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”. The special shirts, usually auctioned, are part of the annual Poppy Appeal organised by the Royal British Legion, with all Premier League club shirts displaying poppies in various forms since 2010.

What did James McClean Tweet?

Having received constant abuse from online trolls following Monday’s squad announcement, McClean defiantly shot back a tweet at his critics, writing: “just worry about watchin ur own country at the euros… oh wait”.

Where did James McClean grow up?

The Republic of Ireland star was born in Derry and raised on the Creggan estate where six of the people killed on Bloody Sunday in 1972 came from. He describes himself as a ‘proud Fenian’.

What age is James McClean?

33 years (April 22, 1989)

What position is James McClean?

Midfielder

How much does James Mcclean earn?

780,000 GBP (2012)