Steve McLean (footballer)

This article is about the Scottish-American indoor football (soccer) player of the 1980s. For the Scottish footballer of the 2000s who played for Sheffield Wednesday and Plymouth Argyle, see Steve MacLean (footballer).
Steve McLean
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-10-31) October 31, 1961
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position Forward
Youth career
1979-1983 Philadelphia Textile
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984 Charlotte Gold
1984-1986 Wichita Wings (indoor) 19 (0)
1986-1987 New York Express (indoor) 16 (1)
National team
U.S. U-20

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Steve McLean is a retired Scottish-American soccer forward who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League and was a member of the U.S. team at the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship. He is currently a sales manager with Nike, Inc.

Soccer

Youth

McLean graduated from Kearny High School where he was a 1978 First Team High School All American soccer player.[1] He was later selected to the Wall Soccer Club team of the 1970s.[2] He attended Philadelphia Textile, playing on the men's soccer team from 1979 to 1983. He was a 1980 Honorable Mention as well as a 1982 and 1983 first team All American.[3][4] He is currently sixth on the team's all-time assists list and eighth on the all time goals list.[5]

National team

In 1981, McLean was a member of the United States U-20 men's national soccer team at the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Professional

In 1984, McLean played for the Charlotte Gold of the United Soccer League. On September 27, 1984, he signed with the Wichita Wings of the Major Indoor Soccer League.[6] Several injuries and illnesses limited him to one game his rookie season as he was moved to defense. In 1986, he moved to the New York Express which collapsed during the season.

Sports apparel industry

In 1989, McLean retired from professional soccer and entered the sports apparel field with Umbro USA. In 1997, he moved to Adidas as the Director of Product Marketing before moving to the Oswego Group in 2000 and back to Umbro in 2003.

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