Christopher McLaughlin
Personal information
Full name Christopher McLaughlin
Date of birth (1998-03-22) 22 March 1998[1]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 East Kilbride
Youth career
Dundee United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Ross County 3 (0)
2017 → Forfar Athletic (loan) 14 (0)
2017–2018 Dumbarton 23 (0)
2018–2019 Stirling Lions
2019–2020 Brechin City 14 (0)
2020– East Kilbride
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:17, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

Christopher McLaughlin (born 22 March 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Lowland League side East Kilbride.

Career

After beginning his career with Dundee United, McLaughlin signed for Ross County in July 2015.[2] He moved on loan to Forfar Athletic in January 2017.[3]

Having left Ross County in the summer of 2017, McLaughlin signed for Scottish Championship side Dumbarton on a one-year contract.[4] He scored his first senior goal for the Sons, the opener in a 2–1 Scottish Challenge Cup victory over Raith Rovers in November 2017.[5] After winning the club's Young Player of the Year award[6] he left on the expiry of his contract following the Sons relegation to Scottish League One.[7]

McLaughlin signed for National Premier Leagues Western Australia side Stirling Lions SC on a short term contract in July 2018.[8] He then signed for Brechin City in June 2019.[9]

McLaughlin signed for East Kilbride in November 2020.[10]

Career statistics

As of 23 May 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Ross County 2015–16[11] Scottish Premiership 200000—20
2016–17[12] 100000—10
Total 3000000030
Forfar Athletic (loan) 2016–17[12] Scottish League Two 14000004[lower-alpha 1]0180
Dumbarton 2017–18[13] Scottish Championship 23000405[lower-alpha 2]1321
Brechin City 2019–20[14] Scottish League Two 14020301[lower-alpha 2]0200
Career total 5402070190731
  1. ↑ Appearances in the League One play-offs
  2. 1 2 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Chris McLaughlin". Dumbarton Football Club. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Profile". Ross County F.C. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Christopher McLaughlin completes Development loan to Forfar Athletic". Ross County F.C. 30 January 2017. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  4. ↑ Galloway, Andy. "IT'S A DOUBLE SIGNING: McLAUGHLIN IS ON BOARD". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  5. ↑ Crawford, Kenny. "Dumbarton 2–0 Raith Rovers". BBC Sport Scotland. BBC. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  6. ↑ Fullarton, Donald (23 April 2018). "2018 PLAYERS OF THE YEAR". Dumbarton Football Club. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011.
  7. ↑ Lindsay, Clive (29 June 2018). "Scottish League One ins and outs - summer 2018". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  8. ↑ Bogos, Mark (20 July 2018). "Stirling Lions FC welcomes three new signings for the 1st team". Stirling Lions SC.
  9. ↑ "Brechin City Football Club". www.brechincity.com.
  10. ↑ "Former Dumbarton star Chris McLaughlin reveals he was torn on leaving Sons". Dailey Recorc. 23 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Christopher McLaughlin in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  12. 1 2 "Games played by Christopher McLaughlin in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Christopher McLaughlin in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Christopher McLaughlin in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 July 2019.


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