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Alistair McCann

Preston North End
icInjury
Leg injury (Mar 4)Expected return: Mid April 2025
176 cm
Height
8
Shirt
25 years
Dec 4, 1999
Right
Preferred foot
Northern Ireland
Country
€2.5M
Market value
Position
Primary
Central Midfielder
Others
Defensive Midfielder
DM
CM

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches30%Shot attempts20%Goals22%
Chances created19%Aerial duels won70%Defensive actions94%

Championship 2024/2025

1
Goals
0
Assists
28
Started
29
Matches
2,423
Minutes played
7.00
Rating
10
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Mar 4

Swansea City
0-0
69
0
0
0
0
6.2

Mar 1

Burnley
3-0
90
0
0
0
0
8.0

Feb 22

Coventry City
2-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.4

Feb 18

Millwall
1-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.0

Feb 8

Wycombe Wanderers
4-2
120
0
0
0
0
7.6

Jan 31

Blackburn Rovers
2-1
90
0
0
1
0
6.7

Jan 25

Middlesbrough
2-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.9

Jan 21

Watford
1-2
90
0
0
0
0
7.8

Jan 18

Luton Town
0-0
90
0
0
0
0
6.8

Jan 14

Charlton Athletic
2-1
30
0
0
0
0
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Preston North End

Mar 4

Championship
Swansea City
0-0
69’
6.2

Mar 1

FA Cup
Burnley
3-0
90’
8.0

Feb 22

Championship
Coventry City
2-1
90’
7.4

Feb 18

Championship
Millwall
1-1
90’
7.0

Feb 8

FA Cup
Wycombe Wanderers
4-2
120’
7.6
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 24%
  • 17Shots
  • 1Goals
  • 2.24xG
3 - 0
Shot typeRight footSituationSet pieceResultGoal
0.04xG0.33xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 2,423

Shooting

Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
2.12
xG on target (xGOT)
0.43
Non-penalty xG
2.12
Shots
17
Shots on target
4

Passing

Assists
0
Expected assists (xA)
0.77
Successful passes
789
Pass accuracy
80.8%
Accurate long balls
29
Long ball accuracy
38.2%
Chances created
16
Successful crosses
5
Cross accuracy
33.3%

Possession

Successful dribbles
11
Dribble success
47.8%
Touches
1,375
Touches in opposition box
31
Dispossessed
16
Fouls won
24

Defending

Tackles won
66
Tackles won %
66.7%
Duels won
170
Duels won %
53.0%
Aerial duels won
37
Aerial duels won %
49.3%
Interceptions
28
Blocked
4
Fouls committed
43
Recoveries
113
Possession won final 3rd
8
Dribbled past
44

Discipline

Yellow cards
10
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other midfielders
Touches30%Shot attempts20%Goals22%
Chances created19%Aerial duels won70%Defensive actions94%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Preston North EndAug 2021 - now
133
4
Saint Johnstone FC BAug 2019 - Aug 2021
St. Johnstone (back from loan)May 2019 - Aug 2021
87
6
Stranraer (on loan)Feb 2019 - May 2019
13
1
St. JohnstoneJul 2017 - Feb 2019
6
0
Saint Johnstone FC BJul 2018 - Dec 2018
1
0

Youth career

Saint Johnstone FC Under 20Jul 2016 - Jun 2018
2
0

National team

Northern IrelandOct 2020 - Mar 2025
28
1
Northern Ireland U21Aug 2019 - Oct 2020
5
0
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

St. Johnstone

Scotland
1
FA Cup(20/21)
1
League Cup(20/21)