Jamie McClen

Football player infobox
playername = Jamie McClen


fullname = James David McClen
height = height|m=1.70
nickname = Ketchup Head [cite web |url=http://www.officialplayersites.com/players/elliott/article.php?id=769 |title=Goodbye and good luck |accessdate=2006-08-09 |date=13 August 2005 |work=Elliott, Robbie |publisher=Robbie Elliott's official website]
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|5|13
cityofbirth = Cramlington
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Newcastle Blue Star
clubnumber =
position = Defender, Midfielder
youthyears = 1989–1997
youthclubs = Newcastle United
years = 1997–2005
2000–2001
2005
2006
2006
2006–2007
2006–2007
2007
2007–2008
2008
2008–
clubs = Newcastle United
→ Motherwell (loan)
Carlisle United
Blyth Spartans
Shrewsbury Town
Kidderminster Harriers
→ Bedlington Terriers (loan)
Hamilton Academical
Gateshead
→ Newcastle Blue Star (loan)
Newcastle Blue Star
caps(goals) = 014 0(0)
003 0(0)
002 0(0)
001 0(1)
004 0(0)
005 0(0)
007 0(2)
003 0(0)
031 0(0)
00? 0(?)
00? 0(?)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 21:39, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =

James David "Jamie" McClen (b. May 13 1979, Cramlington, Northumberland) is a professional English football player who plays as a defender or midfielder. He plays for Newcastle Blue Star. He attended St. Benet Biscop Catholic High School in Bedlington, Northumberland. He honed his footballing skills at the youth academy of Newcastle United at the age of 10 after being spotted whilst playing for Cramlington Juniors.

McClen debuted for Newcastle in 1999 against Tottenham under the management of Ruud Gullit. Gullit offered Mcclen a long term deal which was promptly signed. Jamie drifted out of the first team picture for a few years only to get a break in the team when injuries took their toll on Newcastle. Jamie took his chance including a goal aginst Peterborough in the FA cup. Jamie went on to make 10 more appearances in the 01/02 season, including a great display alongside Clarence Acuna against Arsenal in the FA cup. McClen's performances that season, in which Newcastle finished 4th earnt him another long term deal which was promptly signed. However McClen struggled to retain his place in the first team before eventually being released in 2005 to Carlisle United. McClen's nack of earning a two long term contracts despite being a limited footballer led to calls of him being called "the luckiest bugger on tyneside"

McClen's spell at Carlisle only lasted a few months before he was released. He then went to Blyth Spartans on a short term basis. He returned to the Football League to join Shrewsbury Town, but the manager expressed his concerns over McClen's fitness levels and he was once again released from his contract. In June 2006 he signed a 12-month contract with Kidderminster Harriers of the Football Conference. On the November 3, 2006 McClen returned to the North East to play for Bedlington Terriers on loan.

McClen was released by Kidderminster in January 2007 [cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/k/kidderminster_harriers/6253241.stm |title=McClen and Harriers part company |accessdate=2007-01-11 |date=January 11 2007 |work= |publisher=BBC Sport] and signed for Hamilton Academical until the end of the season. [cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hamilton_academical/6315821.stm |title=Hamilton secure Harriers' McClen |accessdate=2007-03-31 |date=January 31 2007 |work= |publisher=BBC Sport] However, he was released in March 2007. [cite news |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/tm_headline=jags-can-t-count-on-staying-up--&method=full&objectid=18849918&siteid=66633-name_page.html |title=Jag's can't count on staying up |accessdate=2007-04-05 |date=April 3 2007 |work= |publisher=The Daily Record]

On August 2007, McClen joined Northern Premier League outfit Gateshead ahead of the 2007-08 season. [cite news |url=http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/0200sport/0100football/tm_headline=bogie-quietly-confident-of-success&method=full&objectid=19611535&siteid=50081-name_page.html |title=Bogie quietly confident of success |accessdate=2007-09-02 |date=August 12 2007 |work= |publisher=icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk ] . January 2008 saw McClen join Newcastle Blue Star on loan until the end of the season [cite news |url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football-newcastle/2008/02/01/new-signings-for-newcastle-blue-star-72703-20423852/ |title=New signings for Newcastle Blue Star |accessdate=2008-02-01 |date=February 1 2008 |work= |publisher=Newcastle Evening Chronicle ] . The move became permanent at the start of the 2008/09 season.

External links

* [http://www.officialplayersites.com/players/mcclen/ Jamie McClen's official website]
*soccerbase|id=16577|name=Jamie McClen's
* [http://www.harriers-online.co.uk/squad/mcclen.shtml Harriers Online profile]

References

Persondata
NAME=McClen, James David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=McClen, Jamie
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Football (soccer) player
DATE OF BIRTH=May 13, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH=Cramlington, Northumberland, England
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=