Paul McLaren

Football player infobox
playername = Paul McLaren


fullname = Paul McLaren
height = height|ft=6|in=1
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1976|11|17|df=y
cityofbirth = High Wycombe
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Bradford City
clubnumber = 4
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
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years = 1994–2001
2001–2004
2004–2006
2006–2008
2008–
clubs = Luton Town
Sheffield Wednesday
Rotherham United
Tranmere Rovers
Bradford City
caps(goals) = 166 (4)
096 (8)
071 (4)
085 (5)
010 (1)
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nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 15:53, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

Paul McLaren (born 17 November 1976, High Wycombe) is a footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Bradford City.

Career

He began his career as a trainee for Luton Town playing over 160 games over eight seasons. He left Luton to step up a Division for Sheffield Wednesday where he played 96 games and scored six goals. He was released however, by Chris Turner after failure to gain promotion to The Championship. He has since played for Rotherham United F.C. under Ronnie Moore and in the 2006–07 close season signed a two-year for Moore's new club Tranmere Rovers having been released by Rotherham. In his debut season at the centre of the Rovers midfield McLaren started 42 of Tranmere's 46 games in League One, and a further 43 the following season.

He is a central midfielder, with an excellent assist record, he got 13 during the 2007–08 season. This is mainly due to his excellent passing and set piece ability.

He turned down a new contract offer from Tranmere, and instead, on 1 July 2008, McLaren signed a two-year deal with League Two club Bradford City. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bradford_city/7483599.stm
title=Tranmere's McLaren joins Bradford
date=2008-07-01
accessdate=2008-07-01
publisher=BBC Sport] He was one of four Bradford players to make his debut on the opening day of the 2008–09 season against Notts County, which Bradford won 2–1. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7541104.stm
title=Bradford 2-1 Notts County
date=2008-08-09
accessdate=2008-08-09
publisher=BBC Sport] His first goal for his new club came on 30 August 2008, with the opening goal of a 3–2 defeat to Aldershot Town. [cite news
url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/football/FT-Aldershot-Town-3-Bradford.4442102.jp
title=FT Aldershot Town 3 Bradford City 2
date=2008-08-30
accessdate=2008-08-31
publisher=Yorkshire Post]

References

External links

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Persondata
NAME = McLaren, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 17 November 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH = High Wycombe, England
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