Christopher McLaughlin

Christopher McLaughlin (born 22 March 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer.

Christopher McLaughlin

Personal information
Full name	Christopher McLaughlin
Date of birth	(1998-03-22) 22 March 1998 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)	Left-back
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)
2020–2021	East Kilbride
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:17, 23 May 2021 (UTC)

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
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ross County	2015–16[11]	Scottish Premiership	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2016–17[12]		1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Forfar Athletic (loan)	2016–17[12]	Scottish League Two	14	0	0	0	0	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	18	0
Dumbarton	2017–18[13]	Scottish Championship	23	0	0	0	4	0	5[lower-alpha 2]	1	32	1
Brechin City	2019–20[14]	Scottish League Two	14	0	2	0	3	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	20	0
Career total			54	0	2	0	7	0	19	0	73	1

1. Appearances in the League One play-offs
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 (11 November 2017). "Dumbarton 2–0 Raith Rovers". BBC Sport. 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. "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.