Jamie McCunnie

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Personal information
Jamie McCunnie
Full name	Jamie McCunnie
Date of birth	April 15, 1983 (age 23)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	5 ft 10 in
Position	Midfield
Club information
Current club	Dunfermline Athletic
Number	5
Youth clubs
	Dundee United
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1999–2003 2003–05 2005–	Dundee United Ross County Dunfermline Athletic	60 (0) 63 (0) 26 (0)
National team**
2001–05	Scotland U21	20 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:25, 17 September 2006 (UTC). ** National team caps and goals correct as of 22:25, 17 September 2006 (UTC).

Jamie McCunnie (born 15 April 1983 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer, who currently plays in midfield for Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish Premier League.

McCunnie began his senior career with Dundee United at youth level, signing for them professionally in 1999. Normally featuring as a right back at this stage of his career, he was given his first team debut for United away to Hibernian in December 2000. Despite McCunnie being aged only 17 at this time, manager Alex Smith was sufficiently impressed by his performances to keep him as a regular first team player for the rest of that season, helping the club climb successfully out of relegation and reach a Scottish Cup semi-final as well. McCunnie's successful season culminated in him making his debut for Scotland under-21s against Poland.

At this time McCunnie was rated as one of the best young players in Scottish football. However, despite featuring regularly for Dundee United over the next two seasons and becoming captain of Scotland under-21s, he began to lose consistency from his form. Ian McCall had become manager of Dundee United early in 2003, and seemingly unimpressed by the player's attitude, soon made it known to McCunnie that he was willing to dispense with his services. The somewhat surprised player found himself offloaded to First Division side Ross County, where his former mentor Alex Smith was now manager, in July 2003.

McCunnie spent two seasons playing for the Dingwall club, during which time he was converted from right back to a defensive midfield role. His Ross County contract was due to expire in 2005 and he was keen to seek a return to a higher level of football,^[1] with a move to English football a distinct possibility. He was widely expected to join Cardiff City following a successful trial,^[2] but the move ultimately fell through, and a trial with Gillingham was also unproductive. Instead, McCunnie was able to secure himself a return to the top flight of Scottish football, signing for Dunfermline in August 2005. He has established himself as a regular first team player despite an injury absence early in his Dunfermline career, resulting from an assault outside a Dundee nightclub.^[3]