Stevie Mallan (footballer, born 1996)

Stevie Mallan
Personal information
Full nameStevie Mallan
Date of birth25 March 1996
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
St. Mirren
Number31
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2014–St. Mirren21(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Stevie Mallan (born 25 March 1996) is a Scottish footballer, who plays as a midfielder for St. Mirren.

Career

Born in Glasgow, he was included in St. Mirren's matchday squad for the first time on 18 October 2014, remaining on the substitutes' bench as they lost 0–1 at home against Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Premiership.[1] On 8 November, he was again unused as they lost by the same score against Partick Thistle, again at St. Mirren Park.[2] His debut came two weeks later as St. Mirren lost 0–3 away to Hamilton Academical, starting and making way for James Marwood after 68 minutes.[3]

Mallan scored his first goal on his fifth appearance, the team's second in a 3–1 away win against Dundee at Dens Park.[4] BBC Sport described the goal, in which Mallan dispossessed an opponent in his own half, went on a run and shot from outside the penalty area, as "a contender for goal of the season".[5] They also questioned whether he could ever score a better goal in the remainder of his career.[5]

On 9 January 2015 Mallan won the SPFL Young Player of the Month award for December 2014.[6] Eight days later he scored his second goal, the 87th-minute winner in a 2–1 victory at Ross County.[7] It was announced on 24 January that Mallan had signed a three-year contract extension, tying him to the club until the summer of 2018.[8]

Personal life

He is the son of a former footballer of the same name, who played as a forward for a variety of Scottish clubs including Clyde and Queen of the South.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "St Mirren 0-1 Inverness CT". BBC Sport. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Wilson, Richard (8 November 2014). "St Mirren 0-1 Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Sutherland, Jonathan (22 November 2014). "Hamilton 3-0 St Mirren". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Crawford, Kenny (27 December 2014). "Dundee 1-3 St Mirren". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Will Stephen Mallan ever score a better than his first?". BBC Sport. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "St Mirren: Stephen Mallan wins young player of the month award". BBC Sport. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Scottish Premiership: Stephen Mallan nets late winner as St Mirren beat Ross County 2-1". Sky Sports. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Contract Extension for Stephen". Official St Mirren website. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  9. ↑ Mullen, Scott (24 November 2014). "Buddies boss can still beat the boos". Evening Times. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

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