Darren McClennan
New Zealand footballer
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Darren John McClennan | ||
Date of birth | (1965-10-21) 21 October 1965 (age 58) | ||
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986 | North Shore United | ||
1988 | Lynndale | ||
1989–1990 | Mt Wellington | ||
1993–1999 | Waitakere City F.C. | ||
2001 | Onehunga Sports | ||
International career‡ | |||
1986–1997 | New Zealand | 43 | (12) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 February 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 February 2007 |
Darren McClennan (born 21 October 1965) is a successful former New Zealand soccer player who frequently represented his country in the 1980s and 1990s.
He was not known for his delicate touch but his all-action style built on pace and aggression brought him a lot of goals and silverware.
International career
The striker collected 53 caps, scoring 12 goals, in official FIFA internationals and played his last game for the All Whites in June 1997 against Papua New Guinea.[1][2]
Achievements
- New Zealand Player of the Year: 1
- 1994
- Chatham Cup winner's medal:
- 1986
References
- ^ "A-International Appearances - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. 1 June 2008. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
- ^ "A-International Scorers - Overall". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. 1 June 2008. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
External links
- Darren McClennan – FIFA competition record (archived)
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Chatham Cup Jack Batty Memorial Cup
- 1985 – Greg Brown (Napier City Rovers)
- 1986 – Duncan Cole (North Shore United)
- 1987 – Dave Reynolds (Gisborne City)
- 1988 – Steve Tate (Waikato United)
- 1989 – Michael McGarry (Christchurch United)
- 1990 – Michael McGarry (Christchurch United)
- 1991 – Dave Woodard (Wellington United)
- 1992 – Neal Cave (Miramar Rangers)
- 1993 – Paul Halford (Napier City Rovers)
- 1994 – Ivan Vicelich (Waitakere City)
- 1995 – Darren McClennan (Waitakere City)
- 1996 – Mark Foy (Mount Wellington)
- 1997 – Ivan Vicelich (Central United)
- 1998 – Terry Torrens (Central United)
- 1999 – Aaron Burgess (Dunedin Technical)
- 2000 – Jimmy Cudd (Napier City Rovers)
- 2001 – Paul Bunbury (University-Mount Wellington)
- 2002 – Leon Birnie (Napier City Rovers)
- 2003 – Kara Waetford (University-Mount Wellington)
- 2004 – Tim Butterfield (Miramar Rangers)
- 2005 – Ross Nicholson (Central United)
- 2006 – Phil Imray (Western Suburbs)
- 2007 – Luiz del Monte (Central United)
- 2008 – Ryan Zoghby (East Coast Bays)
- 2009 – Raf de Gregorio (Wellington Olympic)
- 2010 – Phil Imray (Miramar Rangers)
- 2011 – Scott Robson (Wairarapa United)
- 2012 – Emiliano Tade (Central United)
- 2013 – Andy Pitman (Cashmere Technical)
- 2014 – Stuart Kelly (Cashmere Technical)
- 2016 – Tom Davis (Birkenhead United)
- 2017 – Mario Ilich (Central United)
- 2018 – Alec Solomons (Birkenhead United)
- 2019 – Sho Goto (Napier City Rovers)
- 2020 – Not Awarded
- 2021 – Yuya Taguchi (Cashmere Technical)
- 2022 – Dylan Manickum (Auckland City)
- 2023 – Max Tommy (Melville United)
- 2024 – Stipe Ukich (Auckland City)