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Brian Stuart McLean (born 28 February 1985 in Rutherglen) is a professional footballer who plays for Brunei DPMM, a Brunei-based club playing in Singapore, as a centre back. He began his career in Scotland as a youth and reserve player with Rangers before joining Motherwell in 2005, initially on loan. He then joined Falkirk in 2009 before joining Preston North End in England two years later. After returning to Scotland with Dundee United and then Ross County, he moved to Brunei DPMM in 2015 and won the S.League title in his first season. McLean played for the Scotland under-17 team before choosing to represent Northern Ireland, for whom he made one full international appearance in 2006. Due to an administrative error, however, he was subsequently declared ineligible to have switched his nationality, thus ending his international career. ==Club career== McLean is primarily a centre back, but he can also play at right back or left back. He started his career as a youth player with Rangers. However, a lack of first team opportunities led to him joining Motherwell on loan during the 2005–06 season. During his loan spell, he won the Scottish Premier League Young Player of the Month award for March 2006. Motherwell signed him on a permanent basis in April 2006 after he impressed during his loan spell. On 18 July 2008 he suffered significant damage to his knee in a tackle by Argentinian striker Diego Ruiz during a pre-season friendly against CFR Cluj.〔("Mark McGhee blasts friendly opposition after Brian McLean left with serious knee injury following tackle" ) Daily Record (21 July 2008)〕 He resumed a first team place on 28 March 2009, in a 2–1 win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle. On 1 July 2009 he signed a two-year contract with Scottish Premier League side Falkirk.〔(Defender McLean signs for Falkirk ), BBC Sport, 1 July 2009.〕 He became Eddie May's first signing, but Falkirk were relegated to the First Division in 2010. McLean left Falkirk at the end of the 2010–11 season.〔 McLean was signed by Football League One club Preston North End on a two-year contract, after a trial period, on 2 August 2011.〔 McLean scored his first goal for Preston North End against Notts County from a Paul Parry corner, heading in from about six yards out. He was transfer listed by the club in May 2012. He signed a two-year deal with Dundee United on 14 June 2012. On 25 July 2013, it was announced McLean had left Dundee United by mutual consent; he later signed for Ross County on 30 July 2013. He left Ross County at the end of the 2013–14 season. On 16 February 2015, McLean signed for DPMM FC, a Bruneian football team playing in Singapore's S.League. He scored his first goal for the club against Hougang United on 4 April. He won the S.League title in his first season, scoring in every competition that he played in. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brian McLean」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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