Reece McAlear

Reece McAlear of St Johnstone was born in Glasgow, Scotland on 12 February 2002 (age 24).

Reece McAlear is a Scottish central midfielder, born on 12 February 2002 (age 24), currently with St Johnstone. He wears squad number 42 and is valued at around £170,000 by Transfermarkt.

His strongest league return came in 2025-26 at St Johnstone, when he scored five goals in 35 appearances. He also made four League Cup appearances that season, adding one goal, which points to a player taking on a more visible role rather than simply filling a shirt.

McAlear’s career, at this stage, is that of a developing Scottish midfielder building senior experience at St Johnstone. The next step is straightforward enough: keep turning those minutes into substance.

📈 Key stats and insights

Reece McAlear scored once in four League Cup appearances in 2025-26

Reece McAlear scored five goals in 2025-26 and two in 2024-25

Reece McAlear joined St Johnstone from Livingston for an undisclosed fee in July 2025

Reece McAlear has played for Norwich City, Tranmere Rovers, Ayr United, Livingston and St Johnstone

Reece McAlear is 24 and carries a €200k market value

Last updated 31 July 2026. Send feedback

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Centre Midfield
Primary Position: Midfielder
Position

Reece McAlear

CM

1.85m (6ft)
Height: 42
Squad Number: 75kg (11st 11lb)
Weight: 12 February 2002 (age 24)
Date of Birth: Glasgow
Birthplace: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Country of Birth: St Johnstone
Team: £170,000 (via Transfermarkt)
Market Value

📊 Season stats

Team: St Johnstone
Premiership 2025 - 2026
Games: -
Starting: -
Substitute: -
Unused: -
Utilisation: -
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Team: St Johnstone
League Cup 2026 - 2027
Games: 4
Starting: 3
Substitute: 1
Unused: -
Utilisation: 100%
Goals: 1
Yellows: 1
Reds: -

Reece McAlear’s tangible St Johnstone contribution in 2025-26 came in the League Cup, where he made four appearances and scored once. For a 24-year-old centre midfielder with a €200k market value, that points to a squad role with some cup value rather than a clearly established league profile.

📋 Career stats

Team: St Johnstone
Season 2026 - 2027
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: -
Goals: -

Team: St Johnstone
Season 2025 - 2026
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 35
Goals: 5

Team: Livingston
Season 2024 - 2025
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 24
Goals: 2

Team: Ayr United
Season 2022 - 2023
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 14
Goals: -

Team: Tranmere Rovers
Season 2022 - 2023
Country: England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games: 13
Goals: -

Team: Norwich City
Season 2020 - 2021
Country: England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games: 1
Goals: -

McAlear is a centre midfielder from Scotland whose career has taken him through Norwich City, Tranmere Rovers, Ayr United, Livingston and St Johnstone. The path has been mobile, with a loan spell at Ayr followed by permanent moves to Livingston and then St Johnstone, while his recent scoring output is concentrated in the last two seasons: two goals in 2024-25 and five in 2025-26.

💰 Transfers

Team: St Johnstone
18 July 2025
From: Livingston
Type: Undisclosed

Team: Livingston
1 July 2024
From: Tranmere Rovers
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Tranmere Rovers
1 June 2023
From: Ayr United
Type: Returned from loan

Team: Ayr United
31 January 2023
From: Tranmere Rovers
Type: Loan

Team: Tranmere Rovers
1 July 2022
From: Norwich City
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Inverness CT
1 July 2021
From: Norwich City
Type: Loan

Team: Norwich City
26 July 2020
From: Motherwell
Type: Undisclosed

McAlear’s transfer history is largely low-cost, built around free transfers and a loan before St Johnstone paid Livingston an undisclosed fee in July 2025. Norwich City released him to Tranmere Rovers on a free in 2022, Tranmere loaned him to Ayr United in January 2023, and Livingston then picked him up on a free in 2024.

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