Conor McAleny

Everton

McAleny was born in Whiston, Merseyside. He joined Everton as an 11-year-old and made his debut for the club's youth team in a 1–0 Premier Academy League win over Tottenham Hotspur on 25 August 2007, replacing Lewis Codling after 65 minutes. He became a full-time member of the club's academy in 2008, at age 17, making regular appearances for the youth team during the 2008–09 season, and received his first call up to the reserve team for a Premier Reserve League North match against rivals Liverpool on 17 February 2009; he remained on the bench for the 1–1 draw. McAleny broke into the reserve team during the 2009–10 season, making his debut in a 1–0 defeat to Manchester United on 6 October, replacing Jose Baxter after 61 minutes. His form for the youth and reserve teams saw him awarded his first call into the first-team squad for a dead rubber Europa League group match versus BATE Borisov on 17 December. Awarded the number 40 shirt, McAleny was named on the bench in a youthful squad, but did not make an appearance in the 1–0 defeat. He finished the season with 26 appearances and 12 goals for the youth team. McAleny received his first call up for a Premier League match versus Aston Villa on 2 April 2011. Awarded the number 31 shirt, he remained on the bench for the 2–2 draw, and was included in the squad again for a 3–0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the following game. McAleny made his first-team debut as a second-half substitute for Phil Neville in a…

As of match played 31 January 2026

McAleny hails from Huyton, Merseyside, he represented Knowsley in the 2005 Merseyside Youth Games, participating in the 80-metre sprint, shot put and triple jump.

Wigan Athletic

Football League One: 2015–16 Individual

EFL League One Player of the Month: January 2023