Trent McClenahan

He was born in Chipping Norton, New South Wales and was a student at Westfields Sports High School, playing for Chipping Norton FC, Bankstown, Sydney Olympic, Parramatta Power and captaining NSW at all youth levels.

West Ham United

At the age of 16, he left Australia and signed for West Ham United on a 3 yr deal after impressing in trials. After rising through the ranks made his league debut, aged 19, against Crewe Alexandra in August 2004, the first of three first team appearances for the club, achieving promotion to the Premier League. He then went on to signing a 2-year extension, before leaving for more playing opportunities. After his loan spell away from West Ham United, McClenahan left along with six players.

MK Dons

He went out on loan to Milton Keynes Dons in March 2005, which was extended for the duration of the 2005–06 season. In all he made over 40 first team appearances for MK Dons.

Hereford United

McClenahan signed for Hereford United in August 2006. McClenahan was previously linked with a Scottish move to Kilmarnock. On the opening game of the season, McClenahan made his debut, coming on as a substitute, in a 3–0 loss against Barnet. In the second round of the League Cup on 19 September 2006, he received a red card in a 76th minutes in a 3–1 loss against Leicester City. He settled into the first team in the right-back position, and despite being in competition for the position with Simon Travis, went on to make 30 first team…

McClenahan captained the Australia U20 side and was part of the squad for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship and played in all 3 games. He was then called up into the Australia U23 squad where he made 18 appearances. He featured in the Australian team that reached the final of the Intercontinental Cup. He was selected for the Olympics in Beijing and featured in all 3 games during the tournament. Australia coach Graham Arnold selected McClenahan in a squad for the international friendly against Ghana Football Association in London on 14 November 2006. McClenahan was also called up to an Australia training camp in 2011 by coach Holger Osieck during the early stages of his reign.

As of 9 September 2016