Lucas McLear

Career
Lucas came through the Scottish Championship sides youth set-up and gained his professional contract in the 24/25 season. Although he was instantly loaned out to League One side Ayr Utd in which he helped the team gain promotion back to the Championship after scoring 2 and assisting once in 34 games. He returned back to Raith (who were now in the Premiership) for the 25/26 campaign, where he played 36 games, scoring twice and assisting 3 times from centre back. The next season saw him play less due to injury (only 23 appearances) but the summer came and interest from the two big Scottish sides came in. He eventually picked Celtic then club record fee of £2.5 million and was an instant hit with the fans. In his first season at Celtic Park, he scored 3 and assisted 1 in only 20 appearances that year which in turn helped towards victory in the Scottish Cup and Europa League 2. He spent another two seasons at the club, where he won the Premiership and Scottish Cup (for the second time) in the time. He also gained his first cap for his country whilst at the club. McLear was looking for a bigger challenge so did not renew his contract for the 30/31 season and he joined Gateshead FC (who had just been promoted to the English first tier). He performed well over the first two seasons in the north east, gaining 3 assists in 70 games from centre back. This also came along with Europa League victory to add to his trophy list. Lucas continued o stay in the Gateshead side, helping them to eventual Premier League and Champions League victory in these 4 seasons alone, getting his first goals for the club in the 33/34 season. He looks to continue his success moving forward, as he is still only 26 years of age.