Trent McClenahan

Football player infobox
playername = Trent McClenahan
fullname = Trent James McClenahan
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|2|4
cityofbirth = Chipping Norton, New South Wales
countryofbirth = Australia
height = height|metres=1.75
currentclub = fc|Hamilton Academical
clubnumber = TBA
position = Right Back
youthyears = 2001–2002
youthclubs = Parramatta Power
years = 2002–2006
2005
2005–2006
2006–2008
2008–
clubs = West Ham United
→ Milton Keynes Dons (loan)
→ Milton Keynes Dons (loan)
Hereford United
fc|Hamilton Academical
caps(goals) = 03 (0)
08 (0)
29 (0)
64 (2)
00 (0)
nationalyears = 2004–2005
2007–
nationalteam = Australia U20
Australia U23
nationalcaps(goals) = 09 (0)
12 (0)
pcupdate = 16:21, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 12:54, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

Trent McClenahan (born 4 February 1985 in Chipping Norton, New South Wales) is an Australian footballer who plays for fc|Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Premier League. McClenahan has been capped a dozen times for the Olyroos and represented Australia at the Beijing Olympics.

He was a student at Westfields Sports High School and played for several local youth teams. At the age of 16 he left Australia and signed for West Ham United after impressing in trials. He made his league debut against Crewe in August 2004, the first of three first team appearances for the club. 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.

McClenahan was released by West Ham at the end of the 2005–06 season and signed for Hereford United in August 2006. 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 appearances scoring once. Trent was in and out of the Hereford side in the early part of the 2007–08 season due to his international commitments, but managed to score his second goal for the club against Lincoln City. Thereafter he featured in every first team match as Hereford gained promotion to League One.

He was offered a new contract, but the deadline passed without McClenahan contacting the club. He signed for fc|Hamilton Academical on 19 September 2008. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hamilton_academical/7626382.stm Accies snap up Aussie McClenahan] , BBC Sport, 19 September 2008.]

International career

McClenahan captained the Australia U20 side and was part of the squad for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship although the team failed to progress past the group stages, he did play in all 3 games. In November 2006 he was called up to train with the full team for a game against Ghana.

He was then called up into the Australia U23 squad, and has been capped 12 times to date. He recently featured in the Australian team that reached the final of the Intercontinental Cup. He was selected for the Olympics in Beijing.

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External links

* [http://www.herefordunited.co.uk/Player?playerId=556836 Official Hereford United Profile]
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