Market value
—
Rating · 11/12
6.2
Solid
Central Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
7
clubs played for
01/02
debut season
0.06
goals / match
Dundee FC
top club · 86 apps
Position rank · 11/12
#1013
goals rank
#148
assists rank
11
season goals
12
season assists
Among 1,294 Midfield - Central Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€325k
peak value · 2009
€8k
top transfer fee · 06/07
3
best season · 05/06
3 · 27.3%
pens / of goals
Born the same day
Shares 1981-09-30 · 5 players total
181Appearances
11Goals
12Assists
30Yellow cards
1Red cards
89Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Paul McHale |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1981-09-30 (44 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Stirling, Scotland |
| Citizenship |  Scotland |
| Position | Midfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 175.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2012-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2012
Transfer: Stenhousemuir → Retired
12/13 · Transfer
Aug 2011
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Jul 2011
11/12 — Stenhousemuir FC
21 matches · 1 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Stirling Albion → Stenhousemuir
11/12 · Transfer
Jan 2011
Transfer: Without Club → Stirling Albion
10/11 · Transfer
Oct 2010
Transfer: Dundee FC → Without Club
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — Dundee FC, Stirling Albion FC
27 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Dundee FC
18 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Dundee FC
26 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Dundee FC
26 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2007
Transfer: Clyde FC → Dundee FC
06/07 · Transfer · €8k
Jul 2006
06/07 — Clyde FC, Dundee FC
32 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Clyde FC
17 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
Transfer: Cowdenbeath → Clyde FC
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — Cowdenbeath FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2004
Transfer: Rangers → Cowdenbeath
04/05 · Transfer
Jan 2003
Transfer: Rangers → St. Mirren
02/03 · Loan
Jul 2002
02/03 — St. Mirren FC
13 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2002
Transfer: St. Mirren → Rangers
01/02 · Return from loan
Jul 2001
01/02 — Rangers FC
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2000
Transfer: Rangers U20 → Rangers
00/01 · Transfer
Jul 1998
Transfer: Sauchie → Rangers U20
98/99 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €325k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 945 other Midfield - Central Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 11/12. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.08/90
Assists6 total · 0.45/90
G+A7 total · 0.53/90
Yellow cards4 total · 0.30/90
Minutes played by club
Stenhousemuir FC
14.8%
Dundee FC
33.6%
Stirling Albion FC
22.3%
Clyde FC
15.7%
Cowdenbeath FC
0.0%
St. Mirren FC
13.7%
Rangers FC
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stenhousemuir FC | 1 | 11/12 | 11/12 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 1,193 |
| Dundee FC | 5 | 06/07 | 10/11 | 86 | 3 | 6 | 2,702 |
| Stirling Albion FC | 1 | 10/11 | 10/11 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1,793 |
| Clyde FC | 2 | 05/06 | 06/07 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 1,262 |
| Cowdenbeath FC | 1 | 04/05 | 04/05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Mirren FC | 1 | 02/03 | 02/03 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1,100 |
| Rangers FC | 1 | 01/02 | 01/02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | League One | Stenhousemuir FC | 17 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1,193 |
| 11/12 | Ramsdens Cup | Stenhousemuir FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Scot. League Cup | Stenhousemuir FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | SFA Cup | Stenhousemuir FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | ALBA Chal. Cup | Dundee FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Championship | Stirling Albion FC | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1,793 |
| 10/11 | Championship | Dundee FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Co-op. Ins. Cup | Dundee FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | SFA Cup | Stirling Albion FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | ALBA Chal. Cup | Dundee FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Championship | Dundee FC | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Co-op. Ins. Cup | Dundee FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | ALBA Chal. Cup | Dundee FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Championship | Dundee FC | 23 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Co-op. Ins. Cup | Dundee FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 08/09 | SFA Cup | Dundee FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Championship | Dundee FC | 25 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1,532 |
| 07/08 | CIS Insur. Cup | Dundee FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Challenge Cup | Clyde FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Championship | Dundee FC | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1,080 |
| 06/07 | Championship | Clyde FC | 19 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 831 |
| 05/06 | Championship | Clyde FC | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 431 |
| 04/05 | CIS Insur. Cup | Cowdenbeath FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Championship | St. Mirren FC | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,100 |
| 01/02 | Premiership | Rangers FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98/99 | 1998-07-01 | Sauchie | Rangers U20 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-07-01 | Rangers U20 | Rangers | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 01/02 | 2002-06-30 | St. Mirren | Rangers | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 02/03 | 2003-01-01 | Rangers | St. Mirren | Loan | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2004-07-01 | Rangers | Cowdenbeath | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Cowdenbeath | Clyde FC | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 06/07 | 2007-01-01 | Clyde FC | Dundee FC | Transfer | 0 | €8k |
| 10/11 | 2010-10-01 | Dundee FC | Without Club | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2011-01-01 | Without Club | Stirling Albion | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | Stirling Albion | Stenhousemuir | Transfer | 200000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Stenhousemuir | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | Foot injury | 2011-08-27 | 2011-12-01 | 97 | 12 |
Current—
Peak€325k
Low—
Δ since start−€200k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €325k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €325k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig McKeown | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin McDonald | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/07 | Championship | Dundee FC | 3 | 31 |
| 05/06 | Championship | Clyde FC | 3 | 17 |
| 02/03 | Championship | St. Mirren FC | 1 | 13 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | League One | Stenhousemuir FC | 5 | 17 |
| 08/09 | Championship | Dundee FC | 3 | 23 |
| 09/10 | Championship | Dundee FC | 2 | 14 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/03 | 2003-01-01 | Rangers | St. Mirren | Loan | — | — |
| 01/02 | 2002-06-30 | St. Mirren | Rangers | Return from loan | — | — |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 02/03 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | 21 | 1,193 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 10/11 | 27 | 1,793 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 09/10 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | 26 | 90 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 07/08 | 26 | 1,532 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.47 |
| 06/07 | 32 | 1,911 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 05/06 | 17 | 431 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Championship
146 apps
9 G
5 A
League One
17 apps
1 G
5 A
Scot. League Cup
8 apps
1 G
1 A
Ramsdens Cup
7 apps
0 G
1 A
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Frequently asked about Paul McHale
Who is Paul McHale?
Paul McHale is a Scotland professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Retired.
How old is Paul McHale?
Paul McHale is 44 years old. He was born on September 30, 1981 in Stirling.
What position does Paul McHale play?
Paul McHale plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).
What club does Paul McHale play for?
Paul McHale currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Paul McHale scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Paul McHale has scored 11 goals in 181 appearances.