| Connor McAvoy | |
| Fullname: | Connor McAvoy[1] |
| Birth Date: | 16 February 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Chertsey, England[2] |
| Height: | 1.86m[3] |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Ayr United (on loan from Fulham) |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Staines Town |
| Youthyears2: | 2010–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | Fulham |
| Years1: | 2019– |
| Clubs1: | Fulham |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs2: | → Wealdstone (loan) |
| Caps2: | 28 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Partick Thistle (loan) |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | → Ayr United (loan) |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Scotland U18 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalteam3: | Scotland U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2022–2024 |
| Nationalteam4: | Scotland U21 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 17:04, 16 August 2024 (UTC) |
Connor McAvoy (born 16 February 2002) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Championship club Ayr United, on loan from Premier League club Fulham.[4]
Born in Chertsey,[2] McAvoy began his career in the youth setup at Staines Town; whom he represented from the age of 4 until 8,[5] before he joined Fulham in summer of 2010.[3] In July 2018, he signed a two-year scholarship contract at Craven Cottage,[3] and after impressing in the youth setup, he signed his first professional contract in July 2019, barely a year after penning his scholarship deal.[6]
On 1 October 2019, McAvoy played the full 90 minutes in the EFL Trophy Group Stage for the U21's during a 1-0 away defeat Milton Keynes Dons.[7] That would be his only appearance during that year's EFL Trophy campaign; his next three appearance would come in the following campaign, as he played against Cambridge United,[8] Peterborough United[9] and Burton Albion respectively.[10]
In October 2021, McAvoy was loaned out to National League side Wealdstone for a month,[11] after impressing during the first month of the deal; the loan was extended until January 2022,[12] then until the end of the campaign on 10 January 2022.[13]
On 31 January 2023, McAvoy joined Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle on loan until the end of the season,[14] but after making six appearances for The Jags, he ruptured his medial ligament against Greenock Morton on 11 March[15] and returned to parent club, Fulham five days later.[16]
On 14 September 2023, whilst still recovering from injury, McAvoy signed a new deal with The Cottagers until at least the summer of 2025, with an option of a further year.[17] He returned from the injury in December 2023, but this was after McAvoy had suffered numerous set backs in his recovery; which included three surgeries after the screws came loose in his knee.[18]
On 30 August 2024, McAvoy returned to Scotland as he was loaned to Championship side, Ayr United until the end of the season.[4]
McAvoy qualifies for Scotland through his father, Gordon; who was born in Paisley.[18] He has represented the country at Scotland under-17, Scotland under-18, Scotland under-19 and Scotland under-21 levels.[19]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Fulham | 2019–20 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Wealdstone (loan) | 2021–22[20] | National League | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[21] | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| Partick Thistle (loan) | 2022–23 | Scottish Championship | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Ayr United (loan) | 2024–25 | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[22] | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 2 | |||