Born on November 25, 1992, Scotsman Paul Slane made a name for himself on the football pitch as a right-sided attacking midfielder. With a height of 5ft 8in (1.73m) and weight of 10st 1lb (64kg), Slane began his senior career at Motherwell in the Scottish Premiership as a trainee in July 2008. He made his debut in the 2008-09 season, albeit with just one first team appearance in league matches. His progression continued into the 2009-10 season, where he managed to double his first team appearances to two.
Slane's performances seemingly caught the attention of premier Scottish club, Celtic, who secured his services in February 2010 for an undisclosed fee. He made a single appearance in the 2012-13 season. Within the thirteen fold he was loaned to England's League Two side, MK Dons, in January 2012. Here, he stepped onto the pitch five times in the 2011-12 season before returning to Celtic in April 2012, post completion of his loan.
Despite being a part of Celtic, match appearances remained scarce with him only stepping onto the pitch once more in the 2012-13 season. An opportunity for more playing time presented itself when he was loaded to the Championship side, Partick Thistle, in October 2012. However, after only two first team appearances in the 2012-2013 season, he was back to Celtic, having completed his loan in January 2013.
In June 2013, he transferred from Celtic to Celtic B in the Lowland League. This was followed by a noteworthy transition from Celtic B to Ayr United in the Championship in Scotland in September 2014. He put on his best performance here, making 12 appearances in the 2014 - 2015 season.
His journey led him to Clyde in the League Two in Scotland in February 2015, where his appearances were eight and five for the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons respectively. His time at Clyde was interspersed by brief spells at unspecified clubs before returning to Clyde in February 2016. Here, he replicated his performances from the past years, making eight and five appearances in the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons respectively. In June 2016, he moved on from Clyde towards an unspecified destination(perhaps retirement?).
This was the journey of the industrious Paul Slane, a journey filled with both opportunities and challenges, seeped in the highs and lows that form the very essence of a footballers' career, all whilst under the beautifully infinite, Scottish weather.
