Career
His professional career saw him play for Dundee (two spells), (two spells),, Southampton and Falkirk. He also played 26 times for the Scotland national football team McCann started his career with Dundee before moving on to in 1996.
McCann moved to later that year for £1.9 million.
He scored two goals against " arch-rivals Celtic on 2 May 1999 to clinch the SPL title. In 2003 " were forced to sell him due to their financial problems.
He joined Southampton on 5 August 2003, for £1.5 million. A series of injuries made it difficult for him to maintain his place in the team
McCann scored one goal for Southampton, in a League Cup tie against Northampton Town.
His contract with Southampton was terminated by mutual consent in January 2006. On 17 January 2006, McCann rejoined Hearts. He sustained a serious injury while playing in his first match since returning to Hearts against Kilmarnock, meaning he missed their victory in the 2006 Scottish Cup Final.
He returned from injury for the Union of European Football Associations Champions League qualifier against Široki Brijeg of Bosnia.
However, on 25 August 2007, he suffered a double leg break during Hearts" loss to Celtic in a tackle on Scott Brown. Brown was unharmed in the tackle.
On 14 May 2008, it was announced that McCann had signed for SPL rivals Falkirk. He scored on his debut against former club Hearts, and then scored twice for Falkirk in League Cup ties against Queen of the South and Inverness.
He also played for Falkirk in the 2009 Scottish Cup Final.
He was released on 22 August 2009 after managerial changes at Falkirk, with outgoing manager John Hughes (the manager that signed him) being replaced by Eddie May. On 12 February 2011, McCann came out of retirement to help Dundee stave-off relegation. He scored a last minute goal in his first appearance, against Raith Rovers.
On 30 April 2015, McCann decided to leave his position as Assistant Manager at Dunfermline Athletic.
He made his debut for Scotland on 5 September 1998, as a late substitute for Ally McCoist in a 0–0 draw away to Lithuania. His first appearance in the starting line-up was on 31 March 1999 in a 2–1 home defeat to the Czechoslovakian Republic.
He scored three goals for Scotland, including two in consecutive matches in September 2003 during the qualifying rounds for Euro 2004. He continued to play regularly for Scotland until November 2005.
International goals Scores and results list Scotland"s goal tally first After leaving Falkirk, McCann has become a pundit for Sky Sports providing analysis on their coverage of football in Scotland.
