Sean McKirdy (born 12 April 1998) is a Scottish footballer who last played as a midfielder for Lowland League club Kelty Hearts.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2015 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Heart of Midlothian | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Hamilton Academical | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Berwick Rangers (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Selkirk | ||
| 2018–2019 | Gala Fairydean Rovers | ||
| 2019–2020 | Kelty Hearts | ||
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Scotland U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Scotland U16 | 6 | (1) |
| 2014 | Scotland U17 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:30, 19 September 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
McKirdy began his career as a youth player at Hutchison Vale.[2][3] After signing professional terms with Hearts he made his debut on 20 August 2014, in the second round of the Scottish Challenge Cup away to Livingston, replacing Angus Beith in the 85th minute of a 4–1 loss.[4] On 18 April 2015, with Hearts already crowned champions, he made his Scottish Championship debut at Tynecastle, replacing Kenny Anderson in the 57th minute of a 2–1 win over Raith Rovers.[5] On 22 August, he made his Scottish Premiership debut, replacing Prince Buaben for the final 16 minutes of a 3–0 home win over Partick Thistle.[6] Towards the end of the 2015–16 season, Hearts head coach Robbie Neilson said that the club would not renew McKirdy's contract.[7]
On 11 August 2016, McKirdy signed for Hamilton Academical on a one-year contract.[8] He was loaned to Berwick Rangers in February 2017.[9] He was released by Hamilton at the end of the 2016–17 season.[10]
On 22 March 2019, McKirdy signed for Kelty Hearts from Lowland League rivals Gala Fairydean Rovers.[11]
Personal life edit
McKirdy was born in Edinburgh, where he attended Broughton High School.[12] At the school he was part of the Scottish FA Football Performance School.[13]
McKirdy is a personal trainer and fitness coach.[14]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Hamilton Academical | 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Honours edit
Kelty Hearts
References edit
- ^ "Squad Update – Kelty Hearts FC". Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Will Sean McKirdy be the next off Hearts' production line?". sport.stv.tv/. STV. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Sean McKirdy hooked after league debut for Hearts". The Scotsman. Edinburgh Evening News. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Livingston 4–1 Hearts". BBC Sport. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Hearts 2–1 Raith Rovers". BBC Sport. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ Wilson, Richard (22 August 2015). "Hearts 3–1 Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ Brown, Anthony (27 April 2016). "Sean McKirdy needs fresh start away from Hearts – Neilson". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ MacKenzie, Alasdair (11 August 2016). "Hamilton sign Hearts youngster Sean McKirdy on one-year deal". Evening Times. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Berwick bring in McKirdy on loan". SPFL. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Players Leaving". Hamilton Academical F.C. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Kelty Twitter TRANSFER NEWS". @KeltyHeartsFC. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Football Academy student contributes to victory against England". broughton.edin.sch.uk. Broughton High School. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Sean McKirdy flv Master 3". Scottish FA Football Performance School. You Tube. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Home | fitness-coach". Mysite 5. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ Sean McKirdy at Soccerbase
- ^ "Sean McKirdy Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 September 2015.