Dale Shirkie (born 2 May 1995) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a forward for Darvel.
.jpg) Dale Shirkie, Troon F.C. (October 2015) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dale Shirkie | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Irvine, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Darvel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Motherwell | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Ayr United | 16 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Troon | ||
| 2018– | Darvel | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:30, 14 December 2020 (UTC) | |||
He has previously played for Motherwell, Ayr United and Troon.
Career edit
Dale began his career as a schoolboy with Dundee United before joining the Motherwell Academy youth set-up and then signing as a professional in 2012.
On 25 February 2014, Shirkie made his debut for Motherwell as a substitute in a 3-0 defeat to St Johnstone.[1]
Shirkie played as a trialist for Ayr United on 9 August 2014, in a 1–0 win against Greenock Morton.[2] Following this appearance, he signed a permanent contract with Ayr on 15 August 2014.[3]
On 28 May 2015, Shirkie signed for Junior club Troon.[4]
Darvel announced the signing of Shirkie on 3 July 2018.[5]
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Career statistics edit
- As of 9 March 2015
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Motherwell | 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ayr United | 2014–15 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
References edit
- ^ "St Johnstone 3-0 Motherwell". BBC Sport. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ Lamont, Michael (9 August 2014). "Ayr United 1-0 Greenock Morton". Ayr United F.C. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "Shirkie signs!". Ayr United F.C. 15 August 2014. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ "New Signing - Dale Shirkie". Troon F.C. 28 May 2015. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ "Darvel Juniors are delighted to announce the signing of 23 year old Dale Shirkie". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
External links edit
- Dale Shirkie profile at Motherwell FC official website
- Dale Shirkie at Soccerbase
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