Kyle Connell (born 2 August 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward who plays for Scottish League Two club Clyde.[1] He has also played for Cove Rangers and Kilmarnock, and on loan for Airdrieonians, East Fife, Raith Rovers and East Kilbride.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 August 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Clyde | ||
Youth career | |||
–2017 | Motherwell | ||
2017–2019 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
2019–2020 | Kilmarnock | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2023 | Kilmarnock | 2 | (1) |
2020–2021 | → Airdrieonians (loan) | 22 | (6) |
2021–2022 | → East Fife (loan) | 28 | (8) |
2022–2023 | → Raith Rovers (loan) | 20 | (2) |
2023 | East Kilbride | 0 | (0) |
2023–24 | Cove Rangers | 31 | (5) |
2024– | Clyde | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:36, 28 July 2024 (UTC) |
Club career
editBlackburn Rovers
editConnell began his career at Motherwell before joining the youth team at Blackburn Rovers during the summer of 2017 for an undisclosed fee.[2]
Kilmarnock
editAfter leaving Blackburn, Connell returned to Scotland and joined the youth set-up at Kilmarnock, making his debut as a second-half substitute in a 6−0 win over Queen's Park in the Scottish Cup.[3]
On 5 October 2020, Connell joined Scottish League One side Airdrieonians on an initial short−term loan until January, which was later extended until the end of the season.[4]
East Kilbride
editOn 26 January 2023, Connell joined Lowland League club East Kilbride.[5]
References
edit- ^ Kyle Connell at Soccerbase
- ^ Williams, Jay (21 May 2017). "BLACKBURN SET TO ANNOUNCE SCOTSMAN AS THEIR FIRST SUMMER SIGNING". Football League World. footballleagueworld.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ Crawford, Kenny (18 January 2020). "Kilmarnock 6−0 Queen's Park: Home side rout League Two side". BBC Sport. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "Kyle Connell joins Airdrie on loan deal". Kilmarnock FC. kilmarnockfc.co.uk. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "@officialEKFC on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 29 January 2023.