Zander MacKenzie (born 28 August 2005) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle.

Zander MacKenzie
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-08-28) 28 August 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Lochgilphead, Scotland
Position(s) Central Midfielder, Right Midfielder, Right Back
Team information
Current team
Partick Thistle
Number 29
Youth career
Lochgilphead Red Star
Partick Thistle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Partick Thistle 30 (1)
2022Petershill (loan)
International career
2023– Scotland U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:41, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:46, 23 December 2023 (UTC)

Career

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Partick Thistle

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Aged 16 MacKenzie graduated from the Thistle Weir youth academy and joined the club's first team on a two-year contract, as a modern apprentice.[1]

MacKenzie made his first team debut for Thistle in September 2022, in the Scottish Challenge Cup, coming off the bench away to Falkirk.[2] MacKenzie made his first league appearance for Thistle as a substitute in a 3-2 home defeat to Dundee, in November 2022.[3]

MacKenzie provided the first assist of his career in a 5-0 away win over Cove Rangers.[4][5]

Following a breakthrough into the first team, MacKenzie signed a three-year contract extension with Partick Thistle in July 2023.[6][7]

MacKenzie scored his first goal for Partick Thistle adding the third in a 3–0 home win over Queen’s Park in the Scottish Championship in August 2024.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Zander MacKenzie joins the club as a modern apprentice". Partick Thistle FC. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  2. ^ "Falkirk v Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  3. ^ "Dundee comeback floors 10-man Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  4. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65073273
  5. ^ https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/23469782.kris-doolan-zander-mackenzie-future-partick-thistle/
  6. ^ https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/zander-mackenzie-signs-three-year-deal/
  7. ^ https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/23709528.zander-mackenzie-breakthrough-partick-thistle/
  8. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c79wr3eqnyqt
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