Michael Kay (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Joseph Kay[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 December 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Shotley Bridge, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Tranmere Rovers | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2007 | Sunderland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2011 | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Gateshead (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2011– | Tranmere Rovers | 6 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | England U17 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:26, 14 January 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Michael Joseph Kay (born 9 December 1989 in Consett, England) is an English footballer who plays for Tranmere Rovers. He usually plays in the right back position, but can play as a central defender[2] and has been known to fill in as a left back on occasion.[3] He is a former England Under-17 international.[4] He is no relation to former Sunderland defender John Kay.
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[edit] Club career
Kay joined Sunderland's academy at 7 years of age[4] and progressed through the ranks before making his professional debut on 4 February 2009 against Blackburn Rovers in a FA Cup 4th Round Replay.[5] He regularly captained Sunderland's reserve team during the 2009–10 season.[4]
On 30 September 2010 he joined Gateshead on a one month loan deal.[2] On 2 October, Kay scored on his Gateshead debut against Mansfield Town at Gateshead International Stadium.[6] On 26 October, it was accounced that Gateshead had extended Kay's loan for a further 28 days.[7]
On 6 January 2011 he went on another loan, this time for a month at Tranmere Rovers[8] and made his club debut on 8 January against Walsall.[9] On 7 April Sunderland announced that he was amongst eight players to be released at the end of the season.[10] He scored his first goal for Tranmere Rovers on 25 April 2011 in a 4-0 win over Exeter City.[11]
At the end of the 2010-11 season he was offered a contract by Tranmere[12] and it has been reported by local media that he has accepted this deal.[13]
[edit] Career statistics
[edit] Club
| Club | Season | League[A] | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[B] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sunderland | 2007–08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Gateshead (loan) | 2010–11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2010–11 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Career totals | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
- A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in The Football League and Football Conference.
- B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy, Football League Trophy and play-offs.
[edit] References
- ^ "Premier League clubs submit squad lists". premierleague.com (Premier League). 2010-09-01. http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~2142220,00.html. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
- ^ a b Bowron, Jeff (2010-09-30). "Gateshead sign defender Kay on loan". Gateshead FC. http://www.gateshead-fc.com/2973/gateshead-sign-defender-kay-on-loan. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
- ^ Bowron, Jeff (2010-10-24). "Altrincham 0-2 Gateshead". Gateshead FC. http://www.gateshead-fc.com/3014/altrincham-0-2-gateshead. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- ^ a b c "Reserve Player Profile Michael Kay". Sunderland AFC. http://www.safc.com/page/ReserveSquadProfiles/0,,10281~1707909,00.html. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- ^ "Blackburn 2 Sunderland 1". Sunderland AFC. 2009-02-04. http://www.safc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10281~47008,00.html. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
- ^ "Gateshead 1-1 Mansfield Town". bbc.co.uk. 2010-10-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/9037474.stm. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
- ^ Bowron, Jeff (2010-10-26). "Media Watch - Ian Bogie set to take a good look at Chris Fagan". Gateshead FC. http://www.gateshead-fc.com/3019/media-watch-ian-bogie-set-to-take-a-good-look-at-chris-fagan. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- ^ "Defender Arrives at Tranmere On Loan". Tranmere Rovers. 6 January 2011. http://www.tranmererovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10365~2259702,00.html. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ^ "Tranmere 3-3 Walsall". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/9344069.stm. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ^ "Sunderland to release eight". Sunderland AFC. 7 April 2011. http://www.safc.com/news/20110407/sunderland-to-release-eight_2256213_2333480. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ "Tranmere 4-0 Exeter". BBC Sport. 25 April 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/13112045.stm. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ^ "Rovers Offer Six New Contracts". Tranmere Rovers FC. 9 May 2011. http://www.tranmererovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10365~2356474,00.html?. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ "Tranmere Rovers to consider Bayern Munich move for Dale Jennings". Liverpool Daily Post. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/sport/tranmere-rovers/2011/05/13/tranmere-rovers-to-consider-bayern-munich-move-for-dale-jennings-92534-28686899/?. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ "Michael Kay Career Stats". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=47242. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ^ "FA Cup - fourth qualifying round results and scorers". BBC Sport. 23 October 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/9120288.stm. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
[edit] External links
- Michael Kay's player profile at SAFC.com
- Michael Kay career stats at Soccerbase
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