Rory Loy
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Rory James Loy | ||
| Date of birth | 19 March 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Dumfries, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Carlisle United | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Kilmarnock | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2011 | Rangers | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 18 | (3) |
| 2010 | → St. Mirren (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2011– | Carlisle United | 37 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Scotland U21[1] | 5 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:28, 28 February 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Rory James Loy (born 19 March 1988 in Dumfries) is a Scottish professional association football player who is currently playing for the English League One club Carlisle United.
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[edit] Early life
Rory was born in Dumfries in on the 19th of March 1988 and grew up in the town of Stranraer and the village of Sandhead, he attended Sandhead Primary School and Stranraer Academy.
[edit] Club career
[edit] Rangers
Loy began his career with Kilmarnock in 2004 before being snapped up by Rangers in 2006. In October 2007, Loy signed a one year extension to his Rangers contract to remain at Ibrox until the summer of 2009.[2] In March 2009 having impressed on loan, Loy signed a further two year extension to his Rangers contract, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2011.[3]
He is a striker who made his first team debut in a Scottish Premier League match against Inverness CT on 1 November 2008, coming on as a substitute in the 56th minute.[4]
[edit] Dunfermline Athletic
In December 2008, he joined Dunfermline Athletic on loan until 26 January 2009.[5] This was later extended till the end of the season.
[edit] St. Mirren
On 29 January 2010, Loy joined St. Mirren on a six month loan deal.[6]
[edit] Carlisle United
On 28 January 2011, English League One side Carlisle United announced the signing of Loy on a permanent deal from Rangers on a two and a half year deal. Loy was secured for an undisclosed fee. He suffered a broken leg on Boxing Day in a fixture against Preston. Bad crack that.[7]
[edit] International career
Loy made his Scotland U21 debut against Northern Ireland in November 2008.[1] He gained four further caps at this level in 2009 against Albania, Austria, Belarus and Azerbaijan.[1] Loy scored a goal in the 4-0 win against Azerbaijan.[1]
[edit] Honours
[edit] Personal Life
Loy is currently up on charges of assault and racial aggravation and will stand trial for these charges in 2012. [8]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Rory Loy - U21 Squad". Scottish Football Association. http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/football_player_profile.cfm?page=105&playerID=37490&squadID=5. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ "Contract Thrillers!". Rangers.co.uk. 24 October 2007. http://www.rangers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/headlines/0,,5~1150789,00.html.
- ^ "Loy signs till 2011". Daily Record (Trinity Mirror). 3 March 2009. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/rangers/2009/03/03/new-contract-joy-for-rangers-starlet-rory-loy-86908-21167531/. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ "Rangers 5–0 Inverness CT". BBC Sport. 1 November 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7701234.stm.
- ^ "Rangers' Loy loaned out to Pars". BBC Sport website. 12 December 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7780656.stm.
- ^ "Rangers striker Rory Loy joins St Mirren on loan". BBC Sport. 29 January 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/st_mirren/8487170.stm.
- ^ http://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10361~2278602,00.html
- ^ http://news.stv.tv/scotland/west-central/286526-ex-rangers-footballer-glassed-woman-in-racist-attack/
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- Living people
- 1988 births
- Scottish footballers
- Scotland under-21 international footballers
- Rangers F.C. players
- Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
- St. Mirren F.C. players
- Carlisle United F.C. players
- Scottish Premier League players
- The Football League players
- Scottish Football League players
- People from Dumfries
- People educated at Stranraer Academy
- Association football forwards
- Sportspeople from Dumfries
