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Stephen Kingsley
Personal information
Full name Stephen Kingsley[1]
Date of birth (1994-07-23) 23 July 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Stirling, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Left-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Free agent
Youth career
2004–2011 Falkirk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Falkirk 88 (1)
2014–2017 Swansea City 17 (0)
2015 → Yeovil Town (loan) 12 (0)
2015 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 12 (0)
2017–2020 Hull City 44 (0)
International career‡
2011–2012 Scotland U18 2 (0)
2012–2013 Scotland U19 6 (0)
2015–2016 Scotland U21 6 (0)
2016– Scotland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:58, 1 February 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2016

Stephen Kingsley (born 23 July 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer, who last played for EFL Championship club Hull City.

Career

Falkirk

Aged 16, Kingsley made his first team debut for Falkirk on 12 April 2011 in a 2–1 win against Partick Thistle in the Scottish First Division.[2] He sustained an injury in a 2011–12 Scottish League Cup tie against Brechin City that kept him out of action for over three months. He returned to the starting lineup in a League Cup win against Dundee United. In March 2013, Kingsley signed a new contract with Falkirk.[3] Kingsley made his 100th appearance for Falkirk on 5 April 2014, in a 5–0 victory over Cowdenbeath. He was also voted in to the SPFL Championship Team of the Year for season 2013–14.

Swansea City

On 30 June 2014, Kingsley signed for Swansea City on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[4]

On 18 February 2015, Kingsley joined English League One side Yeovil Town on a month's emergency loan which was later extended until the end of the season.[5] Kingsley played in numerous positions in his 12 appearances for the Glovers including left-back, centre-back and midfield, and received praise for his versatility from Yeovil boss Terry Skiverton.[6] Yeovil were subsequently relegated to League Two at the end of the season and Kingsley returned to Swansea City.

Kingsley joined English League One side Crewe Alexandra on an emergency loan in August 2015.[7] He made 12 appearances for them before returning to Swansea after the emergency loan expired in November.

He made his Swansea City debut in their FA Cup 3–2 defeat away to Oxford United, on 10 January 2016.[8] He made his Premier League debut on 2 March 2016 in Swansea's 2–1 victory away to Arsenal.[9]

Hull City

Kingsley moved to Championship club Hull City in August 2017 for an undisclosed fee.[10]

International career

In April 2012 Kingsley was called up to the Scotland under-18 squad for two games against Serbia in Belgrade on the 17th and 19th of the month. He played 90 minutes in the first game, which ended 1–1, and 60 minutes in the second game, where Scotland won 4–1. In season 2012–13 he appeared for Scotland under-19s against Germany and the Netherlands. He was selected for the squad for the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification matches in October, playing in the third game against Switzerland. This was followed in March with an appearance in the friendly match against Sweden. In May he played in two of the Elite qualifying round games in Belgium against Belgium and Georgia. In March 2015, Kingsley made his Scotland under-21 debut in a 2–1 win against Hungary. This was followed up with four appearances for the side against France twice, Northern Ireland and Iceland in their Euro Championship Qualifying group.

On 20 May 2016, Kingsley received his first call-up to the Scotland national football team for their friendlies against Italy and France.[11] He made his Scotland debut as a substitute in a 3–0 defeat against France, on 4 June 2016.[12]

Career statistics

As of 1 February 2020[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Falkirk 2010–11[14] Scottish First Division 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2011–12[15] Scottish First Division 15 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 17 0
2012–13[16] Scottish First Division 35 0 4 0 2 1 2[a] 0 43 1
2013–14[17] Scottish Championship 35 1 1 0 3 0 5[b] 0 44 1
Total 88 1 5 0 6 1 8 0 107 2
Swansea City 2014–15[18] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2015–16[19] Premier League 4 0 1 0 0 0 — 5 0
2016–17[20] Premier League 13 0 1 0 0 0 — 14 0
Total 17 0 2 0 0 0 — 19 0
Yeovil Town (loan) 2014–15[18] League One 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2015–16[19] League One 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Hull City 2017–18[21] Championship 11 0 0 0 0 0 — 11 0
2018–19[22] 26 0 0 0 1 0 — 27 0
2019–20[23] 8 0 0 0 0 0 — 8 0
Career total 174 1 7 0 7 1 8 0 196 2
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Four appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs, one appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

Falkirk

References

  1. ^ "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Partick Thistle 1–2 Falkirk". BBC Sport. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Pressley Delight at Contract Extensions". Falkirk FC. 4 March 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Swans sign Falkirk youngster Kingsley". Swansea City A.F.C. Retrieved 30 June 2014.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Stephen Kingsley: Yeovil Town sign Swansea City defender". BBC Sport. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Stephen Kingsley is Mr Versatile for Terry Skiverton at Yeovil Town". westerngazette.co.uk. 30 March 2015. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Crewe Alexandra: Liverpool winger Wilson & Swansea's Kingsley join". BBC Sport. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  8. ^ "Oxford United 3–2 Yeovil Town". BBC Sport. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  9. ^ "Arsenal 1–2 Swansea City". BBC Sport. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Stephen Kingsley: Hull City sign Swansea City defender on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Scotland call up Stephen Kingsley and Jack Hamilton". BBC Sport. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  12. ^ "France 3–0 Scotland". BBC Sport. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  13. ^ "Stephen Kingsley Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  14. ^ "Games played by Stephen Kingsley in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  15. ^ "Games played by Stephen Kingsley in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  16. ^ "Games played by Stephen Kingsley in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  17. ^ "Games played by Stephen Kingsley in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  18. ^ a b "Games played by Stephen Kingsley in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  19. ^ a b "Games played by Stephen Kingsley in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  20. ^ "Games played by Stephen Kingsley in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  21. ^ "Games played by Stephen Kingsley in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 January 2019. Note that Soccerbase currently does not show the appearance v match v Bolton, they list only ten appearances.
  22. ^ "Games played by Stephen Kingsley in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  23. ^ "Games played by Stephen Kingsley in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  24. ^ "Falkirk 1–0 Hamilton Accies". BBC Sport. 1 April 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2016.

External links

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