Sean Kelly (Scottish footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sean Kelly | ||
Date of birth | 1 November 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2016 | St Mirren | 90 | (6) |
2012 | → East Stirlingshire (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2016–2017 | AFC Wimbledon | 26 | (2) |
2017–2020 | Ross County | 51 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2014 | Scotland U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:55, 25 May 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 March 2014 |
Sean Kelly (born 1 November 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender, who last played for Ross County. Kelly has previously played for St Mirren, East Stirlingshire and AFC Wimbledon.
Career
Kelly began his career with St Mirren and made his professional debut on 3 August 2013 in a 3–0 defeat against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[1][2] On 22 November 2013 it was announced that Kelly had signed a two-year contract extension with Saints, tying him to the club until the summer of 2016.[3] On 5 March 2014, Kelly appeared for the Scotland under-21 side in a 2–2 draw against Hungary at Tannadice.[4] Kelly was released by St Mirren at the end of the 2015–16 season.[5]
Kelly went on trial with AFC Wimbledon during the 2016–17 pre-season,[6] and permanently signed for the club on 1 August 2016.[7][8] Kelly scored his first goal for the Dons on 14 January, in a 2–1 win against Oxford United.[9]
He returned to Scottish football in June 2017, signing for Ross County.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 12 February 2020
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
St Mirren | 2012–13[11] | Scottish Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2013–14[12] | Scottish Premiership | 33 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | ||
2014–15[13] | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | |||
2015–16[14] | Scottish Championship | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
Total | 90 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 102 | 7 | ||
East Stirlingshire (loan) | 2012–13[11] | Scottish Third Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
AFC Wimbledon | 2016–17[15] | League One | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 32 | 2 |
Ross County | 2017–18[16] | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
2018–19[17] | Scottish Championship | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
2019–20[18] | Scottish Premiership | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
Total | 51 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 1 | ||
Total | 177 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 212 | 10 |
- ^ a b Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
Honours
- Ross County
References
- ^ "Inverness 3 St Mirren 0: Caley crush 10-man Saints". The Herald. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ^ "Inverness 3-0 St Mirren". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ^ "St Mirren duo Sean Kelly & Jason Naismith signs new deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ "Scotland U21 2-2 Hungary U21". BBC Sport. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ "Squad Update". St Mirren FC. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "AFC Wimbledon boss Neal Ardley keen to sign Sean Kelly and a striker". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Sean earns Wimbledon deal". Chris Slaven. AFC Wimbledon. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Sean Kelly: AFC Wimbledon sign former St Mirren defender". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "AFC Wimbledon 2-1 Oxford". BBC Sport. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Ross County sign Sean Kelly after AFC Wimbledon exit for defender". BBC Sport. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "Ross County Secure title and promotion". BBC. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Ross County lifted the Challenge Cup for a third time". BBC Sport. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
External links
- Sean Kelly at Soccerbase