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Harry McKirdy
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-03-29) 29 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth London, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Striker / Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Stevenage (on loan from Aston Villa)
Number 13
Youth career
2004–2011 Stoke City
2011–2016 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Aston Villa 0 (0)
2016–Stevenage (loan) 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:00, 29 October 2016 (UTC)

Harry McKirdy (born 29 March 1997) is an English footballer who plays for League Two club Stevenage on loan from Aston Villa.

Life and career

McKirdy was born in London[1] and brought up in the Stoke-on-Trent area, where he attended St Joseph's College.[2] He was on the books of Stoke City from the age of seven to fourteen, and then joined Aston Villa's academy.[citation needed] McKirdy signed a scholarship in 2013,[2] and went on to sign a two-year professional contract in 2016.[3]

McKirdy trained with the first team in 2016–17 pre-season,[1] but had played no first-team football when he joined League Two club Stevenage on 31 August 2016, on loan until January 2017.[3] He made his club and Football League debut on 24 September, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat to Exeter City.[4] He scored his first goal for Stevenage in an EFL Trophy tie against Brighton & Hove Albion Under-23s on 4 October 2016.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Evans, Gregg (1 July 2016). "Aston Villa: Roberto Di Matteo keen on young trio – and promotes them to first-team set-up". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Football: St Joe's starlet hoping for a big future in the game with Villa". The Sentinel. Stoke-on-Trent. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  3. ^ a b "McKirdy pens new deal and joins Stevenage on loan". Aston Villa F.C. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Match report: Stevenage 0, Exeter City 2". Stevenage F.C. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Stevenage 2-2 Brighton U23: Late McKirdy goal rescues point for Boro in Checkatrade Trophy". hertfordshiremercury.co.uk. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.