| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 February 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Stirling, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Glenavon | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Celtic | |||
| Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002-2004 | Alloa Athletic | 8 | (0) |
| 2004-2005 | Northern Oklahoma College | ||
| 2005 | Glentoran | 0 | (0) |
| 2005-2010 | Ballymena United | 136 | (56) |
| 2010–2011 | Greenock Morton | 8 | (0) |
| 2011– | Glenavon | 17 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Kevin Kelbie (born 21 December 1984, in Stirling) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Glenavon.
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Kelbie started his youth career at Celtic, before moving to rivals Rangers in a rare move between the Glasgow rivals. He played his first senior games at Clackmannanshire side Alloa Athletic, before heading to the United States for a sporting scholarship in Oklahoma.
On his return to the United Kingdom, Kelbie signed with Northern Irish side Glentoran where he was released without making an appearance. He moved to fellow Northern Irish side Ballymena United where he finished top scorer in his first season on 16 goals.[1]
From Ballymena, Kelbie returned to Scotland to join Greenock Morton. At Cappielow, he joined up with Allan Moore, who had been training him at Stirling Albion when he was in Scotland as he was suffering from homesickness in Northern Ireland.[1] Kelbie made his début for Morton against nearby Dumbarton in the Scottish Challenge Cup on 24 July 2010,[2] and scored his first goal at Victoria Park, Dingwall in a 1-3 defeat by Ross County, in the following.
He joined Glenavon on a two year contract at the end of May 2011.[3]