Darian MacKinnon

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Darian MacKinnon
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-10-09) 9 October 1985[1]
Place of birthScotland
Playing positionMidfielder, striker
Club information
Current clubHamilton Academical
Number18
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
Dumbarton United
Dumbarton Harp
St. Thomas'
St. Patrick's Athletic
2010–2012Clydebank45(22)
2012–Hamilton Academical43(3)
2012→ Ayr United (loan)8(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 February 2014. † Appearances (Goals).

Darian MacKinnon (born 9 October 1985) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Hamilton Academical, as a midfielder and striker.[2]

Career

MacKinnon began his career with Dumbarton United, Dumbarton Harp, St. Thomas' and St. Patrick's Athletic, before joining Clydebank in May 2010.[3] At Clydebank he scored 31 goals in 69 appearances in all competitions.[4] He signed for Hamilton Academical in July 2012,[5][6] and after two appearances in cup competitions,[7] he made his debut in the Scottish Football League on 11 August 2012, appearing as an 80th minute substitute.[8] He joined Ayr United on an emergency loan deal in September 2012.[9] Following his return to Hamilton, MacKinnon scored Hamilton's equalising goal in a 1–1 draw with Falkirk after appearing as a substitute,[10] after which he stated that he wanted to start the next game.[11] MacKinnon later spoke about his hopes for a good run in the Scottish Cup,[12] and stated that the quarter-final against Falkirk on 2 March 2013 was the "biggest game" of his career.[13] A few days later, on 8 March 2013, MacKinnon signed a two-year extension to his contract.[14] In April 2013, MacKinnon publicly stated his support for new caretaker manager Alex Neil.[15] MacKinnon came fourth in the Hamilton Player of the Year Awards for the 2012–13 season, his first season in professional football.[16] Following his first season in professional football, MacKinnon stated he would continue to fight for a place in the team;[17] once his second season had begun, MacKinnon spoke about how please he was with how the team were doing.[18]

Career statistics

As of 3 February 2014[4][19]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Clydebank 2009–10 1000003040
2010–11 2480000823210
2011–12 201400001373321
Total 452200002496931
Hamilton Academical 2012–13 241301110292
2013–14 192103010242
Total 433404120534
Ayr United (loan) 2012–13 8300000083
Total 8300000083
Career total 9628404126913038

References

  1. ↑ "Fixtures 2012/13". Hamilton Academical F.C. Retrieved 5 August 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Profile". Soccerway. 
  3. ↑ "MacKinnon getting fit by climbing the football ladder". Scottish Football League. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2013. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Profile". Clydebank F.C. 
  5. ↑ "MacKinnon leaves Clydebank". Clydebank Live. 18 July 2012. 
  6. ↑ Andy Galloway (20 July 2012). "Dumbarton man signs for Hamilton Accies". Lennox Herald. 
  7. ↑ Andrew McGilvray (9 August 2012). "Striker hopes to make a name for himself at Accies, after making the step-up from junior side Clydebank". Hamilton Advertiser. 
  8. ↑ "Raith Rovers 2-0 Hamilton". BBC Sport. 11 August 2012. 
  9. ↑ "MacKinnon to go on loan". Hamilton Academical F.C. 
  10. ↑ Andrew McGilvray (10 January 2013). "Darian strike earns point". Hamilton Advertiser. 
  11. ↑ Andrew McGilvray (10 January 2013). "Darian hopes to give Accies boss selection headache". Hamilton Advertiser. 
  12. ↑ Andrew McGilvray (31 January 2013). "Daz:We'll get back up to Par at East End Park". Hamilton Advertiser. 
  13. ↑ Andrew McGilvray (28 February 2013). "Darian: This is the biggest game of my life". Hamilton Advertiser. 
  14. ↑ "MacKinnon extends deal". Hamilton Academical F.C. 8 March 2013. 
  15. ↑ Andrew McGilvray (11 April 2013). "Daz: We'll run through brick walls for Alex". Hamilton Advertiser. 
  16. ↑ "@acciesfc Twitter Player of the Year". Hamilton Acadmical F.C. 6 May 2013. 
  17. ↑ Andrew McGilvray (23 May 2013). "Daz won't take it easy next season". Hamilton Advertiser. 
  18. ↑ Andrew McGilvray (13 September 2013). "Darian tells pundits to keep talking up Dundee - so Hamilton can go about their business quietly". Hamilton Advertiser. Retrieved 13 September 2013. 
  19. ↑ Darian MacKinnon career stats at Soccerbase
Hamilton Academical F.C. – current squad


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