Paul Cairney
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 August 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Hibernian | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2005 | St. Mirren | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2008 | Queen's Park | 56 | (8) |
| 2008–2012 | Partick Thistle | 96 | (25) |
| 2008–2009 | → Queen's Park (loan) | 33 | (8) |
| 2012– | Hibernian | 35 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 December 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Paul Cairney (born 29 August 1987 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer, who currently plays for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian. Cairney previously played for Queen's Park and Partick Thistle.
Career
Cairney was registered with St. Mirren as a youth player, but was released by the club aged 17.[1] He then signed for amateur club Queen's Park and made his first senior appearance in December 2005. He began to play more frequently for the Spiders in the 2006–07 season and helped the club win promotion to the Second Division. Cairney signed a three-year deal with Partick Thistle in 2008, but was loaned back to Queen's Park for six months.[2] This loan was subsequently extended in January to the end of the 2008–09 season.[3]
Cairney made his debut for Thistle in a Scottish Challenge Cup tie against Airdrie United, coming on as a substitute. His full and home debut came against Berwick Rangers in the Scottish League Cup. Cairney scored 12 goals for Thistle during the 2011–12 season,[4] including a hat-trick in a 3–0 win against Dundee.[5] He was nominated for player of the year in the 2011–12 Scottish First Division.[6]
Cairney signed a two-year contract with Hibernian in July 2012.[4] He scored his first goal for the club on 1 September, in a 2–2 draw against Celtic.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 13 December 2012[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Queen's Park | |||||||||||
| 2005–06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| 2007–08 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 7 | |
| 2008–09 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 10 | |
| Total | 89 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 104 | 18 | |
| Partick Thistle | |||||||||||
| 2009–10 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 8 | |
| 2010–11 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 12 | |
| Total | 96 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 107 | 20 | |
| Hibernian | |||||||||||
| 2012–13 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| Total | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| Career total | 207 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 235 | 40 | |
References
- ↑ McDermott, Scott (18 August 2012). "Here wee go: Paul Cairney vows to wreak revenge on club who axed him for being too small". Daily Record (Trinity Mirror). Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ↑ "Cairney makes switch to Firhill". BBC Sport. 11 July 2008.
- ↑ "Paul Cairney extends loan spell with Queen's Park". PTFC.co.uk. 16 January 2009.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Hibernian sign former Partick midfielder Paul Cairney". BBC Sport (BBC). 2 July 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ↑ "Dundee 0–3 Partick Thistle". BBC Sport (BBC). 21 April 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ↑ "IRN-BRU SFL End of Season Awards 2011/12". www.scottishfootballleague.com (Scottish Football League). 25 May 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ↑ Lamont, Alasdair (1 September 2012). "Celtic 2–2 Hibernian". BBC Sport (BBC). Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ↑ Paul Cairney career stats at Soccerbase
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