Devante McKain

Devante McKain
Personal information
Full nameDevante Nathaniel W. McKain[1]
Date of birth26 June 1994
Place of birthHammersmith, England
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Gillingham
Number25
Youth career
2001–2008Fulham
2008–2011Maidenhead United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2011–2012Maidenhead United21(1)
2012–Gillingham2(0)
2013→ Maidenhead United (loan)10(0)
2013–2014→ Maidenhead United (loan)9(0)
2014→ Bromley (loan)6(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Devante Nathaniel W. McKain (born 26 June 1994) is an English footballer who plays for Gillingham in Football League One as a defender.

Club career

McKain began his youth career at Fulham before eventually moving on to Maidenhead United. In November 2012, McKain signed for Gillingham for an undisclosed fee.[2] At the time, then Gillingham boss Martin Allen said "Devante was recommended to me by Maidenhead United manager Johnson Hippolyte, the same man that recommended DJ Campbell to me."[3] Allen also said of McKain "He is big. He is strong. He is quick. He heads it. He needs to improve technically but he has got priceless attributes for a young centre-back.”[4] Also at the time, Maidenhead United manager Johnson Hippolyte said of McKain, “from day one we were all adamant he would play professional football. It was a no brainer, that’s how much ability he has.”[5]

McKain made his Football League One debut for Gillingham on 27 April 2013 at Burton Albion.[6] On 7 September 2013, he made his second Gillingham appearance against Crawley Town.[7]

In October 2013, Martin Allen said, “Devante was close to playing in our team a couple of weeks ago. He has been fantastic in training.”[8]

In May 2014, McKain signed a new one-year deal to stay at Gillingham.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 55. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kent News". Kent News. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Kent News". Kent News. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Kent News". Kent News. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "thenonleaguefootballpaper". thenonleaguefootballpaper. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "Soccerbase". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "Kent News". Kent News. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "skysports". skysports. Retrieved 23 June 2014.

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