Aaron Splaine
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aaron Splaine | ||
Date of birth | 13 October 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Spain[1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2013 | Queen of the South | ||
2013–2015 | Kilmarnock | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Kilmarnock | 8 | (0) |
2017– | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:33, 24 May 2016 (UTC). |
Aaron Spraine (born 13 October 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dunfermline Athletic. Splaine, who started his career as a youth player for Queen of the South, has also played for Kilmarnock.
Career
Born in Spain, Splaine was brought up in Newton Stewart[1] and joined local side Queen of the South at youth level.[3] Splaine spent five years at Palmerston Park, before following Queen's manager Allan Johnston to Kilmarnock when he took over as manager in 2013.[1][4]
Splaine made his debut in the penultimate Scottish Premiership match of the 2014–15 season, against Ross County at Rugby Park.[5] Although Kilmarnock lost the match 1–2, Splaine was praised for the composed way that he operated in midfield, with BBC Scotland correspondent Kenny Crawford describing him as looking like a "seasoned professional".[5] Splaine went on to make a further eight appearances for the club, before being released on 23 May 2016 along with five other players at the end of their contract.[6]
After a six months away from football, Splaine attracted the interest of Scottish League One club Stranraer[7] and began training with the side, featuring in a number of development matches.[8][9] He subsequently had trials with Leeds United[9] and Burnley[1] before signing a one-year deal with Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic on 15 June 2017, joining up with former Queen of the South and Kilmarnock manager Allan Johnston.[10]
Career statistics
- As of 28 June 2017[11]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Kilmarnock | 2014–15[12] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2015–16[13] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Dunfermline Athletic | 2017–18[14] | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Aaron reunited with old boss". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ↑ "Aaron Splaine". Futhead. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ↑ "Schoolboy’s Scotland dreams come true". The Galloway Gazette. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 23 December 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ↑ Hamilton, Darren (24 January 2017). "Footie starlet in scrap: Former Kilmarnock player Aaron Splaine fined for pushing woman during drunken rammy outside pub". Scottish Sun. News Group. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- 1 2 Crawford, Kenny (23 May 2015). "Kilmarnock 1 – 2 Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ↑ Wren, David (23 May 2016). "Kilmarnock FC: Club announce player departures as Lee Clark looks to re-build his squad". Daily Record. Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ↑ "Walking on Aaron". The Sunday Post. DC Thomson & Co Ltd. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ↑ "Match preview: Livingston". Stranraer FC. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- 1 2 Coombs, Dan (12 February 2017). "Leeds United consider moves for Aaron Splaine, Jack Boyle and Mitja Krizan". Here Is The City. Entrepreneur Limited. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ↑ "Aaron Splaine signs". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ↑ Aaron Splaine at Soccerbase
- ↑ "Games played by Aaron Splaine in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Aaron Splaine in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Aaron Splaine in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
External links
- Aaron Splaine at Soccerbase
- Aaron Splaine at Soccerway