Aaron Splaine

Aaron Splaine
Personal information
Full name Aaron Splaine
Date of birth (1996-10-13) 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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kilmarnock 2014–15[12] Scottish Premiership 1000000010
2015–16[13] 7000100080
Total 8000100090
Dunfermline Athletic 2017–18[14] Scottish Championship 0000100010
Career total 80002000100

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Aaron reunited with old boss". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  2. "Aaron Splaine". Futhead. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  3. "Schoolboy’s Scotland dreams come true". The Galloway Gazette. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 23 December 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  4. 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.
  5. 1 2 Crawford, Kenny (23 May 2015). "Kilmarnock 1 – 2 Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  6. 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.
  7. "Walking on Aaron". The Sunday Post. DC Thomson & Co Ltd. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  8. "Match preview: Livingston". Stranraer FC. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  9. 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.
  10. "Aaron Splaine signs". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  11. Aaron Splaine at Soccerbase
  12. "Games played by Aaron Splaine in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  13. "Games played by Aaron Splaine in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  14. "Games played by Aaron Splaine in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
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