Lee Kilday

Lee Kilday

Kilday playing for Hamilton Academical in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-02-04) 4 February 1992
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Greenock Morton
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Hamilton Academical 33 (0)
2012 → Stenhousemuir (loan) 3 (0)
2014– Greenock Morton 91 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:53, 29 April 2017 (UTC).

Lee Kilday (born 4 February 1992)[1] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Greenock Morton, as a defender.

Career

Kilday made his senior debut for Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Premier League on 15 January 2011, in a 0–4 defeat away at Rangers.[2] The performance of Kilday and other young players in that match, including Michael Devlin who also made his debut, was praised by manager Billy Reid.[3]

In March 2012, Kilday signed a contract with Hamilton which lasts until May 2014.[4] In May 2012, Kilday announced his intention to become a first-team regular at Hamilton during the forthcoming 2012–13 season.[5]

He joined Stenhousemuir on loan in October 2012.[6]

Kilday was released by Hamilton in May 2014.[7] In June 2014, Kilday signed for Greenock Morton.[8] Kilday was offered a one-year contract extension after playing all 36 league games for Morton.[9]

Following another successful season, Kilday signed a two-year deal with Morton,[10] rejecting a similar deal to move back to Hamilton Accies.[11] He became Morton's club captain at the age of 24.[12]

Honours

Morton

Career statistics

As of 29 April 2017[14]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hamilton Academical 2010–11 5010000060
2011–12 130201010170
2012–13 5000100060
2013–14 100001020130
Total 330303030420
Stenhousemuir (loan) 2012–13 3000000030
Greenock Morton 2014–15 363302030443
2015–16 330404011421
2016–17 224305010314
2017–18 0000000000
Total 917100110511178
Career total 1277130140811608

References

  1. ↑ "Squad Numbers 2010–11". Hamilton Academical F.C. official website. Archived from the original on 12 December 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  2. ↑ "Rangers 4 – 0 Hamilton". BBC Sport. 15 January 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  3. ↑ "Billy Reid praises young Hamilton team". BBC Sport. 15 January 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  4. ↑ "Two Go on Loan, and Kilday Signs". Hamilton Academical F.C.
  5. ↑ Andrew McGilvray (17 May 2012). "Accies defender aims to become a first-team regular". Hamilton Advertiser.
  6. ↑ "Profile". Soccerway.
  7. ↑ "Kilday leaves Hamilton". SPFL. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Kilday and Crighton join Morton". Scottish Professional Football League. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  9. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (12 May 2015). "Deal on the table for Kilday but winger exits Morton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Player news – three confirmed". Greenock Morton F.C. 3 May 2016. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  11. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (29 May 2016). "Morton captain Kilday snubbed Hamilton Accies move to stay at Cappielow". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  12. ↑ Mitchell, Jonathan (16 August 2016). "Lee Kilday: Falkirk draw stung like a defeat". Greenock Morton F.C. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "Greenock Morton claim League 1 title after 3–1 win against Peterhead". Scottish Television. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  14. ↑ Lee Kilday at Soccerbase


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