Gavin Reilly
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gavin Reilly | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Dumfries, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Dunfermline Athletic (on loan from Heart of Midlothian) | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2015 | Queen of the South | 110 | (39) |
| 2010–2011 | → Gretna 2008 (loan) | ||
| 2015– | Heart of Midlothian | 28 | (5) |
| 2016– | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 11 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:39, 2 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
Gavin Reilly (born 10 May 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Dunfermline Athletic, on loan from Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian. Reilly has also previously played for Queen of the South and Gretna 2008 on loan.
Career
Queen of the South
Reilly is a product of the youth policy of Dumfries club Queen of the South. He had been figuring in the 2010 pre season for Queens, when it was announced that he had signed a professional contract.[1] Reilly made his competitive first team debut on 31 July 2010, in a 5–1 Scottish League Cup first round victory against Dumbarton, as an 83rd-minute substitute for Derek Holmes, Reilly marked the occasion by scoring his side's fifth goal.[2] His league debut was an 86th-minute substitute's appearance in the season's opening 1–0 away defeat at Dundee.[3]
He scored 15 goals in 22 starts during the 2012–13 season, and then 12 goals in 19 league starts in the 2013–14 season. During August 2014 he went on trial with English Championship club Brentford.[4]
Heart of Midlothian
On 23 June 2015, it was announced that Reilly had signed a three-year deal with Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian. An undisclosed development fee was paid to Queen of the South.[5] The announcement quoted Reilly since his debut as a 17-year-old as having scored 44 first team goals at Queens in over 140 games including over 80 starting appearances.[6][7] He scored his first goal for Hearts on 12 August 2015 in a 2–0 win against Motherwell from the penalty spot.
In June 2016, Reilly joined Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic on a year-long loan deal.[8] Reilly previously worked with Dunfermline's manager Allan Johnston at Queen of the South, where he helped the side to win the Scottish Second Division in the 2012–13 season. Reilly's first appearance for the Pars came in a 3–0 victory at East End Park in the Scottish League Cup,[9] with his first goal coming in a 1–2 defeat to Hibernian at Easter Road.[10]
Career statistics
- As of 2 November 2016[11]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queen of the South | 2010–11 | Scottish First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Scottish Second Division | 30 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 13 | |
| 2013–14 | Scottish Championship | 34 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 12 | |
| 2014–15 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 15 | ||
| Total | 111 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 133 | 42 | ||
| Gretna 2008 (loan) | 2010–11 | East of Scotland Football League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heart of Midlothian | 2015–16 | Scottish Premiership | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
| Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 2016–17 | Scottish Championship | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Career total | 150 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 180 | 48 | ||
References
- ↑ "Qosstats.info".
- ↑ "Qosstats.info".
- ↑ "Qosstats.info".
- ↑ "Queen of the South hoping to hold on to top players for promotion play-off push". dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "Hearts sign Queen of the South striker Gavin Reilly". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ "QosFC: Gavin is a Jambo".
- ↑ Hearts: Striker Gavin Reilly agrees three-year deal, BBC Sport
- ↑ "Gavin Reilly joins Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ↑ "Dunfermline 3 Arbroath 0". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ↑ McLaughlin, Brian (13 August 2016). "Hibernian 2 – 1 Dunfermline". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ↑ Gavin Reilly career statistics at Soccerbase
