Kyle Wilkie

Kyle Wilkie

Personal information
Date of birth	20 February 1991
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	East Fife
Number	11
Youth career
	Stockport County
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2012	Hamilton Academical	19	(0)
2012–2013	Greenock Morton	22	(3)
2013–2014	Livingston	20	(0)
2014–2015	Nairn County	24	(1)
2015	→ Berwick Rangers (loan)	9	(2)
2015–	East Fife	21	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of match played 26 December 2015.

Kyle Wilkie (born 20 February 1991) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for East Fife.

He has previously played youth football in England with Stockport County, before playing senior professional football in Scotland for Hamilton Academical, Greenock Morton, Livingston and Berwick Rangers.

Career

Wilkie graduated from the Stockport County Centre of Excellence,^[1] before signed for Hamilton Academical on 19 August 2009.^[2] He made his professional debut for Hamilton on 22 August 2009, in a 0–3 loss against Aberdeen.^[3] Wilkie left Hamilton at the end of the 2011–12 season.^[4] After the expiry of his contract with Accies, Wilkie joined Greenock Morton on trial.^[5] He scored in a reserve match against Port Glasgow Juniors and was expected to sign on 30 July 2012.^[6] He signed a one-year contract later that week after impressing in his trial period.^[7] Wilkie was released in May 2013.^[8]

Wilkie signed a one-year contract with Livingston on 26 July 2013 after a successful trial period with the club.^[9] He made his competitive debut for Livingston on 27 July 2013 as a second-half substitute in a Scottish Challenge Cup match against Berwick Rangers .^[10] He was released in May 2014.^[11]

In August 2014, Wilkie signed for Highland League club Nairn County.^[12] Wilkie moved on loan to Berwick Rangers in March 2015, until the end of the 2014–15 season.^[13][14] He then signed with East Fife for the 2015–16 season.^[15]

Career statistics

As of 26 December 2015

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hamilton Academical	2009–10[16]	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
	2010–11[17]	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	2011–12[18]	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	Total	19	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	21	0
Greenock Morton	2012–13[19]	22	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	25	3
Livingston	2013–14[20]	20	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	23	1
Nairn County	2014–15[21]	24	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	30	1
Berwick Rangers (loan)	2014–15[22]	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	2
East Fife	2015–16[23]	18	5	2	0	2	0	1	0	23	5
Career total		112	11	8	0	5	1	6	0	131	12

References

1. "Kyle Wilkie". Stockport County Centre of Excellence. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
2. "Stockport youngster moves to Hamilton". The Scotsman. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
3. "Hamilton 0 – 3 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
4. "Wilkie Moves On". Hamilton Academical F.C.
5. Tait, Chris (29 June 2012). "Trialist hopes for end to injury woe". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
6. Harold, Matthew (28 July 2012). "Ramsdens Cup Greenock Morton 2-0 Albion Rovers". The Away End. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
7. "Moore's hopes for Wilkie". Greenock Telegraph. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
8. Mitchell, Jonathan (7 May 2013). "Exclusive: Nine players offered new deals at Morton". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
9. "Kyle Wilkie signs on". Livingston F.C. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
10. "Berwick Rangers 3-2 Livingston (aet)". BBC Sport. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
11. "Squad Ins & Outs". Livingston F.C. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
12. Chalk, Paul (14 August 2014). "Midfield duo snapped up by Nairn County". Highland News. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
13. http://www.nairncountyfc.co.uk/full_news.php?id=123
14. "WILKIE AND WILSON ARRIVE ON LOAN". Berwick Rangers F.C. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
15. "Naysmith makes trio of signings". www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
16. "Games played by Kyle Wilkie in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
17. "Games played by Kyle Wilkie in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
18. "Games played by Kyle Wilkie in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
19. "Games played by Kyle Wilkie in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
20. "Games played by Kyle Wilkie in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
21. http://www.nairncountyarchive.co.uk/player.php?id=26
22. "Games played by Kyle Wilkie in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
23. "Games played by Kyle Wilkie in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2015.