Ian Mackay (footballer)

Ian Mackay Abad (born 14 July 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for and captains Deportivo de La Coruña.

For the Australian rules footballer, see Ian McKay (footballer).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mackay and the second or maternal family name is Abad.
Ian Mackay
Ian Mackay Abad
Mackay in action for Ponferradina in 2011
Personal information
Full name Ian Mackay Abad
Date of birth (1986-07-14) 14 July 1986
Place of birth A Coruña, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Deportivo La Coruña
Number 1
Youth career
Ural CF
2003–2005 Deportivo La Coruña
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Deportivo B 32 (0)
2006 → Ceuta (loan) 3 (0)
2007 → Universidad Oviedo (loan) 8 (0)
2007–2008 Vecindario 5 (0)
2008–2009 Ciudad Santiago 49 (0)
2009–2011 Ponferradina 50 (0)
2011–2012 Sabadell 4 (0)
2012–2013 Atlético Baleares 20 (0)
2013–2014 Boiro 24 (0)
2014–2018 Racing Ferrol 138 (0)
2018–2019 Murcia 36 (0)
2019–2021 Sabadell 72 (0)
2021– Deportivo La Coruña 73 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in A Coruña, Mackay emerged through local Deportivo de La Coruña's youth ranks, but never managed any first-team appearances, only occasionally being involved in training. In his first year as a professional he was loaned to Segunda División B clubs, AD Ceuta and AD Universidad de Oviedo, before being released in 2007 and joining another side in that tier, UD Vecindario.[1][2]

In January 2008, Mackay returned to Galicia, joining lowly SD Ciudad de Santiago and helping to win promotion to the third division,[3] with the club in a severe financial crisis. In the following summer he moved to SD Ponferradina, still in division three. He achieved promotion to Segunda División in his first season,[1] and played his first match in the competition on 28 August 2010 by starting in a 0–0 home draw against SD Huesca.[4]

Mackay made 23 appearances in his first season, but Ponfe were immediately relegated. On 18 July 2011 he joined CE Sabadell FC also of the second tier,[5] serving mostly as a backup to David de Navas during his only season.[6]

In August 2012, Mackay moved to CD Atlético Baleares in the third division.[7] In October 2013 he joined Tercera División's CD Boiro,[8] but signed for Racing de Ferrol in April of the following year when their three goalkeepers were injured.[9]

Mackay made 140 total appearances for Ferrol, and after their relegation in 2017–18 he stayed in the third tier, joining Real Murcia.[10] He returned to Sabadell in July 2019,[11] and was a starter in the club's promotion to the second division.[12]

On 11 June 2021, Mackay returned to Deportivo, now as a first-team player.[13]

Personal life

Mackay was born to a Spanish mother and a Scottish father, oil worker John Cameron Mackay from Inverness, and had four older half-sisters in Aberdeen. Due to living his whole life in Spain, he did not speak English.[14]

In February 2007, it was reported that Mackay was being tracked for the Scotland national team by manager Alex McLeish. He was a fan of Celtic, and idolised Henrik Larsson.[15][14]

References
  1. Carretero, Rodrigo (10 May 2011). "Mackay pierde su sitio" [No room for Mackay] (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. Balado, Lois (3 June 2019). "Ian Mackay: «Dijeron que era hijo de Makaay»" [Ian Mackay: "They said I was Makaay's son"] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  3. Tercera División: Mañana se incorpora Ian Mackay (Tercera División: Ian Mackay joins tomorrow); Ciudad de Santiago, 2008 (in Spanish)
  4. La Ponferradina falla en ataque y vuelve a Segunda con un empate ante el Huesca (Ponferradina fail in attack and return to Segunda with a draw against Huesca); Marca, 28 August 2010 (in Spanish)
  5. El gallego Ian Mackay, nuevo portero del Sabadell (Galician Ian Mackay, new goalkeeper of Sabadell); Diario AS, 18 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  6. El 1 por 1 del Centre d’Esports Sabadell (Centre d’Esports Sabadell 1 by 1); iSabadell, 10 June 2012 (in Spanish)
  7. El Baleares ficha al portero Ian Mackay (Baleares sign goalkeeper Ian Mackay); Diario de Mallorca, 28 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  8. El Boiro refuerza su portería con el fichaje de Ian Mackay (Boiro bolster goalkeeping lines with the signing of Ian Mackay); La Voz de Galicia, 19 October 2013 (in Spanish)
  9. Ian Mackay ya es jugador del Racing de Ferrol (Ian Mackay is already a Racing de Ferrol player) Archived 19 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine; GaliFutbol, 3 April 2014 (in Spanish)
  10. "El Real Murcia confirma nueve fichajes en apenas 48 horas" [Murcia confirm nine signings in barely 48 hours] (in Spanish). La Opinión de Murcia. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  11. Vituri, Pau (5 July 2019). "El mercat de Segona B comença a agafar ritme a 10 dies de l'inici de la pretemporada" [Segunda B market starts to accelerate 10 days before start of the season] (in Catalan). Ràdio Sabadell. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  12. "El Sabadell vuelve a Segunda con el sello de Antonio Hidalgo" [Sabadell return to Segunda courtesy of Antonio Hidalgo] (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  13. "Ian Mackay, NEW Dépor 21–22 player!". Deportivo La Coruña. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  14. Porteous, James (8 February 2007). "The Scottish goalkeeper who doesn't speak English . . ". The Herald. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  15. "Mackay dreams of Scotland call-up". BBC Sport. 8 February 2007. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
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