Kevin Welsh (footballer)
Kevin Welsh (born 2 September 1984)[1] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a left back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 September 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Harestanes | ? | (?) |
| 2009–2010 | Hamilton Academical | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Alloa Athletic (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| – | Harestanes | ? | (?) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:19, 25 January 2011 (UTC) | |||
Career
Welsh played for St Johnstone as a youth but suffered an injury and dropped into amateur football.[2] He moved from amateur side Harestanes to Hamilton Academical of the Scottish Premier League in the summer of 2009, and made his professional debut for Hamilton on 29 August 2009, in a 1–4 loss against Rangers in which he was substituted at half time for David Louhoungou.[3]
He was loaned out to Alloa Athletic for three months on 11 September 2009,[4] making three appearances in the Scottish Football League Second Division.
Welsh was released from his contract with Hamilton Academical on 14 January 2010.[5] He went back into the amateur game and Harestanes, where he won the 2014–15 Scottish Amateur Cup, the first to offer a place in the Scottish Cup. He said that playing in the tournament with his friends meant more than playing against Rangers at Ibrox.[2]
References
- Kevin Welsh at Soccerbase
- McGoldrick, Kevin (15 August 2015). "Harestanes defender Kevin Welsh: I made my senior debut against Rangers, but Scottish Cup is beyond my wildest dreams". Daily Record. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- "Rangers 4 – 1 Hamilton". BBC Sport. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
- "Accies' Welsh loaned to Alloa". BBC Sport. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
- "Hamilton release Leon Knight and Kevin Welsh". BBC Sport. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.