Kyle Connell

Kyle Connell (born 2 August 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward who plays for Cove Rangers.[1] He has also played for Kilmarnock, and on loan for Airdrieonians, East Fife, Raith Rovers and East Kilbride.

Kyle Connell
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-08-02) 2 August 2001
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Cove Rangers
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2017 Motherwell
2017–2019 Blackburn Rovers
2019–2020 Kilmarnock
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Kilmarnock 2 (1)
2020–2021 → Airdrieonians (loan) 22 (6)
2021–2022 → East Fife (loan) 28 (8)
2022–2023 → Raith Rovers (loan) 20 (2)
2023 East Kilbride 0 (0)
2023– Cove Rangers 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:01, 26 January 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Blackburn Rovers

Connell began his career at Motherwell before joining the youth team at Blackburn Rovers during the summer of 2017 for an undisclosed fee.[2]

Kilmarnock

After leaving Blackburn, Connell returned to Scotland and joined the youth set-up at Kilmarnock, making his debut as a second-half substitute in a 6−0 win over Queen's Park in the Scottish Cup.[3]

On 5 October 2020, Connell joined Scottish League One side Airdrieonians on an initial short−term loan until January, which was later extended until the end of the season.[4]

East Kilbride

On 26 January 2023, Connell joined Lowland League club East Kilbride.[5]

References
  1. Kyle Connell at Soccerbase
  2. Williams, Jay (21 May 2017). "BLACKBURN SET TO ANNOUNCE SCOTSMAN AS THEIR FIRST SUMMER SIGNING". Football League World. footballleagueworld.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. Crawford, Kenny (18 January 2020). "Kilmarnock 6−0 Queen's Park: Home side rout League Two side". BBC Sport. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  4. "Kyle Connell joins Airdrie on loan deal". Kilmarnock FC. kilmarnockfc.co.uk. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  5. "@officialEKFC on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
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