Michael Hewitt

Michael Joseph Hewitt (born 23 October 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Hamilton Academical.

Michael Hewitt
Personal information
Full name Michael Joseph Hewitt[1]
Date of birth (2000-10-23) 23 October 2000
Place of birth Irvine, Scotland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Hamilton Academical
Youth career
0000–2017 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Rangers 0 (0)
2017 → Edusport Academy (loan)
2018–2023 Ayr United 19 (0)
2019 → Kilwinning Rangers (loan)
2020 → Annan Athletic (loan) 5 (0)
2022–2023 → Peterhead (loan) 11 (1)
2023– Hamilton Academical 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 August 2023

Career

Born in Irvine,[2] Hewitt played youth football with Rangers and had a loan spell with Edusport Academy in 2017. Making 37 appearances in the Scottish lowland league.[3][4][5]

After playing for their reserve side in the 2018–19 season, he signed a two-year contract with Ayr United in summer 2019.[6] He had a spell at Kilwinning Rangers in the first half of the 2019–20 season, making 22 appearances before joining Annan Athletic on loan in January 2020.[3][7] He appeared in 5 league matches for Annan Athletic. Before the league was cut short due to the corona virus pandemic.[2][8]

He made his first-team debut on 6 October 2020 in a 5–2 Scottish League Cup victory away to Albion Rovers, before making his league debut for the club away to Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Championship on 24 October. Hewitt made 8 appearances for Ayr in the 2020/2021 season. [2][8]

Hewitt was loaned to Peterhead in September 2022.[9]

On 4 August 2023, Hewitt joined Scottish League One club Hamilton Academical on a permanent deal.[10]

References
  1. Statutory registers - Births - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  2. Michael Hewitt at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  3. "Hewitt signs temporary transfer". 31 January 2020.
  4. "Dev Squad: Rangers 1-6 Leicester City". www.rangers.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  5. "Scottish Cup Matches". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  6. "Luke signs new deal – Ayr United Football Club". Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  7. "Thistle's new generation push league leaders all the way but lose out". Largs and Millport Weekly News. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  8. Michael Hewitt at Soccerbase
  9. "Michael Hewitt Joins Peterhead on Loan". Ayr United FC. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  10. "🔴⚪️Hamilton Academical FC are delighted to announce the signing of 22-year-old versatile midfielder Michael Hewitt on a permanent transfer from Ayr... | By Hamilton Academical Football Club 1874 | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
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