Nicky Devlin

Nicholas Devlin (born 17 October 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a right-sided full-back for Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen.

Nicky Devlin
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Devlin
Date of birth (1993-10-17) 17 October 1993
Place of birth Bishopbriggs, Scotland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Aberdeen
Number 2
Youth career
West Park United
Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Dumbarton 23 (0)
2011–2013 Motherwell 0 (0)
2012 → Stenhousemuir (loan) 6 (0)
2012–2013 → Dumbarton (loan) 16 (0)
2013 → Stenhousemuir (loan) 8 (0)
2013–2014 Stenhousemuir 30 (0)
2014–2017 Ayr United 104 (3)
2017–2019 Walsall 76 (2)
2019–2023 Livingston 120 (6)
2023– Aberdeen 0 (0)
International career
2011 Scotland U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:19, 17 August 2021 (UTC)

Career

Motherwell

Devlin signed for Dumbarton in the summer of 2009, and broke into the first team during the 2010–11 season. Devlin signed a pre-contract agreement with SPL side Motherwell in March 2011. As part of the deal, Jordan Halsman's loan deal at Dumbarton was extended until the end of the season,[1] and Motherwell played a pre-season friendly against Dumbarton. Devlin officially joined Motherwell on 1 July 2011. Devlin was injured for most of the 2011–12 season, but came back at the start of 2012 and turned in some excellent performances for the Motherwell under-19 team. On 29 March 2012, Devlin joined Stenhousemuir on loan until the end of the season where he was awarded the Young Player of the Month award for April, his first full month at the club.[2]

On 17 August 2012, Devlin re-joined Dumbarton on loan until January 2013,[3] which was subsequently extended for a further twenty-eight days.[4] On 15 March 2013, Devlin was again farmed out on loan, re-joining Stenhousemuir till the end of the season.[5] On 20 May 2013, after not making a single first-team appearance for Motherwell, Devlin was released by the club.[6]

Stenhousemuir

Upon being released by Motherwell, he was quickly signed on a permanent contract by Stenhousemuir, who he had two previous loan spells with, for the 2013–14 season.[7] At the end of the season, he was one of a number of players released by the club.[8]

Ayr United

In July 2014, Devlin signed for Ayr United.[9] He was made club captain on 19 May 2015.[10] However, after the club's relegation from the Scottish Championship, Devlin announced he would be leaving Ayr in May 2017 at the end of his contract.[11][12]

Walsall

Devlin signed for League One club Walsall in June 2017 on a two-year contract.[13] He was offered a new contract by Walsall at the end of the 2018–19 season, however he opted to move back to Scotland.[14]

Livingston

In June 2019, Devlin signed for Scottish Premiership side Livingston.[15] Devlin played four seasons at Livingston, the latter two as team captain.

Aberdeen

Devlin confirmed on 22 May 2023 that he had agreed a deal to join fellow Premiership side Aberdeen.[16][17]

Coaching career

In June 2020, Devlin agreed to join the under-20 coaching staff of West of Scotland Football League side Rossvale.[18] He has also been brought in by David Gormley to assist in first team training sessions.

Career statistics
As of matches played 20 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Dumbarton 2010–11[19][20] Scottish Second Division 230100000240
Motherwell 2011–12[21] Scottish Premier League 0000000000
2012–13[22] 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Stenhousemuir (loan) 2011–12[21] Scottish Second Division 6000000060
Dumbarton (loan) 2012–13[22][20] Scottish First Division 160201000180
Stenhousemuir (loan) 2012–13[22] Scottish Second Division 8000000080
Stenhousemuir 2013–14[23][20] Scottish League One 30040103[lower-alpha 1]0380
Ayr United 2014–15[24] Scottish League One 36220201[lower-alpha 1]0412
2015–16[25] 34100206[lower-alpha 2]2423
2016–17[26] Scottish Championship 34060503[lower-alpha 1]0480
Total 104380901021315
Walsall 2017–18[27] League One 33000102[lower-alpha 3]0360
2018–19[28] 43241002[lower-alpha 3]0493
Total 762411040853
Livingston 2019–20[29] Scottish Premiership 110005000160
2020–21[30] 362208000462
2021–22[31] 372202000412
2022–23 36 2 2 0 5 1 0 0 43 3
Total 120660201001467
Career total 3831125132117245715
  1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four in the Scottish League One play-offs
  3. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Motherwell agree deal for Dumbarton's Nicky Devlin". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  2. "Nicky Devlin to join Stenny". Motherwell F.C. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  3. "Nicky returns to the rock". Dumbarton FC. 17 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  4. "Nicky Extends Stay". Dumbarton FC. 3 January 2013. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  5. "Devlin goes on loan to Stenhousemuir". Scottish Football League. 19 March 2013. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  6. "Forthcoming squad changes". Motherwell FC. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  7. "Stenhousemuir take first steps toward new season". The Falkirk Herald. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  8. McMenemy, Iain (12 May 2014). "Club announcement on signed and released players". Stenhousemuir FC. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  9. "New signings". Ayr United FC. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  10. "Nicky signs as Club Captain". Ayr United FC. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  11. "Nicky Devlin to leave Ayr United". Planet Radio. Bauer Radio Limited. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  12. "Nicky Devlin". Ayr United. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  13. "Nicky Devlin: Walsall sign Scottish right-back following Ayr United exit". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  14. "Walsall: New Saddlers boss releases 11 players following relegation to League Two". BBC Sport. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  15. "Nicky Devlin: Livingston sign right-back after he rejects new Walsall deal". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  16. "Devlin confirms move from Livingston to Aberdeen". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  17. "Aberdeen confirm signing of Livingston defender Nicky Devlin on two-year deal". press and journal. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  18. "Nicky Devlin: Joins Rossvale U20s Development Coaching Team".
  19. "Games played by Nicky Devlin in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  20. Nicky Devlin at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  21. "Games played by Nicky Devlin in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  22. "Games played by Nicky Devlin in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  23. "Games played by Nicky Devlin in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  24. "Games played by Nicky Devlin in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  25. "Games played by Nicky Devlin in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  26. "Games played by Nicky Devlin in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  27. "Games played by Nicky Devlin in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  28. "Games played by Nicky Devlin in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  29. "Games played by Nicky Devlin in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  30. "Games played by Nicky Devlin in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  31. "Games played by Nicky Devlin in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
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