Robbie McKenzie

Robbie McKenzie (born 25 September 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Gillingham.

Robbie McKenzie
McKenzie in 2023
Personal information
Full name Robbie McKenzie[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-25) 25 September 1998[2]
Place of birth Kingston upon Hull, England
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Gillingham
Youth career
2007–2017 Hull City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Hull City 26 (0)
2020–2022 Gillingham 71 (4)
2022– Gillingham 35 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:51, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Hull City

McKenzie joined Hull City at the age of nine and signed a scholarship in July 2016. On 22 August 2017, he made his debut in a 2–0 EFL Cup defeat to Doncaster Rovers.[4] On 28 February 2018, McKenzie signed a two-year contract with the club.[5]

Following the relegation of the club at the end of the 2019–20 season to League One, McKenzie was released by the club.[6]

Gillingham

On 21 August 2020, McKenzie joined Gillingham on a free transfer following his release from Hull City.[7] Following the Gills' relegation to League Two, McKenzie was offered a new contract at the end of the 2021–22 season[8] which was initially rejected.[9] However, having failed to find a new club, he re-signed for Gillingham on transfer deadline day.[10]

Statistics
As of 2 January 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hull City 2017–18[11] Championship 000010—10
2018–19[12] 1801020—210
2019–20[13] 802020—120
Total 2603050—340
Gillingham 2020–21[14] League One 33120303[lower-alpha 1]0411
2021–22[15] League One 38310103[lower-alpha 1]1434
2022–23[16] League Two 16130102[lower-alpha 1]0221
Total 8756050811066
Career total 113590100811386
  1. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Hull City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 33. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. "Robbie McKenzie". 11v11. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  3. Robbie McKenzie at WorldFootball.net
  4. "2017/18 Doncaster (a) Report". Hull City A.F.C. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  5. "McKenzie Pens New Deal". Hull City A.F.C. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  6. Buckingham, Philip (23 July 2020). "Hull City release four players but defender offered new deal". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  7. "Robbie McKenzie: Gillingham sign former Hull City defender". BBC. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  8. "Retained list confirmed". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  9. "An update from Neil Harris". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  10. "Robbie McKenzie returns to Priestfield". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  11. "Games played by Robbie McKenzie in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  12. "Games played by Robbie McKenzie in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  13. "Games played by Robbie McKenzie in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  14. "Games played by Robbie McKenzie in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  15. "Games played by Robbie McKenzie in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  16. "Games played by Robbie McKenzie in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
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