Sean Kelly (Scottish footballer)
Sean Kelly (born 1 November 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Livingston. Kelly has previously played for St Mirren, East Stirlingshire, AFC Wimbledon and Ross County.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sean Kelly | ||
Date of birth | 1 November 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Livingston | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2016 | St Mirren | 90 | (6) |
2012 | → East Stirlingshire (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2016–2017 | AFC Wimbledon | 26 | (2) |
2017–2020 | Ross County | 51 | (1) |
2020–2021 | Falkirk | 14 | (0) |
2021– | Livingston | 30 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2014 | Scotland U21[1] | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:55, 17 August 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 March 2014 |
Career
Kelly began his career with St Mirren and made his professional debut on 3 August 2013 in a 3–0 defeat against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[2][3] On 22 November 2013 it was announced that Kelly had signed a two-year contract extension with Saints, tying him to the club until the summer of 2016.[4] On 5 March 2014, Kelly appeared for the Scotland under-21 side in a 2–2 draw against Hungary at Tannadice.[5] Kelly was released by St Mirren at the end of the 2015–16 season.[6]
Kelly went on trial with AFC Wimbledon during the 2016–17 pre-season,[7] and permanently signed for the club on 1 August 2016.[8][9] Kelly scored his first goal for the Dons on 14 January, in a 2–1 win against Oxford United.[10]
He returned to Scottish football in June 2017, signing for Ross County.[11] Kelly was released by Ross County after the end of the 2019–20 season.[12]
Kelly signed for Falkirk in October 2020.[13]
On 21 July 2021, Kelly joined Scottish Premiership side Livingston on an initial one-year contract.[14] He signed a one-year contract extension with Livingston on 20 May 2022.[15]
Personal life
He is the elder brother of Motherwell goalkeeper Liam Kelly.[16] In October 2023 the siblings faced each other from 12 yards in a Scottish Premiership fixture, with Sean scoring his penalty past Liam.[17]
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 August 2021
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
St Mirren | 2012–13[18] | Scottish Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2013–14[19] | Scottish Premiership | 33 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | ||
2014–15[20] | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | |||
2015–16[21] | Scottish Championship | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
Total | 90 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 102 | 7 | ||
East Stirlingshire (loan) | 2012–13[18] | Scottish Third Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
AFC Wimbledon | 2016–17[22] | League One | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 32 | 2 |
Ross County | 2017–18[23] | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
2018–19[24] | Scottish Championship | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
2019–20[25] | Scottish Premiership | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
Total | 51 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 1 | ||
Falkirk | 2020–21[26] | Scottish League One | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
Livingston | 2021–22[27] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 178 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 214 | 10 |
- Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- Appearances in the EFL Trophy
References
- Sean Kelly at the Scottish Football Association
- "Inverness 3 St Mirren 0: Caley crush 10-man Saints". The Herald. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- "Inverness 3-0 St Mirren". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- "St Mirren duo Sean Kelly & Jason Naismith signs new deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- "Scotland U21 2-2 Hungary U21". BBC Sport. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- "Squad Update". St Mirren FC. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- "AFC Wimbledon boss Neal Ardley keen to sign Sean Kelly and a striker". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- "Sean earns Wimbledon deal". Chris Slaven. AFC Wimbledon. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- "Sean Kelly: AFC Wimbledon sign former St Mirren defender". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- "AFC Wimbledon 2-1 Oxford". BBC Sport. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- "Ross County sign Sean Kelly after AFC Wimbledon exit for defender". BBC Sport. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- "Richard Foster: Out-of-contract defender says not furloughing players morally shocking". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- "Sean Kelly Signs!". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- "Livingston add defender Sean Kelly on one-year contract". BBC. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- "New Deal for Sean Kelly". Livingston FC. 20 May 2022.
- Charlie Rhodes (25 November 2018). "Sean Kelly says Liam Kelly 'has the ability and mindset' to play for Rangers". Sports Lens.
- Motherwell kid Lennon Miller has wise head on his shoulders, red card won't affect him, says skipper, Andy McGilvray, Daily Record, 10 October 2023
- "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- "Ross County Secure title and promotion". BBC. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- "Ross County lifted the Challenge Cup for a third time". BBC Sport. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
External links
- Sean Kelly at Soccerbase