Aaron Splaine

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Aaron Splaine
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-10-13) 13 October 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Spain [1]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2008–2013 Queen of the South
2013–2015 Kilmarnock
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 Kilmarnock 8 (0)
2017–2018 Dunfermline Athletic 7 (0)
2018 Derry City 11 (1)
2019–2020 Europa Point 34 (16)
2020 Bruno's 23 Magpies 46 (22)
2020–2021 Annan Athletic 9 (0)
2021–2022 Clyde 30 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:33, 8 May 2022 (UTC)

Aaron Splaine (born 13 October 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Clyde. He started his career as a youth player for Queen of the South and also played for Kilmarnock, Dunfermline Athletic, Annan Athletic, Northern Irish side Derry City and Gibraltarian clubs Europa Point and Bruno's Magpies.

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Career

Born in Spain, Splaine was brought up in Newton Stewart [1] and joined local side Queen of the South at youth level. [3] Splaine spent five years at Palmerston Park, before following the Doonhamers manager Allan Johnston to Kilmarnock when he took over as manager in 2013. [1]

Splaine made his debut in the penultimate Scottish Premiership match of the 2014–15 season, against Ross County at Rugby Park. [4] Although Kilmarnock lost the match 1–2, Splaine was praised for the composed way that he operated in midfield, with BBC Scotland correspondent Kenny Crawford describing him as looking like a "seasoned professional". [4] Splaine went on to make a further eight appearances for the club, before being released on 23 May 2016 along with five other players at the end of their contract. [5]

After six months away from football, Splaine subsequently had trials with Leeds United [6] and Burnley, [1] before signing a one-year deal with Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic on 15 June 2017, joining up with former Doonhamers and Killie manager Allan Johnston. [7] Splaine started the season in-and-out of the first team, making his full league debut for the club versus Queen of the South in October. [8] Splaine suffered a season ending leg-break in a Fife Cup match against Burntisland Shipyard in November 2017, [9] and was released by the club in May 2018, following the end of his contract. [10]

After leaving Dunfermline, Splaine joined former Pars teammate Dean Shiels in signing for side Derry City. [11] Splaine scored on his debut for the club, in a 2–1 victory over Limerick. [12] He left the club at the end of the 2018 season.[ citation needed ] In August 2019, Splaine joined Europa Point in Gibraltar. He made his debut on 21 August in a 5–0 defeat to Lynx. [13]

After a spell with Bruno's Magpies, Splaine returned to Scottish football in August 2020 with Annan Athletic. [14] In June 2021, Splaine moved up a division to sign for Scottish League One club Clyde. [15]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kilmarnock 2014–15 [16] Scottish Premiership 1000000010
2015–16 [17] 7000100080
Total8000100090
Dunfermline Athletic 2017–18 [18] Scottish Championship 70101030120
Derry City 2018 [19] Premier Division 111000000111
Annan Athletic 2020–21 [20] Scottish League Two 90003000120
Clyde 2021–22 [21] Scottish League One 302104010362
Career total653209040803

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  3. ↑ "Schoolboy's Scotland dreams come true". The Galloway Gazette. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 23 December 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
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  8. ↑ "Queen of the South 0–0 Dunfermline". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  9. ↑ Hart, Ross (23 November 2017). "Dunfermline Athletic's Aaron Splaine suffers broken leg during Fife Cup tie with Burntisland Shipyard". Dunfermline Press. Newsquest. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
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  11. ↑ "Premier Division: Derry City sign Aaron Splaine and Alistair Roy". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  12. ↑ "League of Ireland: Derry City 2-1 Limerick". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  13. ↑ Europa Point 0-5 Lynx Gibraltar FA. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  14. ↑ "New signing: Aaron Splaine". 29 August 2020.
  15. ↑ "New signing: Aaron Splaine". Clyde FC. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
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  17. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Splaine in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
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