Barrie McKay

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Barrie McKay
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McKay playing for Rangers in 2015
Personal information
Full name Barrie McKay [1]
Date of birth (1994-12-30) 30 December 1994 (age 29) [2]
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland [3]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.72 m) [4]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Heart of Midlothian
Number 10
Youth career
2005–2011 Kilmarnock
2011–2012 Rangers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2017 Rangers 103 (12)
2013–2014 → Greenock Morton (loan) 18 (5)
2014–2015 → Raith Rovers (loan) 23 (1)
2017–2018 Nottingham Forest 26 (5)
2018–2021 Swansea City 37 (2)
2020–2021 → Fleetwood Town (loan) 33 (4)
2021– Heart of Midlothian 88 (6)
International career‡
2012 Scotland U18 [5] 23 (5)
2012–2013 Scotland U19 [6] 6 (2)
2012–2016 Scotland U21 [7] 4 (0)
2016 Scotland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2021 (UTC)

Barrie McKay (born 30 December 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker or as a winger for Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian. McKay has previously played for Rangers, Greenock Morton, Raith Rovers, Nottingham Forest, Swansea City and Fleetwood Town. He has also appeared once for the Scotland national team, in 2016.

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Early life

McKay was raised in Barrhead [8] and began his career as a youth player for Kilmarnock, where he spent seven years. He was released by Kilmarnock due to a hip problem which their medical staff feared would cause him long-term problems. [9] McKay was then signed by Rangers in the summer of 2011. He played regularly in their under-19 side at the age of 16 and ended the season as top goalscorer. [10] [11] [12]

Club career

Rangers

McKay made his first-team debut for Rangers on 13 May 2012, in a 4–0 win against St Johnstone. [13] On 11 August 2012, he scored Rangers first goal in their first match in the Third Division, [14] a 2–2 draw against Peterhead. [15] On 11 September 2012, McKay pledged his future to Rangers for another five-years. [16] After a great start to the season, his form dropped and as a result he was dropped to the bench with Fraser Aird taking his place. After a few matches on the sidelines, he reclaimed his place in the starting eleven with a stunning performance from the bench against Alloa Athletic, in which he scored two goals in a 7–0 win. From that point on, McKay established himself as a key player in the team, putting in several excellent performances, including in a 3–0 win against Elgin City [17] and a 4–2 win against Montrose, [18] racking up a number of assists in the process. [19]

On 27 December 2013, he joined Greenock Morton on a one-month loan deal. [20] As there were no U20 League fixtures until January 2014, this was to give him some much needed game time, with McKay expected to be available for five fixtures in his time at Cappielow. [21] On 28 January 2014, his loan was extended until the end of the season. [22] [23]

McKay signed for Scottish Championship club Raith Rovers on 1 September 2014, agreeing a loan move until 1 January 2015. [24] On 31 December 2014, it was announced by Raith Rovers that McKay's loan deal had been extended until the end of 2014–15 season. [25]

The arrival of new Rangers manager Mark Warburton in June 2015 saw McKay appear more frequently in the first team. [26] On 19 August 2015, he scored his first goal for Rangers since November 2012, in a 2–0 win over Ayr United in the Scottish Challenge Cup. [27] On 15 February 2016, McKay extended his Rangers contract until May 2018. [28] On 17 April 2016, he scored a long-range goal to put Rangers 2–1 up against Celtic in the Scottish Cup semi-final. After the match finished 2–2, Rangers went on to win on penalties and progress to the final, with McKay scoring in the penalty shootout. [29] He was named in the PFA Scotland Team of the Year from the Scottish Championship for his performances in the 2015–16 season. [30]

Nottingham Forest

McKay signed a four-year contract with Nottingham Forest on 5 July 2017 for a reported fee of £500,000, linking up with Warburton once again. [31] He was assigned squad number 10. [32] On his début on 4 August 2017, he scored the only goal of the game against Millwall. [33]

Swansea City

On 31 July 2018, McKay signed a three-year contract with Swansea City, having moved from Nottingham Forest for an undisclosed fee. [34]

On 31 January 2020, McKay joined Fleetwood Town on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season. [35] [36] [37] He returned to Fleetwood in September 2020, again on loan. [38]

McKay was confirmed to be leaving the Welsh club at the end of the 2020–21 season. [39]

Hearts

On 7 September 2021 McKay signed with Hearts on a two-year deal. [40]

International career

McKay was a youth international, representing the Scotland national team at under-18, [5] under-19 [6] and under-21 [7] levels.

McKay received his first call-up to the senior Scotland squad in May 2016, along with Rangers teammate Lee Wallace, for friendlies against Italy and France [41] and made his Scotland debut as an 84th-minute substitute during a 3–0 defeat to the latter on 4 June 2016. [42]

Six years later, he received his second call-up for the UEFA Nations League match against Ukraine after Scott McTominay was suspended for picking up a booking against the Republic of Ireland. [43]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of fellow footballer Daniel McKay, [44] and has two other brothers. [45]

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 December 2024 [46]
Apeearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rangers 2011–12 [47] Scottish Premier League 1000000010
2012–13 [48] Scottish Third Division 31132403 [a] 1414
2013–14 [49] Scottish League One 2000101 [a] 141
2014–15 [50] Scottish Championship 0000000000
2015–16 [51] Scottish Championship34662305 [a] 1489
2016–17 [52] Scottish Premiership 3554071—466
Total103121341519314020
Greenock Morton (loan) 2013–14 [49] Scottish Championship183000000183
Raith Rovers (loan) 2014–15 [50] Scottish Championship231210000252
Nottingham Forest 2017–18 [53] Championship 2651010—285
Swansea City 2018–19 [54] Championship3021100—313
2019–20 [55] Championship401030—80
Total342213000393
Fleetwood Town (loan) 2019–20 [55] League One 8200002 [b] 0102
2020–21 [56] League One23200002 [c] 1253
Total314000041355
Heart of Midlothian 2021–22 [57] Scottish Premiership3325000—382
2022–23 [58] Scottish Premiership364301080484
2023–24 [59] Scottish Premiership110101020150
2024–25 Scottish Premiership 80001030120
Total88690301301136
Career total3233327622126439844
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in League One play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearances in the FA Trophy

International

As of match played 4 June 2016 [60]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland national team 201610
Total10

Honours

Rangers

Individual

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