Ian Mackay (footballer)

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Ian Mackay
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Mackay in action for Ponferradina in 2011
Personal information
Full name Ian Mackay Abad [1]
Date of birth (1986-07-14) 14 July 1986 (age 38) [1]
Place of birth A Coruña, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Eldense
Number 13
Youth career
Ural CF
2003–2005 Deportivo La Coruña
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2007 Deportivo B 32 (0)
2006 → Ceuta (loan) 3 (0)
2007 → Universidad Oviedo (loan) 8 (0)
2007–2008 Vecindario 5 (0)
2008–2009 Ciudad Santiago 49 (0)
2009–2011 Ponferradina 48 (0)
2011–2012 Sabadell 4 (0)
2012–2013 Atlético Baleares 20 (0)
2013–2014 Boiro 24 (0)
2014–2018 Racing Ferrol 130 (0)
2018–2019 Murcia 36 (0)
2019–2021 Sabadell 69 (0)
2021–2024 Deportivo La Coruña 74 (0)
2024– Eldense 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024

Ian Mackay Abad (born 14 July 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for CD Eldense.

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Club career

Born in A Coruña, Mackay emerged through local Deportivo de La Coruña youth ranks, but never managed any competitive appearances, only occasionally being involved in training. In his first year as a professional he was loaned to Segunda División B sides, AD Ceuta and AD Universidad de Oviedo, before being released in 2007 and joining another team in that tier, UD Vecindario. [2] [3]

In January 2008, Mackay returned to Galicia, joining lowly SD Ciudad de Santiago [4] and helping to win promotion to the third division, with the club in a severe financial crisis. [5] [6] In the following summer he moved to SD Ponferradina, still in division three. He achieved promotion to Segunda División in his first season, [2] and played his first match in the competition on 28 August 2010 by starting in a 0–0 home draw against SD Huesca. [7]

Mackay made 23 appearances in his debut campaign, but Ponfe were immediately relegated. On 18 July 2011, he joined CE Sabadell FC also of the second tier, [8] serving as a backup to David de Navas during his only season. [9]

In August 2012, Mackay moved to CD Atlético Baleares in the third division. [10] In October 2013, he joined Tercera División's CD Boiro, [11] but signed for Racing de Ferrol in April of the following year when their three goalkeepers were injured. [12]

Mackay totalled 140 games for Ferrol, and after their relegation in 2017–18 he stayed in the third tier, joining Real Murcia CF. [13] He returned to Sabadell in July 2019, [14] and was a starter in the club's promotion to the second division. [15]

On 11 June 2021, Mackay returned to Deportivo, now as a first-team player. [16] On 23 January 2024, he signed for second-tier newcomers CD Eldense. [17] He started in seven of the last eight fixtures while conceding six goals, and the latter side managed to retain their status. [18]

International career

In February 2007, it was reported that Mackay was being tracked for the Scotland national team by manager Alex McLeish. [19]

Personal life

Mackay was born to a Spanish mother and a Scottish father, oil worker John Cameron Mackay from Inverness, and had four older half-sisters in Aberdeen; due to living his whole life in Spain, he did not speak English. He was a fan of Celtic, and idolised Henrik Larsson. [20]

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  2. 1 2 Carretero, Rodrigo (10 May 2011). "Mackay pierde su sitio" [No room for Mackay]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Balado, Lois (3 June 2019). "Ian Mackay: "Dijeron que era hijo de Makaay"" [Ian Mackay: "They said I was Makaay's son"]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Tercera División: Mañana se incorpora Ian Mackay" [Tercera División: Ian Mackay joins tomorrow] (in Spanish). SD Ciudad Santiago. January 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2008.
  5. ↑ "Luisito pide mayor reconocimiento para los jugadores del Ciudad" [Luisito asks for more recognition for Ciudad players]. El Correo Gallego (in Spanish). 23 June 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  6. ↑ Iglesias, J.L. (8 May 2009). "Luisito: "Ha acabado mi ciclo en este Ciudad de Santiago"" [Luisito: "My spell at this Ciudad de Santiago has come to an end"]. El Correo Gallego (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "La Ponferradina falla en ataque y vuelve a Segunda con un empate ante el Huesca" [Ponferradina fail in attack and return to Segunda with a draw against Huesca]. Marca (in Spanish). 28 August 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "El gallego Ian Mackay, nuevo portero del Sabadell" [Galician Ian Mackay, new goalkeeper of Sabadell]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 18 July 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  9. ↑ Fernández Torres, Rubén (10 June 2012). "El 1 por 1 del Centre d'Esports Sabadell" [Centre d'Esports Sabadell 1 by 1] (in Spanish). iSabadell. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  10. ↑ "El Baleares ficha al portero Ian Mackay" [Baleares sign goalkeeper Ian Mackay]. Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). 28 August 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "El Boiro refuerza su portería con el fichaje de Ian Mackay" [Boiro bolster goalkeeping lines with the signing of Ian Mackay]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 19 October 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  12. ↑ "Ian Mackay ya es jugador del Racing de Ferrol" [Ian Mackay is already a Racing de Ferrol player] (in Spanish). Gali Futbol. 3 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  13. ↑ "El Real Murcia confirma nueve fichajes en apenas 48 horas" [Murcia confirm nine signings in barely 48 hours]. La Opinión de Murcia (in Spanish). 3 July 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  14. ↑ Vituri, Pau (5 July 2019). "El mercat de Segona B comença a agafar ritme a 10 dies de l'inici de la pretemporada" [Segunda B market starts to accelerate 10 days before start of the season] (in Catalan). Ràdio Sabadell. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  15. ↑ "El Sabadell vuelve a Segunda con el sello de Antonio Hidalgo" [Sabadell return to Segunda courtesy of Antonio Hidalgo]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 27 July 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  16. ↑ "Ian Mackay, NEW Dépor 21–22 player!". Deportivo La Coruña. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  17. ↑ "Ian Mackay, nuevo jugador del CD Eldense" [Ian Mackay, new player of CD Eldense] (in Spanish). CD Eldense. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  18. ↑ López Riquelme, Pablo (10 June 2024). "El Eldense busca cerrar la renovación de Mackay" [Eldense looking to seal Mackay's renewal]. Diario Información (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2024.
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