Jack Milne (footballer)

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Jack Milne

Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-02-10) 10 February 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth	Aberdeen, Scotland
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Aberdeen
Number	22
Youth career
2014–2021	Aberdeen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	Aberdeen	16	(0)
2021–2022	→ Brechin City (loan)	13	(2)
2023	→ Kelty Hearts (loan)	15	(0)
International career‡
2024	Scotland U21	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 May 2025

Jack Milne (born 10 February 2003) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen. ^[1] He has also played for Brechin City and Kelty Hearts on loan. Originally a central midfielder, then a holding midfielder, Milne was successfully converted into a central defender.

Career

Born in Aberdeen, Milne attended the SFA Performance School at Hazlehead Academy and the Aberdeen Youth Academy at Under 12s aged 11 years old, and was rewarded with a full time contract in the summer of 2020. He played one year at Under 18s, before being loaned out to Highland League side Brechin City for the first half of the 2021–22 campaign. ^[2] He also impressed whilst playing for the Aberdeen B-team in their SPFL Trust Trophy games. ^[3]

He made his senior debut for Aberdeen in a Scottish League Cup Group Stage match against Peterhead on 10 July 2022. ^[4] He made his Scottish Premiership debut on 1 October 2022, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 4–1 win against Kilmarnock. ^[5]

On 12 January 2023, Milne joined Scottish League One club Kelty Hearts on loan until the end of the season. ^[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 May 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ^[7]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aberdeen	2021-22	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2022-23	Scottish Premiership	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2023-24	Scottish Premiership	6	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	10	0
Brechin City (loan)	2021-22	Highland League	13	2	1	0	–		3	0	17	2
Kelty Hearts (loan)	2022-23	Scottish League 1	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	0
Total			7	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	11	0
Career total			35	2	3	0	0	0	6	0	44	2

Honours

Aberdeen

• Scottish Cup: 2024–25 ^[8]

References

1. "Scotland - J. Milne - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
2. "Brechin City Football Club". www.brechincity.com.
3. "Jack Milne". Aberdeen FC.
4. "LIVE: Peterhead v Aberdeen". Aberdeen FC.
5. "Aberdeen swat away Kilmarnock on McInnes' return". BBC Sport.
6. "Milne heads to Kelty on loan". BBC Sport. 2023-01-12.
7. "AFC Heritage Trust - Jack Milne". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
8. Aberdeen 1-1 Celtic, Martin Dowden, BBC Sport, 24 May 2025