Kevin McHattie

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Kevin McHattie
Personal information
Full name Kevin McHattie
Date of birth (1993-07-15) 15 July 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Glenrothes, Scotland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Brechin City
Youth career
2002–2010 Dunfermline Athletic
2010–2011 Heart of Midlothian
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2015 Heart of Midlothian 72 (3)
2011–2012 → Alloa Athletic (loan) 5 (0)
2015–2016 Kilmarnock 21 (1)
2016–2018 Raith Rovers 38 (2)
2018 Derry City 8 (0)
2019–2021 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 22 (0)
2021– Brechin City 47 (4)
International career
2009–2010 Scotland U17 4 (0)
2012–2014 Scotland U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2023

Kevin McHattie (born 15 July 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Brechin City. He has previously played for Heart of Midlothian, Kilmarnock, Raith Rovers, Alloa Athletic, Derry City and Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

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McHattie has represented Scotland at under-17 and under-21 level.

Club career

McHattie progressed through the youth ranks at Dunfermline Athletic. [1] He joined Hearts in 2010 aged 17 [2] at under 19 level. [3]

Hearts

He made his first team debut on 13 August 2011 as a substitute against Aberdeen in Hearts 3–0 win at Tynecastle. [4] After one appearance for the first team McHattie was sent on loan to Alloa Athletic to gain first team experience. [5] On 1 September 2015, McHattie left the club, being released from his contract by mutual consent. [6]

Alloa Athletic (loan)

On 7 December 2011 McHattie signed for Scottish Third Division side Alloa Athletic on loan until January 2012. [7] Making his league debut on 10 December against Queen's Park. [8] In all he made five appearances [9] for Alloa before returning to Hearts with his last game coming on 21 January against Stranraer. [10] Alloa requested his deal be extended however Hearts wanted him to return. [11]

Kilmarnock

After his release by Hearts, McHattie signed a three-year contract with Kilmarnock on 1 September 2015. [12] McHattie scored a match-winning goal on his debut for Kilmarnock, against Dundee United on 13 September. [13]

Raith Rovers

On 17 June 2016, it was announced that McHattie had signed a one-year deal with Raith Rovers. [14] At the end of his contract, McHattie was released by the club after struggling with an injury, [15] however, shortly after the start of the 2017–18 season, he signed a new one-year deal which would keep him at Stark's Park until May 2018. [16] He was released by the club following the end of his contract. [17]

Derry City

On 1 August 2018, McHattie was announced as having signed for Irish side Derry City F.C. [18]

Inverness CT

McHattie joined Inverness Caledonian Thistle in January 2019 and made his debut at the end of a 2–1 home loss to Queen of the South.

On 15 June 2021, Inverness announced that McHattie would leave the club. [19]

Brechin City

On 9 September 2021, McHattie signed for Brechin City of the Highland League, in what was described as a 'major coup' for the club. [20]

International career

He made his debut at under-17 level in a UEFA European Championship qualifier in 2009 against Cyprus. [21] His last match for Scotland was a Challenge cup match against Malta. [22] In all he made four appearances for Scotland. [23]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 November 2017 [24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueScottish CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hearts 2011–12 [25] Premier League 1000000010
2012–13 [26] 211101000221
2013–14 [27] Premiership 350104100401
2014–15 [28] Championship 14200111 [lower-alpha 1] 0173
2015–16 [29] Premiership 1000210031
Total723208310836
Alloa Athletic (loan) 2011–12 [25] Third Division 5000000050
Kilmarnock 2015–16 [29] Premiership 211100000221
Raith Rovers 2016–17 [30] Championship 27220401 [lower-alpha 1] 0342
2017–18 [31] League One 4000101 [lower-alpha 1] 060
Total312205020402
Career total129650133301509
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

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  5. ↑ "Gordon joins Accies". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian FC. 7 December 2011. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
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  26. ↑ "Games played by Kevin McHattie in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Kevin McHattie in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Kevin McHattie in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
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