Kevin Welsh (footballer)

Kevin Welsh

Personal information
Date of birth	(1984-09-02) 2 September 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth	Scotland
Position(s)	Left back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Harestanes	?	(?)
2009–2010	Hamilton Academical	1	(0)
2009	→ Alloa Athletic (loan)	3	(0)
–	Harestanes	?	(?)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:19, 25 January 2011 (UTC)

Kevin Welsh (born 2 September 1984) ^[1] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a left back.

Career

Welsh played for St Johnstone as a youth but suffered an injury and dropped into amateur football. ^[2] He moved from amateur side Harestanes to Hamilton Academical of the Scottish Premier League in the summer of 2009, and made his professional debut for Hamilton on 29 August 2009, in a 1–4 loss against Rangers in which he was substituted at half time for David Louhoungou. ^[3]

He was loaned out to Alloa Athletic for three months on 11 September 2009, ^[4] making three appearances in the Scottish Football League Second Division.

Welsh was released from his contract with Hamilton Academical on 14 January 2010. ^[5] He went back into the amateur game and Harestanes, where he won the 2014–15 Scottish Amateur Cup, the first to offer a place in the Scottish Cup. He said that playing in the tournament with his friends meant more than playing against Rangers at Ibrox. ^[2]

References

1. Kevin Welsh at Soccerbase
2. McGoldrick, Kevin (15 August 2015). "Harestanes defender Kevin Welsh: I made my senior debut against Rangers, but Scottish Cup is beyond my wildest dreams". Daily Record. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
3. "Rangers 4 – 1 Hamilton". BBC Sport. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
4. "Accies' Welsh loaned to Alloa". BBC Sport. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
5. "Hamilton release Leon Knight and Kevin Welsh". BBC Sport. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2010.