| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Dundee | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Dundee | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Clyde (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Airdrieonians (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Clyde (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Elgin City (loan) | 34 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Hamilton Academical | 10 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Cove Rangers | 22 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Kelty Hearts | 36 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:21, 27 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
Kyle Gourlay (born 24 September 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He started his career at Dundee and had loan spells at Clyde, Airdrieonians and Elgin City before signing for Hamilton Academical in summer 2019 after being released by Dundee. Gourlay signed a two-year deal at Cove Rangers in June 2021, and then played a season with Kelty Hearts.
Born in Dundee, [1] Gourlay spent his early career with Dundee, signing his first contract with the club in summer 2014. [2] Gourlay appeared for the Dundee under-20 side in a 2–1 defeat against Cove Rangers in the Scottish Challenge Cup. [3] [4] [5] In March 2017, he joined Scottish League Two club Clyde on a development loan until the end of the season. [6] He made his senior debut on 1 April in a 1–0 defeat away to Cowdenbeath. [3] He appeared in 6 league matches for Clyde, [3] and signed a new contract with Dundee in May 2017. [7]
On 19 October 2017, he joined Scottish League One club Airdrieonians on an emergency loan until January 2018. [8] [9] He made his debut for Airdrieonians on 28 October 2017 in a 2–2 draw at home to Albion Rovers [10] and made a further two appearances for them. [3] In January 2018, Gourlay returned to Clyde on loan for the remainder of the season. [11] He played three times for Clyde [3] and signed a one-year contract extension in May 2018. [12]
In summer 2018, Gourlay joined Scottish League Two side Elgin City on loan until January 2019. [13] [14] He made his debut against Ross County in the Scottish League Cup in July 2018, before making his league debut the following month. [3] In January 2019, his loan was extended until the end of the season, having already played 20 times for Elgin City. [15] He made a total of 38 appearances. [3] He was released by Dundee at the end of the 2018–19 season. [16]
Having had trials with Queen of the South and AFC Bournemouth, [17] he signed a one-year contract with Hamilton Academical in July 2019. [18] In May 2020 he signed a one-year extension to his contract. [19] [20] Gourlay made his first competitive appearance for Hamilton in a 3–2 defeat at Hibernian on 2 October, after regular goalkeeper Ryan Fulton was ruled out due to COVID-19. [21] On 19 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Hamilton at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract. [22]
He signed for Cove Rangers in June 2021 on a two-year deal. [23]
In May 2023 following the completion of his contract with Cove, Gourlay signed with Scottish League One club Kelty Hearts. [24] On 3 July 2024, Kelty confirmed that Gourlay had left the club after accepting an offshore job which made him unable to continue with the club. [25]