Kyle Gourlay

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Kyle Gourlay
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-09-24) 24 September 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Kelty Hearts
Number 1
Youth career
0000–2017 Dundee
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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– Kelty Hearts 34 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Kyle Gourlay (born 24 September 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish League One side Kelty Hearts. 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.

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Career

Dundee

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]

Hamilton Academical

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]

Cove Rangers

He signed for Cove Rangers in June 2021 on a two-year deal. [23]

Kelty Hearts

In May 2023 following the completion of his contract with Cove, Gourlay signed with Scottish League One club Kelty Hearts. [24]

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References

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  13. ↑ Skinner, Andy (7 August 2018). "Elgin City boss Gavin Price thrilled to capture highly-rated goalkeeper Thomas McHale". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  14. ↑ Skinner, Andy (22 December 2018). "Gourlay hopes to extend Elgin loan". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  15. ↑ "Gourlay extends loan". dundeefc.co.uk. Dundee F.C. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  16. ↑ Roache, Ian (18 April 2019). "Dundee tell eight young players they will have to leave club". The Courier. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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  18. ↑ "Kyle Gourlay Signs For Accies". hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk. Hamilton Academical F.C. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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  21. ↑ Lindsay, Clive (2 October 2020). "Hibernian 3–2 Hamilton Academical". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  22. ↑ "End of Season Summary". 19 May 2021.
  23. ↑ "Kyle Gourlay Arrives". 24 June 2021.
  24. ↑ Cairns, Craig (19 May 2023). "Kelty Hearts move quickly to replace Darren Jamieson with signing of former Dundee youngster". The Courier. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
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