![]() Kilday playing for Hamilton Academical in 2011. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 4 February 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hamilton Academical | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
Hamilton Academical | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | Hamilton Academical | 33 | (0) |
2012 | → Stenhousemuir (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2014–2019 | Greenock Morton | 117 | (7) |
2018 | → Airdrieonians (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Queen of the South | 25 | (0) |
2020–2023 | Queen's Park | 69 | (3) |
2023– | Hamilton Academical | 28 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:50, 17 August 2024 (UTC) |
Lee Kilday (born 4 February 1992) [2] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Championship club Hamilton Academical. Having started his career with the accies, Kilday also featured for Greenock Morton, Queen of the South and Queen's Park.
Kilday made his senior debut for Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Premier League on 15 January 2011, in a 4–0 defeat versus Rangers at Ibrox. [3] The performance of Kilday and other young players in that match, including Michael Devlin, who also made his debut, was praised by manager Billy Reid. [4]
In March 2012, Kilday signed a contract with the Accies until May 2014. [5] In May 2012, Kilday announced his intention to become a first-team regular at the Accies during the 2012–13 season. [6]
In October 2012, Kilday was sent out on loan to Stenhousemuir. [1]
In May 2014, Kilday was released by the Accies. [7]
In June 2014, Kilday signed for Greenock Morton [8] and was offered a one-year contract extension, after playing all 36 league matches for the Ton. [9]
Following another successful season, Kilday signed a further two-year contract with the Greenock club [10] and rejected a deal to return to the Accies. [11] In August 2016, Kilday was appointed Ton's club captain at the age of twenty four. [12]
In March 2018, to help aid his recovery from a long-term injury, Kilday was loaned out to Airdrieonians on an emergency loan deal. [13] In June 2018, Kilday signed a one-year extension with the Ton. [14]
On 2 July 2019, Kilday signed a one-year contract with Dumfries club Queen of the South. [15]
On 16 July 2020, Kilday signed for Queen's Park after leaving the Doonhamers. [16]
Following his release from Queen's Park, Kilday returned to Hamilton for his second spell with the club in June 2023. [17]
Morton
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hamilton Academical | 2010–11 [19] | Scottish Premier League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
2011–12 [20] | First Division | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
2012–13 [21] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
2013–14 [22] | Championship | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
Total | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
Stenhousemuir (loan) | 2012–13 [21] | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Greenock Morton | 2014–15 [23] | League One | 36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 44 | 3 |
2015–16 [24] | Championship | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 42 | 1 | |
2016–17 [25] | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 31 | 4 | ||
2017–18 [26] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2018–19 [27] | Championship | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
Total | 124 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 157 | 8 | ||
Airdrieonians (loan) | 2017–18 [26] | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Queen of the South | 2019–20 | Championship | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
Queen's Park | 2020-21 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career total | 188 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 235 | 9 |
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