Mark Kitching

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Mark Kitching
Personal information
Full name Mark Stephen Kitching [1]
Date of birth (1995-09-04) 4 September 1995 (age 28) [2]
Place of birth Guisborough, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [3]
Position(s) Left back / Left midfielder [4]
Team information
Current team
Oldham Athletic
Number 3
Youth career
Middlesbrough
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2017 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
2015–2016York City (loan) 1 (0)
2017Rochdale (loan) 0 (0)
2017–2018 Rochdale 18 (2)
2018–2020 Hartlepool United 78 (3)
2020–2022 Stockport County 49 (2)
2022– Oldham Athletic 73 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:05, 21 April 2024 (UTC)

Mark Stephen Kitching (born 4 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left midfielder for National League club Oldham Athletic. He has played in the English Football League for Rochdale and Stockport County.

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Kitching started his career with Middlesbrough and had a loan spell with League Two club York City from 2015 to 2016. He joined Rochdale in 2017, initially on loan, before moving to Hartlepool United in 2018.

Career

Middlesbrough

Kitching was born in Guisborough, Cleveland. [5] He progressed through the academy at Middlesbrough, the club he grew up supporting. His first involvement with the first team was as an unused substitute in a 1–0 home win over Derby County on 5 April 2014. [5] [6] Kitching signed a two-year professional contract with Middlesbrough in April 2014. [7] [8] He joined League Two club York City on a one-month youth loan on 26 November 2015, [9] and made his debut two days later when starting in a 5–1 home defeat to Accrington Stanley. [10] He lost his place in the team to Femi Ilesanmi, [11] and returned to Middlesbrough in January 2016 [12] without making any further appearances. [13]

Rochdale

On 27 January 2017, Kitching joined League One club Rochdale on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season. [14] He made his debut a day later as a 12th-minute substitute in a 4–0 home defeat by Huddersfield Town. [15] He signed for Rochdale permanently on a one-and-a-half-year contract on 31 January 2017. [16] He was released by Rochdale at the end of the 2017–18 season. [17]

Hartlepool United

Kitching signed for National League club Hartlepool United on 3 July 2018 on a contract of undisclosed length. [18]

Stockport County

Kitching signed for Stockport County on 17 July 2020 after turning down a new contract at Hartlepool United. [19] He spent two full seasons at the club, where he won the National League title last season. On 20 October 2022, Kitching departed Stockport having had his contract terminated by mutual consent. [20]

Oldham Athletic

He joined National League club Oldham Athletic on 31 October 2022. [21]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough 2013–14 [22] Championship 0000000000
2014–15 [23] 0000000000
2015–16 [13] 0000000000
2016–17 [15] Premier League 0000000000
Total0000000000
York City (loan) 2015–16 [13] League Two 1000000010
Total1000000010
Middlesbrough U23 2016–17 [15] N/A0000002 [lower-alpha 1] 020
Total0000002020
Rochdale 2016–17 [15] League One 5010000060
2017–18 [24] 13260103 [lower-alpha 1] 0232
Total182701030292
Hartlepool United 2018–19 [25] National League 40230002 [lower-alpha 2] 0452
2019–20 [25] 38151001 [lower-alpha 2] 0442
Total783810030894
Stockport County 2020–21 [25] National League 17230002 [lower-alpha 2] 0222
2021–22 [25] 26040004 [lower-alpha 2] 0340
2022–23 [26] League Two6000102 [lower-alpha 1] 090
Total492701080652
Oldham Athletic 2022–23 [25] National League 30210002 [lower-alpha 2] 0332
2023–24 [25] National League 43020002 [lower-alpha 2] 0470
Total732300040802
Career total21992512020026610
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

Stockport County

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