Michael Kay (footballer)

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Michael Kay
Personal information
Full name Michael Joseph Kay [1]
Date of birth (1989-09-12) 12 September 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Consett, England [2]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1997–2007 Sunderland
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2011 Sunderland 0 (0)
2010 → Gateshead (loan) 8 (1)
2011 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 22 (1)
2011–2013 Tranmere Rovers 12 (0)
2013–2015 Chester 75 (2)
Total117(4)
International career
2005 England U17 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Joseph Kay (born 9 December 1989 in Consett, England) is an English former footballer. He usually played in the right back position, but could also play as a central defender [3] and has been known to fill in as a left back on occasion. [4] He is a former England Under-17 international. [5] He is no relation to former Sunderland defender John Kay. He is now an engineer at openreach working as a cabler on fnd fibre build.

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Club career

Kay joined Sunderland's academy at 7 years of age [5] and progressed through the ranks before making his professional debut on 4 February 2009 against Blackburn Rovers in a FA Cup 4th Round Replay. [6] He regularly captained Sunderland's reserve team during the 2009–10 season. [5]

On 30 September 2010 he joined Gateshead on a one-month loan deal. [3] On 2 October, Kay scored on his Gateshead debut against Mansfield Town at Gateshead International Stadium. [7] On 26 October, it was announced that Gateshead had extended Kay's loan for a further 28 days. [8]

On 6 January 2011 he went on another loan, this time for a month at Tranmere Rovers [9] and made his club debut on 8 January against Walsall. [10] On 7 April Sunderland announced that he was amongst eight players to be released at the end of the season. [11] He scored his first goal for Tranmere Rovers on 25 April 2011 in a 4–0 win over Exeter City. [12]

At the end of the 2010–11 season he was offered a contract by Tranmere [13] and it has been reported by local media that he has accepted this deal. [14] In the summer of 2013, he joined Chester.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 April 2024 [15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sunderland 2007–08 [15] Premier League 0000000000
2008–09 [15] Premier League0010000010
2009–10 [15] Premier League0000000000
2010–11 [15] Premier League00–000000
Total0010000010
Gateshead (loan) 2010–11 [15] Conference Premier 8110–0091
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2010–11 [15] League One 221–0000221
Tranmere Rovers 2011–12 [15] League One6000102 [lower-alpha 1] 090
2012–13 [15] League One6000201 [lower-alpha 1] 090
Total341003030401
Chester 2013–14 [16] Conference Premier30010–2 [lower-alpha 2] 0330
2014–15 [17] Conference Premier33030–2 [lower-alpha 3] 0380
2015–16 [18] National League 12210–1 [lower-alpha 2] 0142
Total75250–50852
Career Total11747030801354
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Cheshire Senior Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

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References

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  2. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 545. ISBN   978-0-7553-6356-8.
  3. 1 2 Bowron, Jeff (30 September 2010). "Gateshead sign defender Kay on loan". Gateshead FC. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
  4. ↑ Bowron, Jeff (24 October 2010). "Altrincham 0–2 Gateshead". Gateshead FC. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  5. 1 2 3 "Reserve Player Profile Michael Kay". Sunderland A.F.C. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  6. ↑ "Blackburn 2 Sunderland 1". Sunderland A.F.C. 4 February 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
  7. ↑ "Gateshead 1–1 Mansfield Town". BBC. 2 October 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  8. ↑ Bowron, Jeff (26 October 2010). "Media Watch – Ian Bogie set to take a good look at Chris Fagan". Gateshead FC. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  9. ↑ "Defender Arrives at Tranmere on Loan". Tranmere Rovers. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  10. ↑ "Tranmere 3–3 Walsall". BBC Sport. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  11. ↑ "Sunderland to release eight". Sunderland A.F.C. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  12. ↑ "Tranmere 4–0 Exeter". BBC Sport. 25 April 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  13. ↑ "Rovers Offer Six New Contracts". Tranmere Rovers FC. 9 May 2011. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  14. ↑ "Tranmere Rovers to consider Bayern Munich move for Dale Jennings". Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=47242
  16. ↑ http://www.chester-city.co.uk/stats_first1314.asp
  17. ↑ http://www.chester-city.co.uk/stats_first1415.asp
  18. ↑ http://www.chester-city.co.uk/stats_first1516.asp
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