Michael McKenna (Scottish footballer)

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Michael McKenna
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-01-04) 4 January 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 East Fife
Youth career
Hibernian
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2014 Musselburgh Athletic
2014–2015 Livingston 25 (1)
2015–2018 Berwick Rangers 80 (13)
2018–2024 Arbroath 188 (39)
2024–2025 Falkirk 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:29, 07 May 2024 (UTC)

Michael McKenna (born 4 January 1991) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for club East Fife.

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Career

Born in Edinburgh, [1] McKenna spent time in Hibernian's youth academy [2] before joining Musselburgh Athletic in 2012. [1] In the summer of 2014, McKenna signed for Scottish Championship side Livingston on a one-year contract. [2] In summer 2015, McKenna joined Berwick Rangers. [3] Having already signed a pre-contract agreement with the club, McKenna signed for Arbroath for an undisclosed fee in January 2018. [4]

On the expiration of his contract with Arbroath in May 2024, McKenna signed a one-year contract with Falkirk. [5]

He left Falkirk in January window of 2025 and join East Fife on a 2.5 year contract with the Methil outfits.

Career statistics

As of match played 4 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Livingston 2014–15 [6] Scottish Championship 25110304 [a] 0331
Berwick Rangers 2015–16 [7] Scottish League Two 34310201 [a] 0383
2016–17 [8] Scottish League Two27411401 [a] 0335
2017–18 [9] Scottish League Two19620202 [a] 1257
Total80134180409615
Arbroath 2017–18 [9] Scottish League One 14400002 [b] 0164
2018–19 [10] Scottish League One34610433 [a] 24211
2019–20 Scottish Championship22342412 [a] 0326
2020–21 Scottish Championship262105000322
2021–22 Scottish Championship341530503 [c] 04515
2022–23 Scottish Championship33520512 [a] 1427
2023–24 Scottish Championship25410313 [a] 1326
Total1883912226615424151
Falkirk 2024-2025 Scottish Championship 0000000000
Career total2935317337623537067

Honours

Arbroath
Individual

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References

  1. 1 2 "Michael McKenna". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Musselburgh winger Michael earns dream move to SPFL Championship". East Lothian Courier. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Berwick make first summer signings". spfl.co.uk. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "McKenna joins Arbroath". Berwick Advertiser. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "MICHAEL MCKENNA JOINS FALKIRK". 7 May 2024.
  6. ↑ "Games played by Michael McKenna in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Michael McKenna in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Michael McKenna in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  9. 1 2 "Games played by Michael McKenna in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  10. 1 2 "Games played by Michael McKenna in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  11. ↑ Arbroath F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  12. ↑ "PFA Scotland Player of the Year awards night". Football Scotland. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
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