Michael McKenna (Scottish footballer)

Michael McKenna

Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-01-04) 4 January 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	East Fife
Youth career
	Hibernian
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(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 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.

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 2025 and joined East Fife on a two-and-a-half year deal, reuniting him with former boss Dick Campbell. ^[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 May 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Livingston	2014–15 [7]	Scottish Championship	25	1	1	0	3	0	4 [a]	0	33	1
Berwick Rangers	2015–16 [8]	Scottish League Two	34	3	1	0	2	0	1 [a]	0	38	3
	2016–17 [9]	Scottish League Two	27	4	1	1	4	0	1 [a]	0	33	5
	2017–18 [10]	Scottish League Two	19	6	2	0	2	0	2 [a]	1	25	7
	Total		80	13	4	1	8	0	4	0	96	15
Arbroath	2017–18 [10]	Scottish League One	14	4	0	0	0	0	2 [b]	0	16	4
	2018–19 [11]	Scottish League One	34	6	1	0	4	3	3 [a]	2	42	11
	2019–20	Scottish Championship	22	3	4	2	4	1	2 [a]	0	32	6
	2020–21	Scottish Championship	26	2	1	0	5	0	0	0	32	2
	2021–22	Scottish Championship	34	15	3	0	5	0	3 [c]	0	45	15
	2022–23	Scottish Championship	33	5	2	0	5	1	2 [a]	1	42	7
	2023–24	Scottish Championship	25	4	1	0	3	1	3 [a]	1	32	6
	Total		188	39	12	2	26	6	15	4	241	51
Falkirk	2024-2025	Scottish Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			293	53	17	3	37	6	23	5	370	67

1. Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
2. Appearance(s) in Scottish League One play-offs
3. One appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup, two appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs

Honours

Arbroath

• Scottish League One: 2018–19 ^{[11] [12]}

Individual

• Scottish Championship Top Scorer: 2021–22
• PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year: 2021–22 Scottish Championship ^[13]

References

1. "Michael McKenna". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
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. "McKenna signs on". East Fife FC. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
7. "Games played by Michael McKenna in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
8. "Games played by Michael McKenna in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
9. "Games played by Michael McKenna in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
10. "Games played by Michael McKenna in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
11. "Games played by Michael McKenna in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
12. Arbroath F.C. at the Football Club History Database
13. "PFA Scotland Player of the Year awards night". Football Scotland. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.

External links

• Michael McKenna at Soccerway
• Michael McKenna at WorldFootball.net
• Michael McKenna at Soccerbase