Robbie McKenzie

Robbie McKenzie

McKenzie warming up in 2023 for Gillingham
Personal information
Full name	Robbie McKenzie [1]
Date of birth	(1998-09-25) 25 September 1998 (age 26) [2]
Place of birth	Kingston upon Hull, England
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [3]
Position(s)	Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team	Gillingham
Youth career
2007–2017	Hull City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2020	Hull City	26	(0)
2020–2022	Gillingham	71	(4)
2022–	Gillingham	72	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:37, 26 December 2024 (UTC)

Robbie McKenzie (born 25 September 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender and midfielder for EFL League Two club Gillingham.

Club career

Hull City

McKenzie joined Hull City at the age of nine and signed a scholarship in July 2016. On 22 August 2017, he made his debut in a 2–0 EFL Cup defeat to Doncaster Rovers. ^[4] On 28 February 2018, McKenzie signed a two-year contract with the club. ^[5]

Following the relegation of the club at the end of the 2019–20 season to League One, McKenzie was released by the club. ^[6]

Gillingham

On 21 August 2020, McKenzie joined Gillingham on a free transfer following his release from Hull City. ^[7] Following the Gills' relegation to League Two, McKenzie was offered a new contract at the end of the 2021–22 season ^[8] which was initially rejected. ^[9] However, having failed to find a new club, he re-signed for Gillingham on transfer deadline day. ^[10] In May 2025, he signed a new two-year contract extension. ^[11]

Career statistics

As of 18 March 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hull City	2017–18 [12]	Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2018–19 [13]	Championship	18	0	1	0	2	0	—		21	0
	2019–20 [14]	Championship	8	0	2	0	2	0	—		12	0
	Total		26	0	3	0	5	0	—		34	0
Gillingham	2020–21 [15]	League One	33	1	2	0	3	0	3 [a]	0	41	1
	2021–22 [16]	League One	38	3	1	0	1	0	3 [a]	1	43	4
	2022–23 [17]	League Two	34	1	4	0	1	0	2 [a]	0	39	1
	2023–24	League Two	21	1	1	0	2	2	1 [a]	0	25	3
	Total		126	6	8	0	7	2	9	1	150	9
Career total			152	6	11	0	12	2	9	1	184	9

1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Hull City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 33. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
2. "Robbie McKenzie". 11v11. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
3. Robbie McKenzie at WorldFootball.net
4. "2017/18 Doncaster (a) Report". Hull City A.F.C. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
5. "McKenzie Pens New Deal". Hull City A.F.C. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
6. Buckingham, Philip (23 July 2020). "Hull City release four players but defender offered new deal". Hull Daily Mail . Retrieved 23 July 2020.
7. "Robbie McKenzie: Gillingham sign former Hull City defender". BBC. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
8. "Retained list confirmed". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
9. "An update from Neil Harris". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
10. "Robbie McKenzie returns to Priestfield". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
11. "Robbie McKenzie signs new Gills contract". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 6 May 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
12. "Games played by Robbie McKenzie in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
13. "Games played by Robbie McKenzie in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
14. "Games played by Robbie McKenzie in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
15. "Games played by Robbie McKenzie in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
16. "Games played by Robbie McKenzie in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
17. "Games played by Robbie McKenzie in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2023.