Sean Kelly (Scottish footballer)

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Sean Kelly
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Personal information
Full name Sean Kelly
Date of birth (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Livingston
Number 24
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2016 St Mirren 90 (6)
2012 → East Stirlingshire (loan) 10 (0)
2016–2017 AFC Wimbledon 26 (2)
2017–2020 Ross County 51 (1)
2020–2021 Falkirk 14 (0)
2021– Livingston 61 (5)
International career‡
2014 Scotland U21 [1] 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:13, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 March 2014

Sean Kelly (born 1 November 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Livingston. Kelly has previously played for St Mirren, East Stirlingshire, AFC Wimbledon and Ross County.

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Career

Kelly began his career with St Mirren and made his professional debut on 3 August 2013 in a 3–0 defeat against Inverness Caledonian Thistle. [2] [3] On 22 November 2013 it was announced that Kelly had signed a two-year contract extension with Saints, tying him to the club until the summer of 2016. [4] On 5 March 2014, Kelly appeared for the Scotland under-21 side in a 2–2 draw against Hungary at Tannadice. [5] Kelly was released by St Mirren at the end of the 2015–16 season. [6]

Kelly went on trial with AFC Wimbledon during the 2016–17 pre-season, [7] and permanently signed for the club on 1 August 2016. [8] [9] Kelly scored his first goal for the Dons on 14 January, in a 2–1 win against Oxford United. [10]

He returned to Scottish football in June 2017, signing for Ross County. [11] Kelly was released by Ross County after the end of the 2019–20 season. [12]

Kelly signed for Falkirk in October 2020. [13]

On 21 July 2021, Kelly joined Scottish Premiership side Livingston on an initial one-year contract. [14] He signed a one-year contract extension with Livingston on 20 May 2022. [15]

Personal life

He is the elder brother of Motherwell goalkeeper Liam Kelly. [16] In October 2023 the siblings faced each other from 12 yards in a Scottish Premiership fixture, with Sean scoring his penalty past Liam. [17]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 August 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Mirren 2012–13 [18] Scottish Premier League 000000—00
2013–14 [19] Scottish Premiership 3313100—362
2014–15 [20] 3132010—343
2015–16 [21] Scottish Championship 26210104 [lower-alpha 1] 0322
Total9066120401027
East Stirlingshire (loan) 2012–13 [18] Scottish Third Division 100000000100
AFC Wimbledon 2016–17 [22] League One 26220103 [lower-alpha 2] 0322
Ross County 2017–18 [23] Scottish Premiership1300050—180
2018–19 [24] Scottish Championship20110501 [lower-alpha 1] 0271
2019–20 [25] Scottish Premiership1801040—230
Total5112014010681
Falkirk 2020–21 [26] Scottish League One 1400020—160
Livingston 2021–22 [27] Scottish Premiership100020—30
Total17891011808021410
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Ross County

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References

  1. ↑ Sean Kelly at the Scottish Football Association
  2. ↑ "Inverness 3 St Mirren 0: Caley crush 10-man Saints". The Herald. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Inverness 3-0 St Mirren". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "St Mirren duo Sean Kelly & Jason Naismith signs new deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Scotland U21 2-2 Hungary U21". BBC Sport. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Squad Update". St Mirren FC. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon boss Neal Ardley keen to sign Sean Kelly and a striker". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Sean earns Wimbledon deal". Chris Slaven. AFC Wimbledon. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Sean Kelly: AFC Wimbledon sign former St Mirren defender". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon 2-1 Oxford". BBC Sport. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "Ross County sign Sean Kelly after AFC Wimbledon exit for defender". BBC Sport. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  12. ↑ "Richard Foster: Out-of-contract defender says not furloughing players morally shocking". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  13. ↑ "Sean Kelly Signs!". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  14. ↑ "Livingston add defender Sean Kelly on one-year contract". BBC. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  15. ↑ "New Deal for Sean Kelly". Livingston FC. 20 May 2022.
  16. ↑ Charlie Rhodes (25 November 2018). "Sean Kelly says Liam Kelly 'has the ability and mindset' to play for Rangers". Sports Lens.
  17. ↑ Motherwell kid Lennon Miller has wise head on his shoulders, red card won't affect him, says skipper, Andy McGilvray, Daily Record, 10 October 2023
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  28. ↑ "Ross County Secure title and promotion". BBC. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  29. ↑ "Ross County lifted the Challenge Cup for a third time". BBC Sport. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
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