Sean Kelly (Scottish footballer)

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Sean Kelly
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Kelly in 2024 with Dundee
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back
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)
2021–2024 Livingston 68 (6)
2024 Karmiotissa 0 (0)
2024–2025 Dundee 3 (0)
International career
2014 Scotland U21 [2] 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2025

Sean Kelly (born 1 November 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a centre-back and full back. Kelly has previously played for St Mirren, East Stirlingshire, AFC Wimbledon, Ross County, Falkirk, Livingston, Karmiotissa and Dundee.

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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. [3] [4] 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. [5] On 5 March 2014, Kelly appeared for the Scotland under-21 side in a 2–2 draw against Hungary at Tannadice. [6] Kelly was released by St Mirren at the end of the 2015–16 season. [7]

Kelly went on trial with AFC Wimbledon during the 2016–17 pre-season, [8] and permanently signed for the club on 1 August 2016. [9] [10] Kelly scored his first goal for the Dons on 14 January, in a 2–1 win against Oxford United. [11]

He returned to Scottish football in June 2017, signing for Ross County. [12] Kelly was released by Ross County after the end of the 2019–20 season. [13]

Kelly signed for Falkirk in October 2020. [14]

Kelly playing for Livingston Sean Kelly vs Cove Rangers - 16 July 2022.jpg
Kelly playing for Livingston

On 21 July 2021, Kelly joined Scottish Premiership side Livingston on an initial one-year contract. [15] He signed a one-year contract extension with Livingston on 20 May 2022. [16]

In July 2024, Kelly joined Cypriot First Division club Karmiotissa. [17]

After leaving Cyprus as a free agent having not played a game for Karmiotissa, Kelly returned to Scotland and signed a short-term deal with Scottish Premiership club Dundee on 28 November 2024, running until 2 January 2025. [18] [19] On 4 December, Kelly made his debut for the Dark Blues as a substitute in a home win over Motherwell. [20] On 4 January 2025, Dundee confirmed that Kelly's deal had ended after making 3 appearances for the club. [21]

Personal life

He is the elder brother of Rangers goalkeeper Liam Kelly. [22] In October 2023 the siblings faced each other from 12 yards in a Scottish Premiership fixture, with Sean scoring his penalty past Liam. [23]

Career statistics

As of 29 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Mirren 2012–13 [24] Scottish Premier League 000000—00
2013–14 [25] Scottish Premiership 3313100—362
2014–15 [26] 3132010—343
2015–16 [27] Scottish Championship 26210104 [a] 0322
Total9066120401027
East Stirlingshire (loan) 2012–13 [24] Scottish Third Division 100000000100
AFC Wimbledon 2016–17 [28] League One 26220103 [b] 0322
Ross County 2017–18 [29] Scottish Premiership1300050—180
2018–19 [30] Scottish Championship20110501 [a] 0271
2019–20 [31] Scottish Premiership1801040—230
Total5112014010681
Falkirk 2020–21 [32] Scottish League One 1400020—160
Livingston 2021–22 [33] Scottish Premiership1501020—180
2022–23 [34] Scottish Premiership3020041—343
2023–24 [35] Scottish Premiership2342021—275
Total686308200798
Karmiotissa 2024–25 [36] Cypriot First Division 0000000000
Dundee 2024–25 [36] Scottish Premiership3000——30
Total238151312428029318
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Ross County

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  17. ↑ @FCKarmiotissa (16 July 2024). "🤝 Welcome Home Sean ✍️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #karmiotissafc #WeAreKarmiotissa 🧡" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 July 2024– via Twitter.
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