Craig Slater
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland[1] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Kilmarnock | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St Mirren | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010–2012 | St Mirren | 0 | (0) |
| 2012– | Kilmarnock | 57 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Scotland U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Scotland U17 | 10 | (1) |
| 2013 | Scotland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014– | Scotland U21 | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:03, 25 October 2015 (UTC). | |||
Craig Slater (born 26 April 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Kilmarnock, as a midfielder.[1]
Career
Club career
Slater started his career at St Mirren, but left the club after failing to make a first team appearance.[2][3]
After a spell training with Rangers, Slater then signed for Kilmarnock.[2] He made his debut for the club on 29 December 2012, in an away match against Motherwell coming on as a substitute in a 2–2 draw.[4] On 21 February 2014, he won the SPFL Young Player of the Month award for January 2014.[5] On 29 March 2014, Slater scored his first career goal, getting the winning goal in injury time in Kilmarnock's 2–1 win away to Motherwell.[6]
International career
Slater played youth football for Scotland at under-16, under-17 and under-19 levels.[7][8]
On 5 March 2014, Slater made his debut for the under-21 side in a 2–2 draw against Hungary at Tannadice.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 2 May 2015[10]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kilmarnock | 2012–13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | |
| Career total | 48 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 5 | |
References
- 1 2 "Profile". Kilmarnock F.C. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- 1 2 McDermott, Scott (8 January 2014). "Kilmarnock youngster Craig Slater finally cutting it after years of hell with St Mirren". Daily Record. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ "Rising star Craig Slater: Why Scotland call-up proves I was right to leave St Mirren for Kilmarnock". Daily Record. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ Barnes, John (29 December 2012). "Motherwell 2-2 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ "Slater delighted with recognition". SPFL. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ Wilson, Richard (29 March 2014). "Motherwell 1-2 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ↑ Craig Slater profile at Scottish FA official website
- ↑ Craig Slater profile at Scottish FA official website (U16 & U17 stats)
- ↑ "Scotland U21 2-2 Hungary U21". BBC Sport. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ Craig Slater career statistics at Soccerbase
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