Michael Kay (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Joseph Kay[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Consett, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2007 | Sunderland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2011 | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Gateshead (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Chester | 75 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | England U17 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:28, 3 January 2016 (UTC). | |||
Michael Joseph Kay (born 9 December 1989 in Consett, England) is an English footballer. He usually plays in the right back position, but can play as a central defender[3] and has been known to fill in as a left back on occasion.[4] He is a former England Under-17 international.[5] He is no relation to former Sunderland defender John Kay.
Club career
Kay joined Sunderland's academy at 7 years of age[5] and progressed through the ranks before making his professional debut on 4 February 2009 against Blackburn Rovers in a FA Cup 4th Round Replay.[6] He regularly captained Sunderland's reserve team during the 2009–10 season.[5]
On 30 September 2010 he joined Gateshead on a one-month loan deal.[3] On 2 October, Kay scored on his Gateshead debut against Mansfield Town at Gateshead International Stadium.[7] On 26 October, it was accounced that Gateshead had extended Kay's loan for a further 28 days.[8]
On 6 January 2011 he went on another loan, this time for a month at Tranmere Rovers[9] and made his club debut on 8 January against Walsall.[10] On 7 April Sunderland announced that he was amongst eight players to be released at the end of the season.[11] He scored his first goal for Tranmere Rovers on 25 April 2011 in a 4–0 win over Exeter City.[12]
At the end of the 2010–11 season he was offered a contract by Tranmere[13] and it has been reported by local media that he has accepted this deal.[14] In the summer of 2013, he joined Chester.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League[A] | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[B] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sunderland | 2007–08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Gateshead (loan) | 2010–11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2010–11 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 2011–12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
| Chester | 2013–14 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| Total | 74 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 82 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 116 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 132 | 4 | |
- A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in The Football League and Football Conference.
- B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy, Football League Trophy, Cheshire Senior Cup and play-offs.
References
- ↑ "Premier League clubs submit squad lists". premierleague.com (Premier League). 1 September 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 545. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
- 1 2 Bowron, Jeff (30 September 2010). "Gateshead sign defender Kay on loan". Gateshead FC. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ↑ Bowron, Jeff (24 October 2010). "Altrincham 0–2 Gateshead". Gateshead FC. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- 1 2 3 "Reserve Player Profile Michael Kay". Sunderland AFC. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ↑ "Blackburn 2 Sunderland 1". Sunderland AFC. 4 February 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ↑ "Gateshead 1–1 Mansfield Town". bbc.co.uk. 2 October 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ↑ Bowron, Jeff (26 October 2010). "Media Watch – Ian Bogie set to take a good look at Chris Fagan". Gateshead FC. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ↑ "Defender Arrives at Tranmere on Loan". Tranmere Rovers. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ↑ "Tranmere 3–3 Walsall". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ↑ "Sunderland to release eight". Sunderland AFC. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ↑ "Tranmere 4–0 Exeter". BBC Sport. 25 April 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ↑ "Rovers Offer Six New Contracts". Tranmere Rovers FC. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ↑ "Tranmere Rovers to consider Bayern Munich move for Dale Jennings". Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ↑ "Michael Kay Career Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ↑ "FA Cup – fourth qualifying round results and scorers". BBC Sport. 23 October 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
External links
- Michael Kay's player profile at SAFC.com
- Michael Kay career statistics at Soccerbase