Kerr McInroy (born 31 August 2000) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder who most recently played for Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle, on loan from Kilmarnock.
_(mcinroy).jpg) McInroy with Scotland U19 in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 August 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Central Midfielder, Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008-2012 | Cowdenbeath | ||
| 2012–2020 | Celtic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Celtic | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Airdrieonians (loan) | 11 | (4) |
| 2022 | → Ayr United (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Kilmarnock | 18 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 32 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Scotland U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Scotland U19 | 16 | (1) |
| 2020 | Scotland U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:46, 3 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:00, 17 October 2020 (UTC) | |||
Early and personal life
editBorn in Glasgow,[2] McInroy grew up in Dunfermline.[3] His grandfather is a supporter of Dunfermline Athletic and he was once a season ticket holder at the club.[4][3] He attended Woodmill High School before moving to St Ninian's High School as part of Celtic's school project.[5]
Career
editCeltic
editMcInroy played youth football with Cowdenbeath before joining Celtic's academy at the age of 12.[3] He became the captain of the reserve team at Celtic but suffered a torn anterior crucial ligament in May 2019, meaning he was out injured until February 2020.[6][7]
He joined Dunfermline Athletic on loan in September 2020.[5][3][6] He made his debut for the club on 6 October 2020 in a 1–0 victory over Dumbarton in the Scottish League Cup, before making his league debut on 17 October 2020 in a 3–1 victory over Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[2]
In September 2021, McInroy joined Airdrieonians of Scottish League One on loan until January 2022.[8] He was then loaned to Championship club Ayr United in January 2022.[9]
Kilmarnock
editOn 13 June 2022, McInroy left Celtic and joined newly-promoted Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock on a two-year deal.[10][11]
On 3 August 2023, McInroy joined Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle on a season-long loan.[12]
International career
editHe has represented Scotland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.[13]
References
edit- ^ Kerr McInroy at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ a b Kerr McInroy at Soccerbase
- ^ a b c d Collin, Iain (22 September 2020). "Celtic youngster Kerr McInroy is convinced that going back to hometown club Dunfermline can help him kick-start his career". The Courier. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ Hart, Ross (1 October 2020). "Hometown move was 'perfect' for Kerr". Dunfermline Press. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ a b Hart, Ross (22 September 2020). "Pars loan Celtic midfielder McInroy". Dunfermline Press. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Former Celtic reserve captain McInroy joins Pars in loan deal". The Scotsman. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020 – via Pressreader.com.
- ^ "In this week's international break Celtic View". Celticfc.com. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Midfielder Kerr makes loan switch". Airdrieonians F.C. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ Wilson, Stuart (31 January 2022). "Celtic midfielder Kerr McInroy: Why I had to join 'legend' Lee Bullen". Daily Record. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Kerr McInroy joins Ayrshire's Number One". Kilmarnock FC. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Kilmarnock sign midfielder McInroy from Celtic" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Kerr McInroy joins on loan from Kilmarnock". Partick Thistle FC. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ Kerr McInroy at the Scottish Football Association
External links
edit- Kerr McInroy at Soccerway