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Kyle Connell
Scottish footballer
Kyle Connell (born 2 August 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a forward who plays for Cove Rangers.[1] He has also played for Kilmarnock, and on loan for Airdrieonians, East Fife, Raith Rovers and East Kilbride.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2001-08-02) 2 August 2001 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cove Rangers | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2017 | Motherwell | ||
| 2017–2019 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| 2019–2020 | Kilmarnock | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Kilmarnock | 2 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Airdrieonians (loan) | 22 | (6) |
| 2021–2022 | → East Fife (loan) | 28 | (8) |
| 2022–2023 | → Raith Rovers (loan) | 20 | (2) |
| 2023 | East Kilbride | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | Cove Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:01, 26 January 2023 (UTC) | |||
Blackburn Rovers
Connell began his career at Motherwell before joining the youth team at Blackburn Rovers during the summer of 2017 for an undisclosed fee.[2]
Kilmarnock
After leaving Blackburn, Connell returned to Scotland and joined the youth set-up at Kilmarnock, making his debut as a second-half substitute in a 6−0 win over Queen's Park in the Scottish Cup.[3]
On 5 October 2020, Connell joined Scottish League One side Airdrieonians on an initial short−term loan until January, which was later extended until the end of the season.[4]
East Kilbride
On 26 January 2023, Connell joined Lowland League club East Kilbride.[5]
- Kyle Connell at Soccerbase
- Williams, Jay (21 May 2017). "BLACKBURN SET TO ANNOUNCE SCOTSMAN AS THEIR FIRST SUMMER SIGNING". Football League World. footballleagueworld.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- Crawford, Kenny (18 January 2020). "Kilmarnock 6−0 Queen's Park: Home side rout League Two side". BBC Sport. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- "Kyle Connell joins Airdrie on loan deal". Kilmarnock FC. kilmarnockfc.co.uk. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- "@officialEKFC on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
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