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Michael Hewitt
Scottish footballer
Michael Joseph Hewitt (born 23 October 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Hamilton Academical.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Joseph Hewitt[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-10-23) 23 October 2000 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Irvine, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hamilton Academical | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2017 | Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Edusport Academy (loan) | ||
| 2018–2023 | Ayr United | 19 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Kilwinning Rangers (loan) | ||
| 2020 | → Annan Athletic (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Peterhead (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2023– | Hamilton Academical | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 August 2023 | |||
Born in Irvine,[2] started his career at bellfield royals 2000 and won the Glasgow league in unbeaten then signing with rangers,Hewitt played youth football with Rangers and had a loan spell with Edusport Academy in 2017. Making 37 appearances in the Scottish lowland league.[3][4][5]
After playing for their reserve side in the 2018–19 season, he signed a two-year contract with Ayr United in summer 2019.[6] He had a spell at Kilwinning Rangers in the first half of the 2019–20 season, making 22 appearances before joining Annan Athletic on loan in January 2020.[3][7] He appeared in 5 league matches for Annan Athletic. Before the league was cut short due to the corona virus pandemic.[2][8]
He made his first-team debut on 6 October 2020 in a 5–2 Scottish League Cup victory away to Albion Rovers, before making his league debut for the club away to Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Championship on 24 October. Hewitt made 8 appearances for Ayr in the 2020/2021 season. [2][8]
Hewitt was loaned to Peterhead in September 2022.[9]
On 4 August 2023, Hewitt joined Scottish League One club Hamilton Academical on a permanent deal.[10]
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- "Hewitt signs temporary transfer". 31 January 2020.
- "Dev Squad: Rangers 1-6 Leicester City". www.rangers.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- "Scottish Cup Matches". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- "Luke signs new deal – Ayr United Football Club". Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- "Thistle's new generation push league leaders all the way but lose out". Largs and Millport Weekly News. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- Michael Hewitt at Soccerbase
- "Michael Hewitt Joins Peterhead on Loan". Ayr United FC. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
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