Kieran McKechnie

Kieran McKechnie
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-04-04) 4 April 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Queen of the South
Number 7
Youth career
–2020 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020- Queen of the South 73 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 27 November 2024 (UTC)

Kieran McKechnie (born 4 April 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish League One club Queen of the South.[1]

Career

McKechnie spent eleven years as a youth player at Rangers, before signing a one-year contract with Queen of the South in the summer of 2020.[2]

McKechnie debuted for Queen of the South in the Scottish Championship on the 7 November 2020 versus Arbroath in a 1-1 draw.[3] A knee injury caused him to have surgery in March 2021, which kept him out of action until April 2022.[4] McKechnie scored his first league goal for the club on 4 March 2023 against Airdrieonians in a 3-2 victory.[5]

McKechnie started the 2023-24 season, with goals in his first two games versus Scottish Premiership club Motherwell in the Scottish League Cup, then again the following week versus Elgin City.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Kieran McKenchie". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  2. ^ Carlisle, Jordan (25 September 2020). "McKechnie appears to make dig at Rangers treatment after Queen of the South move". Rangers News. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  3. ^ "ARBROATH VS. QUEEN OF THE SOUTH 1-1". Soccerway. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  4. ^ Temlett, Stephen (25 February 2022). "Queen of the South midfielder looking to put injury hell behind him and keep club in the Championship". Daily Record. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  5. ^ Thomson, Paul (4 March 2023). "Queen of the South 3 Airdrie 2: Diamonds weren't at the races, says Callum Fordyce as side slump to third defeat in four games". Daily Record.
  6. ^ "Queen of the South 3-3 Motherwell". BBC Sport. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Elgin City v Queen of the South". BBC Sport. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.