Michael Hewitt

Michael Hewitt
Personal information
Full name Michael Joseph Hewitt[1]
Date of birth (2000-10-23) 23 October 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Irvine, Scotland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Queen of the South
Youth career
–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)
2023–2024 Hamilton Academical 17 (1)
2024– Queen of the South 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:58, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Michael Joseph Hewitt (born 23 October 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish League One club Queen of the South.

Career

Born in Irvine,[2] Hewitt started his career at Bellfield Royals 2000s and won the Glasgow League in an unbeaten side, then signed for Rangers. Hewitt played youth football with Rangers and had a loan spell with Edusport Academy in 2017, with 37 appearances in the Scottish Lowland League.[3][4][5]

Hewitt signed a two-year contract with Ayr United in the 2019 close season.[6] Hewitt then had a spell at Kilwinning Rangers in the first-half of the 2019–20 season, with 22 appearances before joining Annan Athletic on loan in January 2020. [3][7] Hewitt appeared in 5 league matches for the Galabankies before the league was cut short due to the corona pandemic.[2][8]

Hewitt's first-team debut for Ayr United was 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 2020. Hewitt made 8 appearances for the Honest Men in the 2020-21 season.[2][8]

Hewitt was then loaned to Peterhead in September 2022.[9]

On 4 August 2023, Hewitt joined Scottish League One club Hamilton Academical on a permanent deal.[10]

On 9 July 2024, it was announced that Hewitt signed a one-year deal with Queen of the South.[11]

References

  1. ^ Statutory registers - Births - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  2. ^ a b c d Michael Hewitt at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Hewitt signs temporary transfer". 31 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Dev Squad: Rangers 1-6 Leicester City". www.rangers.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Scottish Cup Matches". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Luke signs new deal – Ayr United Football Club". Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Thistle's new generation push league leaders all the way but lose out". Largs and Millport Weekly News. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  8. ^ a b Michael Hewitt at Soccerbase
  9. ^ "Michael Hewitt Joins Peterhead on Loan". Ayr United FC. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  10. ^ "🔴⚪️Hamilton Academical FC are delighted to announce the signing of 22-year-old versatile midfielder Michael Hewitt on a permanent transfer from Ayr... | By Hamilton Academical Football Club 1874 | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  11. ^ "QosFC: Welcome - Michael Hewitt". www.qosfc.com. Retrieved 5 August 2024.


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