Rory McKenzie

Rory McKenzie
McKenzie at the 2022 Kilmarnock Player of the Year awards
Personal information
Full name Rory William McKenzie[1]
Date of birth (1993-10-07) 7 October 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Irvine, Scotland
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Kilmarnock
Number 7
Youth career
Caledonia
Troon Thistle
2005–2011 Kilmarnock
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– Kilmarnock 350 (19)
2012 → Brechin City (loan) 17 (7)
International career‡
2011 Scotland U19 3 (0)
2013–2014 Scotland U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 May 2014

Rory William McKenzie (born 7 October 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock.[2] McKenzie also holds an honours degree in Law from the Open University, and was educated prior at Marr College.

Scotland.[3]

Club career

Kilmarnock

Born in Irvine, raised in Troon and a product of the youth system at Kilmarnock,[4] McKenzie made his senior debut for the club as a substitute in a 1–1 draw against Inverness CT on 9 April 2011.[5]

In the 2012–13 season, he came on as a sub in the first two fixtures. He then started his first game against Dundee Utd on 25 August 2012, where he scored a minute into the second half, as Killie went on to win 3–1.[6]

On 14 May 2013, McKenzie signed a new contract, keeping him at Kilmarnock until Summer 2016.[7] In the 2014–15 season, McKenzie scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over Ayr United in the Ayrshire Derby.[8]

He signed a further contract in summer 2016, and was the only one of several home-grown players to remain at the club after the squad was overhauled following an 11th-place finish in the Scottish Premiership which required them to defeat Falkirk to keep their place in the top division.[9]

Brechin City loan

On 27 January 2012, McKenzie signed for Brechin City on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season.[10] He scored 7 goals in his stint at the club, including a double in a 2–2 draw with Cowdenbeath.[11]

International career

McKenzie was selected for the Scotland under-19s, making his debut in May 2011.[12]

He is also eligible to play for the Trinidad and Tobago national football team through the grandmother.[13][14]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 June 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kilmarnock 2010–11[16] Scottish Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2011–12[17] 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2012–13[18] 22 2 1 0 1 0 — 24 2
2013–14[19] Scottish Premiership 33 4 1 0 1 0 — 35 4
2014–15[20] 28 0 1 0 1 1 — 30 1
2015–16[21] 28 1 3 1 1 1 2[a] 0 34 3
2016–17[22] 28 4 1 0 3 1 — 32 5
2017–18[23] 25 0 3 0 5 2 — 33 2
2018–19[24] 24 1 2 0 2 0 — 28 1
2019–20[25] 27 1 1 0 2 0 2[b] 0 32 1
2020–21[26] 28 2 3 0 3 0 — 34 2
2021–22[27] Scottish Championship 28 3 2 1 4 0 3[c] 0 37 4
2022-23[28] Scottish Premiership 36 0 7 0 2 0 0 0 45 0
Total 308 18 25 2 25 5 7 0 365 25
Brechin City (loan) 2011–12[17] Scottish Second Division 17 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 7
Career total 325 25 25 2 25 5 7 0 382 32
  1. ^ Appearances in the Premiership play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ 3. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References

  1. ^ Statutory registers - Births - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  2. ^ "Kilmarnock Profile". Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  3. ^ {{citehttps://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/cgl2xgjkkelo.amp
  4. ^ Kilmarnock FC's Rory McKenzie: 'First-team football so important for young pros', Youth Football Scotland, 2014
  5. ^ "Inverness 1 V Kilmarnock 1". BBC News. 9 April 2011.
  6. ^ "Kilmarnock 3–1 Dundee United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Rory McKenzie and Lee Ashcroft sign new Kilmarnock deals". BBC Sport. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Kilmarnock 1-0 Ayr United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  9. ^ Wren, David (23 June 2016). "Kilmarnock striker Rory McKenzie admits it was sad to see youth team pals go ... but says things must change at club". Daily Record. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  10. ^ Hoey, John (27 January 2012). "Young Killie Striker Signs For City". brechincity.com. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  11. ^ "Brechin City 2-2 Cowdenbeath". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Rory McKenzie – U19 Squad". Scottish Football Association.
  13. ^ "Kilmarnock's McKenzie pondering Trinidad & Tobago - Tribal Football".
  14. ^ "Killie striker considers T&T". Sky Sports. 24 September 2012.
  15. ^ Rory McKenzie at Soccerway
  16. ^ "Games played by Rory McKenzie in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  17. ^ a b "Games played by Rory McKenzie in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  18. ^ "Games played by Rory McKenzie in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  19. ^ "Games played by Rory McKenzie in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  20. ^ "Games played by Rory McKenzie in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  21. ^ "Games played by Rory McKenzie in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  22. ^ "Games played by Rory McKenzie in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  23. ^ "Games played by Rory McKenzie in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  24. ^ "Games played by Rory McKenzie in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  25. ^ "Games played by Rory McKenzie in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  26. ^ "Games played by Rory McKenzie in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  27. ^ "Games played by Rory McKenzie in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  28. ^ "Rory McKenzie | Football Stats | Kilmarnock | Season 2022/2023 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 13 June 2023.