Kyle Magennis | |
Fullname: | Kyle Martin Magennis[1] |
Birth Date: | 1998 8, df=y |
Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | Kilmarnock |
Clubnumber: | 16 |
Youthyears1: | 2004–2016 |
Youthclubs1: | St Mirren |
Years1: | 2016–2020 |
Clubs1: | St Mirren |
Caps1: | 88 |
Goals1: | 8 |
Years2: | 2020–2023 |
Clubs2: | Hibernian |
Caps2: | 34 |
Goals2: | 5 |
Years3: | 2023– |
Clubs3: | Kilmarnock |
Caps3: | 8 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 23:55, 1 April 2024 (UTC) |
Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
Nationalteam1: | Scotland U20 |
Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2018–2019 |
Nationalteam2: | Scotland U21 |
Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Ntupdate: | 16:17, 27 May 2023 (UTC) |
Kyle Martin Magennis (born 26 August 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Kilmarnock.[2] He has previously played for St Mirren and Hibernian, and also represented Scotland at under-17 and under-21 level.
Born in Glasgow, Magennis attended Paisley Grammar School.[3] Magennis joined St Mirren's youth academy at the age of five[2] and remained there throughout his youth career until making his debut for the senior team against Hibernian in October 2016, aged 18, in the Scottish Championship.[4] He continued to appear for the club throughout the season, scoring his first goal for the club in a narrow win over Queen of the South.[5] Having impressed manager Jack Ross with his performances, he was offered a new contract with St Mirren in December 2016 which extended his contract with the club until summer 2019.[6]
Now established as a first team player in the Saints squad, Magennis signed a new contract committing him to the club until the summer of 2020,[7] and after clinching the 2017–18 Scottish Championship title, he further extended his contract with St Mirren to 2021.[8] [9] He was in the side which secured their status in the Scottish Premiership via the relegation playoff in May 2019.[10]
Magennis and Saints suffered a major blow in January 2020, when he injured his knee during a 1–0 defeat to Rangers, ending his season after having appeared in every match of the campaign until suffering the injury.[11] In September 2020, St Mirren stated they had rejected a "substantial" offer for Magennis from Hibernian.[12] A few days later another offer from the same club was accepted.[13]
Magennis signed a five-year deal with Hibernian on 5 October 2020.[13] [14]
On 1 August 2021, Magennis scored Hibernian's opening Scottish Premiership goal for the 2021–22 season against Motherwell which ended in a 3–2 victory for Hibs.[15] Magennis had a good start to the 2021–22 season, but then missed most of it due to groin and knee injuries.[16]
After he suffered from more injury problems during the 2022–23 season, Magennis was allowed to leave Hibs in June 2023.
Following his release by Hibs, Magennis signed a two-year contract with Kilmarnock on 21 June 2023.[17]
Magennis was selected for the Scotland under-20 squad in the 2017 Toulon Tournament,[18] in which they won the bronze medal.[19] It was the nation's first ever medal at the competition.[20] He then played for the Scotland under-21 team, making his debut in a 2–1 win against the Netherlands in September 2018.[21]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
St Mirren | 2016–17 | Scottish Championship | 25 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[22] | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
2017–18 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |||
2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[23] | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
2019–20 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |||
2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 88 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 107 | 8 | |||
Hibernian | 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 14 | 1 | 4[24] | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
2021–22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4[25] | 1 | 13 | 4 | |||
2022–23 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |||
Total | 34 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 7 | |||
Career total | 122 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 156 | 15 |