Sean Kelly (footballer)

Sean Kelly (born 1 November 1993) is a Scottish footballer, who plays as a defender for Falkirk. Kelly has previously played for St Mirren, East Stirlingshire, AFC Wimbledon and Ross County.

Sean Kelly
Personal information
Full name Sean Kelly
Date of birth (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Falkirk
Number 33
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 St Mirren 90 (6)
2012 → East Stirlingshire (loan) 10 (0)
2016–2017 AFC Wimbledon 26 (2)
2017–2020 Ross County 51 (1)
2020– Falkirk 2 (0)
National team‡
2014 Scotland U21[1] 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:55, 14 November 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 March 2014

Career

Kelly began his career with St Mirren and made his professional debut on 3 August 2013 in a 3–0 defeat against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[2][3] On 22 November 2013 it was announced that Kelly had signed a two-year contract extension with Saints, tying him to the club until the summer of 2016.[4] On 5 March 2014, Kelly appeared for the Scotland under-21 side in a 2–2 draw against Hungary at Tannadice.[5] Kelly was released by St Mirren at the end of the 2015–16 season.[6]

Kelly went on trial with AFC Wimbledon during the 2016–17 pre-season,[7] and permanently signed for the club on 1 August 2016.[8][9] Kelly scored his first goal for the Dons on 14 January, in a 2–1 win against Oxford United.[10]

He returned to Scottish football in June 2017, signing for Ross County.[11] Kelly was released by Ross County after the end of the 2019–20 season.[12]

Kelly signed for Falkirk in October 2020.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 12 February 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
St Mirren 2012–13[14] Scottish Premier League 000000—00
2013–14[15] Scottish Premiership 3313100—362
2014–15[16] 3132010—343
2015–16[17] Scottish Championship 26210104[lower-alpha 1]0322
Total 9066120401027
East Stirlingshire (loan) 2012–13[14] Scottish Third Division 100000000100
AFC Wimbledon 2016–17[18] League One 26220103[lower-alpha 2]0322
Ross County 2017–18[19] Scottish Premiership 1300050—180
2018–19[20] Scottish Championship 20110501[lower-alpha 1]0271
2019–20[21] Scottish Premiership 1801040—230
Total 5112014010681
Total 17791011708021210
  1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

Honours
Ross County

References
  1. Sean Kelly at the Scottish Football Association
  2. "Inverness 3 St Mirren 0: Caley crush 10-man Saints". The Herald. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  3. "Inverness 3-0 St Mirren". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  4. "St Mirren duo Sean Kelly & Jason Naismith signs new deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  5. "Scotland U21 2-2 Hungary U21". BBC Sport. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  6. "Squad Update". St Mirren FC. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  7. "AFC Wimbledon boss Neal Ardley keen to sign Sean Kelly and a striker". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  8. "Sean earns Wimbledon deal". Chris Slaven. AFC Wimbledon. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  9. "Sean Kelly: AFC Wimbledon sign former St Mirren defender". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  10. "AFC Wimbledon 2-1 Oxford". BBC Sport. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  11. "Ross County sign Sean Kelly after AFC Wimbledon exit for defender". BBC Sport. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  12. "Richard Foster: Out-of-contract defender says not furloughing players morally shocking". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  13. "Sean Kelly Signs!". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  14. "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  15. "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  16. "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  17. "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  18. "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  19. "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  20. "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  21. "Games played by Sean Kelly in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  22. "Ross County Secure title and promotion". BBC. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  23. "Ross County lifted the Challenge Cup for a third time". BBC Sport. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
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