Adam Kay (footballer)

Adam David Rhodes Kay (born 1 March 1990) is an English former footballer and current head coach of United Premier Soccer League side Oklahoma City 1889.

Adam Kay
Personal information
Full name Adam David Rhodes Kay
Date of birth (1990-03-01) 1 March 1990
Place of birth Bath, England
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
0000–2007 Burnley
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 SCU Eagles 74 (19)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Burnley 0 (0)
2009 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 3 (0)
2009–2010 → Chester City (loan) x (x[1])
2010–2012 Stalybridge Celtic 31 (3)
2011–2012 → Radcliffe Borough (loan) 10 (1)
2012–2014 Oklahoma City
Teams managed
2018– Oklahoma City 1889
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early life

Kay was born in Bath, Somerset, attending Wellsway School.[2]

Career

Burnley

He was promoted to the senior squad during the 2007–08 season after progressing through the youth ranks at the club and was handed the squad number 25 and named as a substitute on 29 December 2007 for the home game against Bristol City.

He moved to League 2 side Accrington Stanley on 20 March 2009 until the end of the season.[3] On 21 August 2009, Kay joined Chester on loan until January 2010 along with Chris Lynch.[4] During his loan spell with Chester, he played 15 league matches and scored no goals.

Stalybridge Celtic

On 17 September 2010, Kay signed a contract with Conference North side Stalybridge Celtic and made his debut for the club the following day in the 1–3 defeat away at Solihull Moors.[5]

He joined Radcliffe Borough on loan in December 2011.[6]

In 2011, Kay went America to study at Southwestern Christian University, studying at the college for four years.[7]

Managerial career

In 2018, Kay was appointed as head coach of United Premier Soccer League side Oklahoma City 1889 and also coaches at Mid-America Christian University.[8]

References
  1. All Chester City players' statistics for the 2009/10 season were expunged after Chester were expelled from the Conference National for breaking league regulations
  2. "Clarets young guns offered professional terms". Lancashire Telegraph. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  3. "Kaye joins Stanley on loan" Archived 19 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Vitalfootball.co.uk
  4. "Clarets Youngsters Join Chester On Loan". burnleyfootballclub.com. 21 August 2009. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
  5. "Adam Kaye - Player Information". Stalybridge Celtic. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  6. "Adam Kay profile". Radcliffe Borough. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  7. "Adam Kay Southwestern Christian University Athletics". Southwestern Christian University. Retrieved 17 January 2019.}}
  8. "Adam Kay profile at OKC 1889". okc1889.com. Retrieved 17 January 2019.


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