Michael Devlin (footballer)
Michael James Devlin (born 3 October 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Aberdeen. He has previously played for Hamilton Academical and served loan spells at Stenhousemuir.
Devlin lining up for Scotland in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael James Devlin[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 3 October 1993||
Place of birth | Motherwell, Scotland | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Aberdeen | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
Heart of Midlothian | |||
2007–2009 | Aberdeen | ||
2009–2010 | Celtic | ||
2010–2011 | Hamilton Academical | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2018 | Hamilton Academical | 125 | (4) |
2011 | → Stenhousemuir (loan) | 10 | (3) |
2012 | → Stenhousemuir (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2018– | Aberdeen | 37 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2019– | Scotland | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:17, 5 December 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:46, 16 November 2019 (UTC) |
Club career
Hamilton Academical
Born in Motherwell,[3] Devlin grew up in the same street as fellow footballer Mark Reynolds and attended the same school, where the older pupil was held up as an example to follow.[4] As a teenager Devlin spent time in the youth systems of Heart of Midlothian, Aberdeen and Celtic,[4] making the squad for a Glasgow Cup final with the latter in May 2010[5] but being released soon afterwards. He was picked up by Hamilton Academical, with assurances that hard work would result in a swift path to first team football.[4] He made his senior debut for Hamilton in the Scottish Premier League on 15 January 2011, aged 16,[6] in a 0–4 defeat away at Rangers;[7] the performance of Devlin and other young players in that match, including Lee Kilday who also made his debut, was praised by manager Billy Reid.[8]
He signed on loan for Stenhousemuir on 16 March 2011,[9] and re-joined the Warriors on an emergency loan in February 2012,[10] at the same time signing a two-year contract extension with Hamilton.[11]
He scored his first goal for the Accies in the Scottish Cup in December 2012.[12] In February 2014, he signed a contract extension until the end of the 2014–15 season.[13]
In August 2016 he was appointed the club's new captain.[14] In May 2017, he was involved in an altercation with a fan following a 1–0 home Lanarkshire derby defeat to relegation rivals Motherwell.[15] In the last regular game of the 2016–17 season, Devlin suffered a serious knee injury, meaning he missed the club's two relegation play-off matches.[16]
Aberdeen
Devlin moved to Aberdeen in January 2018 for an undisclosed fee, despite having not yet fully recovered from the knee injury suffered in May 2017.[17][6] He eventually made his competitive debut for Aberdeen on 26 July 2018, in the first leg of a Europa League tie against Burnley at Pittodrie Stadium.[18][19]
In August 2020 he was one of eight Aberdeen players who received a suspended three-match ban from the Scottish FA after they breached coronavirus-related restrictions by visiting a bar earlier in the month.[20]
International career
Devlin was included in the Scotland squad for the first time in October 2018.[21] He was recalled in May 2019, one of five uncapped players to feature.[22] He made his debut on 10 October 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Russia. He started the game and played the whole match as Scotland lost 0–4.[23]
Career statistics
- As of 5 December 2020[3]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hamilton Academical | 2010–11[7] | Scottish Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2011–12[24] | Scottish First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
2012–13[25] | Scottish First Division | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
2013–14[26] | Scottish Championship | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
2014–15[27] | Scottish Premiership | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
2015–16[28] | Scottish Premiership | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
2016–17[29] | Scottish Premiership | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
2017–18[30] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 125 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 148 | 5 | ||
Stenhousemuir (loan) | 2010–11[7] | Scottish Second Division | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
2011–12[24] | Scottish Second Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
Total | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | ||
Aberdeen | 2017–18[30] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018–19[18] | Scottish Premiership | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
2019–20[31] | Scottish Premiership | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
2020–21[32] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 37 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 1 | ||
Career total | 185 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 222 | 9 |
- Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
References
- A Record of Post-war Scottish League Players 1946/47 to 2017/18. 7. John Litster and Scottish Football Historian magazine. 2018.
- "Squad Numbers 2010–11". Hamilton Academical F.C. official website. Archived from the original on 12 December 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- Michael Devlin at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- "Matchday interview: Michael Devlin". Aberdeen F.C. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- "Gers Retain Glasgow Cup". Rangers Youths. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- "Club Statement- Michael Devlin". Hamilton Academical FC. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- "Games played by Michael Devlin in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- "Billy Reid praises young Hamilton team". BBC Sport. 15 January 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- "Stenhousemuir add Devlin". Scottish Football League. 16 March 2011. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- "Devlin Goes on Loan". Hamilton Academical F.C.
- "Two Agree New Deals". Hamilton Academical F.C. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014.
- McGilvray, Andrew (20 December 2012). "Devlin thrilled with wonder goal". Hamilton Advertiser.
- "Devlin Extends Contract". Hamilton Academical F.C. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- "Michael Devlin: 'I'm ready for captaincy at Hamilton Accies'". BBC Sport. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- Lamont, Alasdair (15 May 2017). "Hamilton Accies: Manager Martin Canning calls for unity in relegation battle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- Barnes, John (23 May 2017). "Hamilton Accies' Mikey Devlin to miss both legs against Dundee United through injury". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- "Michael Devlin: Aberdeen sign defender and reject third McKenna bid". BBC Sport. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- "Games played by Michael Devlin in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- English, Tom (26 July 2018). "Aberdeen 1-1 Burnley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- "Celtic's Boli Bolingoli gets three-game ban; 'Aberdeen eight' receive three-match suspended ban". 28 August 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- Lewis, Jane (13 October 2018). "Scotland: Charlie Mulgrew, John Souttar, Kieran Tierney and Robert Snodgrass withdraw from squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- "Scotland squad: Steve Clarke selects five uncapped players". BBC Sport. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- "Russia v Scotland game report". ESPN. 10 October 2019.
- "Games played by Michael Devlin in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- "Games played by Michael Devlin in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- "Games played by Michael Devlin in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- "Games played by Michael Devlin in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- "Games played by Michael Devlin in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- "Games played by Michael Devlin in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- "Games played by Michael Devlin in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- "Games played by Michael Devlin in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- "Games played by Michael Devlin in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 November 2020.