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Michael McKenna (Scottish footballer)

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Michael McKenna
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-01-04) 4 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Falkirk
Number 14
Youth career
Hibernian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Musselburgh Athletic
2014–2015 Livingston 25 (1)
2015–2018 Berwick Rangers 80 (13)
2018–2024 Arbroath 188 (39)
2024– Falkirk 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:29, 07 May 2024 (UTC)

Michael McKenna (born 4 January 1991) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Falkirk.

Career

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Born in Edinburgh,[1] McKenna spent time in Hibernian's youth academy[2] before joining Musselburgh Athletic in 2012.[1] In the summer of 2014, McKenna signed for Scottish Championship side Livingston on a one-year contract.[2] In summer 2015, McKenna joined Berwick Rangers.[3] Having already signed a pre-contract agreement with the club, McKenna signed for Arbroath for an undisclosed fee in January 2018.[4]

On the expiration of his contract with Arbroath in May 2024, McKenna signed a one-year contract with Falkirk.[5]

Career statistics

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As of match played 4 May 2024
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
Livingston 2014–15[6] Scottish Championship 25 1 1 0 3 0 4[a] 0 33 1
Berwick Rangers 2015–16[7] Scottish League Two 34 3 1 0 2 0 1[a] 0 38 3
2016–17[8] Scottish League Two 27 4 1 1 4 0 1[a] 0 33 5
2017–18[9] Scottish League Two 19 6 2 0 2 0 2[a] 1 25 7
Total 80 13 4 1 8 0 4 0 96 15
Arbroath 2017–18[9] Scottish League One 14 4 0 0 0 0 2[b] 0 16 4
2018–19[10] Scottish League One 34 6 1 0 4 3 3[a] 2 42 11
2019–20 Scottish Championship 22 3 4 2 4 1 2[a] 0 32 6
2020–21 Scottish Championship 26 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 32 2
2021–22 Scottish Championship 34 15 3 0 5 0 3[c] 0 45 15
2022–23 Scottish Championship 33 5 2 0 5 1 2[a] 1 42 7
2023–24 Scottish Championship 25 4 1 0 3 1 3[a] 1 32 6
Total 188 39 12 2 26 6 15 4 241 51
Falkirk 2024-2025 Scottish Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 293 53 17 3 37 6 23 5 370 67
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Scottish League One play-offs
  3. ^ One appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup, two appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs

Honours

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Arbroath
Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b "Michael McKenna". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Musselburgh winger Michael earns dream move to SPFL Championship". East Lothian Courier. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Berwick make first summer signings". spfl.co.uk. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  4. ^ "McKenna joins Arbroath". Berwick Advertiser. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  5. ^ "MICHAEL MCKENNA JOINS FALKIRK". 7 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Games played by Michael McKenna in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Games played by Michael McKenna in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Games played by Michael McKenna in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Games played by Michael McKenna in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Games played by Michael McKenna in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  11. ^ Arbroath F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  12. ^ "PFA Scotland Player of the Year awards night". Football Scotland. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
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