Kyle Magennis

Kyle Martin Magennis (born 26 August 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock.[3] He has previously played for St Mirren and Hibernian, and also represented Scotland at under-17 and under-21 level.

Kyle Magennis
Personal information
Full name Kyle Martin Magennis[1]
Date of birth (1998-08-26) 26 August 1998
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kilmarnock
Number 16
Youth career
2004–2016 St Mirren
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 St Mirren 88 (8)
2020–2023 Hibernian 34 (5)
2023– Kilmarnock 0 (0)
International career‡
2017 Scotland U20 4 (0)
2018–2019 Scotland U21 5 (0)
Medal record
 Scotland
Toulon Tournament[2]
Bronze medal – third place2017 ToulonU–20 Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:17, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:17, 27 May 2023 (UTC)

Club career

St Mirren

Born in Glasgow, Magennis attended Paisley Grammar School.[4] Magennis joined St Mirren's youth academy at the age of five[3] 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.[3][5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

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,[8] and after clinching the 2017–18 Scottish Championship title, he further extended his contract with St Mirren to 2021.[9][10] He was in the side which secured their status in the Scottish Premiership via the relegation playoff in May 2019.[11]

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.[12] In September 2020, St Mirren stated they had rejected a "substantial" offer for Magennis from Hibernian.[13] A few days later another offer from the same club was accepted.[14]

Hibernian

Magennis signed a five-year deal with Hibernian on 5 October 2020.[14][15]

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.[16] Magennis had a good start to the 2021–22 season, but then missed most of it due to groin and knee injuries.[17]

After he suffered from more injury problems during the 2022–23 season, Magennis was allowed to leave Hibs in June 2023.[18]

Kilmarnock

Following his release by Hibs, Magennis signed a two-year contract with Kilmarnock on 21 June 2023.[18]

International career

Magennis was selected for the Scotland under-20 squad in the 2017 Toulon Tournament,[19] in which they won the bronze medal.[20] It was the nation's first ever medal at the competition.[2][21] He then played for the Scotland under-21 team, making his debut in a 2–1 win against the Netherlands in September 2018.[22]

Career statistics
As of 16:17, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Mirren 2016–17[23] Scottish Championship 25340003[lower-alpha 1]0323
2017–18[24] 272200000292
2018–19[25] Scottish Premiership 14200302[lower-alpha 2]0192
2019–20[26] 221104000271
2020–21[27] 0000000000
Total 8887070501078
Hibernian 2020–21[27] Scottish Premiership 1414[lower-alpha 3]05000231
2021–22[28] 7200214[lower-alpha 4]1134
2022–23[29] 132000000132
Total 345407141497
Career total 122131101419115615
  1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. Two appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
  3. One appearance in the previous season’s Scottish Cup which was rescheduled to October due to COVID-19
  4. Appearances in the UEFA Conference League

References
  1. Statutory registers - Births - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  2. "JULES AND HOLSGROVE TAKE BRONZE WITH SCOTLAND IN TOULON". Reading FC. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  3. "Kyle Magennis". St Mirren FC. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  4. "Coaching masterclass for Paisley Grammar's prize guys". 27 June 2011.
  5. McLauchlin, Brian (29 October 2016). "Hibernian 2–0 St Mirren". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  6. "Queen of the South 2–3 St Mirren". Sky Sports. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  7. "Kyle Magennis signs new contract". St Mirren FC. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  8. "Delight as Kyle Magennis signs till 2020". St Mirren FC. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  9. "St Mirren extend Kyle Magennis contract as Brian Rice becomes assistant to Stubbs". BBC Sport. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  10. "Delight for Saints as Kyle Magennis agrees contract extension". St Mirren FC. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  11. "St Mirren 1–1 Dundee United". BBC Sport. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  12. "Kyle Magennis: St Mirren midfielder will miss rest of season". BBC Sport. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  13. "St Mirren: Paisley club say Hibs' Magennis bid rejected". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  14. "Kyle Magennis: Hibernian sign midfielder on five-year deal from St Mirren". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  15. "Kyle Magennis Is A Hibee". www.hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 5 October 2020. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  16. Watt, Martin (1 August 2021). "Motherwell 2–3 Hibernian". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  17. "Hibs: Kyle Magennis ruled out after surgery". BBC Sport. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  18. "Hibs annul Magennis contract to allow him to join Killie". BBC Sport. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  19. "Scotland squad for Toulon announced". Scottish Football Association. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  20. "Scotland finish third at Toulon Tournament with 3-0 win". Scottish Football Association. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  21. "Paisley 2021 stadium to host European Under-21 Championship qualifier".
  22. "Scotland seal Dutch double in dramatic style". Scottish Football Association. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  23. "Games played by Kyle Magennis in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  24. "Games played by Kyle Magennis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  25. "Games played by Kyle Magennis in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  26. "Games played by Kyle Magennis in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  27. "Games played by Kyle Magennis in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  28. "Games played by Kyle Magennis in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  29. "Games played by Kyle Magennis in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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