Michael Joseph Kay (born 9 December 1989 in Consett, England) is an English former footballer. He usually played in the right back position, but could also play as a central defender[3] and has been known to fill in as a left back on occasion.[4] He is a former England Under-17 international.[5] He is no relation to former Sunderland defender John Kay. He is now an engineer at openreach working as a cabler on fnd fibre build.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Joseph Kay[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Consett, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2007 | Sunderland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Gateshead (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Chester | 75 | (2) |
| Total | 117 | (4) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | England U17 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editKay joined Sunderland's academy at 7 years of age[5] and progressed through the ranks before making his professional debut on 4 February 2009 against Blackburn Rovers in a FA Cup 4th Round Replay.[6] He regularly captained Sunderland's reserve team during the 2009–10 season.[5]
On 30 September 2010 he joined Gateshead on a one-month loan deal.[3] On 2 October, Kay scored on his Gateshead debut against Mansfield Town at Gateshead International Stadium.[7] On 26 October, it was announced that Gateshead had extended Kay's loan for a further 28 days.[8]
On 6 January 2011 he went on another loan, this time for a month at Tranmere Rovers[9] and made his club debut on 8 January against Walsall.[10] On 7 April Sunderland announced that he was amongst eight players to be released at the end of the season.[11] He scored his first goal for Tranmere Rovers on 25 April 2011 in a 4–0 win over Exeter City.[12]
At the end of the 2010–11 season he was offered a contract by Tranmere[13] and it has been reported by local media that he has accepted this deal.[14] In the summer of 2013, he joined Chester.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 13 April 2024[15]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sunderland | 2007–08[15] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008–09[15] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009–10[15] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010–11[15] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Gateshead (loan) | 2010–11[15] | Conference Premier | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2010–11[15] | League One | 22 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| Tranmere Rovers | 2011–12[15] | League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2012–13[15] | League One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
| Chester | 2013–14[16] | Conference Premier | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[17] | Conference Premier | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16[18] | National League | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
| Total | 75 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | 85 | 2 | |||
| Career Total | 117 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 135 | 4 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Cheshire Senior Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
References
edit- ^ "Premier League clubs submit squad lists". premierleague.com. Premier League. 1 September 2010. Archived from the original on 4 September 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 545. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
- ^ a b Bowron, Jeff (30 September 2010). "Gateshead sign defender Kay on loan". Gateshead FC. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ^ Bowron, Jeff (24 October 2010). "Altrincham 0–2 Gateshead". Gateshead FC. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ^ a b c "Reserve Player Profile Michael Kay". Sunderland A.F.C. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ^ "Blackburn 2 Sunderland 1". Sunderland A.F.C. 4 February 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ^ "Gateshead 1–1 Mansfield Town". BBC. 2 October 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ^ Bowron, Jeff (26 October 2010). "Media Watch – Ian Bogie set to take a good look at Chris Fagan". Gateshead FC. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ^ "Defender Arrives at Tranmere on Loan". Tranmere Rovers. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ^ "Tranmere 3–3 Walsall". BBC Sport. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ^ "Sunderland to release eight". Sunderland A.F.C. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- ^ "Tranmere 4–0 Exeter". BBC Sport. 25 April 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ^ "Rovers Offer Six New Contracts". Tranmere Rovers FC. 9 May 2011. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ "Tranmere Rovers to consider Bayern Munich move for Dale Jennings". Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Michael Kay | Football Stats | No Club | Age 34 | 2007-2016 | Soccer Base".
- ^ "First Team Statistics 2013/14".
- ^ "First Team Statistics 2014/15".
- ^ "First Team Statistics 2015/16".
External links
edit- Michael Kay's player profile at SAFC.com
- Michael Kay at Soccerbase
