Kyle Gourlay

Kyle Gourlay (born 24 September 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership club Hamilton Academical, as a goalkeeper. He started his career at Dundee and had loan spells at Clyde, Airdrieonians and Elgin City before signing for Hamilton Academical in summer 2019 after being released by Dundee.

Kyle Gourlay
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-09-24) 24 September 1998
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Hamilton Academical
Number 22
Youth career
0000–2017 Dundee
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Dundee 0 (0)
2017 → Clyde (loan) 6 (0)
2017 → Airdrieonians (loan) 3 (0)
2018 → Clyde (loan) 3 (0)
2018–2019 → Elgin City (loan) 34 (0)
2019– Hamilton Academical 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:15, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

Dundee

Born in Dundee,[1] Gourlay spent his early career with Dundee, signing his first contract with the club in summer 2014.[2] Gourlay appeared for the Dundee under-20 side in a 2–1 defeat against Cove Rangers in the Scottish Challenge Cup.[3][4][5] In March 2017, he joined Scottish League Two club Clyde on a development loan until the end of the season.[6] He made his senior debut on 1 April in a 1–0 defeat away to Cowdenbeath.[3] He appeared in 6 league matches for Clyde,[3] and signed a new contract with Dundee in May 2017.[7]

On 19 October 2017, he joined Scottish League One club Airdrieonians on an emergency loan until January 2018.[8][9] He made his debut for Airdrieonians on 28 October 2017 in a 2–2 draw at home to Albion Rovers[10] and made a further two appearances for them.[3] In January 2018, Gourlay returned to Clyde on loan for the remainder of the season.[11] He played three times for Clyde[3] and signed a one-year contract extension in May 2018.[12]

In summer 2018, Gourlay joined Scottish League Two side Elgin City on loan until January 2019.[13][14] He made his debut against Ross County in the Scottish League Cup in July 2018, before making his league debut the following month.[3] In January 2019, his loan was extended until the end of the season, having already played 20 times for Elgin City.[15] He made a total of 38 appearances.[3] He was released by Dundee at the end of the 2018–19 season.[16]

Hamilton Academical

Having had trials with Queen of the South and AFC Bournemouth,[17] he signed a one-year contract with Hamilton Academical in July 2019.[18] In May 2020 he signed a one-year extension to his contract.[19][20] Gourlay made his first competitive appearance for Hamilton in a 3–2 defeat at Hibernian on 2 October, after regular goalkeeper Ryan Fulton was ruled out due to COVID-19.[21]

References
  1. Kyle Gourlay at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  2. "Kid set for Dundee bow at Palace". Evening Telegraph. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  3. Kyle Gourlay at Soccerbase
  4. Kennedy, Liam (2 August 2016). "Dundee kids called up for Cove Rangers Irn Bru Cup tie". Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  5. "Under 20s vs. Cove". dundeefc.co.uk. Dundee F.C. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  6. "Gourlay and Waddell join Bully Wee". dundeefc.co.uk. Dundee F.C. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  7. Cran, George (25 May 2017). "Dundee kids put pen to paper at Dens". Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  8. "Gourlay joins Airdrie on loan". dundeefc.co.uk. Dundee F.C. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  9. "Keeper Kyle joins Airdrie". airdriefc.com. Airdrieonians F.C. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  10. "Airdrieonians 2-2 Albion Rovers". airdriefc.com. Airdrieonians F.C. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  11. "Gourlay joins Clyde on loan". dundeefc.co.uk. Dundee F.C. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  12. "Calum and Kyle sign new deals". dundeefc.co.uk. Dundee F.C. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  13. Skinner, Andy (7 August 2018). "Elgin City boss Gavin Price thrilled to capture highly-rated goalkeeper Thomas McHale". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  14. Skinner, Andy (22 December 2018). "Gourlay hopes to extend Elgin loan". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  15. "Gourlay extends loan". dundeefc.co.uk. Dundee F.C. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  16. Roache, Ian (18 April 2019). "Dundee tell eight young players they will have to leave club". The Courier. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  17. Hendry, Mark (1 July 2019). "Ex-Dundee kid Kyle Gourlay earns Bournemouth trial". The Herald. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  18. "Kyle Gourlay Signs For Accies". hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk. Hamilton Academical F.C. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  19. "Kyle Gourlay Signs New Deal". hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk. Hamilton Academical F.C. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  20. "Oakley & Gogic announce Hamilton exit". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  21. Lindsay, Clive (2 October 2020). "Hibernian 3–2 Hamilton Academical". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
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