Bryan Prunty (born 12 January 1983) is a Scottish former

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who is currently on the backroom staff at

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club

Airdrieonians Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League One. They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United ...

Career

Club

Prunty began his career with

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, but he failed to make a senior appearance. In January 2004, he moved to fellow

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club

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, making his senior debut in a

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on 21 January 2004. His first senior goal came on 27 March 2004 in a 3–1 defeat against

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

. At the end of the 2003–04 season, Prunty was told by manager

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that he could leave the club. On 6 August 2004, Prunty signed for

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. A year later he joined

Airdrie United Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League One. They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United ...

where he was recognised as the club's 2005–06 Player of the Year. Prunty then signed for Airdrie's

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rivals Ayr United in May 2008. In May 2009, he was recognised by his fellow professionals as 2nd Division player of the year for 2008–2009. Prunty spent part of the 2009–10 season on loan at

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. It was widely believed Prunty would sign permanently for Stirling in January 2010, but instead he was snapped up by Alloa Athletic. Prunty scored on his Alloa debut in a 2–0 win over

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. On 16 May 2011, Prunty then joined

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. In February 2012, he scored an overhead kick against Stenhousemuir which was voted as SFL Goal of the Month, then a year later won the same award after scoring a stunning overhead bicycle kick from the edge of the box in a match against

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in February 2013, which was reported to have been viewed so many times it caused the Livingston club website to crash. The goal was also voted Goal of the Season at both the

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and

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end of season awards. On 16 May 2013, Prunty agreed a new one-year contract with Dumbarton. In May 2014 Prunty agreed a new one-year deal with Dumbarton. Despite only signing a new deal in May 2014, Prunty joined

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on August 30, 2014. He left the club in May 2016 after it was announced Airdrie would be operating full-time from June 2016, signing for

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side

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shortly after. After 18 months with the Red Lichties, Prunty signed for

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side

East Kilbride East Kilbride (; gd, Cille Bhrìghde an Ear ) is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland and the country's sixth-largest locality by population. It was also designated Scotland's first new town on 6 May 1947. The area lies on a rais ...

in January 2018. After five months with EK, he joined fellow

side BSC Glasgow in June 2018. He only spent a short period with BSC before joining

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side Cumbernauld United.

Coaching career

Prunty left Cumbernauld United in November 2018 to join the coaching staff at

, working alongside former manager Ian Murray.

International

Prunty played and scored for the Scotland Under-20 side in 2003 against

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. He also played three times for the Under-21 side in 2004.

Career statistics

Honours

* SFL Player of the Month: December 2005, November 2008 * PFA Scotland Second Division Player of the Season: 2008–09 * SFL Goal of the season: 2012–13 * PFA Scotland Goal of the Season: 2012–13 Arbroath *

(fourth tier): Winners 2016–17

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Prunty, Bryan 1983 births Footballers from Coatbridge Living people Celtic F.C. players Aberdeen F.C. players Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Stirling Albion F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players Arbroath F.C. players East Kilbride F.C. players Scottish men's footballers Scottish Premier League players Scottish Football League players Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football forwards Scottish Professional Football League players Broomhill F.C. (Scotland) players Lowland Football League players Cumbernauld United F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players