Daniel MacKay (born 19 April 2001) is a Scottish

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who plays as a winger for Hibernian. He has previously played for

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and

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. MacKay has also represented Scotland at youth levels up to and including the under-21 team. He is the older brother to

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, who plays for

Career

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

He made his first team debut in a friendly vs Nairn County F.C , scoring from 20 yards past the keeper. MacKay made his professional first team debut and scored his first professional goal against

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on 7 October 2017 in the

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goal in a 3–1 away loss to

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. He was assisted by fellow league debutant, Jack Brown. MacKay is the youngest player and goalscorer in the club's history, at just 16 years and 174 days. He was one of 10 youth players to turn professional with the club in May 2018. On 9 August 2019, MacKay and goalkeeper Daniel Hoban were loaned by Inverness to

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club

. However a little over a week later, MacKay injured his ankle in a 1–0 home loss to

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in the 43rd minute. MacKay's loan was extended to the end of the season in the January Transfer Window. In his first full playing season with Inverness, MacKay scored seven goals and won the club's goal of the season award for his effort against Ross County in a Scottish Cup tie.

Hibernian

MacKay signed for Hibernian for an undisclosed amount in May 2021. On 29 July 2021, MacKay scored his first goal for Hibernian in a competitive game against

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in a 2–1 win in the UEFA Conference League qualifiers second-leg. On 13 January 2022, MacKay joined

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side

on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. In July 2022, MacKay was loaned back to

for the 2022–23 season. He scored for Inverness in the 2023 Scottish Cup final, which they lost 3–1 to

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International career

In 2017, MacKay played for the Scotland Schoolboys team, along with fellow

team-mate, Kieran Chalmers. He scored in a match against England a day before he featured in the 2018 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, where he provided the assist to the winning goal from

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. MacKay was called up into the Scotland under-19 squad on 28 January 2019 ahead of friendlies vs

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and

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. He made his under-19 debut against Spain, substituting in the 72nd minute for Stephen Kelly. On 25 May 2021, MacKay was called into the Scotland under-21 squad for two friendlies against

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. Three other Inverness players (

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and Cameron Harper) were also selected. MacKay featured prominently in the second game, missing three good chances but winning a

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that led to the match-winning goal.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:MacKay, Daniel 2001 births Living people Footballers from Glasgow Scottish footballers Men's association football wingers Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Elgin City F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Footballers from Inverness