Devlin MacKay (born 23 January 1997) is a Scottish professional

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who plays as a

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. MacKay is a graduate of Kilmarnock's youth academy and has previously played for Derby County and

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Club career

MacKay began his career in Kilmarnock's youth academy. In 2015, after impressing in a trial match against

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, MacKay signed on loan for Derby County where he competed in the club's successful U21 Premier League Division 2 squad. January 2017 saw MacKay join Berwick Rangers on loan when the

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club's first-choice keeper Kevin Walker was forced out with a shoulder injury. The then 20-year-old played in his first senior competitive match in a 4–1 win over Annan Athletic on 4 February and went on to make four appearances for Berwick in the league before returning to Rugby Park. MacKay made his only appearance for Kilmarnock against

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on 19 May 2019 when he came off the bench for the injured Jamie MacDonald. He kept a clean sheet as Kilmarnock won 2–1 to qualify for the

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. He signed a new one-year deal with Kilmarnock a month later but was released at the end of the 2019–20 season.

International career

MacKay received his first call-up to the Scotland national under-17 football team in September 2013 for the UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round in Slovenia. He made his debut for the team in the

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in a 1–0 win against

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at Rugby Park on 29 March as Scotland qualified for the

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in Malta. MacKay travelled with the team for the tournament in May 2014 but he didn't make another appearance. In November 2015, MacKay was called up for the only time to the

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but didn't make an appearance in their

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group.

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mackay, Devlin 1997 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Kilmarnock F.C. players Berwick Rangers F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Derby County F.C. players