Dylan Mackin (born 15 January 1997) is a Scottish

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who plays as a

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for

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side Kilwinning Rangers. He has previously played for

Falkirk Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a ...

Motherwell Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...

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, and on loan for

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 ...

Alloa Athletic Alloa Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football semi-professional club based in the town of Alloa Alloa (Received Pronunciation ; educated Scottish pronunciation /ˈaloʊa/; gd, Alamhagh, possibly meaning "rock plain") is a ...

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and

Brechin City Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the townDespite the name of the football club, Brechin is not an official city. Brechin was historically known as a city because it has a cathedral. of Brechin in Angus. The club w ...

Career

Mackin is a product of the Motherwell Academy. On 13 December 2015, he made his debut for Motherwell as a substitute in the closing stages of a 3–1 home win against

Dundee Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...

. In January 2016, Mackin and fellow Well player David Ferguson moved on loan to

until the end of the season. On 27 January 2017, Mackin moved on a development loan to

. He was released by Motherwell in May 2017, at the end of his contract. On 20 June 2017, Mackin signed for

, agreeing a two-year contract. He then moved on loan to

on 30 January 2018. Mackin signed for

on a one-year deal on 10 July 2018. Mackin was released from Falkirk on 5 October 2018 after only making a handful of appearances and little goals; he was released as Ray Mackinnon began his clear out of the squad. The next stage of his career took him to

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, to sign with

. Upon his release from Stirling Albion in 2022, he signed a two-year deal with

side Kilwinning Rangers. He finished as top scorer in his first season with 21 goals in all competitions. In his second season, he was injured in October and ruled out for the remainder of the season. He scored 10 goals in that time.

Career statistics

Honours

Alloa Athletic * League One: 2016-17 Kilwinning Rangers * Eglinton Cup: 2022

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* * 1997 births Living people Footballers from Irvine, North Ayrshire Scottish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Motherwell F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Livingston F.C. players Brechin City F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Falkirk F.C. players Stirling Albion F.C. players Kilwinning Rangers F.C. players West of Scotland Football League players {{Scotland-footy-forward-1990s-stub