Kyle Gourlay (born 24 September 1998) is a Scottish professional

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who plays as a

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. He started his career at

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 ...

and had loan spells at Clyde,

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and Elgin City before signing for Hamilton Academical in summer 2019 after being released by Dundee. Gourlay signed a two-year deal at

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in June 2021, and then played a season with

Kelty Hearts Kelty Hearts Football Club is a football club based in the village of Kelty in Fife, Scotland. Formed in 1975 and nicknamed ''the Hearts'', ''the Maroon Machine'' and ''the Jambos'', they play their home games at New Central Park. Their home ...

Career

Dundee

Born in

, Gourlay spent his early career with

, signing his first contract with the club in summer 2014. Gourlay appeared for the Dundee under-20 side in a 2–1 defeat against

in the

Scottish Challenge Cup The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup, In March 2017, he joined

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club Clyde on a development loan until the end of the season. He made his senior debut on 1 April in a 1–0 defeat away to Cowdenbeath. He appeared in 6 league matches for Clyde, and signed a new contract with Dundee in May 2017. On 19 October 2017, he joined

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club

on an emergency loan until January 2018. He made his debut for Airdrieonians on 28 October 2017 in a 2–2 draw at home to

Albion Rovers Albion Rovers Football Club is a semi-professional football team from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League Two, the fourth tier of the Scotti ...

and made a further two appearances for them. In January 2018, Gourlay returned to Clyde on loan for the remainder of the season. He played three times for Clyde and signed a one-year contract extension in May 2018. In summer 2018, Gourlay joined Scottish League Two side Elgin City on loan until January 2019. He made his debut against Ross County in the Scottish League Cup in July 2018, before making his league debut the following month. In January 2019, his loan was extended until the end of the season, having already played 20 times for Elgin City. He made a total of 38 appearances. He was released by Dundee at the end of the 2018–19 season.

Hamilton Academical

Having had trials with Queen of the South and

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, he signed a one-year contract with Hamilton Academical in July 2019. In May 2020 he signed a one-year extension to his contract. Gourlay made his first competitive appearance for Hamilton in a 3–2 defeat at Hibernian on 2 October, after regular goalkeeper

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was ruled out due to

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. On 19 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Hamilton at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.

Cove Rangers

He signed for

in June 2021 on a two-year deal.

Kelty Hearts

In May 2023 following the completion of his contract with Cove, Gourlay signed with

club

. On 3 July 2024, Kelty confirmed that Gourlay had left the club after accepting an offshore job which made him unable to continue with the club.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gourlay, Kyle 1998 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Dundee F.C. players Clyde F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. players Elgin City F.C. players Hamilton Academical F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Men's association football goalkeepers Place of birth missing (living people) Cove Rangers F.C. players Kelty Hearts F.C. players