Kyle Wilkie (born 20 February 1991) is a Scottish professional

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who plays as a

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for Gala Fairydean Rovers. He has previously played youth football in England with

Stockport County Stockport County Football Club are a professional football club in Stockport, England, who compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, they were renamed Stockport Co ...

, before playing senior professional football in Scotland for

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, East Fife, Airdrieonians and Annan Athletic.

Career

Wilkie graduated from the

Centre of Excellence, before signing for

on 19 August 2009. He made his professional debut for Hamilton on 22 August 2009, in a 3–0 loss against

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. Wilkie left Hamilton at the end of the 2011–12 season. After the expiry of his contract with ''Accies'', Wilkie joined

on trial. He scored in a reserve match against Port Glasgow Juniors and was expected to sign on 30 July 2012. He signed a one-year contract later that week after impressing in his trial period. Wilkie was released in May 2013. Wilkie signed a one-year contract with

on 26 July 2013 after a successful trial period with the club. He made his competitive debut for Livingston on 27 July 2013, as a second-half substitute in a Scottish Challenge Cup match against

. He was released in May 2014. In August 2014, Wilkie signed for Highland League club Nairn County. He moved on loan to

in March 2015, until the end of the 2014–15 season. Wilkie then signed with East Fife for the 2015–16 season. During his first season at the club he won the Scottish League Two Player of the Month award for March 2016 and at the end of the season he was voted into the PFA Scotland League Two Team of the Year. On 3 July 2018, Wilkie signed for Airdrieonians. After one season at Airdrieonians, Wilkie signed for

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club Annan Athletic. On 9 July 2020, Wilkie was announced as a new signing for

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. Wilkie signed for Gala Fairydean Rovers in 2022.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilkie, Kyle 1991 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Footballers from Glasgow Stockport County F.C. players Hamilton Academical F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Livingston F.C. players Nairn County F.C. players Berwick Rangers F.C. players East Fife F.C. players Scottish Premier League players Scottish Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players Highland Football League players Men's association football midfielders Airdrieonians F.C. players Annan Athletic F.C. players East Kilbride F.C. players Gala Fairydean Rovers F.C. players