Stephen William John Kelly (born 13 April 2000) is a Scottish

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Kelly signed a three-year contract with Rangers on 13 September 2018, and less than two weeks later made his professional debut when he came on as a substitute in a

Scottish League Cup The Scottish League Cup (also known as the Viaplay Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a football competition open to all Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) clubs. First held in 1946–47, it is the oldest national League Cup in existen ...

win over

Ayr United Ayr United Football Club are a football club in Ayr, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League. Formed in 1910 by the merger of Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr F.C., their nickname is ...

on 26 September. He was loaned to Ayr United in July 2019, then spent the 2020-–21 season on loan at

side Ross County. On 12 January 2022, Kelly joined

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side Salford City on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. He made his club debut as a second-half on 15 January in a league match against Bradford City. His full debut came three days later in a match against Port Vale. Kelly moved on a permanent basis to

in September 2022 for an undisclosed fee.

International career

Kelly has represented Scotland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 international levels.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kelly, Stephen 2000 births Living people Sportspeople from Port Glasgow Footballers from Inverclyde Scottish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Rangers F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Ross County F.C. players Salford City F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players English Football League players Scotland men's youth international footballers Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Livingston F.C. players