Sean Kelly (Scottish footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sean Kelly | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Livingston | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | St Mirren | 90 | (6) |
| 2012 | → East Stirlingshire (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | AFC Wimbledon | 26 | (2) |
| 2017–2020 | Ross County | 51 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Falkirk | 14 | (0) |
| 2021– | Livingston | 30 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Scotland U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:55, 17 August 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 March 2014 | |||
Sean Kelly (born 1 November 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Livingston. Kelly has previously played for St Mirren, East Stirlingshire, AFC Wimbledon and Ross County.
Career
Kelly began his career with St Mirren and made his professional debut on 3 August 2013 in a 3–0 defeat against Inverness Caledonian Thistle. On 22 November 2013 it was announced that Kelly had signed a two-year contract extension with Saints, tying him to the club until the summer of 2016. On 5 March 2014, Kelly appeared for the Scotland under-21 side in a 2–2 draw against Hungary at Tannadice. Kelly was released by St Mirren at the end of the 2015–16 season.
Kelly went on trial with AFC Wimbledon during the 2016–17 pre-season, and permanently signed for the club on 1 August 2016. Kelly scored his first goal for the Dons on 14 January, in a 2–1 win against Oxford United.
He returned to Scottish football in June 2017, signing for Ross County. Kelly was released by Ross County after the end of the 2019–20 season.
Kelly signed for Falkirk in October 2020.
On 21 July 2021, Kelly joined Scottish Premiership side Livingston on an initial one-year contract. He signed a one-year contract extension with Livingston on 20 May 2022.
Personal life
He is the elder brother of Motherwell goalkeeper Liam Kelly. In October 2023 the siblings faced each other from 12 yards in a Scottish Premiership fixture, with Sean scoring his penalty past Liam.
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 August 2021
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| St Mirren | 2012–13 | Scottish Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Scottish Premiership | 33 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | |||
| 2015–16 | Scottish Championship | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| Total | 90 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 102 | 7 | ||
| East Stirlingshire (loan) | 2012–13 | Scottish Third Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| AFC Wimbledon | 2016–17 | League One | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| Ross County | 2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Scottish Championship | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 51 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 1 | ||
| Falkirk | 2020–21 | Scottish League One | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| Livingston | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 178 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 214 | 10 | ||
- Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- Appearances in the EFL Trophy
Honours
- Ross County