Aaron Splaine

Aaron Splaine
Personal information
Full name Aaron Splaine
Date of birth (1996-10-13) 13 October 1996
Place of birth Spain[1]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Derry City
Number 6
Youth career
2008–2013 Queen of the South
2013–2015 Kilmarnock
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Kilmarnock 8 (0)
2017–2018 Dunfermline Athletic 7 (0)
2018– Derry City 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:54, 10 November 2017 (UTC)

Aaron Splaine (born 13 October 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Derry City. Splaine, who started his career as a youth player for Queen of the South, has also played for Kilmarnock and Dunfermline Athletic.

Career

Born in Spain, Splaine was brought up in Newton Stewart[1] and joined local side Queen of the South at youth level.[3] Splaine spent five years at Palmerston Park, before following Queen's manager Allan Johnston to Kilmarnock when he took over as manager in 2013.[1][4]

Splaine made his debut in the penultimate Scottish Premiership match of the 2014–15 season, against Ross County at Rugby Park.[5] Although Kilmarnock lost the match 1–2, Splaine was praised for the composed way that he operated in midfield, with BBC Scotland correspondent Kenny Crawford describing him as looking like a "seasoned professional".[5] Splaine went on to make a further eight appearances for the club, before being released on 23 May 2016 along with five other players at the end of their contract.[6]

After a six months away from football, Splaine attracted the interest of Scottish League One club Stranraer[7] and began training with the side, featuring in a number of development matches.[8][9] He subsequently had trials with Leeds United[9] and Burnley[1] before signing a one-year deal with Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic on 15 June 2017, joining up with former Queen of the South and Kilmarnock manager Allan Johnston.[10] Splaine started the season in-and-out of the first team, making his full league debut for the club against Queen of the South in October.[11] Splaine suffered a season ending leg-break in a Fife Cup match against Burntisland Shipyard in November 2017,[12] and was released by the club in May 2018, following the end of his contract.[13]

After leaving Dunfermline, Splaine joined former Pars teammate Dean Shiels in signing for side Derry City.[14] Splaine scored on his debut for the club, in a 2–1 victory over Limerick.[15]

Career statistics

As of 20 November 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kilmarnock 2014–15[16] Scottish Premiership 1000000010
2015–16[17] 7000100080
Total 8000100090
Dunfermline Athletic 2017–18[18] Scottish Championship 70101030120
Derry City 2018[19] Premier Division 1100000011
Career total 161102030221

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Aaron reunited with old boss". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Aaron Splaine". Futhead. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Schoolboy's Scotland dreams come true". The Galloway Gazette. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 23 December 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  4. ↑ Hamilton, Darren (24 January 2017). "Footie starlet in scrap: Former Kilmarnock player Aaron Splaine fined for pushing woman during drunken rammy outside pub". Scottish Sun. News Group. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  5. 1 2 Crawford, Kenny (23 May 2015). "Kilmarnock 1 – 2 Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  6. ↑ Wren, David (23 May 2016). "Kilmarnock FC: Club announce player departures as Lee Clark looks to re-build his squad". Daily Record. Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Walking on Aaron". The Sunday Post. DC Thomson & Co Ltd. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Match preview: Livingston". Stranraer FC. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  9. 1 2 Coombs, Dan (12 February 2017). "Leeds United consider moves for Aaron Splaine, Jack Boyle and Mitja Krizan". Here Is The City. Entrepreneur Limited. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  10. ↑ "Aaron Splaine signs". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  11. ↑ "Queen of the South 0–0 Dunfermline". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  12. ↑ Hart, Ross (23 November 2017). "Dunfermline Athletic's Aaron Splaine suffers broken leg during Fife Cup tie with Burntisland Shipyard". Dunfermline Press. Newsquest. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  13. ↑ "Paton and Splaine depart". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  14. ↑ "Premier Division: Derry City sign Aaron Splaine and Alistair Roy". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  15. ↑ "League of Ireland: Derry City 2-1 Limerick". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Splaine in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Splaine in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Splaine in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Splaine in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 July 2018.


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