Michael Devlin (footballer)

Michael Devlin
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-10-03) 3 October 1993
Playing position Central defender
Club information
Current team
 Aberdeen
Number 18
Youth career
Hamilton Academical[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2018 Hamilton Academical 125 (4)
2011 → Stenhousemuir (loan) 10 (3)
2012 → Stenhousemuir (loan) 13 (0)
2018– Aberdeen 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:45, 7 October 2018 (UTC)

Michael Devlin (born 3 October 1993)[2] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Aberdeen as a central defender. Devlin has previously played for Hamilton Academical and served loan spells at Stenhousemuir.

Career

Hamilton

Devlin made his senior debut for Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Premier League on 15 January 2011, in a 0–4 defeat away at Rangers.[3] The performance of Devlin and other young players in that match, including Lee Kilday who also made his debut, was praised by manager Billy Reid.[4]

He signed on loan for Stenhousemuir on 16 March 2011.[5] He re-joined Stenhousemuir on an emergency loan in February 2012.[6]

In February 2012, he signed a two-year contract extension with Hamilton.[7] He scored his first goal for Hamilton in the Scottish Cup in December 2012.[8] In February 2014, he signed a contract extension until the end of the 2014–15 season.[9]

In August 2016 he was appointed the club's new captain.[10] In May 2017 he was involved in an altercation with a fan following a 1–0 home defeat to relegation rivals Motherwell.[11] In the last regular game of the 2016/17 season, Devlin suffered a serious knee injury, meaning he missed the club's two relegation playoff matches.[12]

Aberdeen

Devlin moved to Aberdeen in January 2018 for an undisclosed fee, despite having not yet fully recovered from the knee injury suffered in May 2017.[13][1] He eventually made his competitive debut for Aberdeen on 26 July 2018, in the first leg of a Europa League tie against Burnley at Pittodrie Stadium.[14][15]

International

Devlin was included in the Scotland squad for the first time in October 2018.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 October 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hamilton Academical 2010–11[3] Premier League 100000—10
2011–12[17] First Division 3000000030
2012–13[18] 22121201[lower-alpha 1]0272
2013–14[19] Championship 27110301[lower-alpha 1]0321
2014–15[20] Premiership 2800040—320
2015–16[21] 1601000—170
2016–17[22] 282404000362
2017–18[23] 000000—00
Total 125481130201485
Stenhousemuir (loan) 2010–11[3] Second Division 103000000103
2011–12[17] 130000000130
Total 233000000233
Aberdeen 2017–18[23] Premiership 0000000000
2018–19[14] 7000102[lower-alpha 2]0100
Career total 155781140401818
  1. 1 2 Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in the Europa League

References

  1. 1 2 "Club Statement- Michael Devlin". Hamilton Academical FC. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Squad Numbers 2010–11". Hamilton Academical F.C. official website. Archived from the original on 12 December 2010. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 "Games played by Michael Devlin in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Billy Reid praises young Hamilton team". BBC Sport. 15 January 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  5. ↑ "Stenhousemuir add Devlin". Scottish Football League. 16 March 2011. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  6. ↑ "Devlin Goes on Loan". Hamilton Academical F.C.
  7. ↑ "Two Agree New Deals". Hamilton Academical F.C. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014.
  8. ↑ McGilvray, Andrew (20 December 2012). "Devlin thrilled with wonder goal". Hamilton Advertiser.
  9. ↑ "Devlin Extends Contract". Hamilton Academical F.C. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  10. ↑ "Michael Devlin: 'I'm ready for captaincy at Hamilton Accies'". BBC Sport. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  11. ↑ Lamont, Alasdair (15 May 2017). "Hamilton Accies: Manager Martin Canning calls for unity in relegation battle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  12. ↑ Barnes, John (23 May 2017). "Hamilton Accies' Mikey Devlin to miss both legs against Dundee United through injury". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  13. ↑ "Michael Devlin: Aberdeen sign defender and reject third McKenna bid". BBC Sport. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  14. 1 2 "Games played by Michael Devlin in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  15. ↑ English, Tom (26 July 2018). "Aberdeen 1-1 Burnley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  16. ↑ Lewis, Jane (13 October 2018). "Scotland: Charlie Mulgrew, John Souttar, Kieran Tierney and Robert Snodgrass withdraw from squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Michael Devlin in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Michael Devlin in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Michael Devlin in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Michael Devlin in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Michael Devlin in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Michael Devlin in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Michael Devlin in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
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