Ian Mackay (footballer)

Ian Mackay Abad (born 14 July 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CE Sabadell FC as a goalkeeper.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Mackay and the second or maternal family name is Abad.
Ian Mackay
Mackay in action for Ponferradina in 2011
Personal information
Full name Ian Mackay Abad
Date of birth (1986-07-14) 14 July 1986
Place of birth A Coruña, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Sabadell
Youth career
Ural CF
2003–2005 Deportivo La Coruña
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Deportivo B 32 (0)
2006 → Ceuta (loan) 3 (0)
2007 → Universidad Oviedo (loan) 8 (0)
2007–2008 Vecindario 5 (0)
2008–2009 Ciudad Santiago 35 (0)
2009–2011 Ponferradina 50 (0)
2011–2012 Sabadell 4 (0)
2012–2013 Atlético Baleares 20 (0)
2013–2014 Boiro 24 (0)
2014–2018 Racing Ferrol 138 (0)
2018–2019 Murcia 36 (0)
2019– Sabadell 27 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 March 2020

Club career

Born in A Coruña, Mackay emerged through local Deportivo de La Coruña's youth ranks, but never managed any first-team appearances, only occasionally being involved in training. In his first year as a professional he was loaned to Segunda División B clubs, AD Ceuta and AD Universidad de Oviedo, before being released in 2007 and joining another side in that tier, UD Vecindario.

In 2008, Mackay returned to Galicia, joining lowly SD Ciudad de Santiago also of the third level,[1] with the club in a severe financial crisis. In the following summer he moved to SD Ponferradina, still in division three. He achieved promotion to Segunda División in his first season, and played his first match in the competition on 28 August 2010 by starting in a 0–0 home draw against SD Huesca.[2]

Mackay made 23 appearances in his first season, but Ponfe were immediately relegated. On 18 July 2011 he joined CE Sabadell FC, also in the second tier,[3] although he served mostly as a backup to David de Navas during his only season.[4]

In August 2012, Mackay moved to CD Atlético Baleares in the third division.[5] In October 2013 he joined Tercera División's CD Boiro,[6] but signed for Racing de Ferrol in April of the following year when their three goalkeepers were injured.[7]

Mackay made 140 total appearances for Ferrol, and after their relegation in 2017–18 he stayed in the third tier, joining Real Murcia.[8]

Personal life

Mackay was born to a Spanish mother and a Scottish father, oil worker John Cameron Mackay from Inverness, and had four older half-sisters in Aberdeen. Due to living his whole life in Spain, he did not speak English.

In February 2007, it was reported that Mackay was being tracked for the Scotland national team by manager Alex McLeish. He was a fan of Celtic, and idolised Henrik Larsson.[9][10]

References
  1. Tercera División: Mañana se incorpora Ian Mackay (Tercera División: Ian Mackay joins tomorrow); Ciudad de Santiago, 2008 (in Spanish)
  2. La Ponferradina falla en ataque y vuelve a Segunda con un empate ante el Huesca (Ponferradina fail in attack and return to Segunda with a draw against Huesca); Marca, 28 August 2010 (in Spanish)
  3. El gallego Ian Mackay, nuevo portero del Sabadell (Galician Ian Mackay, new goalkeeper of Sabadell); Diario AS, 18 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  4. El 1 por 1 del Centre d’Esports Sabadell (Centre d’Esports Sabadell 1 by 1); iSabadell, 10 June 2012 (in Spanish)
  5. El Baleares ficha al portero Ian Mackay (Baleares sign goalkeeper Ian Mackay); Diario de Mallorca, 28 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  6. El Boiro refuerza su portería con el fichaje de Ian Mackay (Boiro bolster goalkeeping lines with the signing of Ian Mackay); La Voz de Galicia, 19 October 2013 (in Spanish)
  7. Ian Mackay ya es jugador del Racing de Ferrol (Ian Mackay is already a Racing de Ferrol player) Archived 19 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine; GaliFutbol, 3 April 2014 (in Spanish)
  8. "El Real Murcia confirma nueve fichajes en apenas 48 horas" [Murcia confirm nine signings in barely 48 hours] (in Spanish). La Opinión de Murcia. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  9. "Mackay dreams of Scotland call-up". BBC Sport. 8 February 2007. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  10. Porteous, James (8 February 2007). "The Scottish goalkeeper who doesn't speak English . . ". The Herald. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
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