Kenneth Dougall

Kenneth William Dougall (born 7 May 1993) is an Australian professional football player who last played as a defensive midfielder for Barnsley in the EFL Championship.

Kenny Dougall
Personal information
Full name Kenneth William Dougall[1]
Date of birth (1993-05-07) 7 May 1993
Place of birth Brisbane, Australia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2009–2011 QAS
2009–2013 Brisbane Roar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Brisbane City 34 (10)
2014–2015 Telstar 29 (1)
2015–2018 Sparta Rotterdam 81 (2)
2018–2020 Barnsley 39 (0)
National team‡
2015 Australia U23 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 February 2016

Personal life

Dougall is of Scottish and Thai descent.[3]

Club career

Early years

Dougall played as a junior at Samford Rangers FC, before moving to the Brisbane Roar youth team, as well as attending the Queensland Academy of Sport. In 2010, he shared the Roar's Youth Player of the Year award with goalkeeper Matt Acton.[4] He started his senior career playing for Brisbane City in the National Premier Leagues Queensland, where he was awarded the league's Young Player of the Year award in 2013.[5]

Telstar

In July 2014 Dougall signed for Telstar in the Eerste Divisie and made his debut on 3 October 2014 against Sparta Rotterdam coming on as an 84th minute substitute in a 4–3 win.[6] Dougall scored his first goal for the club against Den Bosch on 12 December 2014.[7] On 6 May 2015 it was announced that Dougall would leave Telstar after just one season at the club following a breakdown in contract discussions.[8]

Sparta Rotterdam

On 29 May 2015 it was announced he had signed a two-year contract with Eerste Divisie side Sparta Rotterdam.[9] Dougall quickly established himself at the club starting in the first fixture of the season away to RKC Waalwijk in a 1–1 draw. He then penned a contract extension after just 6 months keeping him at the club until the summer of 2019.[10]

Barnsley

On 27 July 2018, Dougall joined League One side Barnsley on an initial two-year deal with an option for a further year for an undisclosed fee.[11] On 15 March 2019 Dougall suffered a broken leg in a match, initially attempting to play on.[12]

Dougall was released by Barnsley on 25 June 2020.[13]

Career statistics
As of 6 April 2020
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Telstar 2014–15 Eerste Divisie 2910000291
Telstar total2910000291
Sparta Rotterdam 2015–16 Eerste Divisie 3202000340
2016–17 Eredivisie 2012000221
2017–18 2911000301
Sparta Rotterdam total8125000862
Barnsley 2018–19 League One 2702000290
2019–20 Championship 1102000130
Barnsley total3804000420
Career total148390001573

Honours

Sparta Rotterdam

Barnsley

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Barnsley" (PDF). English Football League. p. 3. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  2. "K. Dougall". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  3. Lewis, Dave. "Meet the midfielder aiming to be a Socceroos World Cup bolter". The World Game. Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  4. "Dougall shows Roar talent". 16 February 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
  5. "Dougall: I Will Be Back - Football Queensland - NPL - SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  6. "Telstar vs. Sparta Rotterdam - 3 oktober 2014 - Soccerway". nl.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  7. "Telstar vs. FC Den Bosch - 12 december 2014 - Soccerway". nl.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  8. "Telstar en Kenny Dougall uit elkaar". Rtvnh.nl. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  9. Administrator. "Sparta Rotterdam (Sinds 1888) - Kenneth Dougall & Melvin Vissers tekenen contract". Sparta-rotterdam.nl. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  10. Administrator. "Sparta Rotterdam (Sinds 1888) - Nieuw contract voor Kenneth Dougall". Sparta-rotterdam.nl. Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  11. "Kenny Dougall Joins The Reds!". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  12. "Kenny Dougall: Barnsley midfielder reveals he played on with broken leg". BBC Sport. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  13. Davidson, John. "AUSSIE EXITS BARNSLEY". FTBL. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  14. "League One: 2018/19: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
    "Barnsley: Squad details: 2018/19". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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