Kerr McInroy
McInroy with Scotland U19 in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-08-31) 31 August 2000
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Partick Thistle
(on loan from Kilmarnock)
Number 7
Youth career
Cowdenbeath
0000–2020 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Celtic 2 (0)
2020–2021 → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 16 (0)
2021–2022 → Airdrieonians (loan) 11 (4)
2022 → Ayr United (loan) 14 (2)
2022– Kilmarnock 18 (0)
2023– → Partick Thistle (loan) 20 (4)
International career‡
2016–2017 Scotland U17 8 (0)
2017–2019 Scotland U19 16 (1)
2020 Scotland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:05, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:00, 17 October 2020 (UTC)

Kerr McInroy (born 31 August 2000) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle, on loan from Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock.

Early and personal life

Born in Glasgow,[2] McInroy grew up in Dunfermline.[3] His grandfather is a supporter of Dunfermline Athletic and he was once a season ticket holder at the club.[4][3] He attended Woodmill High School before moving to St Ninian's High School as part of Celtic's school project.[5]

Career

Celtic

McInroy played youth football with Cowdenbeath before joining Celtic's academy at the age of 12.[3] He became the captain of the reserve team at Celtic but suffered a torn anterior crucial ligament in May 2019, meaning he was out injured until February 2020.[6][7]

He joined Dunfermline Athletic on loan in September 2020.[5][3][6] He made his debut for the club on 6 October 2020 in a 1–0 victory over Dumbarton in the Scottish League Cup, before making his league debut on 17 October 2020 in a 3–1 victory over Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[2]

In September 2021, McInroy joined Airdrieonians of Scottish League One on loan until January 2022.[8] He was then loaned to Championship club Ayr United in January 2022.[9]

Kilmarnock

On 13 June 2022, McInroy left Celtic and joined newly-promoted Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock on a two-year deal.[10][11]

On 3 August 2023, McInroy joined Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle on a season-long loan.[12]

International career

He has represented Scotland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Kerr McInroy at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 Kerr McInroy at Soccerbase
  3. 1 2 3 4 Collin, Iain (22 September 2020). "Celtic youngster Kerr McInroy is convinced that going back to hometown club Dunfermline can help him kick-start his career". The Courier. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  4. ↑ Hart, Ross (1 October 2020). "Hometown move was 'perfect' for Kerr". Dunfermline Press. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  5. 1 2 Hart, Ross (22 September 2020). "Pars loan Celtic midfielder McInroy". Dunfermline Press. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Former Celtic reserve captain McInroy joins Pars in loan deal". The Scotsman. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020 – via Pressreader.com.
  7. ↑ "In this week's international break Celtic View". Celticfc.com. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "Midfielder Kerr makes loan switch". Airdrieonians F.C. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  9. ↑ Wilson, Stuart (31 January 2022). "Celtic midfielder Kerr McInroy: Why I had to join 'legend' Lee Bullen". Daily Record. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Kerr McInroy joins Ayrshire's Number One". Kilmarnock FC. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "Kilmarnock sign midfielder McInroy from Celtic" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  12. ↑ "Kerr McInroy joins on loan from Kilmarnock". Partick Thistle FC. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  13. ↑ Kerr McInroy at the Scottish Football Association
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