Daniel MacKay (born 19 April 2001) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a winger for Inverness Caledonian Thistle, on loan from Hibernian.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Daniel MacKay | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-04-19) 19 April 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle (on loan from Hibernian) | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 43 | (8) |
| 2019–2020 | → Elgin City (loan) | 24 | (2) |
| 2021– | Hibernian | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Kilmarnock (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Scotland Schoolboys | ||
| 2019 | Scotland U19[1] | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Scotland U21[1] | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:05, 29 April 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:18, 3 June 2021 (UTC) | |||
He has also previously played for Elgin City and Kilmarnock. MacKay has represented Scotland at youth levels up to and including the under-21 team.
He is the older brother to Calum MacKay who also plays for Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[2]
He made his first team debut in a friendly vs Nairn County F.C , scoring from 20 yards past the keeper. MacKay made his professional first team debut and scored his first professional goal against Peterhead on 7 October 2017 in the Scottish Challenge Cup.[3] He scored his first league goal in a 3–1 away loss to Falkirk.[4] He was assisted by fellow league debutant, Jack Brown. MacKay is the youngest player and goalscorer in the club's history,[5] at just 16 years and 174 days.
He was one of 10 youth players to turn professional with the club in May 2018.[6]
On 9 August 2019, MacKay and goalkeeper Daniel Hoban were loaned by Inverness to League Two club Elgin City. However a little over a week later, MacKay injured his ankle in a 1–0 home loss to Stenhousemuir in the 43rd minute. MacKay's loan was extended to the end of the season in the January Transfer Window.[citation needed]
In his first full playing season with Inverness, MacKay scored seven goals and won the club's goal of the season award for his effort against Ross County in a Scottish Cup tie.[citation needed]
MacKay signed for Hibernian for an undisclosed amount in May 2021.[7] On 29 July 2021, MacKay scored his first goal for Hibernian in a competitive game against FC Santa Coloma in a 2–1 win in the UEFA Conference League qualifiers second-leg.[8]
On 13 January 2022, MacKay joined Scottish Championship side Kilmarnock on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[9]
In July 2022, MacKay was loaned back to Inverness Caledonian Thistle for the 2022–23 season.[10]
In 2017, MacKay played for the Scotland Schoolboys team, along with fellow Inverness Caledonian Thistle team-mate, Kieran Chalmers. He scored in a match against England a day before he featured in the 2018 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, where he provided the assist to the winning goal from Carl Tremarco.[citation needed]
MacKay was called up into the Scotland under-19 squad on 28 January 2019 ahead of friendlies vs Spain and Azerbaijan. He made his under-19 debut against Spain, substituting in the 72nd minute for Stephen Kelly.[citation needed]
On 25 May 2021, MacKay was called into the Scotland under-21 squad for two friendlies against Northern Ireland.[11] Three other Inverness players (Robbie Deas, Roddy MacGregor and Cameron Harper) were also selected.[11] MacKay featured prominently in the second game, missing three good chances but winning a penalty kick that led to the match-winning goal.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2017–18[13] | Scottish Championship | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| 2018–19[14] | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20[15] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[16] | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | ||
| Total | 43 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 57 | 12 | ||
| Elgin City (loan) | 2019–20[15] | Scottish League Two | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 27 | 3 |
| Hibernian | 2021–22[17] | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Kilmarnock (loan) | 2021–22[17] | Scottish Championship | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) | 2022–23 | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Career Total | 79 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 106 | 17 | ||
Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. – current squad | |
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