Ian Mackay Abad (born 14 July 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Deportivo de La Coruña.
![]() Mackay in action for Ponferradina in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ian Mackay Abad | ||
Date of birth | (1986-07-14) 14 July 1986 (age 36) | ||
Place of birth | A Coruña, Spain | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
Number | 1 | ||
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 | 49 | (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) |
2019–2021 | Sabadell | 72 | (0) |
2021– | Deportivo La Coruña | 46 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:59, 7 November 2022 (UTC) |
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.[1][2]
In January 2008, Mackay returned to Galicia, joining lowly SD Ciudad de Santiago and helping to win promotion to the third division,[3] 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,[1] and played his first match in the competition on 28 August 2010 by starting in a 0–0 home draw against SD Huesca.[4]
Mackay made 23 appearances in his first season, but Ponfe were immediately relegated. On 18 July 2011 he joined CE Sabadell FC also of the second tier,[5] serving mostly as a backup to David de Navas during his only season.[6]
In August 2012, Mackay moved to CD Atlético Baleares in the third division.[7] In October 2013 he joined Tercera División's CD Boiro,[8] but signed for Racing de Ferrol in April of the following year when their three goalkeepers were injured.[9]
Mackay made 140 total appearances for Ferrol, and after their relegation in 2017–18 he stayed in the third tier, joining Real Murcia.[10] He returned to Sabadell in July 2019,[11] and was a starter in the club's promotion to the second division.[12]
On 11 June 2021, Mackay returned to Deportivo, now as a first-team player.[13]
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.[14]
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.[15][14]
Deportivo de La Coruña – current squad | |
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