Stephen William John Kelly (born 13 April 2000) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Livingston.
![]() Kelly with Scotland U19, 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stephen William John Kelly[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2000-04-13) 13 April 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Port Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Livingston | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2018 | Rangers[2] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2022 | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Ayr United (loan) | 28 | (5) |
2020–2021 | → Ross County (loan) | 25 | (0) |
2022 | → Salford City (loan) | 21 | (1) |
2022– | Livingston | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2015 | Scotland U16 | 2 | (2) |
2017 | Scotland U17 | 2 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Scotland U19 | 6 | (4) |
2019– | Scotland U21 | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2021 |
Kelly signed a three-year contract with Rangers on 13 September 2018,[3] and less than two weeks later made his professional debut when he came on as a substitute in a Scottish League Cup win over Ayr United on 26 September.[4]
He was loaned to Ayr United in July 2019.[5]
Kelly spent the 2020-–21 season on loan at Scottish Premiership side Ross County.
On 12 January 2022, Kelly joined EFL League Two side Salford City on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[6] He made his club debut as a second-half on 15 January in a league match against Bradford City.[7] His full debut came three days later in a match against Port Vale.[8]
Kelly moved on a permanent basis to Livingston in September 2022 for an undisclosed fee.[9]
Kelly has represented Scotland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 international levels.[10]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rangers | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Rangers Under-20s | 2016–17 | — | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Rangers Under-21s | 2018–19 | — | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
Rangers B | 2022–23 | — | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
Ayr United (loan) | 2019–20 | Scottish Championship | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6 |
Ross County (loan) | 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |
Salford City (loan) | 2021–22 | EFL League Two | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
Career total | 73 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 90 | 8 |
Livingston F.C. – current squad | |
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