Kerr McInroy

Kerr McInroy (born 31 August 2000) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ayr United, on loan from Scottish Premiership club Celtic.

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
Club information
Current team
 Ayr United
(on loan from Celtic)
Number 8
Youth career
Cowdenbeath
0000–2020 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Celtic 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 16 (0)
2021–2022 → Airdrieonians (loan) 11 (4)
2022– → Ayr United (loan) 14 (2)
National team‡
2016–2017 Scotland U17 8 (0)
2017–2019 Scotland U19 16 (1)
2020 Scotland U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:29, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:00, 17 October 2020 (UTC)

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]

Club career

He 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]

International career

He has represented Scotland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.[10]

References
  1. Kerr McInroy at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  2. Kerr McInroy at Soccerbase
  3. 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. Hart, Ross (22 September 2020). "Pars loan Celtic midfielder McInroy". Dunfermline Press. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  6. "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 at the Scottish Football Association
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