Kyle Magennis (born 26 August 1998) is a Scottish professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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. He has previously played for St Mirren and

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, and also represented

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at under-17 and under-21 level.

Club career

St Mirren

Born in

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, Magennis attended

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. Magennis joined St Mirren's youth academy at the age of five and remained there throughout his youth career until making his debut for the senior team against

in October 2016, aged 18, in the

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. He continued to appear for the club throughout the season, scoring his first goal for the club in a narrow win over Queen of the South. Having impressed manager Jack Ross with his performances, he was offered a new contract with St Mirren in December 2016 which extended his contract with the club until summer 2019. Now established as a first team player in the ''Saints'' squad, Magennis signed a new contract committing him to the club until the summer of 2020, and after clinching the

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title, he further extended his contract with St Mirren to 2021. He was in the side which secured their status in the

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via the relegation playoff in May 2019. Magennis and Saints suffered a major blow in January 2020, when he injured his knee during a 1–0 defeat to

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, ending his season after having appeared in every match of the campaign until suffering the injury. In September 2020, St Mirren stated they had rejected a "substantial" offer for Magennis from Hibernian. A few days later another offer from the same club was accepted.

Hibernian

Magennis signed a five-year deal with

on 5 October 2020. On 1 August 2021, Magennis scored

's opening

goal for the 2021–22 season against

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which ended in a 3–2 victory for Hibs. Magennis had a good start to the 2021–22 season, but then missed most of it due to groin and knee injuries. After he suffered from more injury problems during the 2022–23 season, Magennis was allowed to leave Hibs in June 2023.

Kilmarnock

Following his release by Hibs, Magennis signed a two-year contract with

on 21 June 2023.

International career

Magennis was selected for the Scotland under-20 squad in the

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, in which they won the bronze medal. It was the nation's first ever medal at the competition. He then played for the Scotland under-21 team, making his debut in a 2–1 win against the

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in September 2018.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Magennis, Kyle 1998 births Living people Scottish men's footballers People educated at Paisley Grammar School Footballers from Glasgow Men's association football midfielders St Mirren F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Scotland men's youth international footballers Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Hibernian F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players 21st-century Scottish sportsmen