Jack McKay (born 19 November 1996) is a Scottish professional

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who plays as a winger for Doncaster City.

Club career

Doncaster Rovers

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-born McKay began his career at

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with twin brother

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when he was nine-years-old. In 2014, he played in the

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with under-18s side; scoring in wins over Malmö FF's academy and Beşiktaş Academy as Rovers progressed through to the knock-out round. The Scot scored the equalizer in the next game versus IF Elfsborg Academy before being eliminated on penalties. He caught the attention of First-Team Coach

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with an impressive goal-scoring record in the youth team, including scoring a hat-trick against recent champions

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in the

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. McKay made his professional debut in a 1–0 league defeat to South Yorkshire rivals

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in November 2014, coming on as a substitute in the 87th minute. He made a further three appearances in the same season before joining

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on loan in October 2015 to gain first team experience. McKay made his debut for the Robins in a league game versus Nantwich Town and started in a further three games against

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and Stamford but failed to find the net in any before returning to his parent club.

Leeds United

On 11 January 2016, Jack and his brother Paul both joined Championship side

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for undisclosed fees on two-and-a-half-year contracts. After impressing with the Leeds United Development squad, on 21 April 2016, McKay was named as part of the 'travelling squad' for Leeds first team for their match against

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however he failed to make a place on the substitutes bench, with Steve Evans saying McKay would have been on the bench had

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failed to recover from injury. McKay played for Leeds' first team in their 2016–17 pre season friendly against

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on 23 July 2016. McKay and his brother Paul ended their contracts by mutual consent on 17 December 2017.

Airdrieonians (loan)

On 1 January 2017, McKay joined

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side

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on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season. On 4 February 2017, McKay scored his first goal for

when he scored against

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Cardiff City

On 22 January 2018, McKay joined

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on a -year deal after an extended trial with the club.

Non-league

On 26 June 2019, following a loan spell, McKay made his move to Chesterfield permanent, signing a two-year contract. On 2 January 2021, McKay joined

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side

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on a one-month loan deal. On 9 February 2021, McKay returned to former loan club Airdrieonians on loan having failed to make a single appearance for Blyth due to Covid and subsequently departed Airdrieonians in May 2021. After winning promotion via the National League North play-offs at the end of the 2021–22 season with

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, McKay returned to the National League North in June 2022 to join newly promoted

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. In January 2023, Mckay joined Northern Premier League club

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. In June 2023 he signed for Doncaster City.

Personal life

McKay's father

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and his older brother Mark are both football agents. His twin brother, Paul McKay is also a professional

. He studied at

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Career statistics

Honours

Individual * Doncaster Rovers Academy Player of the Year: 2013

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:McKay, Jack 1996 births Living people Footballers from Glasgow Scottish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Ilkeston F.C. players Leeds United F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. players Cardiff City F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players Curzon Ashton F.C. players York City F.C. players Buxton F.C. players Ashton United F.C. players English Football League players Northern Premier League players Scottish Professional Football League players National League (English football) players Scottish twins Doncaster City F.C. players 21st-century Scottish sportsmen