Greg Kiltie
{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1997|1|18}}
|birth_place = Irvine, Scotland
|height = 1.73m{{soccerway|greg-kiltie/316210}}
|position = Winger
|currentclub = Kilmarnock
|clubnumber = 11
|years1 = 2013–2021
|clubs1 = Kilmarnock
|caps1 = 110
|goals1 = 15
|years2 = 2014
|clubs2 = → Queen of the South (loan)
|caps2 = 3
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2019
|clubs3 = → Greenock Morton (loan)
|caps3 = 14
|goals3 = 6
|years4 = 2019–2020
|clubs4 = → Dunfermline Athletic (loan)
|caps4 = 15
|goals4 = 2
|years5 = 2021–2025
|clubs5 = St Mirren
|caps5 = 123
|goals5 = 8
|years6 = 2025–
|clubs6 = Kilmarnock
|caps6 = 0
|goals6 = 0
|nationalyears1 = 2012
|nationalteam1 = Scotland U15
|nationalcaps1 = 2
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|nationalyears2 = 2012
|nationalteam2 = Scotland U16
|nationalcaps2 = 6
|nationalgoals2 = 1
|nationalyears3 = 2013–2014
|nationalteam3 = Scotland U17
|nationalcaps3 = 6
|nationalgoals3 = 2
|nationalyears4 = 2015–2016
|nationalteam4 = Scotland U19
|nationalcaps4 = 9
|nationalgoals4 = 5
|club-update = 15:16, 12 July 2025 (UTC)
|ntupdate = 15:15, 7 October 2016 (UTC)
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Greg Kiltie (born 18 January 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Kilmarnock.
Early life
Kiltie was born in Irvine.{{cite web|url=http://www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk/TeamsPlayer?sPlayer=469&sTeam=398|title=Profile|access-date=6 September 2015|publisher=Kilmarnock F.C.}} As a nine-year-old child he was a mascot in the Brazil-Australia group game at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, after winning a competition organised by the Sunday Mail.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/real-life/killie-starlet-greg-kiltie-reveals-3175379|title=Killie starlet Greg Kiltie reveals he hit the big time as a kid at World Cup in 2006 thanks to Sunday Mail|date=23 February 2014|access-date=6 September 2015|author=Norman Silvester|work=Daily Record}} His father Jim is a BT engineer.
Club career
He signed a professional contract with Kilmarnock at the age of 16. He made his senior debut for Kilmarnock on 18 May 2013, as they lost 3–1 at home to St Mirren in a Scottish Premier League game.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22491346|title=Kilmarnock 1–3 St Mirren|date=18 May 2013|access-date=6 September 2015|publisher=BBC Sport}}{{cite web|url=http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/kilmarnock/257607-fourteen-for-14-meet-kilmarnocks-next-rising-star-greg-kiltie/|title=Fourteen for '14: Meet Kilmarnock's next rising star Greg Kiltie|date=23 December 2013|access-date=6 September 2015|author=Scott McClymont|publisher=STV}} His debut came at the age of 16 years and four months, making him Kilmarnock's youngest player for 50 years.
On 3 October 2014, Kiltie signed for Scottish Championship club Queen of the South on a one-month loan.{{cite web|url=http://www.qosfc.com/content-news.aspx?newsid=2503|title=Greg Kiltie Signs on Loan|date=3 October 2014|access-date=6 September 2015|publisher=Queen of the South F.C.}}
During the 2016–17 season, Kiltie was out for six months following knee surgery in October,{{cite web|title=Lillie ace Greg Kiltie raring to go after injury he'll scuppered his season|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/killie-ace-greg-kiltie-raring-10220987.amp|website=Daily Record|date=13 April 2017|access-date=1 August 2017}} then on 20 May 2017, during Kilmarnock's final match of the season against Ross County he was injured during the first half.{{cite web|title=Kilmarnock 1–2 Ross County|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39905633|publisher=BBC Sport|last=Sutherland|first=Jonathan|date=20 May 2017|access-date=1 August 2017}} It was later announced he had suffered a broken ankle and following an operation, he was not able to play again for seven months.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42391474|title=Scottish Gossip: Celtic, Hearts, Rangers, Ross County, Hamilton, Kilmarnock, Chelsea, Dundee, Preston|work=BBC Sport |date=18 December 2017}}
In January 2019 he moved on loan to Greenock Morton.{{cite web|title=Morton sign Kilmarnock star Greg Kiltie on loan|url=https://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/17395805.morton-sign-kilmarnock-star-greg-kiltie-on-loan/|date=30 January 2019|access-date=6 February 2019|author=Adam Thomas|website=Greenock Telegraph}}
Kiltie moved on a season-long loan to Dunfermline Athletic on 2 September 2019, with both clubs having a recall option on the loan in January.{{cite web|title=GREG KILTIE SIGNED FROM KILLIE|url=https://dafc.co.uk/story.php?t=Greg_Kiltie_signed_from_Killie&ID=11436|publisher=Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|date=2 September 2019|access-date=3 September 2019}} Kiltie said that he made the move after Kilmarnock manager Angelo Alessio didn't give him a "fair chance".{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49577383|title=Greg Kiltie: Kilmarnock's Angelo Alessio did not give me 'a fair chance' before Dunfermline move|work=BBC Sport |date=4 September 2019}} While on loan at Dunfermline, Kiltie scored the opener in a 3–2 win against his parent club's rivals Ayr United on 19 October 2019.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50024540|title=Dunfermline Athletic 3-2 Ayr United: First home win of season for Pars|work=BBC Sport |date=19 October 2019|access-date=20 October 2019}} Kiltie returned to his parent club in January 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/officialdafc/status/1215272515318231042|title=Thanks Greg|last=Dunfermline Athletic|date=9 January 2020|website=Twitter|access-date=9 January 2020}} On 1 June 2020 he signed a new one-year contract.{{Cite web|url=https://kilmarnockfc.co.uk/news/trio-extend-deals-for-2020-2021-season/|title=Trio extend deals for 2020/2021 season|date=1 June 2020}} He left Kilmarnock in June 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://kilmarnockfc.co.uk/news/player-update-as-broadfoot-kiltie-and-lafferty-depart/|title=Player Update as Broadfoot, Kiltie and Lafferty depart|date=4 June 2021}}
He signed for St Mirren on 6 June 2021, on a two-year contract.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57387411|title=Forwards Main & Kiltie join St Mirren|work=BBC Sport }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-transfer-news/greg-kiltie-agrees-st-mirren-24267408|title=Greg Kiltie agrees St Mirren transfer after leaving Kilmarnock|first=Scott|last=Burns|date=7 June 2021|website=Daily Record}}
Kilt re-signed for Kilmarnock in June 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://kilmarnockfc.co.uk/news/greg-kiltie-returns-to-kilmarnock/|title=Greg Kiltie returns to Kilmarnock|first=Lochlin|last=Highet|date=17 June 2025|website=Kilmarnock FC}}
International career
Kiltie has represented Scotland at every youth international level from under-15 to under-19.{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/football_player_profile.cfm?page=1848&playerID=126623&squadID=13|title=Profile|access-date=6 September 2015|publisher=Scottish FA}}{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=2986&newsCategoryID=6&newsID=13947|title=Under-19 squad announced for Dutch friendly|date=31 October 2014|access-date=6 September 2015|publisher=Scottish FA}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 12 July 2025}}
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References
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Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Kilmarnock F.C. players
Category:Queen of the South F.C. players
Category:Scottish Premier League players
Category:Scottish Professional Football League players
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Footballers from Irvine, North Ayrshire
Category:Scotland men's youth international footballers
Category:Greenock Morton F.C. players
Category:Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players