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}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|Scottish Cup

!colspan="2"|League Cup

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="10"|Kilmarnock

|2012–13{{soccerbase season|70126|2012|accessdate=6 September 2015}}

|Scottish Premier League

|1

00000colspan="2"|—10
2013–14{{soccerbase season|70126|2013|accessdate=6 September 2015}}

|rowspan="8"|Scottish Premiership

|5

00000colspan="2"|—50
2014–15{{soccerbase season|70126|2014|accessdate=6 September 2015}}

|8

20000colspan="2"|—82
2015–16{{soccerbase season|70126|2015|accessdate=6 September 2015}}

|35

630202{{Efn|name=PO|Appearance(s) in the play-offs.}}2428
2016–17{{soccerbase season|70126|2016|accessdate=21 July 2016}}

|11

00020colspan="2"|—130
2017–18{{soccerbase season|70126|2017|accessdate=1 August 2017}}

|9

04000colspan="2"|—130
2018–19{{soccerbase season|70126|2018|accessdate=15 July 2018}}

|3

01020colspan=2|–60
2019–20{{soccerbase season|70126|2019|accessdate=12 July 2019}}

|10

121101{{Efn|Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.}}0142
2020–21{{soccerbase season|70126|2020|accessdate=1 August 2020}}

|28

622002{{Efn|name=PO}}0328
colspan="2"|Total

!110

15123705213420
Queen of the South (loan)

|2014–15

|Scottish Championship

|3

000000030
Greenock Morton (loan)

|2018–19

|Scottish Championship

|14

6000000146
Dunfermline Athletic (loan)

|2019–20

|Scottish Championship

|15

200001{{Efn|Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup.}}1163
rowspan=5|St Mirren

|2021–22{{soccerbase season|70126|2021|accessdate=6 June 2021}}

|Scottish Premiership

|25

23340colspan="2"|—325
2022–23{{soccerbase season|70126|2022|accessdate=10 July 2022}}

|Scottish Premiership

|35

2203000402
2023–24{{soccerbase season|70126|2023|accessdate=8 November 2023}}

|Scottish Premiership

|34

4204000404
2024–25{{soccerbase season|70126|2024|accessdate=6 October 2024}}

|Scottish Premiership

|29

0100000300
colspan="2"|Total

!123

8831100014211
Kilmarnock

|2025–26{{soccerbase season|70126|2025|accessdate=16 June 2025}}

|Scottish Premiership

|0

000100010
colspan="3"|Career total

!265

312061906331040

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