Rory McKenzie
{{Short description|Scottish footballer (born 1993)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Rory McKenzie
| image = Rory McKenzie (cropped).jpg
| caption = McKenzie at the 2022 Kilmarnock Player of the Year awards
| fullname = Rory William McKenzie[https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results?search_type=people&dl_cat=statutory&dl_rec=statutory-births&surname=Mckenzie&surname_so=exact&forename=Rory&forename_so=starts&sex=M&from_year=1993&to_year=1993&county=AYR&record_type=stat_births Statutory registers - Births - Search results], ScotlandsPeople
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|10|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Irvine, Scotland
| height =
| position = Winger
| currentclub = Kilmarnock
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Caledonia
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Troon Thistle
| youthyears3 = 2005–2011
| youthclubs3 = Kilmarnock
| clubnumber = 7
| years1 = 2011–
| clubs1 = Kilmarnock
| caps1 = 350
| goals1 = 19
| years2 = 2012
| clubs2 = → Brechin City (loan)
| caps2 = 17
| goals2 = 7
| nationalyears1 = 2011
| nationalteam1 = Scotland U19
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2013–2014
| nationalteam2 = Scotland U21
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 16 November 2024
| nationalteam-update = 29 May 2014
}}
Rory William McKenzie (born 7 October 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{Scottish football updater|Kilmarno}} club Kilmarnock.{{cite web|url=http://www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk/TeamsPlayer?sPlayer=460&sTeam=398|title=Kilmarnock Profile|accessdate=11 July 2014}}
Club career
=Kilmarnock=
Born in Irvine, raised in Troon and a product of the youth system at Kilmarnock,[http://www.youthfootballscotland.co.uk/south-west-region/item/18033-kilmarnock-fc-s-rory-mckenzie-first-team-football-so-important-for-young-pros.html Kilmarnock FC's Rory McKenzie: 'First-team football so important for young pros'], Youth Football Scotland, 2014 McKenzie made his senior debut for the club as a substitute in a 1–1 draw against Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 9 April 2011.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/9450635.stm|title=Inverness 1 V Kilmarnock 1|date=9 April 2011 | work=BBC News}}
In the 2012–13 season, he came on as a sub in the first two fixtures. He then started his first game against Dundee Utd on 25 August 2012, where he scored a minute into the second half, as Killie went on to win 3–1.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19304309|title=Kilmarnock 3–1 Dundee United|work=BBC Sport |date=24 August 2012 |accessdate=August 25, 2012}}
On 14 May 2013, McKenzie signed a new contract, keeping him at Kilmarnock until Summer 2016.{{cite web|title=Rory McKenzie and Lee Ashcroft sign new Kilmarnock deals|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22534076|publisher=BBC Sport|date=14 May 2013|accessdate=9 December 2013}} In the 2014–15 season, McKenzie scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over Ayr United in the Ayrshire Derby.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/28847354|title=Kilmarnock 1-0 Ayr United|work=BBC Sport |date=25 August 2014 |accessdate=January 10, 2020}}
He signed a further contract in summer 2016, and was the only one of several home-grown players to remain at the club after the squad was overhauled following an 11th-place finish in the Scottish Premiership which required them to defeat Falkirk to keep their place in the top division.{{cite web|title=Kilmarnock striker Rory McKenzie admits it was sad to see youth team pals go ... but says things must change at club|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/kilmarnock-striker-rory-mckenzie-admits-8263385|publisher=Daily Record|last=Wren|first=David|date=23 June 2016|accessdate=22 October 2019}}
=Brechin City loan=
On 27 January 2012, McKenzie signed for Brechin City on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season.{{cite web|last=Hoey|first=John|title=Young Killie Striker Signs For City|url=http://www.brechincity.com/bcfc/servlet/BCFCFrontControllerServlet?action=News&page_id=1117&category=2|publisher=brechincity.com|date=27 January 2012|accessdate=9 December 2013}} He scored 7 goals in his stint at the club, including a double in a 2–2 draw with Cowdenbeath.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/17883944|title=Brechin City 2-2 Cowdenbeath|work=BBC Sport |date=28 April 2012 |accessdate=January 10, 2020}}
International career
McKenzie was selected for the Scotland under-19s, making his debut in May 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/football_.player_profile.cfm?page=106&playerID=69652&squadID=9|title=Rory McKenzie – U19 Squad|publisher=Scottish Football Association}}
He is also eligible to play for the Trinidad and Tobago national football team through a grandmother.{{cite web|url=http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/kilmarnock-s-mckenzie-pondering-trinidad-tobago-3547851|title=Kilmarnock's McKenzie pondering Trinidad & Tobago - Tribal Football|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11791/8106806/killie-striker-considers-tt|title=Killie striker considers T&T|publisher=Sky Sports|date=24 September 2012}}
Career statistics
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
{{Kilmarnock F.C. squad}}
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Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Scotland men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Scottish people of Trinidad and Tobago descent
Category:British people of Trinidad and Tobago descent
Category:Footballers from Troon
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Scotland men's youth international footballers
Category:Kilmarnock F.C. players
Category:Brechin City F.C. players
Category:Scottish Football League players
Category:Scottish Premier League players