Darren Lyon
Scottish footballer
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Darren Lyon (born 8 June 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish League Two club Clyde.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 June 1995 | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Clyde | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rangers | |||
| 2010–2014 | Hamilton Academical | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Hamilton Academical | 61 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Peterborough United | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Queen of the South | 21 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Queen's Park (loan) | 18 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | Queen's Park | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Kelty Hearts | 29 | (2) |
| 2023–24 | Arbroath | 17 | (0) |
| 2024– | Clyde | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01:46, 28 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
He previously played for Arbroath, Hamilton Academical, Peterborough United, Queen of the South, Queen's Park and Kelty Hearts.
Career
Lyon started his career in the Rangers youth academy [1] and then signed for Hamilton Academical, hoping for first-team football.[2] Lyon debuted for Accies on 15 February 2014.[3]
In April 2015, Lyons signed a new contract with the Accies until the 2017 close season.[4] In November 2015, it was revealed that Lyon would be out of action for six weeks following knee surgery.[5] On 18 November 2017, Lyon scored the Accies second goal in their 2–0 win versus Rangers,[6] marking the Lanarkshire club's first win at Ibrox since 1987.[1]
Lyon departed the Accies in August 2018 after his contract was mutually terminated.[7]
Later in August 2018, Lyon signed a one-year contract with EFL League One club Peterborough United.[8][9] Lyon was released by the Posh at the end of the 2018–19 season.[10]
On 16 August 2019, Lyon signed a one-year contract with Dumfries club Queen of the South.[11]
On 25 September 2020 he signed for Queen's Park.[12]
Lyon signed for Kelty Hearts in August 2022.[13] He left the club at the end of the 2022–23 season.[14]
Scottish Championship club Arbroath signed Lyon in September 2023.[14]
Lyon signed a two-year contract with Clyde on 28 July 2024.[15]
Career statistics
- As of 17 July 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hamilton Academical | 2013–14[16] | Scottish Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014–15[17] | Scottish Premiership | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[18] | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[19] | Scottish Premiership | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2017–18[6] | Scottish Premiership | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
| 2018–19[20] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 61 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 3 | ||
| Peterborough United | 2018–19[20] | EFL League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Queen of the South | 2019–20[21] | Scottish Championship | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Queen's Park | 2020–21[22] | Scottish League Two | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
| 2021–22[23] | Scottish League One | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 4 | ||
| Kelty Hearts | 2022–23[24] | Scottish League One | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Arbroath | 2023–24[25] | Scottish Championship | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Clyde | 2024–25[26] | Scottish League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 159 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 191 | 6 | ||
- Appearance in the Premiership play-offs
- Two appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup and three appearances in the League One play-offs
- Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
- Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
