Kyle Magennis
Scottish footballer (born 1998)
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Kyle Magennis (born 26 August 1998) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock.[2] He has previously played for St Mirren and Hibernian, and also represented Scotland at under-17 and under-21 level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 August 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kilmarnock | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2016 | St Mirren | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | St Mirren | 88 | (8) |
| 2020–2023 | Hibernian | 34 | (5) |
| 2023– | Kilmarnock | 20 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Scotland U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Scotland U21 | 5 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:17, 27 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
St Mirren
Born in Glasgow, Magennis attended Paisley Grammar School.[3] Magennis joined St Mirren's youth academy at the age of five[2] and remained there throughout his youth career until making his debut for the senior team against Hibernian in October 2016, aged 18, in the Scottish Championship.[2][4] He continued to appear for the club throughout the season, scoring his first goal for the club in a narrow win over Queen of the South.[5] Having impressed manager Jack Ross with his performances, he was offered a new contract with St Mirren in December 2016 which extended his contract with the club until summer 2019.[6]
Now established as a first team player in the Saints squad, Magennis signed a new contract committing him to the club until the summer of 2020,[7] and after clinching the 2017–18 Scottish Championship title, he further extended his contract with St Mirren to 2021.[8][9] He was in the side which secured their status in the Scottish Premiership via the relegation playoff in May 2019.[10]
Magennis and Saints suffered a major blow in January 2020, when he injured his knee during a 1–0 defeat to Rangers, ending his season after having appeared in every match of the campaign until suffering the injury.[11] In September 2020, St Mirren stated they had rejected a "substantial" offer for Magennis from Hibernian.[12] A few days later another offer from the same club was accepted.[13]
Hibernian
Magennis signed a five-year deal with Hibernian on 5 October 2020.[13][14]
On 1 August 2021, Magennis scored Hibernian's opening Scottish Premiership goal for the 2021–22 season against Motherwell which ended in a 3–2 victory for Hibs.[15] Magennis had a good start to the 2021–22 season, but then missed most of it due to groin and knee injuries.[16]
After he suffered from more injury problems during the 2022–23 season, Magennis was allowed to leave Hibs in June 2023.[17]
Kilmarnock
Following his release by Hibs, Magennis signed a two-year contract with Kilmarnock on 21 June 2023.[17]
Magennis signed a new one-year contract with Kilmarnock in July 2025.[18]
International career
Magennis was selected for the Scotland under-20 squad in the 2017 Toulon Tournament,[19] in which they won the bronze medal.[20] It was the nation's first ever medal at the competition.[1][21] He then played for the Scotland under-21 team, making his debut in a 2–1 win against the Netherlands in September 2018.[22]
Career statistics
- As of 16:17, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| St Mirren | 2016–17[23] | Scottish Championship | 25 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 32 | 3 |
| 2017–18[24] | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19[25] | Scottish Premiership | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| 2019–20[26] | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21[27] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 88 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 107 | 8 | ||
| Hibernian | 2020–21[27] | Scottish Premiership | 14 | 1 | 4[c] | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| 2021–22[28] | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4[d] | 1 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23[29] | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||
| Total | 34 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 122 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 156 | 15 | ||
- Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- Two appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
- One appearance in the previous season's Scottish Cup which was rescheduled to October due to COVID-19
- Appearances in the UEFA Conference League