Michael Kay (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Joseph Kay[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Consett, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2007 | Sunderland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Gateshead (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Tranmere Rovers | 12 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Chester | 75 | (2) |
| Total | 117 | (4) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | England U17 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Michael Joseph Kay (born 9 December 1989 in Consett, England) is an English former footballer. He usually played in the right back position, but could also play as a central defender[3] and has been known to fill in as a left back on occasion.[4] He is a former England Under-17 international.[5] He is no relation to former Sunderland defender John Kay. He is now an engineer at openreach working as a cabler on fnd fibre build. Kay is now a key member of the famous MOFO FC 6-a-side team on the Wirral. The side recently secured their first Premier Division title, following previous successes in the lower divisions during their 25-year existence.
Kay joined Sunderland's academy at 7 years of age[5] and progressed through the ranks before making his professional debut on 4 February 2009 against Blackburn Rovers in a FA Cup 4th Round Replay.[6] He regularly captained Sunderland's reserve team during the 2009–10 season.[5]
On 30 September 2010 he joined Gateshead on a one-month loan deal.[3] On 2 October, Kay scored on his Gateshead debut against Mansfield Town at Gateshead International Stadium.[7] On 26 October, it was announced that Gateshead had extended Kay's loan for a further 28 days.[8]
On 6 January 2011 he went on another loan, this time for a month at Tranmere Rovers[9] and made his club debut on 8 January against Walsall.[10] On 7 April Sunderland announced that he was amongst eight players to be released at the end of the season.[11] He scored his first goal for Tranmere Rovers on 25 April 2011 in a 4–0 win over Exeter City.[12]
At the end of the 2010–11 season he was offered a contract by Tranmere[13] and it has been reported by local media that he has accepted this deal.[14] In the summer of 2013, he joined Chester.
