Rory McKenzie
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.jpg) McKenzie at the 2022 Kilmarnock Player of the Year awards | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rory William McKenzie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Irvine, Scotland | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kilmarnock | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Caledonia | |||
| Troon Thistle | |||
| 2005–2011 | Kilmarnock | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011– | Kilmarnock | 360 | (19) |
| 2012 | → Brechin City (loan) | 17 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Scotland U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Scotland U21 | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 May 2014 | |||
Rory William McKenzie (born 7 October 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock.[2]
Kilmarnock
Born in Irvine, raised in Troon and a produced by the youth system at Kilmarnock,[3] McKenzie made his senior debut for the club as a substitute in a 1–1 draw against Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 9 April 2011.[4]
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.[5]
On 14 May 2013, McKenzie signed a new contract, keeping him at Kilmarnock until Summer 2016.[6] In the 2014–15 season, McKenzie scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over Ayr United in the Ayrshire Derby.[7]
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.[8]
Brechin City loan
On 27 January 2012, McKenzie signed for Brechin City on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season.[9] He scored 7 goals in his stint at the club, including a double in a 2–2 draw with Cowdenbeath.[10]
International career
McKenzie was selected for the Scotland under-19s, making his debut in May 2011.[11]
He is also eligible to play for the Trinidad and Tobago national football team through a grandmother.[12][13]
