Harry McKirdy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker / Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Stevenage (on loan from Aston Villa) | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2011 | Stoke City | ||
| 2011–2016 | Aston Villa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
| 2016– | → Stevenage (loan) | 4 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:00, 29 October 2016 (UTC). | |||
Harry McKirdy (born 29 March 1997) is an English footballer who plays for League Two club Stevenage on loan from Aston Villa.
Life and career
McKirdy was born in London[1] and brought up in the Stoke-on-Trent area, where he attended St Joseph's College.[2] He was on the books of Stoke City from the age of seven to fourteen, and then joined Aston Villa's academy. McKirdy signed a scholarship in 2013,[2] and went on to sign a two-year professional contract in 2016.[3]
McKirdy trained with the first team in 2016–17 pre-season,[1] but had played no first-team football when he joined League Two club Stevenage on 31 August 2016, on loan until January 2017.[3] He made his club and Football League debut on 24 September, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat to Exeter City.[4] He scored his first goal for Stevenage in an EFL Trophy tie against Brighton & Hove Albion Under-23s on 4 October 2016.[5]
References
- 1 2 Evans, Gregg (1 July 2016). "Aston Villa: Roberto Di Matteo keen on young trio – and promotes them to first-team set-up". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- 1 2 "Football: St Joe's starlet hoping for a big future in the game with Villa". The Sentinel. Stoke-on-Trent. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- 1 2 "McKirdy pens new deal and joins Stevenage on loan". Aston Villa F.C. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ "Match report: Stevenage 0, Exeter City 2". Stevenage F.C. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ↑ "Stevenage 2-2 Brighton U23: Late McKirdy goal rescues point for Boro in Checkatrade Trophy". hertfordshiremercury.co.uk. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.