Aaron Splaine

Aaron Splaine (born 13 October 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Annan Athletic. Splaine, who started his career as a youth player for Queen of the South, has also played for Kilmarnock, Dunfermline Athletic, Derry City and Gibraltarian clubs Europa Point and Bruno's Magpies.

Aaron Splaine
Personal information
Full name Aaron Splaine
Date of birth (1996-10-13) 13 October 1996
Place of birth Spain[1]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Annan Athletic
Youth career
2008–2013 Queen of the South
2013–2015 Kilmarnock
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Kilmarnock 8 (0)
2017–2018 Dunfermline Athletic 7 (0)
2018 Derry City 11 (1)
2019–2020 Europa Point 4 (0)
2020 Bruno's Magpies 6 (2)
2020– Annan Athletic 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:23, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

Career

Born in Spain, Splaine was brought up in Newton Stewart[1] and joined local side Queen of the South at youth level.[3] Splaine spent five years at Palmerston Park, before following the Doonhamers manager Allan Johnston to Kilmarnock when he took over as manager in 2013.[1]

Splaine made his debut in the penultimate Scottish Premiership match of the 2014–15 season, against Ross County at Rugby Park.[4] Although Kilmarnock lost the match 1–2, Splaine was praised for the composed way that he operated in midfield, with BBC Scotland correspondent Kenny Crawford describing him as looking like a "seasoned professional".[4] Splaine went on to make a further eight appearances for the club, before being released on 23 May 2016 along with five other players at the end of their contract.[5]

After six months away from football, Splaine subsequently had trials with Leeds United[6] and Burnley,[1] before signing a one-year deal with Scottish Championship club Dunfermline Athletic on 15 June 2017, joining up with former Doonhamers and Killie manager Allan Johnston.[7] Splaine started the season in-and-out of the first team, making his full league debut for the club versus Queen of the South in October.[8] Splaine suffered a season ending leg-break in a Fife Cup match against Burntisland Shipyard in November 2017,[9] and was released by the club in May 2018, following the end of his contract.[10]

After leaving Dunfermline, Splaine joined former Pars teammate Dean Shiels in signing for side Derry City.[11] Splaine scored on his debut for the club, in a 2–1 victory over Limerick.[12] He left the club at the end of the 2018 season. In August 2019, Splaine joined Europa Point in Gibraltar. He made his debut on 21 August in a 5-0 defeat to Lynx.[13]

After a spell with Bruno's Magpies, Splaine returned to Scottish football in August 2020 with Annan Athletic.[14]

Career statistics
As of 21 August 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kilmarnock 2014–15[15] Scottish Premiership 1000000010
2015–16[16] 7000100080
Total 8000100090
Dunfermline Athletic 2017–18[17] Scottish Championship 70101030120
Derry City 2018[18] Premier Division 111000000111
Europa Point 2019–20 Gibraltar National League 1000000010
Career total 271102030331

References
  1. "Aaron reunited with old boss". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  2. "Aaron Splaine". Futhead. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  3. "Schoolboy's Scotland dreams come true". The Galloway Gazette. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 23 December 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  4. Crawford, Kenny (23 May 2015). "Kilmarnock 1 – 2 Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  5. Wren, David (23 May 2016). "Kilmarnock FC: Club announce player departures as Lee Clark looks to re-build his squad". Daily Record. Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  6. Coombs, Dan (12 February 2017). "Leeds United consider moves for Aaron Splaine, Jack Boyle and Mitja Krizan". Here Is The City. Entrepreneur Limited. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  7. "Aaron Splaine signs". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  8. "Queen of the South 0–0 Dunfermline". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  9. Hart, Ross (23 November 2017). "Dunfermline Athletic's Aaron Splaine suffers broken leg during Fife Cup tie with Burntisland Shipyard". Dunfermline Press. Newsquest. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  10. "Paton and Splaine depart". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  11. "Premier Division: Derry City sign Aaron Splaine and Alistair Roy". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  12. "League of Ireland: Derry City 2-1 Limerick". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  13. Europa Point 0-5 Lynx Gibraltar FA. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  14. https://www.annanathleticfc.com/new-signing-aaron-splaine/
  15. "Games played by Aaron Splaine in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  16. "Games played by Aaron Splaine in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  17. "Games played by Aaron Splaine in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  18. "Games played by Aaron Splaine in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
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