Gary Mackay-Steven
Gary Sean Mackay-Steven (born 31 August 1990) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Championship club Heart of Midlothian.
Mackay-Steven playing for Celtic in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gary Sean Mackay-Steven[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 31 August 1990||
Place of birth | Thurso, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Heart of Midlothian | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
Ross County | |||
2007–2009 | Liverpool | ||
2009–2011 | Fulham | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011 | Airdrie United | 19 | (0) |
2011–2015 | Dundee United | 110 | (21) |
2015–2017 | Celtic | 46 | (8) |
2017–2019 | Aberdeen | 51 | (9) |
2019–2020 | New York City | 34 | (3) |
2021– | Heart of Midlothian | 5 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2012 | Scotland U21 | 3 | (1) |
2013– | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2018 |
Having not made the first team at English clubs Liverpool and Fulham, he began his professional career with Airdrie United in January 2011, spending half a season there before moving to top-flight team Dundee United. He remained with Dundee United until February 2015, when he was signed by Celtic for £250,000. He joined Aberdeen in 2017, and joined New York City FC when his contract expired in July 2019.
Mackay-Steven has made two full international appearances for Scotland.
Club career
Early career
Born in Thurso, Caithness, Mackay-Steven began his youth career with Ross County before moving to English Premier League side Liverpool in 2007.[3] After spending two years in the reserve and youth sides, Mackay-Steven was released after an injury-plagued season.[4] He trained with Fulham before eventually returning to Scotland.[4]
Airdrie United
On 11 January 2011, Mackay-Steven joined Scottish Second Division side Airdrie United.[4] He made his debut a week later in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, starting against Greenock Morton at Cappielow Park and scoring the opening goal of a 2–2 draw from 25 yards out.[5] A week later, in the replay at the Excelsior Stadium, Mackay-Steven scored again, albeit in a 2–5 defeat.[6] He played 19 league matches in the remainder of the season, but did not score.
Dundee United
On 13 July 2011, Mackay-Steven signed a two-year deal with Scottish Premier League club Dundee United.[7] He made his début eight days later as an 80th-minute substitute for Johnny Russell in a UEFA Europa League match against Śląsk Wrocław, which his club won 3–2 but were nonetheless eliminated on the away goals rule.[8] On 24 July, he made his league debut for the club on the opening day of the season, coming on for Barry Douglas for the last 30 minutes of a 1–1 draw against Kilmarnock at Tannadice Park.[9] On 29 August, Mackay-Steven scored his first goal for the club (and his first career league goal), netting in the 3–3 draw at St Johnstone.[10] By the end of the 2011–12 season, Mackay-Steven had established a regular starting place in the first team and become a huge fans' favourite thanks to his large role in helping turn around United's poor start to the season. Mackay-Steven signed an extended contract with the club in January 2012.[11]
Blackburn Rovers scouts were reported to have been watching Mackay-Steven on 24 August 2013, in Dundee United's 4–0 victory over St Johnstone, a game in which he scored.[12] On 12 April 2014, he scored Dundee United's second goal in a 3–1 win against Rangers in the Scottish Cup semi–final at Ibrox.[13] In the final on 17 May, he started in the 0–2 defeat to St Johnstone at Celtic Park, being substituted for Ryan Gauld after 64 minutes.[14]
He scored twice as Dundee United won the Dundee derby 6–2 against Dundee on 1 January 2015.[15]
Celtic
On 16 January 2015, Mackay-Steven signed a pre-contract agreement to join Celtic at the end of the season on the expiry of his Dundee United contract.[16] In the January transfer window, he had been pursued by Nigel Clough, manager of English League One club Sheffield United, who made three bids up to £100,000 while Dundee United wanted a minimum of £250,000.[16] On the transfer deadline day, 2 February, Celtic made an offer of £250,000 and the move was completed immediately, with his Dundee United teammate Stuart Armstrong joining in a separate deal at the same time.[17] Five days later, the pair watched from the stands as Celtic won 2–0 at Dundee in the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.[18]
Mackay-Steven made his debut on 11 February away to Partick Thistle, scoring after 37 seconds in a 3–0 victory.[19] His first goal at Celtic Park came on 1 March as the third in a 4–0 win over Aberdeen, with a shot from 20 yards.[20] On 15 March Celtic won the Scottish League Cup Final against Dundee United, but Mackay-Steven was cup-tied, having already represented Dundee United in the tournament that season.[21]
Aberdeen
On 12 July 2017, Mackay-Steven signed a two-year contract with Aberdeen for an undisclosed fee.[22] He made his debut the following day in a UEFA Europa League second qualifying round first leg at home to NK Široki Brijeg, starting in a 1–1 draw. In the second leg in Bosnia a week after, he scored to wrap up a 2–0 win and advancement.[23]
Mackay-Steven scored his first league goal for Aberdeen on 14 October, the only one of a victory at Hibernian.[24] On 16 December, against the same opponents, he scored his first senior hat-trick in a 4–1 win.[25] Mackay-Steven won the Scottish Cup Goal of the Fourth round award for his strike in the 4–1 win against St Mirren.[26]
In the 2018 Scottish League Cup Final against former club Celtic on 2 December 2018, Mackay-Steven was stretchered from the field after being knocked unconscious by a clash of heads with Dedryck Boyata shortly before the end of the first half (Aberdeen lost 1–0).[27] He was released from hospital after a few days[28] and returned to playing towards the end of January 2019.[29]
New York City FC
On 24 June 2019, Mackay-Steven joined Major League Soccer side New York City on a free transfer, effective from the start of the league's transfer window on 9 July.[30] He made his debut on 14 July during the Hudson River Derby away to the New York Red Bulls as an 84th-minute substitute for Valentín Castellanos in a 2–1 loss.[31] He scored his first goal on his 29th birthday on 31 August in a 3–1 win at Vancouver Whitecaps FC, after replacing the injured Héber.[32]
Following their 2020 season, Mackay-Steven departed the club after New York City opted to decline their contract option for Mackay-Steven.[33]
Heart of Midlothian
On 8 January 2021, Mackay-Steven returned to Scotland to sign with Heart of Midlothian on a deal which will run until the summer of 2023.[34]
International career
Mackay-Steven made his first international appearance for Scotland on 15 November 2013, replacing Craig Conway for the last six minutes of a goalless friendly draw against the United States at Hampden Park.[35]
He was recalled to the Scotland squad in October 2018, for a friendly against Portugal.[36] He came on as a substitute in the 67th minute, and assisted Steven Naismith in scoring Scotland's only goal of the game.[37]
Personal life
On 27 August 2017, Mackay-Steven was rescued from the River Kelvin in Glasgow after falling in. He was taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where he was treated for hypothermia.[38][39]
Career statistics
- As of match played 12 December 2020[40]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Airdrie United | 2010–11[41] | Scottish Second Division | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
Dundee United | 2011–12[42] | Scottish Premier League | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 36 | 5 |
2012–13[43] | Scottish Premier League | 23 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 29 | 7 | |
2013–14[44] | Scottish Premiership | 35 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 41 | 10 | ||
2014–15[45] | Scottish Premiership | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 25 | 5 | ||
Total | 110 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 131 | 27 | ||
Celtic | 2014–15[45] | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 15 | 4 |
2015–16[46] | Scottish Premiership | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 37 | 6 | |
2016–17[47] | Scottish Premiership | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Total | 46 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 62 | 10 | ||
Aberdeen | 2017–18[48] | Scottish Premiership | 31 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 42 | 9 |
2018–19[49] | Scottish Premiership | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 30 | 7 | |
Total | 51 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 72 | 16 | ||
New York City | 2019[40] | Major League Soccer | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
2020[50] | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
Total | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||
Heart of Midlothian | 2020–21[51] | Scottish Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
Career Total | 266 | 41 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 328 | 58 |
- Appearances in the Europa League
- Five appearances in the Champions League and two in the Europa League
- Appearance in the Champions League
- Appearances in the 2020 MLS is Back Tournament
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