Mark Kitching

Mark Stephen Kitching (born 4 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back or left midfielder for Stockport County. He has played in the English Football League for York City and Rochdale.

Mark Kitching
Personal information
Full name Mark Stephen Kitching[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-04) 4 September 1995[2]
Place of birth Guisborough, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[3]
Position(s) Left back / Left midfielder[4]
Club information
Current team
 Stockport County
Youth career
0000–2013 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
2015–2016 → York City (loan) 1 (0)
2017 → Rochdale (loan) 0 (0)
2017–2018 Rochdale 18 (2)
2018–2020 Hartlepool United 78 (3)
2020– Stockport County 21 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:39, 18 October 2020 (UTC)

Kitching started his career with Middlesbrough and had a loan spell with League Two club York City from 2015 to 2016. He joined Rochdale in 2017, initially on loan, before moving to Hartlepool United in 2018.

Career

Middlesbrough

Kitching was born in Guisborough, Cleveland.[5] He progressed through the academy of Middlesbrough, the club he grew up supporting.[6] His first involvement with the first team was as an unused substitute for a 1–0 home win over Derby County on 5 April 2014.[5][7] Kitching signed a two-year professional contract with Middlesbrough in April 2014.[8][9] He joined League Two club York City on a one-month youth loan on 26 November 2015,[10] and made his debut two days later when starting in a 5–1 home defeat to Accrington Stanley.[11] He lost his place in the team to Femi Ilesanmi,[12] and returned to Middlesbrough in January 2016[13] without making any further appearances.[14]

Rochdale

On 27 January 2017, Kitching joined League One club Rochdale on loan until the end of the 2016–17 season.[15] He made his debut a day later as a 12th-minute substitute in a 4–0 home defeat by Huddersfield Town.[16] He signed for Rochdale permanently on a one-and-a-half-year contract on 31 January 2017.[17] He was released by Rochdale at the end of the 2017–18 season.[18]

Hartlepool United

Kitching signed for National League club Hartlepool United on 3 July 2018 on a contract of undisclosed length.[19]

Stockport County

Kitching signed for Stockport County on 17 July 2020 after turning down a new contract at Hartlepool United.[20]

Career statistics
As of match played 14 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough 2013–14[21] Championship 000000—00
2014–15[22] Championship 0000000000
2015–16[14] Championship 000000—00
2016–17[16] Premier League 000000—00
Total 0000000000
York City (loan) 2015–16[14] League Two 10———10
Middlesbrough U23 2016–17[16] ———2[lower-alpha 1]020
Rochdale 2016–17[16] League One 5010——60
2017–18[23] League One 13260103[lower-alpha 1]0232
Total 182701030292
Hartlepool United 2018–19[24] National League 40230—2[lower-alpha 2]0452
2019–20[24] National League 38151—1[lower-alpha 2]0442
Total 78381—30894
Career total 97515110801216
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References
  1. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. "Mark Kitching: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  3. "Mark Kitching". Hartlepool United F.C. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  4. "Mark Kitching: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  5. "Mark Kitching". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  6. "Mark Kitching". Middlesbrough F.C. Archived from the original on 28 May 2017.
  7. "Middlesbrough 1–0 Derby County". BBC Sport. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  8. "FC client Mark Kitching signs professional contract". Full Contact. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  9. Bailey, Graeme (24 April 2014). "Transfer news: Highly-rated Middlesbrough youngster Mark Kitching set to sign new deal". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  10. "City loan Boro's Kitching". York City F.C. 26 November 2015. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015.
  11. Flett, Dave (28 November 2015). "Jackie McNamara promises a "different" York City side after two-week break". The Press. York. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  12. Flett, Dave (2 January 2016). "York City hoping to make Tottenham winger Kenny McEvoy's loan move permanent". The Press. York. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  13. Flett, Dave (1 February 2016). "Loaned-out pair Emile Sinclair and Tom Platt told to prove they still have a York City future". The Press. York. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  14. "Games played by Mark Kitching in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  15. "Mark Kitching: Middlesbrough defender joins Rochdale on loan". BBC Sport. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  16. "Games played by Mark Kitching in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  17. "Mark Kitching joins Rochdale on a permanent basis". Rochdale A.F.C. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  18. "Joe Thompson among four players offered new Rochdale deals". BBC Sport. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  19. Loughlin, Nick (3 July 2018). "Former Middlesbrough prospect arrives at Victoria Park". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  20. "Mark Kitching signs for Stockport County after contract discussions at Hartlepool United fail to progress". Hartlepool Mail. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  21. "Games played by Mark Kitching in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  22. "Games played by Mark Kitching in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  23. "Games played by Mark Kitching in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  24. "M. Kitching: Soccerway". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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