John Kane (footballer, born 1987)

For the English footballer who played for Leyton Orient, see John Kane (footballer, born 1960).

John Kane (born 8 June 1987) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Pollok.

John Kane

Personal information
Full name	John Kane
Date of birth	(1987-06-08) 8 June 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Pollok
Youth career
0000–2003	Hibernian Youth
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2005	Hibernian	1	(0)
2005–2006	Motherwell	0	(0)
2006–2007	Partick Thistle	3	(0)
2007	Glenafton Athletic
2007–2009	Stranraer	97	(2)
2009–2010	Creighton University
2010–2011	Stirling Albion	26	(1)
2011–2012	Stranraer	32	(1)
2012–2013	Clyde	22	(0)
2013–	Pollok	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:06, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

Kane came through the youth system at Hibernian. He made his Scottish Premier League debut at the age of 16 against Livingston in April 2004, coming on as a late substitute for Kevin Thomson.^[1] Although a Scotland Under–18 international, this was to be his only first-team appearance for Hibs, and he joined Motherwell in the January 2005 transfer window.^[2][3]

After a spell at Partick Thistle, he briefly dropped to Junior level with Glenafton Athletic before signing for Stranraer in June 2007, under the management of former Motherwell team-mate Gerry Britton.^[4][5] A successful spell at the club saw him named player of the year two seasons running before leaving for the US and a year at Creighton University in Nebraska. Kane returned to Scotland with Stirling Albion in 2010 before rejoining Stranraer for a second spell.^[6]

Kane signed for Clyde in June 2012.^[7] He then joined Junior side Pollok.^[8]

External links

• John Kane at the Scottish Football Association
• John Kane at Soccerbase

References

1. "Hibernian 3-1 Livingston". ESPN Soccernet. 3 April 2004. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
2. O'Rourke, Peter (27 January 2005). "Well bag Hamilton". Sky Sports. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
3. "Youth squads named". Scottish Football Association. 16 December 2004. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
4. "Meet the team Season 2006–07". Glenafton Athletic F.C. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
5. "Glenafton's Kane joins Stranraer". BBC Sport. 25 June 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
6. Ogilvie, David (22 June 2011). "Stirling host Fifers in league opener". Stirling Observer. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
7. "John Kane signs". Clyde F.C. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
8. "SJFA News - Thursday, April 4". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2013.