Stephen Kelly (Scottish footballer)

For other people with the same name, see Stephen Kelly (disambiguation).

Stephen William John Kelly (born 13 April 2000) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Livingston.

Stephen Kelly

Kelly with Scotland U19, 2019
Personal information
Full name	Stephen William John Kelly[1]
Date of birth	(2000-04-13) 13 April 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Port Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Livingston
Number	10
Youth career
0000–2018	Rangers[2]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2022	Rangers	0	(0)
2019–2020	→ Ayr United (loan)	28	(5)
2020–2021	→ Ross County (loan)	25	(0)
2022	→ Salford City (loan)	21	(1)
2022–	Livingston	52	(5)
International career
2015	Scotland U16	2	(2)
2017	Scotland U17	2	(1)
2018–2019	Scotland U19	6	(4)
2019–2022	Scotland U21	11	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:01, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Kelly signed a three-year contract with Rangers on 13 September 2018,^[3] and less than two weeks later made his professional debut when he came on as a substitute in a Scottish League Cup win over Ayr United on 26 September.^[4] He was loaned to Ayr United in July 2019,^[5] then spent the 2020-–21 season on loan at Scottish Premiership side Ross County.

On 12 January 2022, Kelly joined EFL League Two side Salford City on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.^[6] He made his club debut as a second-half on 15 January in a league match against Bradford City.^[7] His full debut came three days later in a match against Port Vale.^[8]

Kelly moved on a permanent basis to Livingston in September 2022 for an undisclosed fee.^[9]

International career

Kelly has represented Scotland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 international levels.^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 31 August 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rangers	2018–19	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	2021–22	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	1	0	1[a]	0	2	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	3	0
Rangers Under-20s	2016–17	—	—		—		—		1[b]	0	1	0
Rangers Under-21s	2018–19	—	—		—		—		1[b]	0	1	0
Rangers B	2022–23	—	—		—		—		2[b]	1	2	1
Ayr United (loan)	2019–20	Scottish Championship	27	5	2	0	4	1	0	0	33	6
Ross County (loan)	2020–21	Scottish Premiership	25	0	1	0	3	0	—		29	0
Salford City (loan)	2021–22	EFL League Two	21	1	—		—		—		21	1
Career total			73	6	3	0	9	1	5	1	90	8

1. Appearance in the UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

Livingston

• Scottish Challenge Cup: 2024–25^[11]