Introduction
Lee Kilday (born 4 February 1992) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Greenock Morton, as a defender.
Career
Kilday made his senior debut for Hamilton Academical in the Scottish Premier League on 15 January 2011, in a 0–4 defeat away at Rangers. The performance of Kilday and other young players in that match, including Michael Devlin who also made his debut, was praised by manager Billy Reid.
In March 2012, Kilday signed a contract with Hamilton which lasts until May 2014. In May 2012, Kilday announced his intention to become a first-team regular at Hamilton during the forthcoming 2012–13 season.
He joined Stenhousemuir on loan in October 2012.
Kilday was released by Hamilton in May 2014. In June 2014, Kilday signed for Greenock Morton. Kilday was offered a one-year contract extension after playing all 36 league games for Morton.
Following another successful season, Kilday signed a two-year deal with Morton, rejecting a similar deal to move back to Hamilton Accies. He is currently Morton's club captain at the age of 24.
Honours
Morton
- Scottish League One: Winners 2014–15
- "Greenock Morton claim League 1 title after 3–1 win against Peterhead". Scottish Television. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
Career statistics
- As of 21 January 2017
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hamilton Academical | 2010–11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
| Stenhousemuir (loan) | 2012–13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Greenock Morton | 2014–15 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
| 2015–16 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| Total | 80 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 105 | 6 | |
| Career total | 116 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 148 | 6 | |