Rory McKenzie

Rory William McKenzie (born 7 October 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock.^[2]

Rory McKenzie

McKenzie at the 2022 Kilmarnock Player of the Year awards
Personal information
Full name	Rory William McKenzie[1]
Date of birth	(1993-10-07) 7 October 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Irvine, Scotland
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Kilmarnock
Number	7
Youth career
	Caledonia
	Troon Thistle
2005–2011	Kilmarnock
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–	Kilmarnock	360	(19)
2012	→ Brechin City (loan)	17	(7)
International career‡
2011	Scotland U19	3	(0)
2013–2014	Scotland U21	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 May 2014

Club career

Kilmarnock

Born in Irvine, raised in Troon and a product of the youth system at Kilmarnock,^[3] McKenzie made his senior debut for the club as a substitute in a 1–1 draw against Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 9 April 2011.^[4]

In the 2012–13 season, he came on as a sub in the first two fixtures. He then started his first game against Dundee Utd on 25 August 2012, where he scored a minute into the second half, as Killie went on to win 3–1.^[5]

On 14 May 2013, McKenzie signed a new contract, keeping him at Kilmarnock until Summer 2016.^[6] In the 2014–15 season, McKenzie scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over Ayr United in the Ayrshire Derby.^[7]

He signed a further contract in summer 2016, and was the only one of several home-grown players to remain at the club after the squad was overhauled following an 11th-place finish in the Scottish Premiership which required them to defeat Falkirk to keep their place in the top division.^[8]

Brechin City loan

On 27 January 2012, McKenzie signed for Brechin City on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season.^[9] He scored 7 goals in his stint at the club, including a double in a 2–2 draw with Cowdenbeath.^[10]

International career

McKenzie was selected for the Scotland under-19s, making his debut in May 2011.^[11]

He is also eligible to play for the Trinidad and Tobago national football team through a grandmother.^[12][13]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 June 2023^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kilmarnock	2010–11[15]	Scottish Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2011–12[16]		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2012–13[17]		22	2	1	0	1	0	—		24	2
	2013–14[18]	Scottish Premiership	33	4	1	0	1	0	—		35	4
	2014–15[19]		28	0	1	0	1	1	—		30	1
	2015–16[20]		28	1	3	1	1	1	2[a]	0	34	3
	2016–17[21]		28	4	1	0	3	1	—		32	5
	2017–18[22]		25	0	3	0	5	2	—		33	2
	2018–19[23]		24	1	2	0	2	0	—		28	1
	2019–20[24]		27	1	1	0	2	0	2[b]	0	32	1
	2020–21[25]		28	2	3	0	3	0	—		34	2
	2021–22[26]	Scottish Championship	28	3	2	1	4	0	3[c]	0	37	4
	2022-23[27]	Scottish Premiership	36	0	7	0	2	0	0	0	45	0
	Total		308	18	25	2	25	5	7	0	365	25
Brechin City (loan)	2011–12[16]	Scottish Second Division	17	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	7
Career total			325	25	25	2	25	5	7	0	382	32

1. Appearances in the Premiership play-offs
2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
3. 3. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup