Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael James Devlin [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 3 October 1993||
Place of birth | Motherwell, Scotland | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Livingston | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
Heart of Midlothian | |||
2007–2009 | Aberdeen | ||
2009–2010 | Celtic | ||
2010–2011 | Hamilton Academical | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2011–2018 | Hamilton Academical | 125 | (4) |
2011 | → Stenhousemuir (loan) | 10 | (3) |
2012 | → Stenhousemuir (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2018–2022 | Aberdeen | 37 | (1) |
2022–2023 | Fleetwood Town | 2 | (0) |
2023 | Hibernian | 1 | (0) |
2023– | Livingston | 29 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Scotland | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:47, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:46, 16 November 2019 (UTC) |
Michael James Devlin (born 3 October 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Livingston. He has previously played for Hamilton Academical, Stenhousemuir, Aberdeen, Fleetwood Town and Hibernian. He was selected for Scotland three times in 2019.
Born in Motherwell, [3] Devlin grew up in a street near to fellow footballer Mark Reynolds and attended the same school, where the older pupil was held up as an example to follow. [4] As a teenager Devlin spent time in the youth systems of Heart of Midlothian, Aberdeen and Celtic, [4] making the squad for a Glasgow Cup final with the latter in May 2010. [5]
He was picked up by Hamilton Academical, with assurances that hard work would result in a swift path to first team football. [4] He made his senior debut for Hamilton in the Scottish Premier League on 15 January 2011, aged 16, [6] in a 0–4 defeat away at Rangers; [7] the performance of Devlin and other young players in that match, including Lee Kilday who also made his debut, was praised by manager Billy Reid. [8]
He signed on loan for Stenhousemuir on 16 March 2011, [9] and re-joined the Warriors on an emergency loan in February 2012, [10] at the same time signing a two-year contract extension with Hamilton. [11]
He scored his first goal for the Accies in the Scottish Cup in December 2012. [12] In February 2014, he signed a contract extension until the end of the 2014–15 season. [13]
In August 2016 he was appointed the club's new captain. [14] In May 2017, he was involved in an altercation with a fan following a 1–0 home Lanarkshire derby defeat to relegation rivals Motherwell. [15] In the last regular game of the 2016–17 season, Devlin suffered a serious knee injury, meaning he missed the club's two relegation play-off matches. [16]
Devlin moved to Aberdeen in January 2018 for an undisclosed fee, despite having not yet fully recovered from the knee injury suffered in May 2017. [17] [6] He eventually made his competitive debut for Aberdeen on 26 July 2018, in the first leg of a Europa League tie against Burnley at Pittodrie Stadium. [18] [19]
In August 2020 he was one of eight Aberdeen players who received a suspended three-match ban from the Scottish FA after they breached coronavirus-related restrictions by visiting a bar earlier in the month. [20] He missed most of the 2020–21 season due to hamstring and ankle ligament injuries, [21] and agreed new short-term contracts during 2021–22 with it being anticipated that he would eventually return to full fitness, [22] but by April 2022 he had yet to be named in a matchday squad, and it was initially announced that he would leave Aberdeen at the end of the season [23] but soon clarified that this would be immediate. [24] [25]
Devlin trained with English club Fleetwood Town, managed by his former Aberdeen teammate Scott Brown, in June 2022. [26] He signed a short term contract with Fleetwood in August 2022. [27] He departed the club in January following the expiration of his short-term deal. [28]
After leaving Fleetwood before the end of the January transfer window, Devlin trained with Hibernian. [29] He signed a short-term contract with the club on 13 February 2023. [30]
Devlin left Hibs at the end of the 2022–23 season and signed for Livingston. [31] [32] He was appointed club captain. [33]
Devlin was included in the Scotland squad for the first time in October 2018. [34] He was recalled in May 2019, one of five uncapped players to feature. [35] He made his international debut on 10 October 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Russia, playing the whole match as Scotland lost 0–4. [36]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hamilton Academical | 2010–11 [7] | Scottish Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2011–12 [37] | Scottish First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
2012–13 [38] | Scottish First Division | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
2013–14 [39] | Scottish Championship | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
2014–15 [40] | Scottish Premiership | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
2015–16 [41] | Scottish Premiership | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
2016–17 [42] | Scottish Premiership | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
2017–18 [43] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 125 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 148 | 5 | ||
Stenhousemuir (loan) | 2010–11 [7] | Scottish Second Division | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
2011–12 [37] | Scottish Second Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
Total | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | ||
Aberdeen | 2017–18 [43] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018–19 [18] | Scottish Premiership | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
2019–20 [44] | Scottish Premiership | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
2020–21 [45] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2021–22 [46] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 37 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 1 | ||
Fleetwood Town | 2022–23 [47] | EFL League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [c] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Hibernian | 2022–23 [47] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Livingston | 2023–24 [48] | Scottish Premiership | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
Career total | 217 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 262 | 9 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Michael James Devlin [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 3 October 1993||
Place of birth | Motherwell, Scotland | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Livingston | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
Heart of Midlothian | |||
2007–2009 | Aberdeen | ||
2009–2010 | Celtic | ||
2010–2011 | Hamilton Academical | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2011–2018 | Hamilton Academical | 125 | (4) |
2011 | → Stenhousemuir (loan) | 10 | (3) |
2012 | → Stenhousemuir (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2018–2022 | Aberdeen | 37 | (1) |
2022–2023 | Fleetwood Town | 2 | (0) |
2023 | Hibernian | 1 | (0) |
2023– | Livingston | 29 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Scotland | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:47, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:46, 16 November 2019 (UTC) |
Michael James Devlin (born 3 October 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Livingston. He has previously played for Hamilton Academical, Stenhousemuir, Aberdeen, Fleetwood Town and Hibernian. He was selected for Scotland three times in 2019.
Born in Motherwell, [3] Devlin grew up in a street near to fellow footballer Mark Reynolds and attended the same school, where the older pupil was held up as an example to follow. [4] As a teenager Devlin spent time in the youth systems of Heart of Midlothian, Aberdeen and Celtic, [4] making the squad for a Glasgow Cup final with the latter in May 2010. [5]
He was picked up by Hamilton Academical, with assurances that hard work would result in a swift path to first team football. [4] He made his senior debut for Hamilton in the Scottish Premier League on 15 January 2011, aged 16, [6] in a 0–4 defeat away at Rangers; [7] the performance of Devlin and other young players in that match, including Lee Kilday who also made his debut, was praised by manager Billy Reid. [8]
He signed on loan for Stenhousemuir on 16 March 2011, [9] and re-joined the Warriors on an emergency loan in February 2012, [10] at the same time signing a two-year contract extension with Hamilton. [11]
He scored his first goal for the Accies in the Scottish Cup in December 2012. [12] In February 2014, he signed a contract extension until the end of the 2014–15 season. [13]
In August 2016 he was appointed the club's new captain. [14] In May 2017, he was involved in an altercation with a fan following a 1–0 home Lanarkshire derby defeat to relegation rivals Motherwell. [15] In the last regular game of the 2016–17 season, Devlin suffered a serious knee injury, meaning he missed the club's two relegation play-off matches. [16]
Devlin moved to Aberdeen in January 2018 for an undisclosed fee, despite having not yet fully recovered from the knee injury suffered in May 2017. [17] [6] He eventually made his competitive debut for Aberdeen on 26 July 2018, in the first leg of a Europa League tie against Burnley at Pittodrie Stadium. [18] [19]
In August 2020 he was one of eight Aberdeen players who received a suspended three-match ban from the Scottish FA after they breached coronavirus-related restrictions by visiting a bar earlier in the month. [20] He missed most of the 2020–21 season due to hamstring and ankle ligament injuries, [21] and agreed new short-term contracts during 2021–22 with it being anticipated that he would eventually return to full fitness, [22] but by April 2022 he had yet to be named in a matchday squad, and it was initially announced that he would leave Aberdeen at the end of the season [23] but soon clarified that this would be immediate. [24] [25]
Devlin trained with English club Fleetwood Town, managed by his former Aberdeen teammate Scott Brown, in June 2022. [26] He signed a short term contract with Fleetwood in August 2022. [27] He departed the club in January following the expiration of his short-term deal. [28]
After leaving Fleetwood before the end of the January transfer window, Devlin trained with Hibernian. [29] He signed a short-term contract with the club on 13 February 2023. [30]
Devlin left Hibs at the end of the 2022–23 season and signed for Livingston. [31] [32] He was appointed club captain. [33]
Devlin was included in the Scotland squad for the first time in October 2018. [34] He was recalled in May 2019, one of five uncapped players to feature. [35] He made his international debut on 10 October 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Russia, playing the whole match as Scotland lost 0–4. [36]
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hamilton Academical | 2010–11 [7] | Scottish Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2011–12 [37] | Scottish First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
2012–13 [38] | Scottish First Division | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
2013–14 [39] | Scottish Championship | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
2014–15 [40] | Scottish Premiership | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
2015–16 [41] | Scottish Premiership | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
2016–17 [42] | Scottish Premiership | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
2017–18 [43] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 125 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 148 | 5 | ||
Stenhousemuir (loan) | 2010–11 [7] | Scottish Second Division | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
2011–12 [37] | Scottish Second Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
Total | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | ||
Aberdeen | 2017–18 [43] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018–19 [18] | Scottish Premiership | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
2019–20 [44] | Scottish Premiership | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
2020–21 [45] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2021–22 [46] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 37 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 1 | ||
Fleetwood Town | 2022–23 [47] | EFL League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [c] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Hibernian | 2022–23 [47] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Livingston | 2023–24 [48] | Scottish Premiership | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
Career total | 217 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 262 | 9 |