Robbie McKenzie

Robbie McKenzie
McKenzie warming up in 2023 for Gillingham
Personal information
Full name Robbie McKenzie[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-25) 25 September 1998 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Kingston upon Hull, England
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Gillingham
Youth career
2007–2017 Hull City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Hull City 26 (0)
2020–2022 Gillingham 71 (4)
2022– Gillingham 67 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:08, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

Robbie McKenzie (born 25 September 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender and midfielder for EFL League Two club Gillingham.

Club career

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Hull City

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McKenzie joined Hull City at the age of nine and signed a scholarship in July 2016. On 22 August 2017, he made his debut in a 2–0 EFL Cup defeat to Doncaster Rovers.[4] On 28 February 2018, McKenzie signed a two-year contract with the club.[5]

Following the relegation of the club at the end of the 2019–20 season to League One, McKenzie was released by the club.[6]

Gillingham

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On 21 August 2020, McKenzie joined Gillingham on a free transfer following his release from Hull City.[7] Following the Gills' relegation to League Two, McKenzie was offered a new contract at the end of the 2021–22 season[8] which was initially rejected.[9] However, having failed to find a new club, he re-signed for Gillingham on transfer deadline day.[10]

Career statistics

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As of 18 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hull City 2017–18[11] Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
2018–19[12] Championship 18 0 1 0 2 0 21 0
2019–20[13] Championship 8 0 2 0 2 0 12 0
Total 26 0 3 0 5 0 34 0
Gillingham 2020–21[14] League One 33 1 2 0 3 0 3[a] 0 41 1
2021–22[15] League One 38 3 1 0 1 0 3[a] 1 43 4
2022–23[16] League Two 34 1 4 0 1 0 2[a] 0 39 1
2023–24 League Two 21 1 1 0 2 2 1[a] 0 25 3
Total 126 6 8 0 7 2 9 1 150 9
Career total 152 6 11 0 12 2 9 1 184 9
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Hull City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 33. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Robbie McKenzie". 11v11. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  3. ^ Robbie McKenzie at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ "2017/18 Doncaster (a) Report". Hull City A.F.C. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  5. ^ "McKenzie Pens New Deal". Hull City A.F.C. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  6. ^ Buckingham, Philip (23 July 2020). "Hull City release four players but defender offered new deal". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Robbie McKenzie: Gillingham sign former Hull City defender". BBC. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Retained list confirmed". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  9. ^ "An update from Neil Harris". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Robbie McKenzie returns to Priestfield". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Games played by Robbie McKenzie in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Games played by Robbie McKenzie in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Games played by Robbie McKenzie in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Games played by Robbie McKenzie in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Games played by Robbie McKenzie in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Games played by Robbie McKenzie in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2023.