Alfie Kilgour

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Alfie Kilgour
Personal information
Full name Alfie George Alexander Kilgour[1]
Date of birth (1998-05-18) 18 May 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth Bath, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)[2]
Position(s) Central defender
Club information
Current team
 Bristol Rovers
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2016 Bristol Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Bristol Rovers 77 (4)
2016 → Mangotsfield United (loan) 10 (1)
2016 → Cirencester Town (loan) 7 (1)
2018 → Hungerford Town (loan) 9 (1)
2018–2019 → Maidenhead United (loan) 18 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:49, 18 October 2021 (UTC)

Alfie George Alexander Kilgour (born 18 May 1998) is an English footballer who plays for Bristol Rovers.

Career[]

Bristol Rovers[]

Kilgour began his career in the academy at Bristol Rovers aged eight,[3] and first featured in the matchday squad for the first team while still an under-18, twice appearing as an unused substitute for EFL League Two games in the 2015–16 season. In February 2016, Kilgour was loaned to Mangotsfield United. After promotion that season, with first team opportunities hard to come by, he was loaned out again, this time to Cirencester Town in September 2016. In December 2016, during a Gloucestershire Senior Cup tie, Kilgour suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament and a detached hamstring, leaving him needing surgery.[4] In March 2018, he joined Hungerford Town on loan.

In November 2018, Kilgour joined Maidenhead United on loan and made his debut in their televised FA Cup game at home to Portsmouth. In January 2019, his loan was extended until the end of the season.[5] After 19 games and three goals in all competitions, Kilgour was recalled by Rovers in March to boost their defensive options.[6] He made his debut on 12 March when he came on as a late substitute in a 1–0 away win at Gillingham.[7] His first start came eleven days later, playing the entirety of a 2–2 draw away at Plymouth Argyle.[8] At the end of the 2018–19 season, Kilgour was given the award of Bristol Rovers Development Squad Player of the Season.[9] At the end of the 2018–19 season, Bristol Rovers exercised a contract extension for him.[10] He signed a new contract in August 2019.[11]

He scored his first goal for the club in an EFL Trophy tie against Leyton Orient on 4 December 2019.[12] On 15 February 2020, Kilgour scored his second league goal for the club with a thirty yard screamer to equalise in a 2–1 victory over Blackpool, a goal that would win League One goal of the month for February 2020.[13]

On 4 July 2020, Kilgour signed another new contract with Rovers that would see him stay at the club until the end of the 2022-23 season after having a breakthrough season that saw him make 45 appearances in all competitions before the season was cut short.[14]

On 2nd October 2021, Kilgour received the first red card of his career as he was dismissed for a handball in the penalty area that the referee deemed worthy of a second yellow card. Swindon Town dispatched the penalty with just five minutes remaining to go into a 2–1 lead that they eventually added another goal to.[15] Kilgour made his 100th appearance for the club on 16 October 2021, marking it with his first goal of the 2021–22 season to make it 1–1 in an eventual 2–2 draw at Bradford City.[16]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 16 October 2021
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bristol Rovers 2015–16 League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[17] 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2019-20[18] 33 2 6 0 2 0 4[a] 1 45 3
2020–21[19] 35 1 3 1 1 0 5[a] 0 44 2
2021–22[20] League Two 5 1 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 7 1
Total 77 4 9 1 4 0 10 1 100 6
Mangotsfield United (loan) 2015–16 Southern D1 South & West 10 1 0 0 — 0 0 10 1
Cirencester Town (loan) 2016–17 Southern Premier 7 0 1 0 — 1[b] 1 9 1
Hungerford Town (loan) 2017–18 National League South 9 1 0 0 — 0 0 9 1
Maidenhead United (loan) 2018–19[17] National League 17 3 1 0 — 1[b] 0 19 3
Career total 121 9 11 1 4 0 11 2 146 12
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the FA Trophy

Honours[]

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ EFL (8 June 2017). "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS AS AT 20th MAY 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Alfie Kilgour". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. ^ How a Maidenhead United loan spell turned Alfie Kilgour into a Bristol Rovers staple
  4. ^ "INJURY UPDATE: ALFIE KILGOUR". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Alfie Kilgour Maidenhead Loan Extended". www.bristolrovers.co.uk.
  6. ^ Evely, John (8 March 2019). "Why Alfie Kilgour has returned to Bristol Rovers". bristolpost.
  7. ^ Gillingham 0–1 Bristol Rovers
  8. ^ Plymouth Argyle 2–2 Bristol Rovers
  9. ^ a b "End of Season Awards Winners". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Bristol Rovers: Chris Lines heads list of nine players to leave League One club". BBC Sport. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Alfie Kilgour: Bristol Rovers centre-back signs new contract". BBC Sport. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  12. ^ "REPORT: Bristol Rovers 1-1 Leyton Orient (4-2 on pens)". leytonorient.com. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  13. ^ a b "Goal of the Month winners: February". www.efl.com. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Alfie Kilgour: Bristol Rovers defender extends deal until 2023". BBC Sport. 4 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Bristol Rovers 1–3 Swindon Town". BBC Sport. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Bradford City 2–2 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  17. ^ a b "Games played by Alfie Kilgour in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  18. ^ "Games played by Alfie Kilgour in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  19. ^ "Games played by Alfie Kilgour in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  20. ^ "Games played by Alfie Kilgour in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

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