Kenny Dougall

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Kenny Dougall
Personal information
Full name Kenneth William Dougall[1]
Date of birth (1993-05-07) 7 May 1993 (age 28)
Place of birth Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Blackpool
Number 12
Youth career
2009–2011 QAS
2009–2013 Brisbane Roar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Brisbane City 34 (10)
2014–2015 Telstar 29 (1)
2015–2018 Sparta Rotterdam 81 (2)
2018–2020 Barnsley 39 (0)
2020– Blackpool 34 (1)
National team‡
2015 Australia U23 4 (0)
2021– Australia 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 May 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 June 2021 (UTC)

Kenneth William Dougall (born 7 May 1993) is an Australian professional football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Blackpool and the Australia national team.

Personal life[]

Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Dougall is of Scottish and Thai descent.[3]

Club career[]

Early years[]

Dougall played as a junior at Samford Rangers FC, before moving to the Brisbane Roar youth team, as well as attending the Queensland Academy of Sport. In 2010, he shared the Roar's Youth Player of the Year award with goalkeeper Matt Acton.[4] He started his senior career playing for Brisbane City in the National Premier Leagues Queensland, where he was awarded the league's Young Player of the Year award in 2013.[5]

Telstar[]

In July 2014 Dougall signed for Telstar in the Eerste Divisie and made his debut on 3 October 2014 against Sparta Rotterdam coming on as an 84th minute substitute in a 4–3 win.[6] Dougall scored his first goal for the club against Den Bosch on 12 December 2014.[7] On 6 May 2015 it was announced that Dougall would leave Telstar after just one season at the club following a breakdown in contract discussions.[8]

Sparta Rotterdam[]

On 29 May 2015 it was announced he had signed a two-year contract with Eerste Divisie side Sparta Rotterdam.[9] Dougall quickly established himself at the club starting in the first fixture of the season away to RKC Waalwijk in a 1–1 draw. He then penned a contract extension after just 6 months keeping him at the club until the summer of 2019.[10]

Barnsley[]

On 27 July 2018, Dougall joined League One side Barnsley on an initial two-year deal with an option for a further year for an undisclosed fee.[11] On 15 March 2019 Dougall suffered a broken leg in a match, initially attempting to play on.[12]

Dougall was released by Barnsley on 25 June 2020.[13]

Blackpool[]

Dougall joined Blackpool in October 2020, signing a two-year contract.[14]

On 21 May 2021, Dougall scored his second goal of the season in a 3–3 draw with Oxford United in the second leg of their play-off semi-final. The result saw Blackpool win 6–3 on aggregate and progress to the final, where they met Lincoln City at Wembley Stadium on 30 May.[15] In the final, Dougall scored both goals for Blackpool in their 2–1 win, securing promotion to the Championship for the first time in six years.[16][17]

International career[]

Dougall earned four caps for the Australian U23 side in 2015.

On 25 May 2021, he was called up for the Australian national team for their remaining 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in June.[18] He made his debut on 3 June 2021 against Kuwait,[19] and made his first start four days later in a 5–1 victory over Chinese Taipei.[20]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 30 May 2021
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brisbane City 2013 NPL Queensland 24 4 – – – 24 4
2014 10 6 0 0 – – 10 6
Total 34 10 0 0 – – 34 10
Telstar 2014–15 Eerste Divisie 29 1 0 0 – – 29 1
Sparta Rotterdam 2015–16 Eerste Divisie 32 0 2 0 – – 34 0
2016–17 Eredivisie 20 1 2 0 – – 22 1
2017–18 29 1 1 0 – – 30 1
Total 81 2 5 0 – – 86 2
Barnsley 2018–19 League One 27 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 29 0
2019–20 Championship 12 0 2 0 0 0 – 14 0
Total 39 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 43 0
Blackpool 2020–21 League One 34 1 3 0 0 0 3[a] 3 40 4
2021–22 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Total 34 1 3 0 0 0 3 3 40 4
Career total 217 14 11 0 1 0 3 3 232 17
  1. ^ Appearances in EFL League One play-offs

International[]

As of 15 June 2021
Australia
Year Apps Goals
2021 3 0
Total 3 0

Honours[]

Sparta Rotterdam

Barnsley

Blackpool

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Barnsley" (PDF). English Football League. p. 3. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  2. ^ "K. Dougall". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  3. ^ Lewis, Dave. "Meet the midfielder aiming to be a Socceroos World Cup bolter". The World Game. Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Dougall shows Roar talent". 16 February 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Dougall: I Will Be Back - Football Queensland - NPL - SportsTG". SportsTG. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Telstar vs. Sparta Rotterdam - 3 oktober 2014 - Soccerway". nl.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Telstar vs. FC Den Bosch - 12 december 2014 - Soccerway". nl.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Telstar en Kenny Dougall uit elkaar". Rtvnh.nl. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  9. ^ Administrator. "Sparta Rotterdam (Sinds 1888) - Kenneth Dougall & Melvin Vissers tekenen contract". Sparta-rotterdam.nl. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  10. ^ Administrator. "Sparta Rotterdam (Sinds 1888) - Nieuw contract voor Kenneth Dougall". Sparta-rotterdam.nl. Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Kenny Dougall Joins The Reds!". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Kenny Dougall: Barnsley midfielder reveals he played on with broken leg". BBC Sport. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  13. ^ Davidson, John. "AUSSIE EXITS BARNSLEY". FTBL. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  14. ^ "Kenny Dougall Joins On Two-Year Contract" - Blackpool F.C., 16 October 2020
  15. ^ "Blackpool 3-3 Oxford (Agg: 6-3): Tangerines progress to play-off final after enthralling draw". Sky Sports. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Full time: Blackpool 2-1 Lincoln City". The Guardian. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  17. ^ Jump up to: a b "Blackpool sealed a return to the Championship after a six-year absence by beating Lincoln City in the League One play-off final at Wembley". BBC. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  18. ^ "31 players bound for Kuwait as Socceroos seek to seal top spot in Group B". Football Australia. 25 May 2021.
  19. ^ Socceroos – Twitter, 3 June 2021
  20. ^ Australia 5–1 Chinese Taipei – Socceroos.com.au, 7 June 2021
  21. ^ "League One: 2018/19: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
    "Barnsley: Squad details: 2018/19". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

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