Sean Kelly |
![]() Sean Kelly was born on Monday, 1st November, 1993, in Glasgow. The 6' 2 (12st 3lbs) defender joined Alan Archibald's Thistle for a trial period in July, 2016, having most recently been with St Mirren. Aged 22, he made his debut appearance on Tuesday, 5th July, 2016, in a 0-0 friendly draw away to Raith Rovers. There were no goals for Sean during his spells with Thistle. He played his last game for the club on Friday, 2nd May, 2025, in a 1-0 win away to Livingston in the SPFL Championship, having appeared as a Jag on 7 occasions. At June, 2025, his club-list included St Mirren, East Stirlingshire, Partick Thistle, Wimbledon, Ross County, Falkirk, Livingston, Karmiotissa Pano Polemidion and Dundee. |
![]() Kelly began his career with St Mirren and made his professional debut on 3 August 2013 in a 3–0 defeat against Inverness Caledonian Thistle. On 22 November 2013 it was announced that Kelly had signed a two-year contract extension with Saints, tying him to the club until the summer of 2016. On 5 March 2014, Kelly appeared for the Scotland under-21 side in a 2–2 draw against Hungary at Tannadice. Kelly was released by St Mirren at the end of the 2015–16 season. Kelly went on trial with Partick Thistle and AFC Wimbledon during the 2016–17 pre-season, and permanently signed for the latter club on 1 August 2016. Kelly scored his first goal for the Dons on 14 January, in a 2–1 win against Oxford United. He returned to Scottish football in June 2017, signing for Ross County. Kelly was released by Ross County after the end of the 2019–20 season. Kelly signed for Falkirk in October 2020. On 21 July 2021, Kelly joined Scottish Premiership side Livingston on an initial one-year deal. Kelly signed a one year contract extension with Livingston on 20 May 2022. In July 2024, Kelly joined Cypriot First Division club Karmiotissa. After leaving Cyprus as a free agent having not played a game for Karmiotissa, Kelly returned to Scotland and signed a short-term deal with Scottish Premiership club Dundee on 28 November 2024, running until January 2025. On 4 December, Kelly made his debut for the Dark Blues as a substitute in a home win over Motherwell. On 27 February 2025, Kelly joined Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle on a short-term deal until the end of the season, making his competitive debut for the Jags off the bench in an away league victory against Queen's Park at Hampden. He is the elder brother of Rangers goalkeeper Liam Kelly. In October 2023 the siblings faced each other from 12 yards in a Scottish Premiership fixture, with Sean scoring his penalty past Liam. |
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