| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2005-08-28) 28 August 2005 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | Lochgilphead, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Central Midfielder, Right Midfielder, Right Back | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Partick Thistle | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lochgilphead Red Star | |||
| Partick Thistle | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Partick Thistle | 30 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Petershill (loan) | ||
| International career | |||
| 2023– | Scotland U19 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:41, 14 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:46, 23 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Zander MacKenzie (born 28 August 2005) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle.
Career
Partick Thistle
Aged 16 MacKenzie graduated from the Thistle Weir youth academy and joined the club's first team on a two-year contract, as a modern apprentice.
MacKenzie made his first team debut for Thistle in September 2022, in the Scottish Challenge Cup, coming off the bench away to Falkirk. MacKenzie made his first league appearance for Thistle as a substitute in a 3-2 home defeat to Dundee, in November 2022.
MacKenzie provided the first assist of his career in a 5-0 away win over Cove Rangers.
Following a breakthrough into the first team, MacKenzie signed a three-year contract extension with Partick Thistle in July 2023.
MacKenzie scored his first goal for Partick Thistle adding the third in a 3–0 home win over Queen’s Park in the Scottish Championship in August 2024.
References
- "Zander MacKenzie joins the club as a modern apprentice". Partick Thistle FC. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- "Falkirk v Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- "Dundee comeback floors 10-man Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65073273
- https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/23469782.kris-doolan-zander-mackenzie-future-partick-thistle/
- https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/zander-mackenzie-signs-three-year-deal/
- https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/23709528.zander-mackenzie-breakthrough-partick-thistle/
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c79wr3eqnyqt
External links
- Zander MacKenzie at Soccerbase
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