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Stephen Kingsley

Stephen Kingsley

Defender - Left-Back  at Heart of Midlothian FC
Age31
CitizenshipScotland
Height1.78 m
Footleft
BornJuly 23, 1994
at Heart of Midlothian FC 2,057 days · joined 2020-10-06
👕200+ Apps
Market value €70k
Left-Back Defender

Career snapshot

8
clubs played for
10/11
debut season
0.04
goals / match
Heart of Midlothian FC
top club · 163 apps

Career highs

€2.50m
peak value · 2019
€3.30m
top transfer fee · 17/18
7
best season · 21/22
14 / 0
int'l caps / goals

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Shares 1994-07-23 · 6 players total

377Appearances
16Goals
15Assists
19Yellow cards
1Red cards
80Full matches (90′)
Full nameStephen Kingsley
Date of birth1994-07-23 (31 yrs)
Place of birthStirling, Scotland
CitizenshipScotland
PositionDefender - Left-Back (main: Defender)
Footleft
Height178.00 m
Current clubHeart of Midlothian FC
Joined2020-10-06
Contract expires2027-05-31
Jul 2025
25/26 — Heart of Midlothian FC
4 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Dec 2024
Injury: unknown
27 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — Heart of Midlothian FC
15 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Oct 2023
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2023
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — Heart of Midlothian FC
44 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
May 2023
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Dec 2022
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Oct 2022
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2022
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — Heart of Midlothian FC
31 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Apr 2022
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Heart of Midlothian FC
43 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Mar 2021
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Oct 2020
Transfer: Hull City → Heart of Midl.
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Heart of Midlothian FC
24 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Hull City, Heart of Midlothian FC
10 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Hull City
27 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Sep 2017
Injury: unknown
33 games missed
Aug 2017
Transfer: Swansea → Hull City
17/18 · Transfer · €3.30m
Jul 2017
17/18 — Hull City
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2016
16/17 — Swansea City, Swansea City U23
19 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Nov 2015
Transfer: Crewe Alexandra → Swansea
15/16 · Return from loan
Aug 2015
Transfer: Swansea → Crewe Alexandra
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — Swansea City, Crewe Alexandra, Swansea City U21
29 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
May 2015
Transfer: Yeovil Town → Swansea
14/15 · Return from loan
Feb 2015
Transfer: Swansea → Yeovil Town
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
14/15 — Yeovil Town
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2014
Transfer: Falkirk → Swansea
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Falkirk FC
45 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Falkirk FC
43 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Falkirk FC
17 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Falkirk FC U17 → Falkirk
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — Falkirk FC
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 24 other Defender - Left-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.83/90
100
Assists1 total · 0.83/90
100
G+A2 total · 1.67/90
100
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
75
7,220 min
Minutes played by club
Heart of Midlothian FC 57.5%
Hull City 0.0%
Swansea City 0.0%
Swansea City U23 0.0%
Crewe Alexandra 0.0%
Swansea City U21 0.0%
Yeovil Town 0.0%
Falkirk FC 42.5%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Heart of Midlothian FC 7 19/20 25/26 163 15 6 4,153
Hull City 3 17/18 19/20 46 0 2 0
Swansea City 2 15/16 16/17 19 0 1 0
Swansea City U23 1 16/17 16/17 5 0 0 0
Crewe Alexandra 1 15/16 15/16 12 0 1 0
Swansea City U21 1 15/16 15/16 12 0 2 0
Yeovil Town 1 14/15 14/15 12 0 0 0
Falkirk FC 4 10/11 13/14 108 1 3 3,067

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€625K4€1.3M5€1.9M7€2.5M11/1212/13 — 1 assists112/1313/14 — 1 goals (Falkirk FC)13/14 — 2 assists313/1414/1515/16 — 4 assists415/1616/1717/1818/19 — 2 assists218/1919/20 — 1 goals (Heart of Midlothian FC)19/20 — 1 assists219/2020/21 — 4 goals (Heart of Midlothian FC)20/21 — 1 assists520/2121/22 — 7 goals (Heart of Midlothian FC)721/2222/2323/24 — 1 goals (Heart of Midlothian FC)23/24 — 3 assists423/2424/25 — 1 goals (Heart of Midlothian FC)124/2525/26 — 1 goals (Heart of Midlothian FC)25/26 — 1 assists225/2611/12 — €25K12/13 — €125K13/14 — €200K14/15 — €500K15/16 — €500K16/17 — €500K17/18 — €2M18/19 — €2M19/20 — €2.5M20/21 — €1.8M21/22 — €1M22/23 — €1M23/24 — €1M24/25 — €1M25/26 — €70KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

10/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 4420/2121/22: 7721/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 1123/2424/25: 1124/2525/26: 1125/26

Assists by season

10/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 4415/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 1120/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 3323/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 1125/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 League Cup Heart of Midlothian FC 3 1 1 0 0 108
25/26 Premiership Heart of Midlothian FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Conference League Heart of Midlothian FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Europa League Qualifying Heart of Midlothian FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Prem. Sports Cup Heart of Midlothian FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Premiership Heart of Midlothian FC 7 0 0 2 0 0
24/25 Premiership Relegation Heart of Midlothian FC 2 1 0 0 0 135
24/25 SFA Cup Heart of Midlothian FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Premiership Heart of Midlothian FC 29 1 0 0 0 2,295
23/24 Scottish Premiership Top Six Split Heart of Midlothian FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 SFA Cup Heart of Midlothian FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 UECL Quali Heart of Midlothian FC 4 0 2 0 0 0
23/24 Viaplay Cup Heart of Midlothian FC 3 0 1 1 0 0
22/23 Conference L. Heart of Midlothian FC 5 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 Europa League Qualifying Heart of Midlothian FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Premiership Heart of Midlothian FC 20 0 0 4 0 0
22/23 Scottish Premiership Top Six Split Heart of Midlothian FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 SFA Cup Heart of Midlothian FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Prem. Sports Cup Heart of Midlothian FC 5 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Premiership Heart of Midlothian FC 30 6 0 2 0 424
21/22 Scottish Premiership Top Six Split Heart of Midlothian FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 SFA Cup Heart of Midlothian FC 5 1 0 0 0 507
20/21 Betfred Cup Heart of Midlothian FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Championship Heart of Midlothian FC 20 4 1 1 0 444
19/20 Championship Hull City 8 0 0 3 0 0
19/20 EFL Cup Hull City 0 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 FA Cup Hull City 0 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 SFA Cup Heart of Midlothian FC 2 1 1 0 0 240
18/19 Championship Hull City 26 0 2 1 0 0
18/19 EFL Cup Hull City 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Championship Hull City 11 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 EFL Cup Swansea City 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 EFL Trophy Swansea City U23 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 FA Cup Swansea City 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Premier League Swansea City 13 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Premier League 2 Swansea City U23 4 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 FA Cup Swansea City 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 FA Cup Crewe Alexandra 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League One Crewe Alexandra 12 0 1 0 0 0
15/16 Premier League Swansea City 4 0 1 0 0 0
15/16 U21 PL Swansea City U21 11 0 1 0 0 0
15/16 U21 PL Playoffs Swansea City U21 1 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 League One Yeovil Town 12 0 0 2 0 0
13/14 Championship Falkirk FC 35 1 2 0 0 3,067
13/14 League Cup Falkirk FC 3 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Premiership Play-offs Falkirk FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Ramsdens Cup Falkirk FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 SFA Cup Falkirk FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Championship Falkirk FC 35 0 1 0 0 0
12/13 Ramsdens Cup Falkirk FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Scot. League Cup Falkirk FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 SFA Cup Falkirk FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Championship Falkirk FC 15 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Ramsdens Cup Falkirk FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Scot. League Cup Falkirk FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 SFA Cup Falkirk FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Championship Falkirk FC 3 0 0 0 1 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
11/12 2011-07-01 Falkirk FC U17 Falkirk Transfer 0 —
14/15 2014-07-01 Falkirk Swansea Transfer 200000 —
14/15 2015-02-18 Swansea Yeovil Town Loan 500000 —
14/15 2015-05-31 Yeovil Town Swansea Return from loan 500000 —
15/16 2015-08-26 Swansea Crewe Alexandra Loan 500000 —
15/16 2015-11-27 Crewe Alexandra Swansea Return from loan 500000 —
17/18 2017-08-23 Swansea Hull City Transfer 750000 €3.30m
20/21 2020-10-06 Hull City Heart of Midl. Transfer 1400000 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
17/18 Groin injury 2017-09-26 2018-04-02 189 33
20/21 Groin injury 2021-03-20 2021-05-31 73 8
21/22 Ill 2021-08-06 2021-08-11 6 1
21/22 Quarantine 2021-08-20 2021-08-30 11 2
21/22 Knock 2022-04-16 2022-04-27 12 2
22/23 Hamstring injury 2022-07-22 2022-09-03 44 9
22/23 Hamstring injury 2022-10-28 2022-11-30 34 5
22/23 concussion 2022-12-24 2023-01-16 24 5
22/23 Knee injury 2023-05-09 2023-06-30 53 4
23/24 Knock 2023-08-31 2023-09-11 12 2
23/24 Groin problems 2023-10-16 2023-10-30 15 2
24/25 Hamstring muscle injury 2024-12-01 2025-05-06 157 27
Current€70k
Peak€2.50m
Low€25k
Δ since start+€45k
€25k€644k€1.26m€1.88m€2.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €70k
Jan 1, 1970 €70k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €125k
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #17622 — 6 0 — — former national player
Team #16868 — 6 0 — — former national player
Team #3380 — 2 0 — — former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Alex Cochrane 2 1 0
Jay Fulton 2 0 0
Liam Boyce 2 1 0
Andy Halliday 2 0 0
Craig Sibbald 2 1 0
Conor McGrandles 2 0 0
Michael Smith 2 0 0
Jorge Grant 1 0 0
Kye Rowles 1 0 0
Toby Sibbick 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
21/22 Premiership Heart of Midlothian FC 6 30
20/21 Championship Heart of Midlothian FC 4 20
25/26 League Cup Heart of Midlothian FC 1 3

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
18/19 Championship Hull City 2 26
13/14 Championship Falkirk FC 2 35
23/24 UECL Quali Heart of Midlothian FC 2 4

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
15/16 2015-11-27 Crewe Alexandra Swansea Return from loan — €500k
15/16 2015-08-26 Swansea Crewe Alexandra Loan — €500k
14/15 2015-05-31 Yeovil Town Swansea Return from loan — €500k
14/15 2015-02-18 Swansea Yeovil Town Loan — €500k

Teams faced most often by Stephen Kingsley's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Rangers FC 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0%
Dundee United 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0%
Celtic FC 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0%
Kilmarnock FC 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100%
Heart of Midlothian 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0%
St. Mirren FC 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0%
Hibernian FC 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0%
Livingston FC 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0%
Motherwell FC 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100%
Dundee FC 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100%
Aberdeen FC 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
10/11 Senior debut season
13/14 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 15 135 2 0 0 1.33
23/24 44 2,295 1 0 0 0.04
22/23 31 0 5 0 0 0
21/22 43 931 2 0 0 0.19
20/21 24 444 1 0 0 0.2
19/20 10 240 3 0 0 1.13
18/19 27 0 1 0 0 0
17/18 11 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 12 0 2 0 0 0
13/14 45 3,067 1 0 0 0.03
10/11 3 0 0 0 1 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Premiership
87 apps
7 G
0 A
Championship
108 apps
5 G
4 A
SFA Cup
20 apps
2 G
1 A
Viaplay Cup
22 apps
1 G
2 A
Premiership Relegation
2 apps
1 G
0 A
UECL Quali
4 apps
0 G
2 A
Championship
45 apps
0 G
2 A
Premier League
17 apps
0 G
1 A
U21 PL
15 apps
0 G
1 A
U21 PL Playoffs
1 apps
0 G
1 A

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Frequently asked about Stephen Kingsley

Who is Stephen Kingsley?

Stephen Kingsley is a Scotland professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Heart of Midlothian FC.

How old is Stephen Kingsley?

Stephen Kingsley is 31 years old. He was born on July 23, 1994 in Stirling.

What position does Stephen Kingsley play?

Stephen Kingsley plays as a left-back (Defender - Left-Back).

What club does Stephen Kingsley play for?

Stephen Kingsley currently plays for Heart of Midlothian FC.

How many career goals has Stephen Kingsley scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Stephen Kingsley has scored 16 goals in 377 appearances.

What is Stephen Kingsley's market value?

Stephen Kingsley's most recent reported market value is €70k.