Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 8 June 1995 | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Arbroath | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Youth career | |||
Rangers | |||
2010–2014 | Hamilton Academical | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2014–2018 | Hamilton Academical | 61 | (3) |
2018–2019 | Peterborough United | 2 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Queen of the South | 21 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Queen's Park (loan) | 18 | (4) |
2021–2022 | Queen's Park | 10 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Kelty Hearts | 29 | (2) |
2023– | Arbroath | 17 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:29, 6 May 2024 (UTC) |
Darren Lyon (born 8 June 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Arbroath.
He previously played for Hamilton Academical, Peterborough United, Queen of the South, Queen's Park and Kelty Hearts.
Lyon started his career in the Rangers youth academy [1] and then signed for Hamilton Academical, hoping for first-team football. [2] Lyon debuted for Accies on 15 February 2014. [3]
In April 2015, Lyons signed a new contract with the Accies until the 2017 close season. [4] In November 2015, it was revealed that Lyon would be out of action for six weeks following knee surgery. [5] On 18 November 2017, Lyon scored the Accies second goal in their 2–0 win versus Rangers, [6] marking the Lanarkshire club's first win at Ibrox since 1987. [1]
Lyon departed the Accies in August 2018 after his contract was mutually terminated. [7]
Later in August 2018, Lyon signed a one-year contract with EFL League One club Peterborough United. [8] [9] Lyon was released by the Posh at the end of the 2018–19 season. [10]
On 16 August 2019, Lyon signed a one-year contract with Dumfries club Queen of the South. [11]
On 25 September 2020 he signed for Queen's Park. [12]
Lyon signed for Kelty Hearts in August 2022. [13] He left the club at the end of the 2022–23 season. [14]
Scottish Championship club Arbroath signed Lyon in September 2023. [14]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hamilton Academical | 2013–14 [15] | Scottish Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2014–15 [16] | Scottish Premiership | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
2015–16 [17] | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
2016–17 [18] | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
2017–18 [6] | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
2018–19 [19] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Peterborough United | 2018–19 [19] | EFL League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Queen of the South | 2019–20 | Scottish Championship | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
Career total | 85 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100 | 3 |