Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Joseph Hewitt [1] | ||
Date of birth | 23 October 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Irvine, Scotland | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hamilton Academical | ||
Youth career | |||
–2017 | Rangers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2017–2018 | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
2017 | → Edusport Academy (loan) | ||
2018–2023 | Ayr United | 19 | (0) |
2019 | → Kilwinning Rangers (loan) | ||
2020 | → Annan Athletic (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Peterhead (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2023– | Hamilton Academical | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 August 2023 |
Michael Joseph Hewitt (born 23 October 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Hamilton Academical.
Born in Irvine, [2] started his career at bellfield royals 2000 and won the Glasgow league in unbeaten then signing with rangers,Hewitt played youth football with Rangers and had a loan spell with Edusport Academy in 2017. Making 37 appearances in the Scottish lowland league. [3] [4] [5]
After playing for their reserve side in the 2018–19 season, he signed a two-year contract with Ayr United in summer 2019. [6] He had a spell at Kilwinning Rangers in the first half of the 2019–20 season, making 22 appearances before joining Annan Athletic on loan in January 2020. [3] [7] He appeared in 5 league matches for Annan Athletic. Before the league was cut short due to the corona virus pandemic. [2] [8]
He made his first-team debut on 6 October 2020 in a 5–2 Scottish League Cup victory away to Albion Rovers, before making his league debut for the club away to Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Championship on 24 October. Hewitt made 8 appearances for Ayr in the 2020/2021 season. [2] [8]
Hewitt was loaned to Peterhead in September 2022. [9]
On 4 August 2023, Hewitt joined Scottish League One club Hamilton Academical on a permanent deal. [10]