Michael Hewitt
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 | Queen of the South | ||
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) |
2023–2024 | Hamilton Academical | 17 | (1) |
2024– | Queen of the South | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:58, 5 August 2024 (UTC) |
Michael Joseph Hewitt (born 23 October 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish League One club Queen of the South.
Career
[edit]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]
On 9 July 2024, it was announced that Hewitt signed a one-year deal with Queen of the South.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Statutory registers - Births - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
- ^ a b c d Michael Hewitt at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Hewitt signs temporary transfer". 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Dev Squad: Rangers 1-6 Leicester City". www.rangers.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "Scottish Cup Matches". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "Luke signs new deal – Ayr United Football Club". Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "Thistle's new generation push league leaders all the way but lose out". Largs and Millport Weekly News. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ a b Michael Hewitt at Soccerbase
- ^ "Michael Hewitt Joins Peterhead on Loan". Ayr United FC. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "🔴⚪️Hamilton Academical FC are delighted to announce the signing of 22-year-old versatile midfielder Michael Hewitt on a permanent transfer from Ayr... | By Hamilton Academical Football Club 1874 | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "QosFC: Welcome - Michael Hewitt". www.qosfc.com. Retrieved 5 August 2024.