# Sean Kelly (Scottish footballer)

Sean Kelly (born 1 November 1993) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a centre-back and full back for Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle. Kelly has previously played for St Mirren, East Stirlingshire, AFC Wimbledon, Ross County, Falkirk, Livingston, Karmiotissa and Dundee.

## Career

Kelly began his career with St Mirren and made his professional debut on 3 August 2013 in a 3–0 defeat against Inverness Caledonian Thistle. On 22 November 2013 it was announced that Kelly had signed a two-year contract extension with Saints, tying him to the club until the summer of 2016. On 5 March 2014, Kelly appeared for the Scotland under-21 side in a 2–2 draw against Hungary at Tannadice. Kelly was released by St Mirren at the end of the 2015–16 season.
Kelly went on trial with AFC Wimbledon during the 2016–17 pre-season, and permanently signed for the club on 1 August 2016. Kelly scored his first goal for the Dons on 14 January, in a 2–1 win against Oxford United.
He returned to Scottish football in June 2017, signing for Ross County. Kelly was released by Ross County after the end of the 2019–20 season.
Kelly signed for Falkirk in October 2020.
On 21 July 2021, Kelly joined Scottish Premiership side Livingston on an initial one-year contract. He signed a one-year contract extension with Livingston on 20 May 2022.
In July 2024, Kelly joined Cypriot First Division club Karmiotissa.
After leaving Cyprus as a free agent having not played a game for Karmiotissa, Kelly returned to Scotland and signed a short-term deal with Scottish Premiership club Dundee on 28 November 2024, running until 2 January 2025. On 4 December, Kelly made his debut for the Dark Blues as a substitute in a home win over Motherwell. On 4 January 2025, Dundee confirmed that Kelly's deal had ended after making 3 appearances for the club.
On 27 February 2025, Kelly joined Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle on a short-term deal until the end of the season. On 11 March, Kelly made his debut for the Jags off the bench in an away league victory against Queen's Park.

## Personal life

He is the elder brother of Rangers goalkeeper Liam Kelly. In October 2023 the siblings faced each other from 12 yards in a Scottish Premiership fixture, with Sean scoring his penalty past Liam.

## Career statistics

    As of 15 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| St Mirren | 2012–13 | Scottish Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| St Mirren | 2013–14 | Scottish Premiership | 33 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 |
| St Mirren | 2014–15 | Scottish Premiership | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 3 |
| St Mirren | 2015–16 | Scottish Championship | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| St Mirren | Total | Total | 90 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 102 | 7 |
| East Stirlingshire (loan) | 2012–13 | Scottish Third Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| AFC Wimbledon | 2016–17 | League One | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| Ross County | 2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 |
| Ross County | 2018–19 | Scottish Championship | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Ross County | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 |
| Ross County | Total | Total | 51 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 1 |
| Falkirk | 2020–21 | Scottish League One | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Livingston | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 |
| Livingston | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 3 |
| Livingston | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 5 |
| Livingston | Total | Total | 68 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 8 |
| Karmiotissa | 2024–25 | Cypriot First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dundee | 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Dundee | 2024–25 | Scottish Championship | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 240 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 295 | 18 |
* 1 2 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
* ↑ Appearances in the EFL Trophy

## Honours
### Ross County

* Scottish Championship: 2018–19
* Scottish Challenge Cup: 2018–19