Michael Hewitt

Michael Joseph Hewitt (born 23 October 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ayr United.

Michael Hewitt
Personal information
Full name Michael Joseph Hewitt[1]
Date of birth (2000-10-23) 23 October 2000
Place of birth Irvine, Scotland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Ayr United
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2017 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Rangers 0 (0)
2017 → Edusport Academy (loan)
2018– Ayr United 12 (0)
2019 → Kilwinning Rangers (loan)
2020 → Annan Athletic (loan) 5 (0)
2022–2023 → Peterhead (loan) 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:40, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Career

Born in Irvine,[2] 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]

References
  1. Statutory registers - Births - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  2. Michael Hewitt at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  3. "Hewitt signs temporary transfer". 31 January 2020.
  4. "Dev Squad: Rangers 1-6 Leicester City". www.rangers.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  5. "Scottish Cup Matches". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  6. "Luke signs new deal – Ayr United Football Club". Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  7. "Thistle's new generation push league leaders all the way but lose out". Largs and Millport Weekly News. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  8. Michael Hewitt at Soccerbase
  9. "Michael Hewitt Joins Peterhead on Loan". Ayr United FC. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
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