Stephen Kingsley

Defender Heart of Midlothian Scotland 32 yrs #3
Details Stats Matches Career

2026-2027 snapshot

1Apps
0Starts
0Goals
0Assists
46Minutes
0Yellow
Form L L D L L

Profile

PositionDefender
Shirt number#3
Age32 years · 23 Jul 1994
NationalityScotland
Place of birthStirling, Scotland
Height178 cm
Weight148 lbs
Signed2014-06-30
SigningFree

Teams

Club & national team

Previous clubs

Full career
  • Heart of Midlothian Club · 2026–2026
  • Hull Permanent · 2017–2020
  • Scotland Permanent · 2016–2022

About

Stephen Iain Kingsley (born 23 July 1994) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian and the Scotland national team.

He has previously played for Falkirk, Swansea City, and Hull City, as well as appearing for Yeovil Town and Crewe Alexandra on loan.

In April 2012 Kingsley was called up to the Scotland under-18 squad for two games against Serbia in Belgrade on the 17th and 19th of the month. He played 90 minutes in the first game, which ended 1–1, and 60 m…

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inutes in the second game, where Scotland won 4–1. In season 2012–13 he appeared for Scotland under-19s against Germany and the Netherlands. He was selected for the squad for the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification matches in October, playing in the third game against Switzerland. This was followed in March with an appearance in the friendly match against Sweden. In May he played in two of the Elite qualifying round games in Belgium against Belgium and Georgia. In March 2015, Kingsley made his Scotland under-21 debut in a 2–1 win against Hungary. This was followed up with four appearances for the side against France twice, Northern Ireland and Iceland in their Euro Championship Qualifying group.

On 20 May 2016, Kingsley received his first call-up to the Scotland national football team for their friendlies against Italy and France. He made his Scotland debut as a substitute in a 3–0 defeat against France, on 4 June 2016.

Kingsley was recalled to the national team squad in September 2022 as a replacement for the injured Kieran Tierney and Scott McKenna. He appeared as a substitute in a goalless draw with Ukraine that secured a promotion for Scotland in the UEFA Nations League.

5Apps
1Goals
0Assists
333Minutes
1Yellow
0Red

Appearances

  • Appearances5
  • Starts3
  • Sub appearances2
  • Minutes played333

Attacking

  • Goals1
  • Assists0
  • Goal contributions1
  • Goals per game0.2
  • Minutes per goal333

Discipline

  • Yellow cards1
  • Red cards0
Starter Bench Came on Goal Assist

Thursday, Oct 22, 2026

UEFA Conference League
L FT
Trabzonspor
2 - 0
FT
Heart of Midlothian
Bench44′46′ played

Sunday, Oct 18, 2026

Scottish Premier League
L FT
Celtic
7 - 1
FT
Heart of Midlothian
Starter90′

Saturday, Sep 19, 2026

Scottish Premier League
D FT
Kilmarnock
1 - 1
FT
Heart of Midlothian
Starter90′Goal86′63′

Tuesday, Sep 15, 2026

Scottish Premier League
L FT
Falkirk
2 - 1
FT
Heart of Midlothian
Bench73′17′ played

Tuesday, Jul 28, 2026

UEFA Champions League
L FT
Heart of Midlothian
0 - 2
FT
Sturm Graz
Starter90′
5Appearances
1Goals
0Assists
8Clubs
3Seasons
0Honours

Career path 9

  1. Heart of Midlothian 2026 – Present 5 apps 1 goals 0 assists
    Current
  2. Heart of Midlothian 2026 – 2026 5 apps 1 goals 0 assists
    Club
  3. Hull 2017 – 2020
    Permanent
  4. Scotland 2016 – 2022
    Permanent
  5. Yeovil Town 2015 – 2015
    Loan
  6. Crewe Alexandra 2015 – 2015
    Loan
  7. Swansea 2014 – 2017
    Permanent
  8. Falkirk 2011 – 2014
    Permanent
  9. Scotland National team
    International

Season by season 3

SeasonTeamCompetitionAppsStMinGA
2026-2027 Heart of Midlothian UEFA Conference League 1046 0000
2026-2027 Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premier League 32197 1010
2026-2027 Heart of Midlothian UEFA Champions League 1190 0000
Total533331010