Kenny Deuchar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth Robert John Deuchar | ||
| Date of birth | 6 July 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Stirling, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Camelon | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2002 | Falkirk | 24 | (1) |
| 2002–2004 | East Fife | 66 | (31) |
| 2004–2008 | Gretna | 93 | (63) |
| 2007 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2007 | → St Johnstone (loan) | 10 | (6) |
| 2008 | Real Salt Lake | 29 | (3) |
| 2009 | Hamilton Academical | 9 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | St Johnstone | 35 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | Falkirk | 15 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Livingston | 38 | (12) |
| 2012 | → Stenhousemuir (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2014 | Arbroath | 9 | (2) |
| Total | 354 | (129) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:32, 5 May 2014 (UTC). |
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Dr Kenneth Robert John "Kenny" Deuchar (born 6 July 1980) is a Scottish professional footballer. He is also a practising medical doctor.
His professional footballing career has seen him play for Falkirk (two spells), East Fife, Gretna, Northampton Town, St Johnstone (two spells), Real Salt Lake, Hamilton Academical, Livingston and Stenhousemuir, when he initially retired for two years before returning to play for his current club.
During his youth career, Kenny played for Denny BC, Deanburn BC (Bo'ness), Stenhousemuir Pro Youth, Aberforth Rangers Amateurs (Saturday Amateurs League), Dundee University Medical School AFC, Bonnybridge Juniors, Falkirk Pro Youth.
Deuchar was born in Stirling and began his part-time footballing career at Falkirk, where he made his debut on 10 August 1999 in a Scottish League Challenge Cup match against Stranraer. He scored his first career goal against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
After suffering a string of injuries at Falkirk, including two broken legs, he left to join East Fife. He made his debut for the club on 3 August 2002 against Peterhead, and scored his first goals, a brace on 7 September, against Gretna in a Scottish League Cup match. He led East Fife to promotion, whilst also working as a full-time doctor. During his two seasons with the club he scored thirty four goals in seventy seven appearances.
He was offered a place at big spending Scottish Third Division club Gretna, and signed immediately. In his first season, he led Gretna to the Second Division smashing records along the way. He shattered the record for most league goals in a season of 24 with 38 goals in only 30 games. During a friendly against Threave Rovers in 2006 he managed to score eleven goals in an 18–0 thrashing. He did not leave medicine behind completely, as he continued to work one day a week at a Scottish hospital while at Gretna and worked one day a week at Wishaw General Infirmary before his move to the US
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