Ally Gilchrist (born 3 March 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender most recently for Cork City. He has previously played for St Johnstone, Elgin City, Peterhead, Shamrock Rovers, Derry City and Shelbourne.
Career Ally has been in the St Johnstone youth ranks since 2011. During this time he has spent the majority of his career on loan in Scotland's lower leagues, firstly with Elgin City and then with Peterhead.Profile in soccerway He made his St Johnstone debut in a 2017–18 UEFA Europa League match against FK Trakai. Gilchrist was released by St Johnstone in December 2017. He signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club Shamrock Rovers soon after his release for the year of 2018 and was transferred to Derry City for 2019, where he played for two seasons. In December 2020, he left Derry to join recently relegated Shelbourne in the League of Ireland First Division.
After winning the 2021 First Division title with Shelbourne, Gilchrist signed for Cork City for the 2022 season to win it again.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSt Johnstone2011–12Scottish Premiership000000—00002012–13000000—00002013–14000000—00002014–15000000—0000Elgin City (loan)2014–15Scottish League Two213————213St Johnstone2015–16Scottish Premiership00——00—00Peterhead (loan)2015–16Scottish League One2820000—40322St Johnstone2016–17Scottish Premiership000000——002017–18000000201030Total000000201030Shamrock Rovers2018LOI Premier Division11000100010130Derry City2019LOI Premier Division2901030——33020206000—00—60Total350103000—390Shelbourne2021LOI First Division26310———273Cork City2022LOI First Division26200——002622023LOI Premier Division21020——00230Total47220——00292Career Total168104040206019410
Honours Shelbourne League of Ireland First Division: 2021
Cork City League of Ireland First Division: 2022
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