| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Robert Mckay[1] | ||
| Date of birth | October 22, 1988[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Corby, England[3] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[4] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Inverness Caledonian Thistle (player/assistant head coach) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Leicester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Hinckley United (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Northampton Town | 74 | (13) |
| 2011–2015 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 121 | (54) |
| 2015–2017 | Wigan Athletic | 10 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Dundee United (loan) | 29 | (12) |
| 2016–2017 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 2017–2021 | Ross County | 102 | (32) |
| 2021– | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 102 | (30) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Northern Ireland U18 | 2 | (0) | |
| Northern Ireland U20 | 3 | (1) | |
| 2008–2010 | Northern Ireland U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Northern Ireland | 11 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2024- | Inverness Caledonian Thistle (Assistant Head Coach) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:54, 16 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 January 2024 | |||
William Robert Mckay (born 22 October 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish League One club Inverness Caledonian Thistle where he is also Assistant Head Coach.[5] He has represented the Northern Ireland national team.
Mckay began his career with Leicester City, but was unable to break into the first team, spending some time on loan with Hinckley United. Released by Leicester in 2009, Mckay played for Northampton Town before joining Inverness Caledonian Thistle in Scotland in 2011. After scoring 62 goals for Inverness in three and a half seasons, Mckay was signed by Wigan Athletic in January 2015. He did not hold a regular place with Wigan, and was loaned to Dundee United, Oldham Athletic and Inverness over the next two seasons. Mckay signed for Ross County in July 2017.
Born in England, Mckay qualifies to play for Northern Ireland through ancestry. After representing the country at various youth levels, he made his full international debut in 2013.