John MacKay

John MacKay (born 26th June 1984, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Björnby SK in Inselöarna, as a defender. From 2005 to 2008, MacKay played for Irish United FC in Brunant.

MacKay started his footballing career in 2002 at the youth teams of Hamilton Academical F.C., and was moved to their main team in 2003 because of his good performances. He continued to develop, and in 2005 he was sold to Irish United FC in Brunant. He would be a reasonably good player there, especially in the 2006-07 Second League, in which Irish United FC finished 5th (their best ever result in the Second League. When Irish United FC went bankrupt in the summer of 2008, MacKay was sold to Björnby SK in Inselöarna. There, he has been a regular member of the starting eleven and even sometimes the captain.

Since 2006, MacKay has been called up several times to the Scotland national football team, though he hasn't really been a regular player there, and, as of December 2014, he hasn't been called up since 2012.