Darren Mackie
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Darren Graham Mackie is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Aberdeen
in the Scottish Premier League
. He is currently the club's top Scottish Premier League goalscorer, with 57 goals.
in 2004.
. He made six league appearances for Inverness, but failed to score a goal and returned to Aberdeen at the end of the season.
- including twelve in the league - which helped his team to a fourth place finish, but they just missed out on UEFA Cup qualification. On 22 August 2006, Mackie missed a decisive penalty in a shock 5-3 penalty shootout defeat to Third Division
side . He finished the 2006–07 season
with 13 league goals, including one very bizarre one in a match against Kilmarnock
on 28 April 2007. Kilmarnock goalkeeper Alan Combe
attempted to throw the ball to one of his team-mates, but Mackie, who was walking away from goal, was instead hit on the back of his head by Combe's throw and the ball rebounded over the helpless keeper into the net.
Aberdeen finished third in the SPL in the 2006-07 season and therefore qualified for the 2007–08 UEFA Cup first round, where they faced Ukrainian
club Dnipro
. The first leg of the tie on 20 September 2007 at Pittodrie
ended goalless, but in the second-leg, Mackie netted the opening goal, his 50th goal for Aberdeen. He headed in from close range after a pinpoint cross by Ricky Foster
. The match ended 1-1 with Andriy Vorobey scoring the equaliser for Dnipro. Mackie's strike ensured Aberdeen's progress to the group stages of the tournament on away goals
and secured a substantial financial windfall for the club. Mackie also scored the only goal of the game against Celtic
at Celtic Park
in the Scottish Cup
quarter-final replay on 18 March 2008.
Mackie scored his 50th league goal for Aberdeen on 20 December 2008 in an SPL
match against Inverness Caledonian Thistle
at the Caledonian Stadium
and signed a new three-year contract with the Dons in February 2009.
On 19 July 2011, Aberdeen played La Liga
side Villarreal
at Pittodrie in a testimonial match
to mark Mackie's thirteen years with the club. The match ended 1-0 to Villarreal, with striker Giuseppe Rossi
scoring the only goal after 53 minutes.
, citing that The Lord of The Rings
as his favorite book saying, "although I haven’t read the book I have watched the films. The book must be good because the films are so good."
Aberdeen F.C.
Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen...
in the Scottish Premier League
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
. He is currently the club's top Scottish Premier League goalscorer, with 57 goals.
Aberdeen
Mackie, a product of the Aberdeen youth system, has been with the club since 1998. He also had a brief loan spell at Inverness Caledonian ThistleInverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club from Inverness who compete in the Scottish Premier League. They are currently managed by Terry Butcher and assistant manager Maurice Malpas...
in 2004.
Inverness CT (loan)
In January 2004, Mackie moved on loan to Inverness Caledonian ThistleInverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club from Inverness who compete in the Scottish Premier League. They are currently managed by Terry Butcher and assistant manager Maurice Malpas...
. He made six league appearances for Inverness, but failed to score a goal and returned to Aberdeen at the end of the season.
Return to Aberdeen
He scored 15 goals for Aberdeen in the 2004–05 season2004-05 in Scottish football
The 2004–05 season was the 108th season of competitive football in Scotland.-2004:*6 July 2004 - Nacho Novo from Dundee to Rangers, £450,000*1 July 2004 - Dado Prso from AS Monaco to Rangers, Bosman...
- including twelve in the league - which helped his team to a fourth place finish, but they just missed out on UEFA Cup qualification. On 22 August 2006, Mackie missed a decisive penalty in a shock 5-3 penalty shootout defeat to Third Division
Scottish Football League Third Division
The Scottish Football League Third Division is the lowest division of the Scottish Football League and the fourth overall in the Scottish football league system....
side . He finished the 2006–07 season
2006-07 in Scottish football
The 2006–07 season was the 110th season of competitive football in Scotland.-2006:*9 July: Rangers defender Fernando Ricksen is banned for the club's pre-season trip to South Africa, following an incident on the outbound flight. Manager Paul Le Guen cited "wholly inappropriate and...
with 13 league goals, including one very bizarre one in a match against Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock F.C.
Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" is the oldest club currently in the Scottish Premier League. Home matches are played at Rugby Park...
on 28 April 2007. Kilmarnock goalkeeper Alan Combe
Alan Combe
Alan Combe is a Scottish professional football goalkeeper.Born in Edinburgh, Combe played for Cowdenbeath, St. Mirren, Dundee United, Bradford City and Kilmarnock. Combe was Kilmarnock's regular goalkeeper until he suffered a serious hip injury early in the 2009–10 season...
attempted to throw the ball to one of his team-mates, but Mackie, who was walking away from goal, was instead hit on the back of his head by Combe's throw and the ball rebounded over the helpless keeper into the net.
Aberdeen finished third in the SPL in the 2006-07 season and therefore qualified for the 2007–08 UEFA Cup first round, where they faced Ukrainian
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
club Dnipro
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Football Club Dnipro is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Dnipropetrovsk.-BRIT:The club's franchise traces its history all the way back when the first team that was formed in 1918 by the Petrovsky factory and was called as BRIT . The team participated in the regional competition...
. The first leg of the tie on 20 September 2007 at Pittodrie
Pittodrie Stadium
Pittodrie Stadium is an all-seated football stadium situated in the Scottish city of Aberdeen. It was first used in 1899 and from 1903 has been the home of Aberdeen Football Club...
ended goalless, but in the second-leg, Mackie netted the opening goal, his 50th goal for Aberdeen. He headed in from close range after a pinpoint cross by Ricky Foster
Richard Foster (footballer)
Richard Martyn "Ricky" Foster is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as captain of Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen. Foster has spent most of his career playing as a right winger, but has more recently been deployed at both right and left full back...
. The match ended 1-1 with Andriy Vorobey scoring the equaliser for Dnipro. Mackie's strike ensured Aberdeen's progress to the group stages of the tournament on away goals
Away goals rule
The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal...
and secured a substantial financial windfall for the club. Mackie also scored the only goal of the game against Celtic
Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
at Celtic Park
Celtic Park
Celtic Park is a football stadium in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which is the home ground of Celtic FC. Celtic Park, an all-seater stadium with a capacity of 60,832, is the largest football stadium in Scotland and the sixth-largest stadium in the United Kingdom, after Murrayfield, Old Trafford,...
in the Scottish Cup
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...
quarter-final replay on 18 March 2008.
Mackie scored his 50th league goal for Aberdeen on 20 December 2008 in an SPL
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
match against Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club from Inverness who compete in the Scottish Premier League. They are currently managed by Terry Butcher and assistant manager Maurice Malpas...
at the Caledonian Stadium
Caledonian Stadium
The Caledonian Stadium, currently known as the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is an association football stadium situated in the Longman area of Inverness, Scotland...
and signed a new three-year contract with the Dons in February 2009.
On 19 July 2011, Aberdeen played La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
side Villarreal
Villarreal CF
Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. , usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community...
at Pittodrie in a testimonial match
Testimonial match
A testimonial match or testimonial game, often referred to simply as a testimonial, is a practice in some sports, notably football and especially in the United Kingdom, where a club puts on a match in honour of a player for service to the club....
to mark Mackie's thirteen years with the club. The match ended 1-0 to Villarreal, with striker Giuseppe Rossi
Giuseppe Rossi
Giuseppe Rossi is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club Villarreal CF and the Italian national team.- Early life :...
scoring the only goal after 53 minutes.
Outside Football
Mackie is an avid reader of car magazines. Despite the fact he admits he does not read books, Mackie was chosen as a reading champion for Meldrum School in OldmeldrumOldmeldrum
Oldmeldrum is a village and parish in the Formartine area of Aberdeenshire, not far from Inverurie in North East Scotland. With a growing population of over 2000, Oldmeldrum falls within Scotland's top 300 centres of population. The A947 road from Aberdeen to Banff runs through the centre of the...
, citing that The Lord of The Rings
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings is a high fantasy epic written by English philologist and University of Oxford professor J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to Tolkien's earlier, less complex children's fantasy novel The Hobbit , but eventually developed into a much larger work. It was written in...
as his favorite book saying, "although I haven’t read the book I have watched the films. The book must be good because the films are so good."
Career statistics
Correct as of 22 January 2011| Club | Season | League Scottish Premier League The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland... |
Scottish Cup Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The... |
League Cup Scottish League Cup The Scottish League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. At present it is also known as the Scottish Communities League Cup owing to the sponsorship deal in place with the Scottish Government. In the past it has been sponsored by... |
Europe UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer.... |
Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen Aberdeen F.C. Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen... |
1999–00 1999-00 in Scottish football The 1999–2000 season was the 103rd season of competitive football in Scotland.-Scottish Premier League:-Scottish First Division:-Scottish Second Division:... |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000–01 2000-01 in Scottish football The 2000–01 season was the 104th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Scottish Premier League:The 2000–01 Scottish Premier League was won by Celtic, 15 points clear of Rangers who finished second. Both teams earned a place in the UEFA Champions League. Hibernian and Kilmarnock... |
22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3 | |
| 2001–02 2001-02 in Scottish football The 2001–02 season was the 105th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Key events:Celtic, domestic treble winners a year earlier, retain their Premier League title.... |
34 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 9 | |
| 2002–03 2002-03 in Scottish football The 2002–03 season was the 106th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Scottish Premier League:The 2002–03 Scottish Premier League was won on goal difference by Rangers by a single goal over Celtic. Both Rangers and Celtic qualified for the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League and... |
30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 5 | |
| 2003–04 2003-04 in Scottish football The 2003–04 season was the 107th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Scottish Premier League:The 2003–04 Scottish Premier League season was won by Celtic with 98 points, 17 points ahead of closest challengers Rangers. Both Rangers and Celtic therefore gained the two UEFA... |
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2004–05 2004-05 in Scottish football The 2004–05 season was the 108th season of competitive football in Scotland.-2004:*6 July 2004 - Nacho Novo from Dundee to Rangers, £450,000*1 July 2004 - Dado Prso from AS Monaco to Rangers, Bosman... |
34 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 15 | |
| 2005–06 2005-06 in Scottish football The 2005–06 season was the 109th season of competitive football in Scotland.-2005:*1 June: Gordon Strachan officially takes charge of Celtic after the resignation of Martin O'Neill... |
27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | |
| 2006–07 2006-07 in Scottish football The 2006–07 season was the 110th season of competitive football in Scotland.-2006:*9 July: Rangers defender Fernando Ricksen is banned for the club's pre-season trip to South Africa, following an incident on the outbound flight. Manager Paul Le Guen cited "wholly inappropriate and... |
36 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 13 | |
| 2007–08 2007-08 in Scottish football The 2007-08 season was the 111th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Overview:* Gretna were competing in the Scottish Premier League for the first time, their first ever season in the top-flight, after being promoted as First Division champions the previous season.* Dunfermline Athletic... |
19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 5 | |
| 2008–09 2008-09 in Scottish football The 2008–09 season was the 112th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Overview:* Hamilton Academical competed in the Scottish Premier League for the first time, their first season in the top-flight since the 1988–89 season, after being promoted as First Division champions the... |
29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 | |
| 2009–10 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 5 | |
| 2010–11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Total | 294 | 57 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 332 | 67 | |
| Inverness Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club from Inverness who compete in the Scottish Premier League. They are currently managed by Terry Butcher and assistant manager Maurice Malpas... (loan) |
2003–04 2003-04 in Scottish football The 2003–04 season was the 107th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Scottish Premier League:The 2003–04 Scottish Premier League season was won by Celtic with 98 points, 17 points ahead of closest challengers Rangers. Both Rangers and Celtic therefore gained the two UEFA... |
6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 300 | 57 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 346 | 67 | |