Michael Kay

Michael Joseph Kay (born 9 December 1989 in Consett, England) is an English former footballer. He usually played in the right back position, but could also play as a central defender and has been known to fill in as a left back on occasion. He is a former England Under-17 international. He is no relation to former Sunderland defender John Kay. He is now an engineer at openreach working as a cabler on fnd fibre build. Kay is now a key member of the famous MOFO FC 6-a-side team on the Wirral. The side recently secured their first Premier Division title, following previous successes in the lower divisions during their 25-year existence.

Club career Kay joined Sunderland's academy at 7 years of age He regularly captained Sunderland's reserve team during the 2009–10 season. On 26 October, it was announced that Gateshead had extended Kay's loan for a further 28 days.

On 6 January 2011 he went on another loan, this time for a month at Tranmere Rovers and made his club debut on 8 January against Walsall. On 7 April Sunderland announced that he was amongst eight players to be released at the end of the season. He scored his first goal for Tranmere Rovers on 25 April 2011 in a 4–0 win over Exeter City.

At the end of the 2010–11 season he was offered a contract by Tranmere and it has been reported by local media that he has accepted this deal. In the summer of 2013, he joined Chester.

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