Stewart McKimmie

Basic information

• Full name: Stewart McKimmie
• Date of birth: 11 February 1962
• Place of birth: Aberdeen, Scotland
• Nationality: Scottish
• Position: Right-back / Defender

Club career (overview)

• Aberdeen — McKimmie is best known for a long and successful spell at Aberdeen FC, where he played from 1980 to 1996. He came through the club's youth system and became a regular first-team player under manager Alex Ferguson and his successors.
• Dundee — After leaving Aberdeen, he had a short spell at Dundee (1996–1997) before retiring from professional football.
• Appearances and goals (approx.) — Over 500 appearances in senior club football, with the majority for Aberdeen; as a defender he scored a modest number of goals.

International career

• Scotland national team — McKimmie earned 40 caps for Scotland between 1988 and 1996.
• Major tournaments: He was part of Scotland’s squads at UEFA Euro 1992 and the 1990 FIFA World Cup and 1996 UEFA European Championship qualifying campaigns and tournament squads (played in Euro 1992 and Euro 1996 squads and featured in 1990 World Cup qualifying and selections).

Honours and achievements

• Multiple domestic honours with Aberdeen, including Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup successes during the 1980s and early 1990s (part of the successful Aberdeen sides that followed the era of Alex Ferguson).
• Considered one of Aberdeen’s most consistent and reliable defenders of his generation, respected for his stamina, tackling and overlap from the right-back position.

After playing

• Following retirement McKimmie has kept a lower public profile compared with some former professionals; like many ex-players he has been involved in local football and community activities.

Note: Exact appearance and goal totals can vary by source; for match-by-match statistics consult club records or dedicated football statistics databases for the most precise figures.