Zander MacKenzie
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 August 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Lochgilphead, Scotland | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Queen of the South | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lochgilphead Red Star | |||
| Partick Thistle | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2026 | Partick Thistle | 38 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Petershill (loan) | ||
| 2025–2026 | → Queen of the South (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2026– | Queen of the South | 9 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Scotland U19 | 3 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:34, 5 October 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:46, 23 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Zander MacKenzie (born 28 August 2005) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or full back for Scottish League One club Queen of the South.
Career
[edit]Partick Thistle
[edit]Aged 16 MacKenzie graduated from the Thistle Weir youth academy and joined the club's first team on a two-year contract, as a modern apprentice.[1]
MacKenzie made his first team debut for Thistle in September 2022, in the Scottish Challenge Cup, coming off the bench away to Falkirk.[2] MacKenzie made his first league appearance for Thistle as a substitute in a 3-2 home defeat to Dundee, in November 2022.[3]
MacKenzie provided the first assist of his career in a 5-0 away win over Cove Rangers.[4][5]
Following a breakthrough into the first team, MacKenzie signed a three-year contract extension with Partick Thistle in July 2023.[6][7]
MacKenzie scored his first goal for Partick Thistle adding the third in a 3–0 home win over Queen's Park in the Scottish Championship in August 2024.[8]
Loan to Queen of the South
[edit]In September 2025, MacKenzie joined Scottish League One club Queen of the South on loan until January 2026.[9][10] In January 2026 MacKenzie’s loan with Queen of the South was extended until the end of the season.[11]
Queen of the South
[edit]Following the end of his contract at Partick Thistle at the culmination of the 2025-26 season, it was announced that MacKenzie had signed for Queen of the South for the 2026-27 season.[12]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Zander MacKenzie joins the club as a modern apprentice". Partick Thistle FC. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ↑ "Falkirk v Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ↑ "Dundee comeback floors 10-man Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65073273
- ↑ https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/23469782.kris-doolan-zander-mackenzie-future-partick-thistle/
- ↑ https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/zander-mackenzie-signs-three-year-deal/
- ↑ https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/23709528.zander-mackenzie-breakthrough-partick-thistle/
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c79wr3eqnyqt
- ↑ https://www.qosfc.com/news-6838
- ↑ https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/zander-mackenzie-heads-to-dumfries-on-loan/
- ↑ https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/loan-update-2nd-january-2026/
- ↑ "QosFC: Permanent deal for Zander". qosfc.com. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
External links
[edit]- Zander MacKenzie at Soccerbase
