| Intro | British association football player | ||
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| From | United Kingdom | ||
| Type | Sports | ||
| Gender | male | ||
| Birth | 8 June 1995 | ||
| Age: | 25 years | ||
| Star sign | Gemini | ||
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Darren Lyon (born 8 June 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Queen of the South. Lyon has previously played for Hamilton Academical and Peterborough United.
Career
Hamilton Academical
Lyon started his career in the Rangers youth academy and then signed for Hamilton Academical, hoping for first-team football. Lyon debuted for Accies on 15 February 2014.
In April 2015, Lyons signed a new contract with the Accies until the 2017 close season. In November 2015, it was revealed that Lyon would be out of action for six weeks following knee surgery. On 18 November 2017, Lyon scored the Accies second goal in their 2–0 win versus Rangers, marking the Lanarkshire club’s first win at Ibrox since 1987.
Lyon departed the Accies in August 2018 after his contract was mutually terminated.
Peterborough United
Later in August 2018, Lyon signed a one-year contract with EFL League One club Peterborough United. Lyon was released by the Posh at the end of the 2018-19 season.
Queen of the South
On 16 August 2019, Lyon signed a one-year contract with Dumfries club Queen of the South.
Career statistics
- As of 11 March 2020
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hamilton Academical | 2013–14 | Scottish Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | Scottish Premiership | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Peterborough United | 2018–19 | EFL League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Queen of the South | 2019-20 | Scottish Championship | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Career total | 85 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100 | 3 | ||