INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS

29/07/2023 (FORFAR ATHLETIC H)

League Cup Group H
29th July 2023
SMISA Stadium, Paisley

St Mirren 4-0 Forfar Ath

Mandron 14
Mandron 19
O’Hara 42
Gogic 45

ATT: 2,380 (148 away)

Referee: M McDermid

VAR: Not used

  • Saints comprehensively win the match and take the group on goal difference to qualify for round 2 thanks to a dominant first half performance.
  • Competitive debut from the bench of English defender James Bolton who replaced goal scorer Alex Gogic at half time.
  • 2 goals from Mikael Mandron takes the Saints number 9’s total to 3 already for the season.
  • It is Ryan Strain however who is the outstanding performer, with the Australian international setting up another two goals during a day where torrential rain was followed by an hour of sunshine.

Zach Hemming

Name: Zach Hemming
Date of Birth: 7th March 2000
Place of Birth: Bishop Auckland, England
Nationality: English
Position: Goalkeeper
Height: 6ft 2in
Weight: 12.6st
Signed: 28th June 2023 from Middlesbrough (Loan)
Departed:
Debut: 15th Jul 2023 v Montrose
Final Match:
Apps: 3
Shutouts: 2
Honours:

Englishman Hemming arrived at Saints in late June 2023, with the expectation that he would be understudy to established number one at the club, Trevor Carson.

Unbeknown to both the media and supporters however, was that privately Carson had requested a transfer and Hemming had been brought to Paisley as number one, a fact confirmed by Stephen Robinson on the eve of Saints season starting at Montrose in the League Cup.

Hemming has played over 60 matches on loan before joining Saints, including 46 appearances for Kilmarnock so should be well adjusted to the Scottish game as he looks to gain more vital first team experience.

2023/24 Squad

Zach Hemming

DOB: 7th March 2000
Born: Bishop Auckland, England
Nationality: English
Position: Goalkeeper
Squad Number: 1
Date signed: 28/06/2023
Signed by: Stephen Robinson
Debut: 15th Jul 2023 v Montrose

Apps: 44
Clean Sheets: 15

Total Saints Apps: 44
Total Clean Sheets: 15

Peter Urminsky

DOB: 24th May 1999
Born: Trnava, Slovakia
Nationality: Slovakian
Position: Goalkeeper
Squad Number: 27
Date signed: 27/01/2020
Signed by: Jim Goodwin
Debut: 16th July 2022 v Cowdenbeath

Apps: 0
Clean Sheets: 0

Total Saints Apps: 4
Total Clean Sheets: 1

Trevor Carson

DOB: 5th March 1988
Born: Downpatrick, N Ireland
Nationality: Northern Irish (8 caps)
Position: Goalkeeper
Squad Number:
Date signed: 25/05/2022
Signed by: Stephen Robinson
Debut: 9th July 2022 v Arbroath

Apps: 0
Clean Sheets:
0

Total Saints Apps: 40
Total Clean Sheets:
11

LEFT THE CLUB ON 2nd AUGUST 2023

Ryan Strain

DOB: 2nd April 1997
Born: Coventry, England
Nationality: Australian (5 caps)
Position: Right Back/Wing Back
Squad Number: 23
Date signed: 28th June 2022
Signed by: Stephen Robinson
Debut: 16th July 2022 v Cowdenbeath

Apps: 22
Goals: 1

Total Saints Apps: 63
Total Goals: 5

Marcus Fraser

DOB: 23rd June 1994
Born: Kirkintilloch, Scotland
Nationality: Scottish
Position: Right Back/Centre Back
Squad Number: 22
Date signed: 28th July 2020
Signed by: Jim Goodwin
Debut: 1st August 2020 v Livingston

Apps: 44
Goals: 1

Total Saints Apps: 173
Total Goals: 4

Declan Gallagher

DOB: 13th February 1991
Born: Rutherglen, Scotland
Nationality: Scottish (9 caps)
Position: Centre Back
Squad Number: 31
Date signed: 26th June 2022
Signed by: Stephen Robinson
Debut: 9th July 2022 v Arbroath

Apps: 2
Goals: 0

Total Saints Apps: 34
Total Goals: 2

LEFT THE CLUB ON 26th JULY 2023

Richard Taylor

DOB: 2nd October 2000
Born: London, England
Nationality: English
Position: Central Defender
Squad Number: 5
Date signed: 1st January 2023
Signed by: Stephen Robinson
Debut: 7th January 2023 v Hearts

Apps: 28
Goals: 1

Total Saints Apps: 40
Total Goals: 1

James Bolton

DOB: 13th August 1994
Born: Stone, England
Nationality: English
Position: Centre Back
Squad Number: 2
Date signed: 26th July 2023
Signed by: Stephen Robinson
Debut: 29th July 2023 v Forfar Ath

Apps: 26
Goals: 0

Total Saints Apps: 26
Total Goals: 0

Luke Kenny

DOB: 28th September 2003
Born: Scotland
Nationality: Scottish
Position: Central Defender
Squad Number: 26
Date signed: 1st January 2020
Signed by: Youth Academy
Debut: 25th July 2023 v Cowdenbeath

Apps: 2
Goals: 0

Total Saints Apps: 2
Total Goals: 0

ON LOAN AT CLIFTONVILLE FROM 24TH AUGUST 2023

Charles Dunne

DOB: 13th February 1993
Born: Lambeth, England
Nationality: Irish
Position: Centre Back
Squad Number: 18
Date signed: 2nd June 2021
Signed by: Jim Goodwin
Debut: 13th July 2021 v Dunfermline

Apps: 24
Goals: 1

Total Saints Apps: 85
Total Goals:
1

Scott Tanser

DOB: 23rd October 1994
Born: Blackpool, England
Nationality: English
Position: Left Back/Wing Back
Squad Number: 3
Date signed: 7th June 2021
Signed by: Jim Goodwin
Debut: 13th July 2021 v Dunfermline

Apps: 43
Goals: 3

Total Saints Apps: 115
Total Goals:
5

Alex Gogic

DOB: 13th April 1994
Born: Nicosia, Cyprus
Nationality: Cypriot (17 caps)
Position: Centre Back/Midfield
Squad Number: 13
Date signed: 22nd August 2022
Signed by: Stephen Robinson
Debut: 1st February 2022 v Motherwell

Apps: 44
Goals: 4

Total Saints Apps: 93
Total Goals: 7

Thierry Small

DOB: 1st August 2004
Born: Solihull England
Nationality: English
Position: Wing Back/Winger
Squad Number: 16
Date signed: 26th August 2023
Signed by: Stephen Robinson
Debut: 1st February 2023 v Aberdeen

Apps: 6
Goals: 0

Total Saints Apps: 21
Total Goals: 0

RETURNED TO PARENT CLUB ON 3rd JANUARY 2024

Elvis Bwomono

DOB: 29th November 1998
Born: Kampala, Uganda
Nationality: Ugandan (2 caps)
Position: Full/Wing Back
Squad Number: 42
Date signed: 13th December 2023
Signed by: Stephen Robinson
Debut: 2nd January 2024 v Celtic

Apps: 13
Goals: 0

Total Saints Apps: 13
Total Goals: 0

Jaden Brown

DOB: 24th January 1999
Born: London, England
Nationality: English
Position: Full/Wing Back
Squad Number: 21
Date signed: 26th January 2024
Signed by: Stephen Robinson
Debut: 3rd February 2024 v Hibs

Apps: 6
Goals: 0

Total Saints Apps: 6
Total Goals: 0

Mark O’Hara

DOB: 12th December 1995
Born: Barrhead, Scotland
Nationality: Scottish
Position: Central Midfield
Squad Number: 6
Date signed: 1st June 2022
Signed by: Stephen Robinson
Debut: 9th July 2022 v Arbroath

Apps: 31
Goals:
6

Total Saints Apps: 72
Total Goals: 18

Ryan Flynn

DOB: 4th September 1988
Born: Edinburgh, Scotland
Nationality: Scottish
Position: Central Midfield/Full Back
Squad Number: 8
Date signed: 15th January 2018
Signed by: Jack Ross
Debut: 20th January 2018 v Aberdeen

Apps: 10
Goals: 0

Total Saints Apps: 149
Total Goals: 2

Greg Kiltie

DOB: 18th January 1997
Born: Irvine, Scotland
Nationality: Scottish
Position: Central Midfield
Squad Number: 11
Date signed: 6th June 2021
Signed by: Jim Goodwin
Debut: 13th July 2021 v Dunfermline

Apps: 40
Goals: 4

Total Saints Apps: 112
Total Goals: 11

Keanu Baccus

DOB: 7th June 1998
Born: Durban, South Africa
Nationality: Australian (19 caps, 1 goal)
Position: Central Midfield
Squad Number: 17
Date signed: 30th June 2022
Signed by: Stephen Robinson
Debut: 23rd July 2022 v FC Edinburgh

Apps: 34
Goals: 2

Total Saints Apps: 70
Total Goals: 4

Caolan Boyd-Munce

DOB: 26th January 2000
Born: Belfast, N Ireland
Nationality: N Irish
Position: Midfield
Squad Number: 16
Date signed: 15th March 2023
Signed by: Stephen Robinson
Debut: 18th March 2023 v Dundee Utd

Apps: 39
Goals: 1

Total Saints Apps: 42
Total Goals: 1

Fraser Taylor

DOB: 17th January 2004
Born: Paisley, Scotland
Nationality: Scottish
Position: Midfield
Squad Number: 30
Date signed: 21st December 2021
Signed by: Youth Academy
Debut: 23rd July 2022 v FC Edinburgh

Apps: 0
Goals: 0

Total Saints Apps: 4
Total Goals: 0

ON LOAN AT BALLYMENA FROM 3RD AUGUST 2023

Ethan Sutherland

DOB: 25th April 2006
Born: Scotland
Nationality: Scottish
Position: Winger/Wing Back
Squad Number: 34
Date signed: 25th April 2022
Signed by: Youth Academy
Debut: 15th July 2023 v Montrose

Apps: 2
Goals: 0

Total Saints Apps: 2
Total Goals: 0

ON LOAN AT ALLOA FROM 1st FEBRUARY 2024

Conor McMenamin

DOB: 24th August 1995
Born: Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
Nationality: Northern Irish (6 caps)
Position: Winger/Forward
Squad Number: 10
Date signed: 6th July 2023
Signed by: Stephen Robinson
Debut: 15th July 2023 v Montrose

Apps: 30
Goals: 1

Total Saints Apps: 30
Total Goals: 1

Kwon Hyeok-kyu

DOB: 13th March 2001
Born: Busan, South Korea
Nationality: South Korean
Position: Midfield
Squad Number: 16
Date signed: 12th January 2024
Signed by: Stephen Robinson
Debut: 20th January 2024

Apps: 9
Goals: 0

Total Saints Apps: 9
Total Goals: 0

Jonah Ayunga

DOB: 24th May 1997
Born: Beaminster, England
Nationality: Kenyan (1 cap)
Position: Forward
Squad Number: 7
Date signed: 1st June 2022
Signed by: Stephen Robinson
Debut: 9th July 2022 v Arbroath

Apps: 20
Goals: 2

Total Saints Apps: 44
Total Goals: 9

Toyosi Olusanya

DOB: 14th October 1997
Born: Lambeth, England
Nationality: English
Position: Forward
Squad Number: 20
Date signed: 17th June 2022
Signed by: Stephen Robinson
Debut: 9th July 2022 v Arbroath

Apps: 38
Goals: 7

Total Saints Apps: 44
Total Goals: 7

Alex Greive

DOB: 13th May 1999
Born: Auckland, New Zealand
Nationality: New Zealand (11 caps/2 goals)
Position: Forward
Squad Number: 21
Date signed: 7th January 2022
Signed by: Jim Goodwin
Debut: 18th January 2022 v Dundee Utd

Apps: 22
Goals: 2

Total Saints Apps: 77
Total Goals: 9

ON LOAN AT DUNDEE UTD FROM 9th JANUARY 2024

Kieran Offord

DOB: 29th March 2004
Born: Wishaw, Scotland
Nationality: Scottish
Position: Forward
Squad Number: 25
Date signed: 7th April 2020
Signed by: Youth Academy
Debut: 22nd December 2021 v Celtic

Apps: 0
Goals: 0

Total Saints Apps: 13
Total Goals: 0

ON LOAN AT EDINBURGH CITY FROM 3rd AUGUST 2023

Lewis Jamieson

DOB: 27th April 2002
Born: Glasgow, Scotland
Nationality: Scottish
Position: Forward
Squad Number: 24
Date signed: 1st June 2019
Signed by: Youth Academy
Debut: 9th August 2020 v Rangers

Apps: 24
Goals: 1

Total Saints Apps: 33
Total Goals: 1

Mikael Mandron

DOB: 11th October 1994
Born: Boulogne-Sur-Mer, France
Nationality: French
Position: Forward
Squad Number: 9
Date signed: 7th July 2023
Signed by: Stephen Robinson
Debut: 15th July 2023 v Montrose

Apps: 39
Goals: 11

Total Saints Apps: 39
Total Goals: 11

Stav Nahmani

DOB: 6th October 2002
Born: Modi’in-Maccabim-Re’ut, Israel
Nationality: Israeli
Position: Forward
Squad Number: 19
Date signed: 29th June 2023
Signed by: Stephen Robinson
Debut: 22nd July 2023 v Arbroath

Apps: 13
Goals: 3

Total Saints Apps: 13
Total Goals: 3

RETURNED TO PARENT CLUB ON 2nd FEBRUARY 2024

James Scott

DOB: 30th August 2000
Born: Glasgow
Nationality: Scottish
Position: Forward
Squad Number: 14
Date signed: 24th January 2024
Signed by: Stephen Robinson
Debut: 27th January 2024 v Rangers

Apps: 11
Goals: 0

Total Saints Apps: 11
Total Goals: 0

25/07/2023 – Cowdenbeath (A)

22/07/2023 – Arbroath (H)

League Cup Group H
22th July 2023
SMISA Stadium, Paisley

St Mirren 4-0 Arbroath

Mandron 10
O’Hara 45
Nahmani 71
Nahmani 79

ATT: 2,059 (139 away)

Referee: G Grainger

VAR: Not used

  • Saints react to the heavy criticism following the Montrose defeat with a comprehensive victory over 2nd seeded Championship side Arbroath.
  • Competitive debut from the bench of Israeli striker Stav Nahmani who replaced Caolan Boyd-Munce after 63 minutes and scores twice, the first time a debutant achieved this since Scott Agnew in 2015.
  • Greg Kiltie’s 44th minute injury allows the introduction of former Scotland international Declan Gallagher from the bench for what would be his last Saints appearance for Saints before a switch to Championship side Dundee Utd a few days later.
  • Amid intense speculation surrounding the potential transfer of Ryan Strain, the Australian international has a sensational match, laying on two goals.
  • A minutes applause before the match was held to pay respect to former St Mirren and Scotland defender Gordon McQueen who passed away during the summer.

2023/24 Fixtures & Results

DATECOMPOPPOSITIONATTSCORETVOSCORERS
15/07/2023LCMontrose1,6180-1 L 
22/07/2023LCARBROATH2,0594-0 WMandron, O’Hara, Nahmani (2)
25/07/2023LCCowdenbeath8591-0 WOlusanya
29/07/2023LCFORFAR ATH2,3804-0 WMandron (2), O’Hara (P), Gogic
06/08/2023PRMHibernian17,5863-2WO’Hara (P), Olusanya, Greive
12/08/2023PRMDUNDEE6,5812-1WShaughnessy (OG), Mandron
19/08/2023LC2MOTHERWELL5,2491-0WBoyd-Munce
27/08/2023PRMABERDEEN7,4292-2DKiltie (P), Greive
02/09/2023PRMLivingston2,0751-1DNahmani
16/09/2023PRMMotherwell5,6531-0WTanser
23/09/2023PRMHEARTS7,5371-0WStrain
27/09/2023LCQFHibernian9,9822-4LTanser, Baccus
30/09/2023PRMKilmarnock6,1241-1DMagennis (OG)
08/10/2023PRMRANGERS6,9840-3L
28/10/2023PRMST. JOHNSTONE5,5524-0WBaccus, Mandron (2), Kiltie
01/11/2023PRMCeltic58,1681-2LMcMenamin
08/11/2023PRMHIBERNIAN5,9632-2DO’Hara (P), Jamieson
11/11/2023PRMDundee5,4960-4L
25/11/2023PRMLIVINGSTON5,6321-0WKelly (OG)
28/11/2023PRMRoss County 3,7580-1L
03/12/2023PRMRangers47,8350-2L
06/12/2023PRMSt. Johnstone2,4490-1L
09/12/2023PRMROSS COUNTY5,4022-0WTaylor, Ayunga
16/12/2023PRMMOTHERWELL5,8370-0D
23/12/2023PRMHearts18,7170-2L
27/12/2023PRMKILMARNOCK7,5340-1L
30/12/2023PRMAberdeen17,0293-0WO’Hara, Ayunga, Kiltie (P)
02/01/2024PRMCELTIC6,9430-3L
20/01/2024SC4QOS3,4251-0WGogic
27/01/2024PRMRANGERS6,6650-1L
03/02/2024PRMHibernian16,6893-0WGogic, Kiltie (P), Mandron
07/02/2024PRMDUNDEE5,7372-0WMandron, Olusanya
11/02/2024SC5CELTIC4,4000-2L
17/02/2024PRMLivingston2,1200-1L
24/02/2024PRMST. JOHNSTONE5,9912-0WMitov (OG), Mandron
27/02/2024PRMRoss County3,1421-1DOlusanya
02/03/2024PRMABERDEEN7,0192-1WO’Hara (P), Olusanya
16/03/2024PRMKilmarnock8,4602-5LDunne, Mandron
30/03/2024PRMMotherwell5,4921-1DFraser
06/04/2024PRMHEARTS7,7401-2LOlusanya
13/04/2024PRMCeltic58,8880-3L
28/04/2024PRMRANGERS6,8001-2LMandron
04/05/2024PRMDundee6,8773-1WGogic, Tanser, Olusanya
11/05/2024PRMKILMARNOCK7,6450-1L
15/05/2024PRMHEARTS
18/05/2024PRMCeltic

15/07/2023 (Montrose A)

League Cup Group H
15th July 2023
Links Park, Montrose

Montrose 1-0 St Mirren

McAllister 58

ATT: 1,618

Referee: W Collum

VAR: Not used

  • Saints League Cup group stage woes against lower league opposition continue with a 1-0 defeat to League One Montrose.
  • Competitive debuts for new goalkeeper Zach Hemming, Conor McMenamin and Mikael Mandron. Academy graduate Luke Sutherland would also make his debut from the bench late in the match.
  • McMenamin starts his Saints career at left wing back following an injury to Scott Tanser. The forward was signed for £125,000 from Glenavon. Hemming is the new club number one, after Trevor Carson asked for a transfer due to being rested for the final match of the previous season.
  • The result is exacerbated by a desperately poor performance.

No.PLAYERRTG
1Zach HEMMING6
23Ryan STRAIN6
10Conor McMENAMIN 906
22Marcus FRASER6
31Declan GALLAGHER5
18Charles DUNNE 905
6Mark O’HARA 6
13Alex GOGIC 696
11Greg KILTIE7
21Alex GREIVE 695
9Mikael MANDRON6
SUBS
20Toyosi OLUSANYA 69 7
16Caolan BOYD-MUNCE 696
24Lewis JAMIESON 906
33Ethan SUTHERLAND 906
AVERAGE TEAM RATING5.94

Montrose: Gill, Williamson, Steeves (Machado 21), Quinn, Dillon, Masson, Webster, Brown (Shrive 83), McAllister, Gardyne, Hester (Batchelor 83)
Subs Not Used: Matthews, Grant, Giacomini, Lyons