Stephen Kingsley, born on 23 July 1994 (age 31), is a Scottish central defender with Hearts, where he wears number 3 and remains a regular first-team presence in 2025–2026.
He came through at Falkirk before moving south, with early loan spells helping bridge the gap between promising young defender and senior regular. Those years gave him the sort of practical education defenders tend to need – less glamorous than useful, which is usually the point.
Kingsley later built his career back in Scotland with Hearts, where his best attacking return came in 2021–2022: six league goals in 33 appearances. He has generally been valued more for reliability and defensive coverage than for noise around him, though his set-piece threat has been a useful extra.
In 2025–2026, he has made 19 league appearances and scored twice for Hearts, along with three League Cup appearances and one goal. Across all competitions that gives him 22 appearances and three goals for the season, enough to show he is still involved rather than simply hanging around the squad.
His current market value is around £60,000, according to Transfermarkt. Kingsley’s career has been a steady one: developed early, tested in England, and still relevant in the Hearts first team.
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