Makenzie Kirk , the son of former Northern Ireland striker Andy, has penned a contract extension with Hearts keeping him at the club until at least 2025 with the option of another year. The Scottish Premiership side are pleased with the progress the 20-year-old is making. Kirk had a very productive first half of the season scoring 27 goals for the B team before heading out on loan to League One side Hamilton Accies.
Hearts were keen for the striker to "further his career" with the loan switch, but he has not played as often as he would like at New Douglas Park. Kirk has made just five substitute appearances to date but Hearts B head coach Liam Fox feels his experience with the Accies will help him with his development. Read next: Watch as David Healy proves you never lose it after spectacular strike "With Mak, everyone will speak about his goals during the first half of the season, and rightly so, but he also produced some really impressive performances in those games, which was equally pleasing for me," Fox told the club's official website. "As a club, we made the decision to put him on loan for the second half of the season, to further his career, and although, he will not have played as much as he would’ve liked, it highlights how difficult it is to be a first-team player." "This will be a learning experience for Ma
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