| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 November 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Ayr United (on loan from Motherwell) | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2025 | Motherwell | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Motherwell | 1 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Cowdenbeath (loan) | 25 | (3) |
| 2025–2026 | → Stenhousemuir (loan) | 33 | (6) |
| 2026– | → Ayr United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 October 2026 | |||
Olly Whyte (born 27 November 2006) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ayr United on loan from Scottish Premiership club Motherwell.
On 24 May 2024, Motherwell announced that they had extended their contract with Whyte until the summer of 2025.
On 17 July 2024, Motherwell announced that Whyte had joined Cowdenbeath on loan until January 2025. On On 9 January 2025, Whyte extended his loan with Cowdenbeath until the end of the season. Whilst at Cowdenbeath, Whyte won the Player of the Year, Players' Player of the Year, Supporters' Player of the Year and The Coo Shed Podcast Player of the Year.
On 28 May 2025, Motherwell announced that they had again extended their contract with Whyte.
On 7 August 2025, Motherwell announced that they had also entered into a Cooperation Agreement with Scottish League One side Stenhousemuir, and that Whyte had joined them on a Co-Operation Loan agreement.
On 20 May 2026, Whyte again extended his contract with Motherwell. On 23 July 2026, Whyte made his debut for Motherwell, coming on in the 93rd minute for Martin Moormann in Motherwells 2–0 victory over Faroese club HB in the UEFA Conference League.
On 3 September 2026, Whyte joined Ayr United on loan for the remainder of the 2026–27 season.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Motherwell | 2023–24 | Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2026–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Cowdenbeath (loan) | 2023–24 | Lowland League | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 31 | 3 | |
| Stenhousemuir (loan) | 2025–26 | League One | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 4 | 47 | 10 | |
| Ayr United (loan) | 2026–27 | Scottish Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 65 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 91 | 13 | ||