Market value
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Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
9
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.21
goals / match
Sunderland AFC
top club · 105 apps
Position rank · 13/14
#1204
goals rank
#482
assists rank
64
season goals
23
season assists
Among 2,311 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€1.00m
peak value · 2009
€900k
top transfer fee · 06/07
14
best season · 03/04
25 / 8
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1981-06-07 · 6 players total
299Appearances
64Goals
23Assists
57Yellow cards
2Red cards
53Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Kevin Kyle |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Kevin Alastair Kyle |
| Date of birth | 1981-06-07 (44 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Stranraer, Scotland |
| Citizenship |  Scotland |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 191.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2014-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2014
Transfer: Ayr United → Retired
14/15 · Transfer
Sep 2013
Transfer: Without Club → Ayr United
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Ayr United FC
31 matches · 5 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2013
Transfer: Rangers → Without Club
12/13 · Transfer
Aug 2012
Transfer: Without Club → Rangers
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Rangers FC
15 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Mar 2012
Transfer: Heart of Midl. → Without Club
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2011
Injury: unknown
37 games missed
Jan 2011
Injury: unknown
25 games missed
Jul 2010
Injury: unknown
Jul 2010
10/11 — Heart of Midlothian FC
22 matches · 10 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: Kilmarnock FC → Heart of Midl.
10/11 · Transfer
Aug 2009
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2009
09/10 — Kilmarnock FC
36 matches · 10 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2009
Transfer: Coventry → Kilmarnock FC
08/09 · Transfer
Dec 2008
Transfer: Hartlepool → Coventry
08/09 · Return from loan
Oct 2008
Transfer: Coventry → Hartlepool
08/09 · Loan
Jul 2008
08/09 — Hartlepool United, Kilmarnock FC
26 matches · 13 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
May 2008
Transfer: Wolves → Coventry
07/08 · Return from loan
Jan 2008
Transfer: Coventry → Wolves
07/08 · Loan
Jul 2007
07/08 — Wolverhampton Wanderers, Coventry City
27 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2006
Transfer: Sunderland → Coventry
06/07 · Transfer · €900k
Jul 2006
06/07 — Coventry City, Sunderland AFC
35 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Sunderland AFC
14 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Sunderland AFC
7 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Sunderland AFC
50 matches · 14 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Sunderland AFC
22 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — Sunderland AFC
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2001
Transfer: Rochdale → Sunderland
00/01 · Return from loan
Jan 2001
Transfer: Sunderland → Rochdale
00/01 · Loan
Dec 2000
Transfer: Darlington → Sunderland
00/01 · Return from loan
Nov 2000
Transfer: Sunderland → Darlington
00/01 · Loan
Oct 2000
Transfer: Huddersfield → Sunderland
00/01 · Return from loan
Sep 2000
Transfer: Sunderland → Huddersfield
00/01 · Loan
Jul 2000
00/01 — Huddersfield Town, Sunderland AFC
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2000
Transfer: Sunderland Res. → Sunderland
00/01 · Transfer
Jul 1998
Transfer: Ayr United U17 → Sunderland Res.
98/99 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 814 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 13/14. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals5 total · 1.19/90
Assists4 total · 0.95/90
G+A9 total · 2.14/90
Yellow cards5 total · 1.19/90
Minutes played by club
Ayr United FC
7.9%
Rangers FC
5.7%
Heart of Midlothian FC
5.7%
Kilmarnock FC
11.3%
Hartlepool United
5.6%
Wolverhampton Wanderers
6.6%
Coventry City
18.1%
Sunderland AFC
39.1%
Huddersfield Town
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr United FC | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 378 |
| Rangers FC | 1 | 12/13 | 12/13 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 272 |
| Heart of Midlothian FC | 1 | 10/11 | 10/11 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 276 |
| Kilmarnock FC | 2 | 08/09 | 09/10 | 47 | 18 | 5 | 546 |
| Hartlepool United | 1 | 08/09 | 08/09 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 268 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 07/08 | 07/08 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 318 |
| Coventry City | 2 | 06/07 | 07/08 | 47 | 5 | 3 | 873 |
| Sunderland AFC | 7 | 00/01 | 06/07 | 105 | 17 | 3 | 1,880 |
| Huddersfield Town | 1 | 00/01 | 00/01 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | League One | Ayr United FC | 26 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 378 |
| 13/14 | Scottish Championship Play-offs | Ayr United FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | SFA Cup | Ayr United FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | League Two | Rangers FC | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 162 |
| 12/13 | Ramsdens Cup | Rangers FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Scot. League Cup | Rangers FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | SFA Cup | Rangers FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 110 |
| 10/11 | Co-op. Ins. Cup | Heart of Midlothian FC | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 |
| 10/11 | Premiership | Heart of Midlothian FC | 19 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 216 |
| 10/11 | SFA Cup | Heart of Midlothian FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Co-op. Ins. Cup | Kilmarnock FC | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| 09/10 | Premiership | Kilmarnock FC | 32 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 332 |
| 09/10 | SFA Cup | Kilmarnock FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | League One | Hartlepool United | 15 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 268 |
| 08/09 | Premiership | Kilmarnock FC | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 124 |
| 07/08 | Championship | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 318 |
| 07/08 | Championship | Coventry City | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 276 |
| 07/08 | FA Cup | Coventry City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | FA Cup | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | League Cup | Coventry City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Championship | Coventry City | 31 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 597 |
| 06/07 | Championship | Sunderland AFC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | FA Cup | Coventry City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | FA Cup | Sunderland AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Premier League | Sunderland AFC | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 895 |
| 04/05 | Championship | Sunderland AFC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League Cup | Sunderland AFC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 03/04 | FA Cup | Sunderland AFC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 361 |
| 03/04 | First Division | Sunderland AFC | 44 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 336 |
| 03/04 | League Cup | Sunderland AFC | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| 02/03 | FA Cup | Sunderland AFC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | League Cup | Sunderland AFC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 |
| 02/03 | Premier League | Sunderland AFC | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | League Cup | Sunderland AFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Premier League | Sunderland AFC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | First Division | Huddersfield Town | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Premier League | Sunderland AFC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98/99 | 1998-07-01 | Ayr United U17 | Sunderland Res. | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-07-01 | Sunderland Res. | Sunderland | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-09-08 | Sunderland | Huddersfield | Loan | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-10-07 | Huddersfield | Sunderland | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-11-01 | Sunderland | Darlington | Loan | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-12-31 | Darlington | Sunderland | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2001-01-26 | Sunderland | Rochdale | Loan | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2001-02-27 | Rochdale | Sunderland | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-08-25 | Sunderland | Coventry | Transfer | 700000 | €900k |
| 07/08 | 2008-01-30 | Coventry | Wolves | Loan | 900000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2008-05-31 | Wolves | Coventry | Return from loan | 900000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-10-01 | Coventry | Hartlepool | Loan | 900000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-12-31 | Hartlepool | Coventry | Return from loan | 900000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2009-01-29 | Coventry | Kilmarnock FC | Transfer | 900000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | Kilmarnock FC | Heart of Midl. | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-03-01 | Heart of Midl. | Without Club | Transfer | 600000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-08-07 | Without Club | Rangers | Transfer | 600000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-03-16 | Rangers | Without Club | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-09-27 | Without Club | Ayr United | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Ayr United | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | unknown injury | 2009-08-29 | 2009-10-01 | 34 | 8 |
| 10/11 | Knee surgery | 2010-07-01 | 2010-08-01 | 32 | 0 |
| 10/11 | stomach problems | 2011-01-03 | 2011-06-01 | 150 | 25 |
| 11/12 | Hip injury | 2011-07-01 | 2012-05-15 | 320 | 37 |
Current—
Peak€1.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€800k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #26399 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16868 | — | 14 | 6 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3380 | — | 10 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Hutton | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | First Division | Sunderland AFC | 10 | 44 |
| 08/09 | Premiership | Kilmarnock FC | 8 | 11 |
| 09/10 | Premiership | Kilmarnock FC | 8 | 32 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | Premiership | Heart of Midlothian FC | 4 | 19 |
| 07/08 | Championship | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 25 |
| 09/10 | Premiership | Kilmarnock FC | 3 | 32 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | 2008-12-31 | Hartlepool | Coventry | Return from loan | — | €900k |
| 08/09 | 2008-10-01 | Coventry | Hartlepool | Loan | — | €900k |
| 07/08 | 2008-05-31 | Wolves | Coventry | Return from loan | — | €900k |
| 07/08 | 2008-01-30 | Coventry | Wolves | Loan | — | €900k |
| 00/01 | 2001-02-27 | Rochdale | Sunderland | Return from loan | — | — |
| 00/01 | 2001-01-26 | Sunderland | Rochdale | Loan | — | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-12-31 | Darlington | Sunderland | Return from loan | — | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-11-01 | Sunderland | Darlington | Loan | — | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-10-07 | Huddersfield | Sunderland | Return from loan | — | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-09-08 | Sunderland | Huddersfield | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Kevin Kyle's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston North End | 36 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 42 | 64 | -22 | 17% |
| Stoke City | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 34 | -1 | 29% |
| Burnley FC | 32 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 50% |
| Cardiff City | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 46 | -3 | 31% |
| Queens Park Rangers | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 47% |
| Leeds United | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 44 | -12 | 30% |
| Plymouth Argyle | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 37% |
| Ipswich Town | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 41 | -2 | 37% |
| Sheffield United | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 37% |
| Leicester City | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 23% |
| Southampton FC | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 30 | 42 | -12 | 20% |
| Colchester United | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 54% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 02/03 | First senior goal | |
| 10/11 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | 31 | 378 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.19 |
| 12/13 | 15 | 272 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.66 |
| 10/11 | 22 | 276 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.63 |
| 09/10 | 36 | 422 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.71 |
| 08/09 | 26 | 392 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.61 |
| 07/08 | 27 | 594 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.61 |
| 06/07 | 35 | 597 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.81 |
| 05/06 | 14 | 895 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 04/05 | 7 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 03/04 | 50 | 740 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.85 |
| 02/03 | 22 | 155 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.16 |
| 01/02 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Premiership
62 apps
23 G
7 A
First Division
48 apps
10 G
1 A
Championship
64 apps
6 G
6 A
League One
26 apps
5 G
3 A
Scot. League Cup
7 apps
5 G
1 A
League One
15 apps
5 G
0 A
League Cup
7 apps
5 G
0 A
League Two
8 apps
2 G
1 A
SFA Cup
8 apps
1 G
3 A
FA Cup
11 apps
1 G
1 A
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Who is Kevin Kyle?
Kevin Kyle is a Scotland professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.
How old is Kevin Kyle?
Kevin Kyle is 44 years old. He was born on June 7, 1981 in Stranraer.
What position does Kevin Kyle play?
Kevin Kyle plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Kevin Kyle play for?
Kevin Kyle currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Kevin Kyle scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Kevin Kyle has scored 64 goals in 299 appearances.