Kai McKenzie-Lyle
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kai John Oliver Milton McKenzie-Lyle[1] | ||
Date of birth | 30 November 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Haringey, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Welling United | ||
Youth career | |||
Tottenham Hotspur | |||
2011–2014 | Barnet | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2018 | Barnet | 1 | (0) |
2016 | → Cockfosters (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2017 | → St Ives Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Hayes & Yeading United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Cambridge United | 1 | (0) |
2022 | → Chelmsford City (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2022– | Welling United | 4 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2016– | Guyana | 9 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:10, 2 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:01, 5 June 2021 (UTC) |
Kai John Oliver Milton McKenzie-Lyle (born 30 November 1997) is a professional footballer who plays for Welling United as a goalkeeper. Born in England, he represents Guyana at international level.
Club career
Barnet
McKenzie-Lyle joined Tottenham Hotspur as under-10, before he moved to Barnet as an under-14 and progressed through the club's academy to become first choice keeper for the under-18s,[3] and made his senior debut with a start in a 3–0 Herts Senior Cup defeat to Bishop's Stortford on 21 January 2014.[4] He first appeared on the bench in the league in October 2014.[5] He made his English Football League debut on 12 September 2015 in a 3–1 League Two away defeat by Portsmouth,[6] coming on as a substitute for John Akinde after regular goalkeeper Jamie Stephens had been sent-off.[7] McKenzie-Lyle joined St Ives Town in August 2017 on loan.[8] He then joined Hayes & Yeading United on loan in December 2017.[9]
Liverpool
McKenzie-Lyle joined Liverpool on trial in July 2018.[10] He then signed for the Reds the following month.[11] McKenzie-Lyle was released in June 2020, having played just twice for the under-23s in Premier League 2.[12]
Cambridge United
On 1 September 2020, McKenzie-Lyle joined League Two club Cambridge United on a two-year deal.[13] On 25 March 2022, Chelmsford City announced the signing of McKenzie-Lyle on loan.[14]
McKenzie-Lyle was released by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season.[15]
Non-league
McKenzie-Lyle joined Welling United in August 2022.[5]
International career
McKenzie-Lyle was called up to Guyana's squad for their third round matches of 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification,[16] after being alerted to his eligibility by Jack Thorpe, a researcher for the Football Manager game.[17] He made an unusual international debut for a goalkeeper,[18] scoring a header in the 120th minute of a 3–2 loss against Suriname.[19] On his second appearance he saved a penalty against Jamaica.[20]
Personal life
McKenzie-Lyle's younger brother Renell (born 2000) is also a goalkeeper and product of the youth system at Barnet.[21]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 1 November 2022
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Barnet | 2013–14[4] | Conference Premier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2014–15[22] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
2015–16[6] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2016–17[23][24] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2017–18[25][26] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Cockfosters (loan) | 2015–16[27] | Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division | 8 | 0 | ― | ― | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
St Ives Town (loan) | 2017–18[22] | Southern League Premier Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | ― | 6 | 0 | ||
Hayes & Yeading United (loan) | 2017–18[22] | Southern League First Division East | 7 | 0 | ― | ― | 1[c] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Liverpool | 2018–19[5] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019–20[5] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Liverpool total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Cambridge United | 2020–21[28] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021–22[29] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Chelmsford City (loan) | 2021–22[5] | National League South | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Welling United | 2022–23[5] | National League South | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Career total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
- ^ a b Appearance in Herts Senior Cup
- ^ a b Appearance in Middlesex Senior Cup
- ^ Appearance in Southern League Challenge Cup
- ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
International
- As of match played 4 June 2021[18]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Guyana | 2016 | 2 | 1 |
2017 | 0 | 0 | |
2018 | 3 | 0 | |
2021 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 9 | 1 |
- Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1. | 8 October 2016 | André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname | Suriname | 2–3 |
2–3 |
2017 Caribbean Cup qualification | [18] |
References
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Cambridge United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 16. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Kai McKenzie-Lyle". Barnet F.C. Archived from the original on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Barnet FC Youth Team Profiles".
- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). www.bsfc.co.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b c d e f Kai McKenzie-Lyle at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Games played by Kai McKenzie-Lyle in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Portsmouth 3 – 1 Barnet". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ "Loan | Kai McKenzie-Lyle joins St Ives Town". www.barnetfc.com.
- ^ "Loans | McKenzie-Lyle and Amaluzor depart for 28 days". www.barnetfc.com.
- ^ "6'7" goalkeeper on trial at Liverpool FC this summer". 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Liverpool FC – Kai McKenzie-Lyle".
- ^ "Nathaniel Clyne set to leave Reds upon contract expiry". Liverpool FC.
- ^ "Kai McKenzie-Lyle: Cambridge sign Guyana international and ex-Liverpool goalkeeper". BBC. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "McKenzie-Lyle joins on loan". Chelmsford City F.C. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "2022 Retained List". www.cambridge-united.co.uk. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Jaguars name 22". 1 October 2016.
- ^ O'Donovan, Ryan (14 September 2018). "How McKenzie-Smith made the leap from Barnet to the Premier League". Football.London.
- ^ a b c "Kai McKenzie-Lyle". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Caribbean Cup Recap: October 8, 2016 matches". Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ "Late escape!".
- ^ "Renell McKenzie-Lyle". Barnet F.C. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ a b c "Kai Mckenzie Profile | Aylesbury United FC". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Kai McKenzie-Lyle in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ Report: Barnet 3-3 Enfield Town (5-6 on pens)
- ^ "Games played by Kai McKenzie-Lyle in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ @BarnetFC (7 November 2017). "⚽️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Kai McKenzie-Lyle – Cockfosters 1st Team". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Games played by Kai McKenzie-Lyle in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Kai McKenzie-Lyle in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Guyanese footballers
- Guyana international footballers
- English footballers
- English people of Guyanese descent
- Barnet F.C. players
- Cockfosters F.C. players
- St Ives Town F.C. players
- Hayes & Yeading United F.C. players
- Liverpool F.C. players
- Cambridge United F.C. players
- Chelmsford City F.C. players
- Welling United F.C. players
- Association football goalkeepers
- English Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Black British sportspeople
- Footballers from the London Borough of Haringey