Kyle Macaulay

Kyle Macaulay
Personal information
Full name	Kyle Macaulay
Date of birth	13 May 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Elgin, Scotland
Youth career
2003–2005	Derby County
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2007	Aberdeen
2006–2007	→ Peterhead (loan)
2007	Peterhead
2008–2009	Alloa Athletic
2009–2010	Elgin City
	Huntly
Total
Medal record
Representing Great Britain
World University Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 July 2010

Kyle Macaulay (born 13 May 1986) is a former professional footballer who currently works as a recruitment analyst for Chelsea.

Club career

Born in Elgin, he started his career at Derby County but after two years at Pride Park, he was released. Macaulay is the nephew of former Aberdeen manager Steve Paterson and was signed for the Dons by his uncle. He made his debut on 4 February 2006 against Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle.

In November 2006 he was loaned out to Peterhead before signing a permanent deal with them on 31 January 2007. After leaving Peterhead in the summer of 2007, Macaulay was out of football for a few months until he signed for Alloa Athletic after a successful trial period. He scored for Alloa in February 2008 in a game against his former club Peterhead.^[1] He continued playing semi-professional football in the Scottish League system until 2012, when he graduated from the University of Stirling.

Post-retirement career

Ostersunds FK

He began in a non-playing role in Sweden shortly afterwards, working as a performance analyst at Ostersunds FK for Graham Potter.

Swansea City

Macaulay joined Swansea City in a similar role in June 2018, when Potter moved to the Welsh club.^[2] Swansea had a somewhat successful season back in the Championship following relegation from the Premier League in the season prior finishing in 10th place and reaching the quarter finals of the FA Cup.^[3]^[4]

Brighton & Hove Albion

Potter was appointed as the new Brighton & Hove Albion manager on 20 May 2019 where Macaulay, assistant manager Billy Reid and coach Bjorn Hamberg moved to the Sussex club alongside Potter.^[5]

Chelsea

On 8 September 2022, Macaulay followed Graham Potter on a move to Chelsea.^[6]

References

^ Peterhead 2–2 Alloa Athletic, BBC Sport, 26 February 2008.
^ "Graham Potter named new Swansea City manager". BBC Sport. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
^ "Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Swansea City". BBC Sport. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
^ "Swansea City 2–3 Manchester City". BBC Sport. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Graham Potter appointed new Brighton manager after leaving Swansea". BBC Sport. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
^ "Graham Potter leaves Albion for Chelsea". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. Retrieved 8 September 2022.

External links

Kyle Macaulay at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
Kyle Macaulay at Soccerbase

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[1] Peterhead 2–2 Alloa Athletic, BBC Sport, 26 February 2008.

[2] "Graham Potter named new Swansea City manager". BBC Sport. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.

[3] "Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Swansea City". BBC Sport. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

[4] "Swansea City 2–3 Manchester City". BBC Sport. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[5] "Graham Potter appointed new Brighton manager after leaving Swansea". BBC Sport. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.

[6] "Graham Potter leaves Albion for Chelsea". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. Retrieved 8 September 2022.

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