Kyle Naughton

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Kyle Naughton
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Naughton in 2010
Personal information
Full name Kyle Naughton
Date of birth (1988-11-11) 11 November 1988 (age 24)
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Tottenham Hotspur
Number 16
Youth career
1996–2008 Sheffield United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008–2009 Sheffield United 40 (1)
2008 → Gretna (loan) 18 (0)
2009– Tottenham Hotspur 15 (0)
2010 → Middlesbrough (loan) 15 (0)
2010–2011 → Leicester City (loan) 34 (5)
2011–2012 → Norwich City (loan) 32 (0)
National team
2008–2010 England U21 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:35, 27 April 2013 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Kyle Naughton (born 11 November 1988) is an English footballer who plays full back for Tottenham Hotspur. He is a product of Sheffield United's centre of excellence and academy.

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Club career [edit]

Sheffield United [edit]

Naughton was born in Sheffield and grew up in the council housing estate of Park Hill. He is a product of Sheffield United's centre of excellence and academy, having been there since the age of seven. He attended an England under-15 training camp during the 2004–05 season, and over the years has become a regular in the Academy and reserve teams.[1] He captained his club's academy side to the quarter-finals of the FA Youth Cup in the 2006–07 season.

He was signed by Scottish Premier League team Gretna on loan in January 2008,[2] and made his league debut for Gretna against Rangers on 16 January 2008.[3] He played regularly for the rest of the season at the troubled Scottish club who were placed into administration during his tenure there. Despite this Naughton continued for Gretna as the Blades agreed to cover insurance payments needed to allow him to play.[4] Naughton played 19 times for the club but was unable to help them avoid relegation. Naughton made his first team debut for the Blades the following season, coming on as a second half substitute in the first round of the League Cup against Port Vale in August 2008.[5] In his second substitute appearance for the club he netted the winning goal in a 2–1 League Cup success over Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield Town.[6]

Naughton made his league debut on 20 September 2008 against Norwich City, he then went on to make his first start for Sheffield United in their 2–1 victory over Watford on 27 September 2008,[7] gaining the man of the match award. From that point he cemented his place in the starting eleven and was virtually ever present for the rest of the season, becoming first choice at right back whilst also making a couple of appearances in midfield and finishing the season playing at right back to cover for the injured Gary Naysmith. His successful season was rewarded when he was voted Young Player of the Year by the United supporters club, was runner up to Matthew Kilgallon in the senior Player of the Year award[8] and was included in the PFA Championship Team of the Year.[9]

Tottenham Hotspur [edit]

Despite major interest from Everton, Naughton signed for Tottenham Hotspur in July 2009 along with fellow Sheffield United player Kyle Walker for a combined fee on £9 million.[10] He made his Spurs non-competitive début against Barcelona in the 2009 Wembley Cup which ended in a 1–1 draw. He came on as a substitute in the 94 minute in the game against West Ham United, which was the third game in the 2009–10 season to mark his debut in the Premier League.[11] Kyle made his first full league start for Tottenham on 19 September 2012 away to Reading, a game in which Tottenham won 3-1.

Loan to Middlesbrough [edit]

Naughton signed a six-month loan deal with Middlesbrough on 1 February 2010. He made his debut in the 1–1 draw against Ipswich Town.[12]

Loan to Leicester City [edit]

After returning to Tottenham he was loaned out again initially to January to another Championship side, Leicester City.[13] He made his debut on 16 October in a 1–1 draw against Hull City.[14] In his second game for Leicester City, against Leeds United, he scored the second league goal of his career. He scored again for Leicester city in the 5-1 win against Doncaster Rovers. He also scored against Barnsley in a 4-1 win on 5 February with a 30 yard drive into the top corner. Naughton also scored a 25 yard rocket to equalise for Leicester in the M69 derby against Coventry. On 12 March Naughton scored Leicester 3rd goal in their 3-0 win over Scunthorpe. Leicester extended Naughton's loan until the end of the 2010–11 season on 8 January after a permanent move failed to materialise.

In April Naughton was named as right back in the PFA Championship Team of the Year for the second time in three years and won the Leicester City Young Player of the Year award.

Loan to Norwich City [edit]

On 21 July 2011 Naughton signed a season long loan deal to Premier League team Norwich City from Tottenham Hotspur. He was handed squad number 25 for his year in Norfolk. Naughton was an unused substitute for the Canaries opening Premier League fixture against Wigan Athletic on 13 August 2011. Naughton displaced Russell Martin as the first choice right back, and started the matches against Stoke, Chelsea and West Brom. In all, he made twenty-three appearances over the course of the season at either right back or centre half.

International career [edit]

In November 2008, after only eleven league appearances, Naughton was called up to the England under-21 team for the friendly against the Czech Republic under-21 team at Bramall Lane.[15] He duly made his England debut, coming on as a 60th minute substitute in a 2–0 victory.[16] Naughton is also eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland national team.[17]

Career statistics [edit]

Club [edit]

As of 27 April 2013.[18][19]
Season Club League League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals A yellow card A red card
2007–08 Sheffield United Football League Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gretna (loan) Scottish Premier League 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 1 0
2008–09 Sheffield United Football League Championship 43 1 4 1 3 1 0 0 50 3 5 0
2009–10 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
Middlesbrough (loan) Football League Championship 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0
2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Leicester City (loan) Football League Championship 34 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 5 3 0
2011–12 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Norwich City (loan) 32 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 7 0
2012–13 Tottenham Hotspur 14 0 2 0 1 0 9 0 26 0 2 0
Career totals 159 6 12 1 5 1 9 0 184 8 19 0

Honours [edit]

Individual

References [edit]

  1. ^ http://www.sufc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10418~42743,00.html
  2. ^ "Gretna bring in two new signings". BBC Sport. 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2008-01-17. 
  3. ^ Taylor, Julian (2008-01-16). "Gretna 1–2 Rangers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2008-01-17. 
  4. ^ James Shield (2008-03-15). "He's a tough man to Beat". The Star (Sheffield). Retrieved 2008-05-24. 
  5. ^ "Sheff Utd 3–1 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 2008-08-13. Retrieved 5 September 2010. 
  6. ^ "Huddersfield 1–2 Sheffield Utd". BBC Sport. 27 August 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2010. 
  7. ^ "Hot-shot back on goal Beat". The Star (Sheffield). 2008-09-29. Retrieved 2008-11-19. 
  8. ^ "Killa and Kyle Win Awards". Sheffield United F.C. 2009-04-06. Retrieved 2009-06-17. 
  9. ^ "Blade Kyle Naughton makes Championship Team of the Year". The Star (Sheffield). 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2009-06-17. 
  10. ^ . He has played 1 game for them. "Spurs capture Naughton and Walker". BBC Sport. 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2009-08-31. 
  11. ^ Mandeep Sanghera (23 August 2009). "West Ham 1–2 Tottenham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 August 2009. 
  12. ^ "Kyle Naughton makes Boro move". Middlesbrough F.C. 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2010-02-01. 
  13. ^ "Naughton joins on loan". Leicester City F.C. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2010. 
  14. ^ "Leicester 1–1 Hull". BBC Sport. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2010. 
  15. ^ Shield, James (2008-11-01). "Naughton has earned U-21 call says boss". The Star (Sheffield). Retrieved 2008-11-19. 
  16. ^ Shield, James (2008-11-19). "Kyle stars in young Lions cameo role". The Star (Sheffield). Retrieved 2008-11-19. 
  17. ^ "Tug-o-war over Kyle Naughton". The Star (Sheffield). 2008-10-31. Retrieved 2009-11-14. 
  18. ^ "Kyle Naughton". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 September 2012. 
  19. ^ "Kyle Naughton". ESPN. Retrieved 25 September 2012. 

External links [edit]
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. – current squad
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