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Kai McKenzie-Lyle
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-11-30) 30 November 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Haringey, England
Height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Tottenham Hotspur
2011–2014 Barnet
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Barnet 1 (0)
2016 → Cockfosters (loan) 4 (0)
2017 → St Ives Town (loan) 3 (0)
2017–2018 → Hayes & Yeading United (loan) 4 (0)
2018–2020 Liverpool 0 (0)
International career‡
2016– Guyana 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:47, 13 September 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:27, 1 December 2018 (UTC)

Kai John Oliver M. McKenzie-Lyle (born 30 November 1997) is an English-born footballer who plays as a goalkeeper, most recently for Liverpool and internationally for Guyana.

Career

Club

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.[2] He first appeared on the bench for the first team in October 2014.[3] He made his first team debut on 12 September 2015 in a 1–3 away defeat by Portsmouth coming on as a substitute for John Akinde after regular goalkeeper Jamie Stephens had been sent-off.[4][5] McKenzie-Lyle joined St Ives Town in August 2017 on loan.[6] He then joined Hayes & Yeading United on loan in December 2017.[7] McKenzie-Lyle joined Liverpool on trial in July 2018.[8] He then signed for the Reds the following month.[9] McKenzie-Lyle was released in June 2020, having played just twice for the under-23s in Premier League 2.[10]

International

McKenzie-Lyle was called up to Guyana's squad for their third round matches of 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification,[11] after being alerted to his eligibility by Jack Thorpe, a researcher for the Football Manager game.[12] He made an unusual international debut for a goalkeeper, scoring a header in the 120th minute of a 3–2 loss against Suriname.[13] On his second appearance he saved a penalty against Jamaica.[14]

Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. 8 October 2016 André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname  Suriname
2–3
2–3
 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification [13]

Personal life

McKenzie-Lyle's younger brother Renell (born 2000) is also a goalkeeper and product of the youth system at Barnet.[15]

Career statistics

As of 13 October 2018
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barnet 2015–16[16] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2016–17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barnet total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Cockfosters (loan) 2015–16 SSML Premier Division 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
St Ives Town (loan) 2017–18 Southern Premier 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Hayes & Yeading United (loan) 2017–18 Southern D1 East 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Liverpool 2018–19 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Liverpool total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Guyana
2016 2 1
2017 0 0
2018 3 0
Total 5 1

References

  1. ^ "Kai McKenzie-Lyle". Barnet F.C. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  2. ^ Barnet FC Youth Team Profiles
  3. ^ Gateshead 0 – 2 Barnet
  4. ^ "Portsmouth 3 – 1 Barnet". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Kai McKenzie-Lyle". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  6. ^ Loan | Kai McKenzie-Lyle joins St Ives Town
  7. ^ Loans | McKenzie-Lyle and Amaluzor depart for 28 days
  8. ^ 6'7" goalkeeper on trial at Liverpool FC this summer
  9. ^ Liverpool FC - Kai McKenzie-Lyle
  10. ^ Nathaniel Clyne set to leave Reds upon contract expiry
  11. ^ Jaguars name 22
  12. ^ How Liverpool's new goalkeeper Kai McKenzie-Lyle made the leap from non-league Barnet to Anfield
  13. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ^ Late escape!
  15. ^ "Renell McKenzie-Lyle". Barnet F.C. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  16. ^ "Games played by Kai McKenzie-Lyle in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
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