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 | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Oxford City | ||
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) |
2022–2023 | Welling United | 16 | (0) |
2024 | Folkestone Invicta | 13 | (0) |
2024– | Oxford City | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016– | Guyana | 13 | (1) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:41, 6 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:37, 13 December 2023 (UTC) |
Kai John Oliver Milton McKenzie-Lyle (born 30 November 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National League North club Oxford City. Born in England, he represents Guyana at international level.
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]
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]
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]
McKenzie-Lyle joined Welling United in August 2022. [5]
On 6 February 2024, Mckenzie-Lyle joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Folkestone Invicta. [16]
McKenzie-Lyle joined Oxford City for the 2024-25 season. [17]
McKenzie-Lyle was called up to Guyana's squad for their third round matches of 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification, [18] after being alerted to his eligibility by Jack Thorpe, a researcher for the Football Manager game. [19] He made an unusual international debut for a goalkeeper, [20] scoring a header in the 120th minute of a 3–2 loss against Suriname. [21] On his second appearance he saved a penalty against Jamaica. [22]
McKenzie-Lyle's younger brother Renell (born 2000) is also a goalkeeper and product of the youth system at Barnet. [23]
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 [24] | 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 [25] [26] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2017–18 [27] [28] | 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 [29] | Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division | 8 | 0 | ― | ― | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
St Ives Town (loan) | 2017–18 [24] | Southern League Premier Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | ― | 6 | 0 | ||
Hayes & Yeading United (loan) | 2017–18 [24] | 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 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Cambridge United | 2020–21 [30] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021–22 [31] | 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 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 6 [e] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
Folkestone Invicta | 2023–24 [32] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
Career total | 61 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 81 | 0 | ||
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Guyana | 2016 | 2 | 1 |
2017 | 0 | 0 | |
2018 | 3 | 0 | |
2021 | 4 | 0 | |
2022 | 0 | 0 | |
2023 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 13 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 8 October 2016 | André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname | ![]() | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification | [20] |