Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kyle Alex John [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 13 February 2001||
Place of birth | Chester, England [2] | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Port Vale | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2019 | Everton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2024 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
2024– | Port Vale | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:19, 17 August 2024 (UTC) |
Kyle Alex John (born 13 February 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL League Two club Port Vale.
Kyle Alex John was born in Chester on 13 February 2001. [1] He attended Blacon High School and joined the Academy at Everton at the age of six. [2]
After overcoming an ankle injury, John turned professional at Everton by signing a contract in March 2019. [3] He signed a two-year contract in June 2021. [2] He was due to leave Goodison Park on loan when he was instead called up to the Toffees first-team by manager Frank Lampard after impressing for Paul Tait's under-18 team and David Unsworth's under-23 team. [4] [5] Unsworth said he was a "class act" with a "very bright future". [6] He also trained with the first-team under Carlo Ancelotti. [7] John signed a two-year extension in October 2022. [3] He was not sent out on loan and was instead released by manager Sean Dyche at the end of the 2023–24 season without having played a senior first-team game at the age of 23. [8]
On 9 August 2024, John signed a one-year contract with Port Vale after impressing manager Darren Moore on trial. [9] The Valiants had needed defensive cover at fullback following a long-term injury to Mitch Clark. [10]
John is an energetic and combative full-back. [11] A versatile player, he is primarily a right-back. [8]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Everton U21 | 2018–19 [12] | — | — | — | — | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
2019–20 [13] | — | — | — | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
2020–21 [14] | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2021–22 [15] | — | — | — | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
2022–23 [16] | — | — | — | — | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
2023–24 [17] | — | — | — | — | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Port Vale | 2024–25 [18] | EFL League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
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