Kyle John

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Kyle John
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John in Port Vale colours (2025)
Personal information
Full name Kyle Alex John [1]
Date of birth (2001-02-13) 13 February 2001 (age 24) [1]
Place of birth Chester, England [2]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [3]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Port Vale
Number 24
Youth career
2007–2019 Everton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2024 Everton 0 (0)
2024– Port Vale 31 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:00, 23 August 2025 (UTC)

Kyle Alex John (born 13 February 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Port Vale.

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John began his career at Everton, though did not play a first-team game before being released at the end of the 2023–24 season. He then signed with Port Vale and was promoted out of League Two with the club at the end of the 2024–25 season.

Early and personal life

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] In 2025, he had a partner and two children. [4]

Career

Everton

John began his time at the Everton academy as a right winger, then played as a striker, a centre midfielder and a number 10, before settling into the right-back role at the age of 16. [5] 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. [6] [7] Unsworth said he was a "class act" with a "very bright future". [8] He also trained with the first-team under Carlo Ancelotti. [9] 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. [10]

Port Vale

On 9 August 2024, John signed a one-year contract with Port Vale after impressing manager Darren Moore on trial. [11] The Valiants had needed defensive cover at fullback following a long-term injury to Mitch Clark. [12] John was voted as the Vale's man of the match in two of his first four games and readers of the Valiant substack voted him as their player of the month for September. [13] [14] His whole-hearted performances quickly made him a fan favourite at Vale Park as he established himself as the preferred choice at right wing-back. [15] He was switched to left wing-back after Jaheim Headley picked up a long-term injury in January. [16] He won the club's Young Player of the Year award at the end-of-season awards ceremony. [17] He collected his award in a knee brace, however, as injury brought his season to a premature end. [18] The club opted to activate the optional extension in his contract after promotion was secured at the end of the 2024–25 season. [19] A new two-year deal, with the club option of a third, was then agreed upon in June. [20]

Style of play

John is an energetic and combative defender. [21] A versatile player, he can play anywhere in defence, though he is primarily a right-back. [10] [22]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton U21 2018–19 [23] ————1 [a] 010
2019–20 [24] ————2 [a] 020
2020–21 [25] ————0000
2021–22 [26] ————2 [a] 020
2022–23 [27] ————3 [a] 030
2023–24 [28] ————1 [a] 010
Total0000009090
Port Vale 2024–25 [29] EFL League Two 28000102 [a] 0310
2025–26 [30] EFL League One 3000200050
Total310003020360
Career total3100030110450
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Port Vale

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kyle John at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Porter, Gary (21 June 2021). "Chester-born Kyle John signs two-year Everton FC deal". Chester and District Standard. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "Kyle John | Player Profile". www.toffeeweb.com. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  4. ↑ Baggaley, Mike (6 July 2025). "From trialist to promotion winner". Valiant's Substack. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  5. ↑ Baggaley, Mike (7 July 2025). "Looking after the future". Valiant's Substack. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  6. ↑ O'Neill, Connor (26 October 2022). "Everton coach explains Kyle John transfer plan after Frank Lampard promotion". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  7. ↑ Powell, Dave (6 March 2019). "Blacon teenager lands first professional contract with Everton". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  8. ↑ Wood, James (14 April 2021). "Kyle John to be offered a new Everton contract - report". Goodison News. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  9. ↑ Carroll, Sam (14 April 2021). "Everton to offer defender new contract after Carlo Ancelotti promotion". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  10. 1 2 Blunt, Geoffrey (9 June 2024). "Let's hope departing Everton Under-21s don't become the "ones that got away"". Royal Blue Mersey. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "Kyle John: Vale sign right-back on one-year deal". BBC Sport. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  12. ↑ "Port Vale add former trialist Kyle John to their squad". onevalefan.co.uk. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  13. ↑ Baggaley, Mike (26 August 2024). "Learning lessons on and off the pitch". Valiant's Substack. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  14. ↑ Baggaley, Mike (3 October 2024). "Carol Shanahan talks Vale plans and progress". Valiant's Substack. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  15. ↑ Baggaley, Mike (24 February 2025). "Making strides on and off the pitch". Valiant's Substack. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  16. ↑ Baggaley, Mike (24 March 2025). "Making big calls in the promotion race". Valiant's Substack. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  17. ↑ Fielding, Rob (9 April 2025). "Ryan Croasdale is multiple winner at end of season awards". onevalefan.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  18. ↑ Baggaley, Mike (10 April 2025). "Ready for another huge game". Valiant's Substack. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  19. ↑ "Retained List 2025 confirmed | Port Vale FC". Port Vale FC. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  20. ↑ "Kyle John: Port Vale defender signs new deal". BBC Sport. 7 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  21. ↑ "Kyle John is a Valiant | Port Vale FC". Port Vale FC. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  22. ↑ Baggaley, Mike (26 June 2025). "Transfers, fixtures and Darren Moore". Valiant's Substack. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Kyle John in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Kyle John in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  25. ↑ "Games played by Kyle John in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Kyle John in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Kyle John in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Kyle John in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Kyle John in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Kyle John in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  31. ↑ "League Two: 2024/25: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
    "England - Port Vale FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
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