Kyle McAllister

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Kyle McAllister
Personal information
Full name Kyle McAllister [1]
Date of birth (1999-01-21) 21 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland [2]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team
Forest Green Rovers
Number 7
Youth career
Rangers [3]
2013–2016 [4] St Mirren
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 St Mirren 14 (0)
2017–2019 Derby County 0 (0)
2019St Mirren (loan) 14 (2)
2019–2022 St Mirren 61 (1)
2022Partick Thistle (loan) 3 (0)
2022– Forest Green Rovers 79 (8)
International career
2015–2016 Scotland U17 8 (0)
2019 Scotland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:45, 18 August 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:23, 23 March 2019 (UTC)

Kyle McAllister (born 21 January 1999) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for National League side Forest Green Rovers. He came through the youth system at St Mirren, and after moving to England to play for Derby County, he returned to St Mirren on loan in January 2019, and on a permanent basis in August 2019. McAllister has also represented Scotland at under-17 and under-21 level.

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Club career

McAllister, who attended Renfrew High School, [5] began his career with Scottish Championship club St Mirren, making his first team debut on 13 February 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute in 1–0 defeat against Queen of the South. [6] His first full start for the side came the following week, when the Saints defeated relegation threatened Dumbarton 1–0. [7]

During the 2016–17 season, McAllister made 14 appearances for St Mirren, scoring his first goal in a Scottish Cup match against Lowland League side Spartans, [8] described as "ferocious shot" following a run from his own half. [9] [10] After interest from a number of English clubs, [11] he signed for English Championship side Derby County on 27 January 2017 for an undisclosed fee, [12] reported to be £225,000. [13]

In January 2019, having been unable to break through to the first team at Derby with his progress hampered by a groin injury, [13] McAllister returned to St Mirren on loan until the end of the season. [14] Just days later, he marked his return to the club by scoring the winning goal in a 3–2 Scottish Cup win at home to Alloa Athletic, [15] (it was awarded 'goal of the round', as had his debut strike in 2016) [16] and made 14 Scottish Premiership appearances as the club stayed in the division via the relegation playoff. [17] [18]

On 9 August 2019, McAllister left Derby and signed a three-year contract with St Mirren. [19] [4]

On 31 January 2022, McAllister joined Scottish Championship side Partick Thistle on loan until the end of the season. [20]

On 17 June 2022, McAllister agreed to join recently promoted League One club Forest Green Rovers following his release from St Mirren. [21]

International career

Having previously appeared for the under-17 team, [22] McAllister made his debut for the Scotland under-21 team in March 2019. [23]

Career statistics

As of end of 2021–22 season [24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Mirren 2015–16 [25] Scottish Championship 4000000040
2016–17 [26] Scottish Championship100211010141
Total140211010181
Derby County 2016–17 [26] Championship 0000000000
2017–18 [27] Championship0000000000
2018–19 [28] Championship0000000000
Total0000000000
St Mirren (loan) 2018–19 [28] Scottish Premiership 14221002 [lower-alpha 1] 0183
St Mirren 2019–20 [29] Scottish Premiership150300000180
2020–21 [30] Scottish Premiership3512060431
2021–22 [31] Scottish Premiership1101120141
Total611618000752
Partick Thistle (loan) 2021–22 [31] Scottish Championship3000000030
Career total92310390301146
  1. Two appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs

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