Kyle Naughton

Kyle Naughton

Naughton playing for Swansea City in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Kyle Naughton[1]
Date of birth	11 November 1988[1]
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Playing position	Full back
Club information
Current team	Swansea City
Number	26
Youth career
1996–2008	Sheffield United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2008–2009	Sheffield United	40	(1)
2008	→ Gretna (loan)	18	(0)
2009–2015	Tottenham Hotspur	42	(0)
2010	→ Middlesbrough (loan)	15	(0)
2010–2011	→ Leicester City (loan)	34	(5)
2011–2012	→ Norwich City (loan)	32	(0)
2015–	Swansea City	36	(0)
National team
2008–2010	England U21	9	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:00, 1 May 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Kyle Naughton (born 17 November 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a full back for Swansea City. He was a product of Sheffield United's academy before breaking into their first team in 2008, transferring to Tottenham Hotspur the following year. He has represented England at under-21 level as well as having loan spells with Gretna, Middlesbrough, Leicester City and Norwich City.

Club career

Sheffield United

Naughton was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.^[1] He was a product of Sheffield United's centre of excellence and academy, having trained with the club the age of seven. He attended an England under-15 training camp during the 2004–05 season, and over the years has become a regular in the Academy and reserve teams.^[2] He captained his club's academy side to the quarter-finals of the FA Youth Cup in the 2006–07 season.

He was signed by Scottish Premier League team Gretna on loan in January 2008,^[3] and made his league debut for Gretna against Rangers on 16 January 2008.^[4] He played regularly for the rest of the season at the troubled Scottish club who were placed into administration during his tenure there. Despite this Naughton continued for Gretna as the Blades agreed to cover insurance payments needed to allow him to play.^[5] Naughton played 19 times for the club but was unable to help them avoid relegation. Naughton made his first team debut for the Blades the following season, coming on as a second-half substitute in the first round of the League Cup against Port Vale in August 2008.^[6] In his second substitute appearance for the club he netted the winning goal in a 2–1 League Cup success over Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield Town.^[7]

Naughton made his league debut on 20 September 2008 against Norwich City, he then went on to make his first start for Sheffield United in their 2–1 victory over Watford on 27 September 2008,^[8] gaining the man of the match award. From that point he cemented his place in the starting eleven and was virtually ever present for the rest of the season, becoming first choice at right back whilst also making a couple of appearances in midfield and finishing the season playing at left back to cover for the injured Gary Naysmith. His successful season was rewarded when he was voted Young Player of the Year by the United supporters club, was runner up to Matthew Kilgallon in the senior Player of the Year award^[9] and was included in the PFA Championship Team of the Year.^[10]

Tottenham Hotspur

Naughton playing for Leicester City in 2011

Despite major interest from Everton, Naughton signed for Tottenham Hotspur in July 2009 along with fellow Sheffield United player Kyle Walker for a combined fee of £9 million.^[11] He made his Spurs non-competitive début against Barcelona in the 2009 Wembley Cup which ended in a 1–1 draw. He came on as a substitute in the 94-minute in the game against West Ham United, which was the third game in the 2009–10 season to mark his debut in the Premier League.^[12] Naughton made his first full league start for Tottenham on 19 September 2012 away to Reading, a game in which Tottenham won 3–1. Naughton then signed a six-month loan deal with Middlesbrough on 1 February 2010. He made his debut in the 1–1 draw against Ipswich Town.^[13]

After returning to Tottenham he was loaned out again initially until January to another Championship side, Leicester City.^[14] He made his debut on 16 October in a 1–1 draw against Hull City.^[15] In his second game for Leicester City, against Leeds United, he scored the second league goal of his career. He scored again for Leicester city in the 5–1 win against Doncaster Rovers. He also scored against Barnsley in a 4–1 win on 5 February with a 30-yard drive into the top corner. Naughton also scored a 25-yard rocket to equalise for Leicester in the M69 derby against Coventry. On 12 March Naughton scored Leicester 3rd goal in their 3–0 win over Scunthorpe. Leicester extended Naughton's loan until the end of the 2010–11 season on 8 January after a permanent move failed to materialise. In April Naughton was named as right back in the PFA Championship Team of the Year for the second time in three years and won the Leicester City Young Player of the Year award.

On 21 July 2011 Naughton signed a season-long loan deal to Premier League team Norwich City from Tottenham Hotspur. He was handed squad number 25 for his year in Norfolk. Naughton was an unused substitute for the Canaries opening Premier League fixture against Wigan Athletic on 13 August 2011. Naughton displaced Russell Martin as the first choice right back, and started the matches against Stoke, Chelsea and West Brom. In all, he made twenty-three appearances over the course of the season at either right back or centre half.

Swansea City

Naughton joined Swansea City on 22 January 2015 for a reported £5 million.^[16] Naughton quickly established himself as first choice right back for Swansea, before being ruled out for the remainder of the 2014–15 Premier League season with ankle ligament damage in a 3–1 victory over Hull City.^[17]

International career

In November 2008, after only eleven league appearances, Naughton was called up to the England under-21 team for the friendly against the Czech Republic under-21 team at Bramall Lane.^[18] He duly made his England debut, coming on as a 60th-minute substitute in a 2–0 victory.^[19] Naughton is also eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland national team.^[20]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 May 2015.

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gretna (loan)	2007–08[21]	Scottish Premier League	18	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		19	0
Sheffield United	2008–09[22]	Championship	40	1	4	1	3	1	—		3[lower-alpha 1]	0	50	3
Tottenham Hotspur	2009–10[23]	Premier League	1	0	1	0	1	0	—		—		3	0
	2010–11[24]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2012–13[25]	Premier League	14	0	2	0	1	0	9[lower-alpha 2]	0	—		26	0
	2013–14[26]	Premier League	22	0	0	0	1	0	11[lower-alpha 2]	0	—		34	0
	2014–15[27]	Premier League	5	0	0	0	2	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	—		10	0
	Total		42	0	3	0	6	0	23	0	—		74	0
Middlesbrough (loan)	2009–10[23]	Championship	15	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		15	0
Leicester City (loan)	2010–11[24]	Championship	34	5	2	0	0	0	—		—		36	5
Norwich City (loan)	2011–12[28]	Premier League	32	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		32	0
Swansea City	2014–15[27]	Premier League	10	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		10	0
	2015–16[29]	Premier League	19	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		20	0
Career total			210	6	10	1	7	1	23	0	3	0	256	8

1. Appearances in Football League Championship play-offs
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Individual

• Championship's PFA Team of the Year: 2008–09, 2010–11
• Leicester City Young Player of the Year: 2010–11
• Sheffield United Young Player of the Year: 2008–09

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 304. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
2. "Kyle Naughton". Sheffield United F.C. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
3. "Gretna bring in two new signings". BBC Sport. 11 January 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2008.
4. Taylor, Julian (16 January 2008). "Gretna 1–2 Rangers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2008.
5. James Shield (15 March 2008). "He's a tough man to Beat". The Star (Sheffield). Retrieved 24 May 2008.
6. "Sheff Utd 3–1 Port Vale". BBC Sport. 13 August 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
7. "Huddersfield 1–2 Sheffield Utd". BBC Sport. 27 August 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
8. "Hot-shot back on goal Beat". The Star (Sheffield). 29 September 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
9. "Killa and Kyle Win Awards". Sheffield United F.C. 6 April 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
10. "Blade Kyle Naughton makes Championship Team of the Year". The Star (Sheffield). 27 April 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
11. . He has played 1 game for them. "Spurs capture Naughton and Walker". BBC Sport. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
12. Mandeep Sanghera (23 August 2009). "West Ham 1–2 Tottenham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
13. "Kyle Naughton makes Boro move". Middlesbrough F.C. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
14. "Naughton joins on loan". Leicester City F.C. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
15. "Leicester 1–1 Hull". BBC Sport. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
16. "Kyle Naughton: Swansea City in £5m deal for Tottenham defender". BBC Sport. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
17. "Swansea City defender out for rest of season". BBC Sport. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
18. Shield, James (1 November 2008). "Naughton has earned U-21 call says boss". The Star (Sheffield). Retrieved 19 November 2008.
19. Shield, James (19 November 2008). "Kyle stars in young Lions cameo role". The Star (Sheffield). Retrieved 19 November 2008.
20. "Tug-o-war over Kyle Naughton". The Star (Sheffield). 31 October 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
21. "Games played by Kyle Naughton in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
22. "Games played by Kyle Naughton in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
23. "Games played by Kyle Naughton in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
24. "Games played by Kyle Naughton in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
25. "Games played by Kyle Naughton in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
26. "Games played by Kyle Naughton in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
27. "Games played by Kyle Naughton in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
28. "Games played by Kyle Naughton in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
29. "Games played by Kyle Naughton in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 September 2015.

External links

• Kyle Naughton career statistics at Soccerbase
• Kyle Naughton – UEFA competition record