Kyle McAllister

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*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 St Mirren 14 (0)
2017–2019 Derby County 0 (0)
2019 → St Mirren (loan) 14 (2)
2019–2022 St Mirren 61 (1)
2022 → Partick Thistle (loan) 3 (0)
2022– Forest Green Rovers 94 (12)
International career‡
2015–2016 Scotland U17 8 (0)
2019 Scotland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:04, 17 November 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.

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 2023–24 season[24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
St Mirren 2015–16[25] Scottish Championship 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2016–17[26] Scottish Championship 10 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 14 1
Total 14 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 18 1
Derby County 2016–17[26] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18[27] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19[28] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
St Mirren (loan) 2018–19[28] Scottish Premiership 14 2 2 1 0 0 2[a] 0 18 3
St Mirren 2019–20[29] Scottish Premiership 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
2020–21[30] Scottish Premiership 35 1 2 0 6 0 — 43 1
2021–22[31] Scottish Premiership 11 0 1 1 2 0 — 14 1
Total 61 1 6 1 8 0 0 0 75 2
Partick Thistle (loan) 2021–22[31] Scottish Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Forest Green Rovers 2022–23[32] League One 33 1 2 0 2 0 3[b] 0 40 1
2023–24[33] League Two 44 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 47 7
Total 77 7 4 1 3 0 3 0 87 8
Career total 169 10 14 4 12 0 6 0 201 14
  1. ^ Two appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Derby County" (PDF). English Football League. p. 14. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Kyle McAllister". St Mirren FC. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Youth Player Under 11s Team Group - Murray Park". Rangers Pics. 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Kyle McAllister signs three-year deal to return to Saints". St Mirren FC. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  5. ^ Football star is quizzed as he goes back to school, Paisley.org, 15 September 2016
  6. ^ "Queen of the South 1–0 St Mirren". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  7. ^ "St Mirren 1–0 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  8. ^ "St Mirren 5–1 Spartans". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  9. ^ Remember the name... Kyle McAllister, Evening Times, 2 December 2016
  10. ^ Goal of the Third Round 2016/17, William Hill Scottish Cup, via YouTube, 20 January 2017
  11. ^ Guard, Amy (25 January 2017). "Scouting report: St Mirren fans give their verdict on winger Kyle McAllister". Derby Telegraph. Local World. Archived from the original on 25 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Kyle McAllister: Derby County sign St Mirren winger for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  13. ^ a b "Kyle McAllister sees similarities with St Mirren's class of 2017". The Herald. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  14. ^ "St Mirren: Anton Ferdinand stays at Buddies until the summer". BBC Sport. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  15. ^ "St Mirren 3-2 Alloa Athletic". BBC. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  16. ^ St Mirren: Kyle McAllister wins Scottish Cup goal of the round, Johnstone & Renfrewshire Gazette, 6 February 2019
  17. ^ "St Mirren 1–1 Dundee United". BBC Sport. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  18. ^ "St Mirren keen to bring Kyle McAllister back from Derby County". The Herald. 14 June 2019.
  19. ^ "St Mirren: Kyle McAllister & Calum Waters sign for Paisley side". BBC Sport. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  20. ^ "LOAN NEWS: Kyle McAllister joins until the end of the season". Partick Thistle FC. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  21. ^ "McAllister checks into New Lawn". www.fgr.co.uk. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  22. ^ "U17 - Kyle McAllister". UEFA. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  23. ^ "Scotland U21s 0 Mexico U22s 0 as Mikey Johnston misses last-gasp penalty - 3 talking points". Daily Record. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  24. ^ Kyle McAllister at Soccerbase
  25. ^ "Games played by Kyle McAllister in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  26. ^ a b "Games played by Kyle McAllister in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  27. ^ "Games played by Kyle McAllister in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  28. ^ a b "Games played by Kyle McAllister in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  29. ^ "Games played by Kyle McAllister in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  30. ^ "Games played by Kyle McAllister in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  31. ^ a b "Games played by Kyle McAllister in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  32. ^ "Games played by Kyle McAllister in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  33. ^ "Games played by Kyle McAllister in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  34. ^ "Tyler, Callum and Kyle Honoured With October Awards". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 6 November 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.