Kyle Lafferty

Kyle Lafferty (born September 16, 1987, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a striker for West of Scotland Football League First Division side Johnstone Burgh.

Kyle Lafferty
Lafferty playing for Northern Ireland in 2012
Personal information
Full name Kyle Joseph George Lafferty[1]
Date of birth (1987-09-16) 16 September 1987[2]
Place of birth Enniskillen, Northern Ireland[2]
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Johnstone Burgh
Youth career
2004–2005 Burnley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Burnley 83 (10)
2006Darlington (loan) 9 (3)
2008–2012 Rangers 104 (31)
2012–2013 Sion 25 (5)
2013–2014 Palermo 34 (11)
2014–2017 Norwich City 31 (2)
2015Çaykur Rizespor (loan) 14 (2)
2016Birmingham City (loan) 6 (1)
2017–2018 Heart of Midlothian 37 (13)
2018–2019 Rangers 21 (4)
2019 Sarpsborg 08 9 (1)
2020 Sunderland 5 (2)
2020 Reggina 9 (1)
2021 Kilmarnock 9 (8)
2021 Anorthosis Famagusta 5 (0)
2022–2023 Kilmarnock 26 (9)
2023 Linfield 8 (0)
2023– Johnstone Burgh 2 (2)
National team
Northern Ireland U17 5 (5)
Northern Ireland U19 6 (4)
2006 Northern Ireland U21 2 (4)
2006–2022 Northern Ireland 89 (20)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:38, 29 July 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:50, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

He is a three-time champion of Scotland, Scottish Cup winner and twice winner of the Scottish League Cup.

Biography

Kyle Lafferty was born on September 16, 1987, in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland.

He started his football career in 2005 with the Burnley F.C.

In January 2006, he was loaned by Darlington for a year without the right to purchase.

On June 19, 2008 Lafferty signed a 5-year contract with the Rangers Football Club in Glasgow.[3][4][5]

On May 15, 2011, Kyle Lafferty scored a hat-trick again, but this time in the match against Kilmarnock, which ended with a score of 5-1.[6]

On June 30, he signed a 3-year contract with the Swiss club Sion.[7]

In 2013, Lafferty signed a three-year contract with Palermo.[8]

On August 22, 2018, he returned to the Rangers where he played to 2019.

In 2019, Kyle Lafferty signed a contract with the Norwegian club Sarpsborg 08.

On January 10, 2020, the footballer signed a six-month contract with Sunderland.

Personal life

Lafferty is married to former Miss Scotland title holder Nicola Mimna and the couple has a son.[9]

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of match played 2 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burnley 2005–06[10] Championship 11110121
2006–07[11] Championship 3541010374
2007–08[12] Championship 3751020405
Total 83102040008910
Darlington (loan) 2005–06[10] League Two 9393
Rangers 2008–09[13][14] Scottish Premier League 25632311[lower-alpha 1]0329
2009–10[15] Scottish Premier League 28750204[lower-alpha 1]0397
2010–11[16] Scottish Premier League 311121338[lower-alpha 2]04415
2011–12[17][18] Scottish Premier League 20700102[lower-alpha 3]0237
Total 104311039415013838
Sion 2012–13[19][20] Swiss Super League 25533288
Palermo 2013–14[19] Serie B 3411213612
Norwich City 2014–15[21] Championship 1811010201
2015–16[22] Premier League 10101131
2016–17[23] Championship 1212021162
Total 312404200394
Çaykur Rizespor (loan) 2014–15[1][19] Süper Lig 14210152
Birmingham City (loan) 2015–16[22] Championship 6161
Heart of Midlothian 2017–18[24] Scottish Premiership 351223444119
2018–19[25] Scottish Premiership 21005071
Total 37132394004820
Rangers 2018–19[26] Scottish Premiership 21400005[lower-alpha 3]1265
Sarpsborg 08 2019 Eliteserien 9100000091
Sunderland 2019–20[27] League One 112112
Reggina 2020–21[19] Serie B 9120111
Kilmarnock 2020–21[19] Scottish Premiership 98242[lower-alpha 4]11313
Anorthosis Famagusta 2021–22[19] Cypriot First Division 50006[lower-alpha 5]1111
Kilmarnock 2021–22[19] Scottish Championship 1481000158
2022–23[19] Scottish Premiership 1211042175
Total 2692042003213
Linfield 2022–23[19] NIFL Premiership 800080
Johnstone Burgh 2023-24 West of Scotland League First Division 22000022
Career total 44310730143012233531138
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  2. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance(s) in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
  5. Appearance(s) in the Cypriot Super Cup, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League

Statistics

As of match played 12 June 2022[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Northern Ireland 200671
200772
200853
200941
201051
201120
201251
201310
201453
201564
2016124
201780
201830
201950
202040
202160
202240
Total8920

Goals

As of match played 5 September 2021
Northern Ireland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Lafferty goal[19]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 August 2006Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland3 Finland2–02–1Friendly
2 22 August 2007Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland11 Liechtenstein3–03–1UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
3 17 October 2007Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden13 Sweden1–11–1UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
4 26 March 2008Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland16 Georgia1–04–1Friendly
5 3–0
6 15 October 2008Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland18 San Marino3–04–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 5 September 2009Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland22 Poland1–01–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 12 October 2010Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands28 Faroe Islands1–11–1UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
9 15 August 2012Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland31 Finland2–03–3Friendly
10 7 September 2014Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary38 Hungary2–12–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
11 11 October 2014Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland39 Faroe Islands2–02–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
12 14 October 2014Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece40 Greece2–02–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
13 29 March 2015Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland42 Finland1–02–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
14 2–0
15 4 September 2015Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands44 Faroe Islands3–13–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
16 7 September 2015Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland45 Hungary1–11–1UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
17 27 May 2016Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland50 Belarus1–03–0Friendly
18 8 October 2016Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland53 San Marino2–04–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
19 4–0
20 11 November 2016Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland54 Azerbaijan1–04–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Rangers

Palermo

Kilmarnock

  • Scottish Championship: 2021–22[31]

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