Kyle Callan-McFadden (born 20 April 1995) is an Irish

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who plays as a centre back for

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club, King's Lynn Town.

Career

Highly rated as a youngster in his native Ireland Callan-McFadden joined the academy at Norwich City at the age of sixteen after impressing on trial. In 2013, Callan-McFadden won the

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with Norwich, playing 90 minutes in both legs of

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against Chelsea. He made his first team debut for the Canaries on 28 July 2014 in a friendly against

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. He made his professional debut in Norwich's 3–1 League Cup second round victory against Crawley Town on 26 August 2014, playing the full 90 minutes. However, he was released by Norwich at the end of the 2014–15 season. On 15 October 2015, Callan-McFadden joined Orlando City B. On 2 December 2016, Callan-McFadden was signed by

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of the

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. After the conclusion of the

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season, Callan-McFadden announced he would be leaving

and returning to England for family reasons. He signed for King's Lynn Town of the

Honours

* FAI U16 Player of the Year: 2011

References

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* 1995 births Living people Association footballers from County Donegal Norwich City F.C. players Orlando City B players Sligo Rovers F.C. players Republic of Ireland association footballers Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football central defenders USL Championship players Republic of Ireland expatriate association footballers King's Lynn Town F.C. players {{Ireland-footy-defender-stub