Kyle McAusland (born 19 January 1993) is a Scottish

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who plays as a defender for club Cumnock Juniors. McAusland has previously played for Rangers,

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, whilst also having spent time on loan with

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and

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Career

McAusland, from

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, joined Rangers aged thirteen in 2006. At that time he played as a striker and during his spell in the youth teams played in a variety of positions before settling as a right back. McAusland was loaned to

for the first part of the 2012–13 season and signed a new contract with Rangers in February 2013, through to the summer of 2015. A few months later he made his competitive Rangers debut in a

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at right back on 27 July against

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. McAusland went on to make a further six appearances for Rangers (five of which were starts) before losing his place in the side after the signing of the experienced Richard Foster. In October 2013, McAusland re-joined Ayr United for the rest of the 2013–14 season after requesting more first-team football. After failing to feature in manager

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s plans at the start of the season, McAusland was loaned out to

in September 2014. In January 2015, after return from his loan spell, McAusland had his contract terminated with Rangers in order for him to join

. On 22 June 2015

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announced the signing of McAusland. McAusland joined

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in July 2016. McAusland signed with Cumnock Juniors in June 2020.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McAusland, Kyle 1993 births Living people Footballers from Irvine, North Ayrshire People from Cumnock Scottish men's footballers Footballers from East Ayrshire Men's association football defenders Rangers F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Brechin City F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players Glenafton Athletic F.C. players Cumnock Juniors F.C. players West of Scotland Football League players