Kyle John McFadzean (born 28 February 1987) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Sheffield United

Born in

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, South Yorkshire, McFadzean was a member of

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's academy before being given a squad number for the 2005–06 season despite playing the majority of the campaign in the reserves. He made his first-team debut as a substitute in place of

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in a

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tie against

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on 20 September 2005.

Alfreton Town

He signed for

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club

Alfreton Town Alfreton Town Football Club is a football club based in Alfreton, Derbyshire, England. The club are currently members of and play at North Street. History The club was formed in 1959 following the merger of Alfreton Miners Welfare and Alfr ...

on a free transfer in July 2007.

Crawley Town

On 20 August 2010, McFadzean signed for

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club

Crawley Town Crawley Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crawley, West Sussex, England. The club was founded as Crawley Football Club in 1896, changed its name to Crawley Town Football Club in 1958. The team co ...

for an undisclosed fee, making his debut as a substitute in Crawley's 1–0 away win at

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. He was named in the Conference Premier Team of the Year for the 2010–11 season after Crawley won the title and so

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Milton Keynes Dons

On 20 June 2014, McFadzean signed for

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from Crawley Town for an undisclosed fee, on a two-year deal with an option of a third year. He scored in his league debut against Gillingham capitalising off fellow new signing Danny Green's cross. The match ended a 4–2 victory to the Dons. On top of that, in his cup debut he scored with a back-heel in what ended up being a 3–1 win over fierce rivals

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he was awarded the man-of-the-match award. Although he had signed a two-year contract extension seven months earlier to keep him at the club until June 2018, McFadzean made a transfer request at the end of the 2015–16 season following the club's relegation back to League One and failed to attend pre-season training with MK Dons.

Burton Albion

On 12 July 2016, McFadzean signed a three-year contract for newly promoted

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club

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for a club record undisclosed fee. He scored his first goal for Burton in a 3–1 win over

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on 16 August 2016.

Coventry City

McFadzean signed for then League One club

on 9 May 2019 on a two-year contract. He scored his first goal for Coventry in a 3–2 win against

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on 18 September 2020. On 13 February 2023, McFadzean signed a new contract keeping him at the club until 2024.

International career

McFadzean gained

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recognition in September 2009, as he was called into the team that played against Hungary U23s, and then retained his place in the squad for a 2–1 victory in November over Poland U23s.

Personal life

Born in England, McFadzean is of Scottish descent. His younger brother

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is also a footballer.

Career statistics

Honours

Crawley Town *

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third-place promotion: 2011–12 Milton Keynes Dons *

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runner-up: 2014–15 Coventry City *

Winner: 2019-20 Individual *Conference Premier Team of the Year: 2010–11 *

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: 2011–12 League Two

References

External links

Profile
at the Coventry City F.C. website * {{DEFAULTSORT:McFadzean, Kyle 1987 births Living people Footballers from Sheffield English footballers England semi-pro international footballers English people of Scottish descent Association football defenders Sheffield United F.C. players Alfreton Town F.C. players Crawley Town F.C. players Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players Burton Albion F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players National League (English football) players English Football League players