Kyle Lavince Lightbourne (born 29 September 1968) is a Bermudian professional

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who played as a forward for Scarborough,

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and

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. At international level, he made 40 appearances for the Bermuda national team scoring 16 goals.

Club career

Lightbourne was born in

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and played for PHC Zebras before moving to England to play for Scarborough at the age of 23. He played 21 times for Scarborough before joining

in September 1993. Lightbourne soon struck up a partnership with Kevin Wilson and the pair became prolific goalscorers and earned Walsall some success. He scored 9 goals in 41 appearances in 1993–94 before scoring 27 goals in 1994–95 as Walsall gained promotion. He scored 24 goals in 1995–96 and 25 in 1996–97. This earned him a lucrative move to

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side

for a fee of £500,000. However his chances at

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were limited and after making only 7 appearances plus a loan spell at

he moved to

in February 1998. He didn't get off to the best of starts with Stoke as he struggled with illness and form as Stoke suffered relegation from the First Division in 1997–98. He improved in 1998–99, netting eight goals. In 1999–2000 Lightbourne scored 10 goals in 52 appearances as Stoke reached the play-offs where they lost to Gillingham. He played in the

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as Stoke beat

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2–1. In 2000–01 he found his chances of first team football more restricted but still managed five goals in 28 appearances. In the latter part of the season he spent spells on loan at

and

. He was released by Stoke in the summer of 2001 and after a brief unsuccessful spell in Sweden with

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he played two seasons with

and had a short loan spell at

before returning to Bermuda. In 2007, Lightbourne joined

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as part of the management team of USL side

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, making 12 appearances for the team. He officially retired from football in 2009.

International career

Lightbourne made his debut for

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in 1989 and represented his country in 11

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matches. His final international match was a June 2004 World Cup qualification match against

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Managerial career

Lightbourne was coach at PHC Zebras before resigning in summer 2011. In June 2012, Lightbourne was named manager of local side

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. He missed out on a place at the Walsall bench in 2013. Lightbourne became manager of the Bermuda national team on 8 September 2017 replacing Andrew Bascome.

Cricket career

Lightbourne was a member of the ICC Associates squad at the inaugural

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. He played five games for Bermuda at the

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, during which he took 11 wickets at an average of 16.81. He was part of a Bermuda side that played the touring Australians in 1991.

Career statistics

Managerial statistics

Honours

Walsall *

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runner-up: 1994–95 Stoke City *

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lightbourne, Kyle 1968 births Living people People from Hamilton Parish Association football forwards Bermudian cricketers Bermudian footballers Bermuda international footballers PHC Zebras players Scarborough F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players Fulham F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Cardiff City F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Hull City A.F.C. players Bermuda Hogges F.C. players Bermudian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Wales Bermudian expatriates in the United Kingdom Premier League players English Football League players USL Second Division players Bermudian football managers 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup managers