Kyle Joseph George Lafferty was born on 16 September 1987 and is a Northern Irish professional footballer who is currently a free agent.
43 Facts About Kyle Lafferty
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In 2012 Kyle Lafferty chose not to transfer over to the new company, moving to Switzerland's FC Sion.
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Kyle Lafferty signed for Serie B club Palermo in 2013 and led them to promotion as champions in his only season before joining Norwich City.
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Kyle Lafferty spent time on loan with Turkish club Caykur Rizespor and back in England with Birmingham City.
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Kyle Lafferty made his first international appearance for Northern Ireland in 2006 and has more than 80 caps, representing the team at UEFA Euro 2016.
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In 2004, Kyle Lafferty signed a youth team apprenticeship with Championship club Burnley.
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Kyle Lafferty played 89 times and scored 10 goals during his time at Burnley.
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Kyle Lafferty made his Rangers debut as an 89th-minute substitute during a UEFA Champions League qualifier on 5 August 2008 against FBK Kaunas.
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Kyle Lafferty then went on to score in three consecutive games in the title run in against Motherwell, Hearts and Dundee United.
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On 24 April 2012, Ally McCoist announced that Kyle Lafferty had been banned for two weeks following a training ground bust up.
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In June 2012, Kyle Lafferty lodged an objection against his contract being transferred from Rangers to the new company set up by Charles Green.
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Kyle Lafferty signed a three-year contract with Swiss Super League club FC Sion on 30 June 2012.
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On 26 June 2013, Kyle Lafferty joined Serie B club Palermo on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
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Kyle Lafferty scored 11 goals in 34 matches to help the club ascend to Serie A as champions in his only season, and won the Fans Player of the Season award.
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On 27 June 2014, Kyle Lafferty signed a three-year contract with Norwich City of the Football League Championship with an option for an extra year.
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On 2 February 2015, Kyle Lafferty was loaned to Super Lig club Caykur Rizespor for the remainder of the campaign.
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Kyle Lafferty scored two goals in 14 league games for the Turkish side.
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However, Kyle Lafferty remained with Norwich until 24 March 2016, when he joined Championship club Birmingham City on loan until the end of the season.
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Kyle Lafferty made five more league appearances, without scoring, in what remained of the season.
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In May 2017, it was announced that Kyle Lafferty would be released when his contract expired.
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On 28 June 2017, Kyle Lafferty joined Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish Premiership on a two-year deal.
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On 22 August 2018, Kyle Lafferty returned to Rangers for a second spell on a two-year deal.
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Kyle Lafferty left Rangers after having his contract terminated by mutual consent on 24 July 2019.
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On 27 August 2019, Kyle Lafferty signed for Norwegian Eliteserien club Sarpsborg 08 on a contract until the end of the 2019 season.
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Kyle Lafferty signed a short-term contract with Sunderland on 10 January 2020.
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Kyle Lafferty scored twice from 11 League One appearances before leaving the club when his contract expired.
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In July 2020, Kyle Lafferty moved to Italy to sign for Reggina.
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Kyle Lafferty scored once in nine Serie B matches and played twice in the Coppa Italia before being released by mutual consent in January 2021.
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Kyle Lafferty returned to Scottish football in February 2021, signing a short-term contract with Kilmarnock.
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Kyle Lafferty had an immediate impact with Kilmarnock, scoring 12 goals in the space of eight games.
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Kyle Lafferty left Kilmarnock at the end of his contract, having scored 13 goals in as many appearances for the club.
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Kyle Lafferty then signed a season-long deal with Cypriot club Anorthosis Famagusta.
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Kyle Lafferty agreed to mutually terminate his contract in December 2021.
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On 21 January 2022, Kyle Lafferty returned to Kilmarnock, signing a deal until the end of the season.
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In early 2006, Kyle Lafferty represented Northern Ireland under-19s at the Milk Cup.
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Kyle Lafferty scored his first Northern Ireland goal in an away friendly against Finland the following year.
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Kyle Lafferty scored in all of Northern Ireland's first three matches in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying, against Hungary, the Faroe Islands and Greece, the first time that the nation won the first three matches of any qualification campaign.
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Kyle Lafferty ended the qualifying phase with seven goals, which made him Northern Ireland's top scorer as the team qualified as group winners.
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Kyle Lafferty was the victim of multiple counts of vandalism while at Rangers.
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Kyle Lafferty married former Miss Scotland Nicola Mimnagh at St Margaret's Roman Catholic Church, in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, in June 2012.
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Kyle Lafferty married model and former Miss Scotland contestant Vanessa Chung at Gleneagles Hotel in May 2016.
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In September 2022, Kilmarnock launched an investigation after video evidence emerged of Kyle Lafferty apparently making a sectarian remark in a nightclub.
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Kyle Lafferty subsequently withdrew from the Northern Ireland squad preparing for two international matches.