36 Facts About Kyle Nix

Kyle Ashley Nix was born on 21 January 1986 and is an Australian-born English former football player and coach who played as a midfielder.

Kyle Nix started his football career with the youth teams at Manchester United and Aston Villa, before he joined Sheffield United.

Kyle Nix had a loan spell with Barnsley, but left Sheffield to join non-league Buxton.

Kyle Nix joined Bradford City for whom he made his debut in league football in August 2007.

Kyle Nix played two years with Mansfield during which time he reached the FA Trophy final before moving to another Conference side Gateshead.

Internationally, Kyle Nix has represented England at youth level, playing for the U16, U18 and U20 teams, and semi-professional levels.

Kyle Nix was born in Sydney, Australia, while his father, Peter, was playing football there.

Kyle Nix started his football career in England as a youth player for Premier League side Manchester United, before joining Aston Villa's youth side on a three-year deal.

Kyle Nix was part of Villa's youth team which lost in the final of the 2004 FA Youth Cup to Middlesbrough.

Kyle Nix's debut came in a League Cup tie against League Two side Shrewsbury Town, which United won on penalties, when he came on as a 90th-minute substitute.

Barnsley won promotion to the Championship although Kyle Nix did not play in any games.

Kyle Nix returned to Sheffield United but he was among seven players to be released by manager Neil Warnock.

Kyle Nix had an unsuccessful trial at Peterborough United, and one at Grimsby Town which was curtailed by an ankle ligament injury, and played a reserve team outing for Rotherham United.

Kyle Nix first appeared for Northern Premier League side Buxton, making his debut against Bridlington Town on 11 November 2006.

In summer 2007, he was offered a short-term deal with League Two side Bradford City following a successful trial, teaming back up with Stuart McCall, who Kyle Nix knew from his days at Sheffield United.

Kyle Nix made his Bradford debut against Wolverhampton Wanderers in a League Cup game scoring his first senior goal.

Kyle Nix was offered a longer-term deal at City, before becoming a regular first team player.

On 29 April 2008, Kyle Nix was offered a new deal, which he signed the following week to remain at Bradford for another season.

However, when Colbeck was available again, Kyle Nix was dropped to the substitutes' bench, with new signing Paul McLaren partnering Lee Bullock, who had returned from injury, in central midfield.

Kyle Nix was one of six club midfielders to be injured at the time.

Kyle Nix returned to action later that month as a second-half substitute against his father's former team Rotherham United, at the Don Valley Stadium.

Kyle Nix was offered the chance to return to Bradford by McCall if he could not find a new club but he rejected the invitation.

Kyle Nix spent two weeks of summer on holiday in Mexico with three former Bradford colleagues, Joe Colbeck, Dean Furman and Nicky Law.

Kyle Nix enjoyed a run of games in the first team and was described by manager David Holdsworth as one of the club's "best players" until he suffered an ankle injury, which required surgery at a hospital in Northallerton and kept him out of first-team action until the new year.

Kyle Nix described it as a "chance of a lifetime" to pursue his dream of playing for the Australian national side with Sparta having an Australian coach.

Kyle Nix was not included in Mansfield's squad for the first three games of the season, and during the third match with the side losing, the club's fans were singing Kyle Nix's name.

Two weeks later, Kyle Nix signed an initial six-month contract with Gateshead.

On 14 February 2012, Kyle Nix joined Tamworth on a free transfer.

Kyle Nix made 26 appearances, scoring five goals and claiming three assists.

Kyle Nix scored in matches against Muangthong, Chonburi FC, Bangkok Glass and BEC Tero.

Kyle Nix was forced to retire in 2016 following a diagnosis of heart tumours and blood clots which required open heart surgery.

Kyle Nix has appeared for various England youth international teams including under-16s, under-18s and under-20s.

Kyle Nix was called back up for the England C team by manager Paul Fairclough a year later.

Kyle Nix holds an Australian passport, which he picked up in summer 2008, when he returned to the country for the first time since he left as a youngster in order to coach at Mitchelton Football Club.

On 2 June 2014, Kyle Nix was reported missing by his family after leaving his home in Rotherham in the early hours of the morning.

Kyle Nix was found safe and well by police later the same day.