Kyle Naughton
Personal information
Full name	Kyle Naughton[1]
Date of birth	11 November 1988 (1988-11-11) (age 21)
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Full back, Wingback
Club information
Current club	Tottenham Hotspur
Number	16
Youth career
1996–2007	Sheffield United
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2007–2009 2008 2009–	Sheffield United → Gretna (loan) Tottenham Hotspur	40 (1) 18 (0) 01 (0)
National team2
2008–	England U21	06 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:29, 23 August 2009 (UTC+1). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 10:49, 15 November 2009 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Kyle Naughton (born 11 November 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur as a defender. Naughton normally operates as a full back, but can also play in a more advanced role on the right of midfield.

Contents 1 Club career 1.1 Sheffield United 1.2 Tottenham Hotspur 2 International career 3 Honours 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Club career

[edit] Sheffield United

Born in Sheffield, England, Naughton is a product of Sheffield United's centre of excellence and academy, having been there since the age of seven. He attended an England under-15 training camp during the 2004–05 season, and over the years has become a regular in the Academy and reserve teams.^[2] He captained his club's academy side to the quarter-finals of the FA Youth Cup in the 2006–07 season.

He was signed by Scottish Premier League team Gretna on loan in January 2008,^[3] and made his league debut for Gretna against Rangers on 16 January 2008.^[4] He played regularly for the rest of the season at the troubled Scottish club who were placed into administration during his tenure there. Despite this Naughton continued for Gretna as the Blades agreed to cover insurance payments needed to allow him to play.^[5] Naughton played 19 times for the club but was unable to help them avoid relegation.

Naughton made his first team debut for the Blades the following season, coming on as a second half substitute in the first round of the League Cup against Port Vale in August 2008.^[6] In his second substitute appearance for the club he netted the winning goal in a 2-1 League Cup success over Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield Town.^[7]

Naughton then went on to make his first start for Sheffield United in their 2–1 victory over Watford on 27 September 2008,^[8] gaining the man of the match award. From that point he cemented his place in the starting eleven and was virtually ever present for the rest of the season. He became first choice at right back in the process but also made a couple of appearances in midfield and finished the season playing at left back to cover for the injured Gary Naysmith. His successful season was rewarded when he was voted Young Player of the Year by the United supporters club and was runner up to Matthew Kilgallon in the senior Player of the Year award.^[9] He went on to add another award when he was included in the PFA Championship Team of the Year.^[10] In July of the 2009 close season United confirmed they had accepted an undisclosed bid from Everton for Naughton.^[11]

[edit] Tottenham Hotspur

Naughton signed for Tottenham Hotspur on 22 July 2009 along with fellow Sheffield United player Kyle Walker.^[12] He made his Spurs non-competitive debut against FC Barcelona in the 2009 Wembley Cup which ended in a 1–1 draw. He came on as a substitute in the 94 minute in the game against West Ham United which was the third game in the 2009–10 season to mark his debut in the Premier League.^[13]

[edit] International career

In November 2008, after only eleven league appearances, Naughton was called up to the England under-21 team for the friendly against the Czech Republic under-21 team at Bramall Lane.^[14] He duly made his England debut, coming on as a 60th minute substitute in a 2–0 victory.^[15]

Naughton is also eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland and manager Giovanni Trapattoni mentioned his name, along with Jamie O'Hara and Kevin Nolan as potential Ireland call-ups. ^[16]

[edit] Honours

Individual

• Championship's PFA Team of the Year 2008-09
• Sheffield United Young Player of the Year 2008-09

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Kyle Naughton career stats at Soccerbase
• Sheffield United Player Profile

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Persondata
NAME	Naughton, Kyle
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Naughton, Kyle
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	11 November 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sheffield, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH