Full name Kyle Knoyle Name Kyle Knoyle | Playing position Role Footballer Number 45 Height 1.73 m | |
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Date of birth (1996-09-24) 24 September 1996 (age 19) Current team West Ham United F.C. (#46 / Defender) | ||
Kyle Knoyle (born 24 September 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a right-back for League Two club Swindon Town. He made his debut for West Ham in 2015, and has since been loaned to both Dundee United and Wigan Athletic during 2016. He has represented the England under-18 team.
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West Ham United
Knoyle spent five years with the West Ham United Academy before signing a two-year professional contract in June 2015. was first included in a West Ham matchday squad for their UEFA Europa League first qualifying round second leg fixture away to Lusitanos of Andorra on 9 July 2015, remaining an unused substitute in a 1–0 victory (4–0 aggregate). With manager Slaven Bilić putting priority on the team's Premier League performance, he made an array of changes for their third qualifying round second leg away to FC Astra Giurgiu on 6 August, including giving Knoyle his debut as a starter.
On 22 January 2016, Knoyle signed on loan for Dundee United until the end of the 2015–16 season. He made his Tangerines debut on 27 February as an 82nd-minute substitute for Blair Spittal in a 3–0 win at Ross County in the Scottish Premiership. His full debut came on 2 April in a 1–0 win at St Johnstone's McDiarmid Park.
On 1 July 2016, Knoyle joined Championship side Wigan Athletic on a season-long loan. In a pre-season training camp in Portugal, Knoyle suffered a dislocated and broken elbow in an accident, an injury which was expected to keep him out of the side for a lengthy period.
Knoyle was released by West Ham at the end of the 2016–17 season.
Swindon Town
Knoyle joined League Two club Swindon Town on 2 August 2017 on a free transfer.
International
Knoyle made three appearances for the England under-18 team between 2013 and 2015.
