Kyle McAllister

Kyle McAllister (born 21 January 1999) is a Scottish footballer who plays for St Mirren as a midfielder or forward. He came through the youth system at St Mirren, and after moving to England to play for Derby County, he returned to St Mirren on loan in January 2019, and on a permanent basis in August 2019. McAllister has also represented Scotland at under-17 and under-21 level.

Kyle McAllister
Personal information
Full name Kyle McAllister[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-21) 21 January 1999
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland[2]
Position(s) Midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current team
 St Mirren
Number 10
Youth career
Rangers[3]
2013–2016[4] St Mirren
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 St Mirren 14 (0)
2017–2019 Derby County 0 (0)
2019 → St Mirren (loan) 14 (2)
2019– St Mirren 33 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 Scotland U17 8 (0)
2019– Scotland U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:28, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:23, 23 March 2019 (UTC)

Career

Club

McAllister, who attended Renfrew High School,[5] began his career with Scottish Championship club St Mirren, making his first team debut on 13 February 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute in 1–0 defeat against Queen of the South.[6] His first full start for the side came the following week, when the Saints defeated relegation threatened Dumbarton 1–0.[7]

During the 2016–17 season, McAllister made 14 appearances for St Mirren, scoring his first goal in a Scottish Cup match against Lowland League side Spartans,[8] described as "ferocious shot" following a run from his own half.[9][10] After interest from a number of English clubs,[11] he signed for English Championship side Derby County on 27 January 2017 for an undisclosed fee,[12] reported to be £225,000.[13]

In January 2019, having been unable to break through to the first team at Derby with his progress hampered by a groin injury,[13] McAllister returned to St Mirren on loan until the end of the season.[14] Just days later, he marked his return to the club by scoring the winning goal in a 3–2 Scottish Cup win at home to Alloa Athletic,[15] (it was awarded 'goal of the round', as had his debut strike in 2016)[16] and made 14 Scottish Premiership appearances as the club stayed in the division via the relegation playoff.[17][18]

On 9 August 2019, McAllister left Derby and signed a three-year contract with St Mirren.[19][4]

International

Having previously appeared for the under-17 team,[20] McAllister made his debut for the Scotland under-21 team in March 2019.[21]

Career statistics
As of 24 January 2021[22]
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
St Mirren 2015–16[23] Scottish Championship 4000000040
2016–17[24] 100211010141
Total 140211010181
Derby County 2016–17[24] Championship 0000000000
2017–18[25] 0000000000
2018–19[26] 0000000000
Total 0000000000
St Mirren (loan) 2018–19[26] Scottish Premiership 14221002[lower-alpha 1]0183
St Mirren 2019–20[27] 150300000180
2020–21[28] 1800060—240
Total 330306000420
Career Total 612727030784
  1. Two appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Derby County" (PDF). English Football League. p. 14. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  2. "Kyle McAllister". St Mirren FC. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  3. "Youth Player Under 11s Team Group - Murray Park". Rangers Pics. 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  4. Kyle McAllister signs three-year deal to return to Saints https://www.stmirren.com/all-news/3011-kyle-mcallister-signs-three-year-deal-to-return-to-saints, St Mirren FC, 9 August 2019
  5. Football star is quizzed as he goes back to school, Paisley.org, 15 September 2016
  6. "Queen of the South 1–0 St Mirren". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  7. "St Mirren 1–0 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  8. "St Mirren 5–1 Spartans". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  9. Remember the name... Kyle McAllister, Evening Times, 2 December 2016
  10. Goal of the Third Round 2016/17, William Hill Scottish Cup, via YouTube, 20 January 2017
  11. Guard, Amy (25 January 2017). "Scouting report: St Mirren fans give their verdict on winger Kyle McAllister". Derby Telegraph. Local World. Archived from the original on 2017-01-25. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  12. "Kyle McAllister: Derby County sign St Mirren winger for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  13. "Kyle McAllister sees similarities with St Mirren's class of 2017". The Herald. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  14. "St Mirren: Anton Ferdinand stays at Buddies until the summer". BBC Sport. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  15. "St Mirren 3-2 Alloa Athletic". BBC. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  16. St Mirren: Kyle McAllister wins Scottish Cup goal of the round, Johnstone & Renfrewshire Gazette, 6 February 2019
  17. "St Mirren 1–1 Dundee United". BBC Sport. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  18. "St Mirren keen to bring Kyle McAllister back from Derby County". The Herald. 14 June 2019.
  19. "St Mirren: Kyle McAllister & Calum Waters sign for Paisley side". BBC Sport. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  20. "U17 - Kyle McAllister". UEFA. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  21. "Scotland U21s 0 Mexico U22s 0 as Mikey Johnston misses last-gasp penalty - 3 talking points". Daily Record. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  22. Kyle McAllister at Soccerbase
  23. "Games played by Kyle McAllister in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  24. "Games played by Kyle McAllister in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  25. "Games played by Kyle McAllister in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  26. "Games played by Kyle McAllister in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  27. "Games played by Kyle McAllister in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  28. "Games played by Kyle McAllister in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
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