Kyle Letheren

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Kyle Letheren
Personal information
Full nameKyle Charles Letheren
Date of birth (1987-12-26) 26 December 1987
Place of birthLlanelli, Wales
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current clubDundee
Number1
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2003–2006Swansea City0(0)
2005→ Newport County (loan)2(0)
2006–2009Barnsley1(0)
2009→ Doncaster Rovers (loan)0(0)
2009Plymouth Argyle0(0)
2010– 2013Kilmarnock12(0)
2013-Dundee19(0)
National team‡
2007Wales U211(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 January 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 February 2008

Kyle Charles Letheren (born 26 December 1987 in Llanelli) is a Welsh professional footballer who currently plays for Scottish Championship club Dundee. He is the son of former Leeds United goalkeeper Glan Letheren.

Career

Letheren began his career as a trainee at Swansea City, spending time on-loan at Newport County in 2005,[1] but he didn't make an appearance for the first-team before being released in the summer of 2006. He subsequently joined Barnsley.[2] Having arrived at Barnsley on a short term deal, Letheren then signed a new deal to keep him at Oakwell until 2008[3] Two years after joining the club, he made his debut in the 3rd round of the FA Cup against Blackpool on 5 January 2008, as a half-time substitute, replacing the injured Heinz Müller. At 0-1 down the tykes went on to win the game 2-1, giving Letheren his first clean sheet on his tykes debut. Barnsley that year went on to beat Liverpool & Chelsea and reached the fa cup semi finals

He was loaned to Doncaster Rovers for the second-half of the 2008–2009 season as cover for veteran goalkeeper Neil Sullivan,[4] but he didn't make an appearance for them.

He was released from his contract in the summer of 2009[5] and then signed a short-term contract with Plymouth Argyle in the Championship to provide cover for Romain Larrieu.[6]

On 31 December 2009, Letheren was released from Plymouth Argyle after his contract expired.[7] In April 2010, he agreed to join Motherwell until the end of the season,[8] but the Scottish Premier League blocked the move as it was outside the transfer window.[9] He remained at fir park to train with the squad for the remainder of the season

Letheren signed for Kilmarnock in August 2010 to provide backup to Cammy Bell.[10] Letheren failed to make an appearance for Kilmarnock in his first season, mostly down to the form of Bell. In 2011-12 Kyle was handed his Scottish Premier League debut as a half time substitute for the injured Bell, ironically against Motherwell, at 0-0 and Kilmarnock went on to win the game 2-0. Later that year he was handed his full SPL debut away to Dunfermline, in a 2-1 win.

During the 2012-2013 season, Cammy Bell suffered an injury leading to Letheren having a run in the first team. That run lasted until mid-October, when Bell returned. His second run in the first team came in early-February, when he played twice, he was involved in a 2-0 win over motherwell & in what was his last appearance for the club, a 1-1 draw against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[11]

With his contract due to expire at the end of the season, he left Kilmarnock by mutual consent in April 2013.[12]

After leaving Kilmarnock, Letheren was linked with a move to South African side Ajax Cape Town.[13] Letheren went on trial with Dundee, with Manager John Brown saying he had done well.[14] After making an appearance in a pre-season friendly, as a trialist, during which he suffered a thigh injury,[15] it was then announced on 9 July 2013, that Letheren had signed a contract with Dundee.[16]

International career

Letheren has represented Wales at schoolboy level and at under 21 level.

Honours

Kilmarnock

References

  1. ↑ "Swansea loan Letheren to Newport". BBC Sport. 25 November 2005. Retrieved 21 April 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Letheren pens Tykes deal". Sky Sports. 4 August 2006. Retrieved 21 April 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Fresh deals for Tykes duo". Sky Sports. 8 March 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Doncaster sign Letheren on loan". BBC Sport. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Quartet to leave Oakwell". Sky Sports. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2013. 
  6. ↑ "Plymouth sign goalkeeper Letheren". BBC Sport. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2013. 
  7. ↑ "Pilgrims let trio leave". Sky Sports. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2013. 
  8. ↑ "Goalkeeper Kyle Letheren agrees Motherwell deal". BBC Sport. 12 April 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2013. 
  9. ↑ "SPL block Letheren's Motherwell move". STV. 13 April 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2013. 
  10. ↑ "Goalkeeper Kyle Letheren joins Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2013. 
  11. ↑ "Inverness CT 1-1 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013. 
  12. ↑ "Goalkeeper Kyle Letherem ends three-year spell with Kilmarnock". Sky Sports. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2013. 
  13. ↑ "Ajax consider Welsh keeper". Kick Off. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013. 
  14. ↑ "Dundee boss John Brown has to wait before making any signings". The Courier. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013. 
  15. ↑ "Dark Blues boss impressed as trialists get among goals". The Courier. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013. 
  16. ↑ "Kyle is a Dee". Dundee FC. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013. 

External links

Dundee F.C. – current squad
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