Michael Kyd

Michael Kyd
Personal information
Date of birth21 May 1977
Place of birthHackney, England
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing positionForward
Youth career
Stony Stratford Town
Cambridge United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–2000Cambridge United124(23)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Michael Kyd (born 21 May 1977 in the London Borough of Hackney) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a forward for Cambridge United.[1]

He first played for Stony Stratford Town before joining Cambridge United.[2] He then came through the youth ranks at the Abbey Stadium, and played 148 games for the club in all competitions, scoring 25 goals,[3] before he retired from professional football due to injury at the age of 23 in 2000.[1]

Kyd later went on to have guest stints at Shepparton Soccer Club in the North Eastern Soccer League in Australia. Kyd is currently enjoying playing under his old school friend, 2 time Olympian Matt Douglas at Comet MK in the North Bucks league where he scored 4 goals on his debut in October 2014.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Michael Kyd". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
  2. "Club History". Sstfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  3. "Michael Kyd". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
  4. Pellizzeri, Teo (6 August 2009). "Memories to flood back". Goulburn North East Football Association. Retrieved 27 October 2009.

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