Kyle Lafferty
Lafferty playing for Northern Ireland in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kyle Joseph George Lafferty | ||
| Date of birth | 16 September 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Enniskillen, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Norwich City | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Burnley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Burnley | 83 | (10) |
| 2006 | → Darlington (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 2008–2012 | Rangers | 104 | (31) |
| 2012–2013 | Sion | 25 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | Palermo | 34 | (11) |
| 2014– | Norwich City | 31 | (2) |
| 2015 | → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2016 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Northern Ireland U17 | 5 | (0) | |
| Northern Ireland U19 | 6 | (1) | |
| 2006 | Northern Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2006– | Northern Ireland | 58 | (20) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:01, 9 March 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:37, 11 November 2016 (UTC) |
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Kyle Joseph George Lafferty (born 16 September 1987) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Norwich City and for the Northern Ireland national team.
Lafferty began his professional career with English side Burnley, where he made 89 appearances. He signed for Rangers in 2008 for £3.25 million, and won three Scottish Premier League titles, the Scottish Cup once and the Scottish League Cup twice with the club. In 2012 Lafferty chose not to transfer over to the new company which owns and runs Rangers, moving to Switzerland's FC Sion. He signed for Serie B club Palermo in 2013 and led them to promotion as champions in his only season before joining Norwich. He spent time on loan with Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor and back in England with Birmingham City.
He made his first international appearance for Northern Ireland in 2006 and has more than 50 caps. With 20 goals he is the team's second highest scorer of all time, behind former strike partner David Healy on 36.
In 2004 he signed a youth team apprenticeship with Championship club Burnley. The following season saw him begin to make an impression upon the Burnley first team. He made his debut during a 2–1 away league defeat to Crewe Alexandra on 6 August 2005, coming on as an 89th-minute substitute for Garreth O'Connor.
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