Kyle Dempsey

Kyle Michael Dempsey (born 17 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League One club Gillingham.

Kyle Dempsey
Personal information
Full name Kyle Michael Dempsey[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-17) 17 September 1995[2]
Place of birth Whitehaven, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder[4]
Club information
Current team
 Gillingham
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2014 Carlisle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Carlisle United 47 (10)
2015–2017 Huddersfield Town 21 (1)
2016–2017 → Fleetwood Town (loan) 38 (2)
2017–2020 Fleetwood Town 80 (3)
2019 → Peterborough United (loan) 11 (0)
2020– Gillingham 18 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:35, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

Dempsey was born Whitehaven, Cumbria.[5] He made his first-team debut for Carlisle United on 28 January 2014 in a 3–0 win over Milton Keynes Dons.[6] Dempsey scored 11 goals on top of 9 assists in his first professional season. He was named as Carlisle's Player of the Year for the 2014–15 season.[7]

He signed for Championship club Huddersfield Town on 10 July 2015 for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract.[8] He made his debut as an 83rd-minute substitute in a 2–0 defeat against Hull City at the KC Stadium on 8 August 2015.[9] His first league start came in their 2–2 draw against Reading at the Madejski Stadium on 3 November 2015.[9] His first goal for the club came in a 4–2 defeat against Brentford at Griffin Park on 19 December 2015.[9]

On 29 August 2016, with his chances limited at Huddersfield, Dempsey joined League One club Fleetwood Town on a season-long loan.[10] He signed for the club permanently on a three-year contract on 19 May 2017.[11]

Dempsey joined Fleetwood's League One rivals Peterborough United on 7 January 2019 on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[12]

On 17 August 2020, Dempsey joined League One club Gillingham.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 28 January 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Carlisle United 2013–14[6] League One 4000000040
2014–15[14] League Two 431010102[lower-alpha 1]14711
Total 47101010215111
Huddersfield Town 2015–16[9] Championship 2112010—241
2016–17[15] Championship 00—00—00
Total 2112010—241
Fleetwood Town (loan) 2016–17[15] League One 38250—3[lower-alpha 2]0462
Fleetwood Town 2017–18[16] League One 45140101[lower-alpha 3]0511
2018–19[17] League One 14010103[lower-alpha 3]1191
2019–20[18] League One 21230004[lower-alpha 3]1282
Total 1185130201111446
Peterborough United (loan) 2018–19[17] League One 110———110
Career total 197161604013223018
  1. Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. One appearance in EFL Trophy, two in League One play-offs
  3. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  2. "Kyle Dempsey: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  3. "Kyle Dempsey". Fleetwood Town F.C. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  4. "Kyle Dempsey". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  5. "Kyle Dempsey". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  6. "Games played by Kyle Dempsey in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  7. Threlfall-Sykes, David (10 July 2015). "Kyle Dempsey signs for Huddersfield Town". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  8. "Kyle Dempsey: Huddersfield Town sign Carlisle midfielder". BBC Sport. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  9. "Games played by Kyle Dempsey in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  10. Threlfall-Sykes, David (29 August 2016). "Loan: Dempsey joins Fleetwood Town". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  11. "Kyle Dempsey: Fleetwood Town sign Huddersfield midfielder on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  12. "Kyle Dempsey: Peterborough United sign Fleetwood Town midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  13. "Gillingham sign Kyle Dempsey after Fleetwood Town departure". BBC Sport. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  14. "Games played by Kyle Dempsey in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  15. "Games played by Kyle Dempsey in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  16. "Games played by Kyle Dempsey in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  17. "Games played by Kyle Dempsey in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  18. "Games played by Kyle Dempsey in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
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