Kaiyne River Woolery (born 11 January 1995) is an English professional

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who plays as a winger for

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Career

Early years

Woolery was signed by

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team Tamworth from

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club Maidstone United in June 2013. He was loaned to

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of the

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at the start of the 2013–14 season. He was loaned back to Maidstone in January 2014 for a two-month spell.

Bolton Wanderers

He joined

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club

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in August 2014 for a £10,000 fee. He was sent out on loan to League One side

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in January 2015. He made his Bolton debut as a substitute for

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when Wanderers lost 3–0 to the eventual Champions

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on 27 April 2015. On 6 February 2016, Woolery scored his first senior goal for Bolton, a 93rd-minute winner against

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Wigan Athletic

Woolery joined

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on 31 August 2016 and was given the number 18 shirt. He made his debut for the Latics on 3 December 2016, when he came on as a substitute for Max Power in the 86th minute in a 1–0 loss to

Derby County Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club in Derby, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. One of the 12 founder members of the English Football ...

. On 21 January 2017 it was announced that Woolery had signed for

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side

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on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut for Forest Green on the same day of his signing, coming on as a substitute for

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in a 1–1 draw with

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. Woolery went on to score twice for FGR at

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in the 2017 National league play-off final.

Swindon Town

On 7 August 2017, Woolery joined League Two side

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on a three-year deal for a £350,000 fee. After coming on as a half-time substitute, he scored an equaliser against

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on his Swindon Town debut at the County Ground on 12 August 2017. After a fairly inconsistent first season for Swindon Town, he got injured in April in a home match against

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. This injury ruled him out for the rest of the 2017/18 season and the first 2 months of the 2018/19 season. He made his return on 9 October 2018, coming on as a second half sub in an

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group stage match against

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and scoring within ten minutes.

Tranmere Rovers

On 14 September 2020, Woolery joined League Two side

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on a free transfer. He scored his first goal for Tranmere in an

tie against

on 11 November 2020.

Motherwell

On 22 June 2021, Woolery signed for

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side

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on a three-year contract, with the manager

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quoted as saying, "Kaiyne is a player I've admired for a few years now". On 14 July 2022, Motherwell announced that Woolery had left the club to join

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club

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for an undisclosed fee. In January 2023, Woolery joined

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side Ionikos on a free transfer. In June 2024, Woolery joined

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side

. where he is yet to score, in his 5 appearances

Career statistics

Honours

Swindon Town *

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: 2019–20 Tranmere Rovers *

runner-up:

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Woolery, Kaiyne 1995 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Hackney People from Hackney, London English men's footballers Redhill F.C. players Maidstone United F.C. players Tamworth F.C. players Stafford Rangers F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Wigan Athletic F.C. players Forest Green Rovers F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Motherwell F.C. players Isthmian League players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players English Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players English expatriate men's footballers Sakaryaspor footballers Ionikos F.C. players Panserraikos F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Greece English expatriate sportspeople in Turkey English expatriate sportspeople in Greece Super League Greece players TFF 1. Lig players Men's association football wingers English expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta FC players Cypriot First Division players 21st-century English sportsmen