Kyle Macaulay (born 13 May 1986) is a former professional footballer who currently works as a recruitment analyst for

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Club career

Born in

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, he started his career at

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but after two years at

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, he was released. Macaulay is the nephew of former

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manager Steve Paterson and was signed for the ''Dons'' by his uncle. He made his debut on 4 February 2006 against Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle. In November 2006 he was loaned out to

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before signing a permanent deal with them on 31 January 2007. After leaving Peterhead in the summer of 2007, Macaulay was out of football for a few months until he signed for Alloa Athletic after a successful trial period. He scored for Alloa in February 2008 in a game against his former club Peterhead. He continued playing semi-professional football in the Scottish League system until 2012, when he graduated from the University of Stirling.

Post-retirement career

Ostersunds FK

He began in a non-playing role in Sweden shortly afterwards, working as a performance analyst at Ostersunds FK for

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Swansea City

Macaulay joined

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in a similar role in June 2018, when Potter moved to the Welsh club. Swansea had a somewhat successful season back in the

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following relegation from the

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in the season prior finishing in 10th place and reaching the quarter finals of the

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Brighton & Hove Albion

Potter was appointed as the new

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manager on 20 May 2019 where Macaulay, assistant manager Billy Reid and coach Bjorn Hamberg moved to the Sussex club alongside Potter.

Chelsea

On 8 September 2022, Macaulay followed

on a move to

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* * Living people 1986 births Sportspeople from Elgin, Moray Scottish footballers Derby County F.C. players Aberdeen F.C. players Peterhead F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Scottish Premier League players Scottish Football League players Elgin City F.C. players Huntly F.C. players Alumni of the University of Stirling Men's association football midfielders Swansea City A.F.C. non-playing staff Universiade silver medalists for Great Britain Universiade medalists in football Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. non-playing staff Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade Chelsea F.C. non-playing staff {{scotland-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub