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{{short description|Northern Irish footballer}}
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| fullname = Kyle Lafferty
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| name = Kyle Lafferty
| cityofbirth = [[Enniskillen]]
| image = Kyle Lafferty 2012.jpg
| countryofbirth = [[Northern Ireland]]
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| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| caption = Lafferty playing for [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] in 2012
| fullname = Kyle Joseph George Lafferty<ref name=TFF/>
| currentclub = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|9|16|df=y}}<ref name=IFAprofile>{{cite web |url=http://www.irishfa.com/international/squad-profiles/profile/2057/senior/kyle-lafferty-forward/ |title=Profile of Kyle Lafferty |publisher=Irish Football Association |access-date=25 March 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319221847/http://irishfa.com/international/squad-profiles/profile/2057/senior/kyle-lafferty-forward |archive-date=19 March 2016 }}</ref>
| clubnumber = 27
| birth_place = [[Enniskillen]], Northern Ireland<ref name=IFAprofile/>
| youthyears1 = 2004&ndash;2005
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=4}}<ref name=IFAprofile/>
| youthclubs1 = [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
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| clubs1 = [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]
| currentclub = [[Johnstone Burgh F.C.|Johnstone Burgh]]
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| caps1 = 83
| clubs3 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
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| caps(goals)3 = 44 {{0}}(8)
| nationalyears1 = 2006
| years2 = 2006
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| nationalteam1 = [[Northern Ireland national under-21 football team|Northern Ireland U21]]
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| goals2 = 3
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| years3 = 2008–2012
| nationalteam2 = [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]]
| clubs3 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
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| caps3 = 104
| pcupdate = 28 February 2010
| goals3 = 31
| ntupdate = 30 January 2010
| years4 = 2012–2013
| clubs4 = [[FC Sion|Sion]]
| caps4 = 25
| goals4 = 5
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| clubs5 = [[US Città di Palermo|Palermo]]
| caps5 = 34
| goals5 = 11
| years6 = 2014–2017
| clubs6 = [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]]
| caps6 = 31
| goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2015
| clubs7 = → [[Çaykur Rizespor]] (loan)
| caps7 = 14
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2016
| clubs8 = → [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] (loan)
| caps8 = 6
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2017–2018
| clubs9 = [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]]
| caps9 = 37
| goals9 = 13
| years10 = 2018–2019
| clubs10 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| caps10 = 21
| goals10 = 4
| years11 = 2019
| clubs11 = [[Sarpsborg 08 FF|Sarpsborg 08]]
| caps11 = 9
| goals11 = 1
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| clubs12 = [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]
| caps12 = 5
| goals12 = 2
| years13 = 2020
| clubs13 = [[Reggina 1914|Reggina]]
| caps13 = 9
| goals13 = 1
| years14 = 2021
| clubs14 = [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]]
| caps14 = 9
| goals14 = 8 <!--ONLY LEAGUE CAPS/GOALS-->
| years15 = 2021
| clubs15 = [[Anorthosis Famagusta]]
| caps15 = 5
| goals15 = 0
| years16 = 2022–2023
| clubs16 = [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]]
| caps16 = 26
| goals16 = 9
| years17 = 2023
| clubs17 = [[Linfield F.C.|Linfield]]
| caps17 = 8
| goals17 = 0
| years18 = 2023–
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| caps18 = 15
| goals18 = 6
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 = [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland U17]]
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 5
| nationalyears2 =
| nationalteam2 = [[Northern Ireland national under-19 football team|Northern Ireland U19]]
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 4
| nationalyears3 = 2006
| nationalteam3 = [[Northern Ireland national under-21 football team|Northern Ireland U21]]
| nationalcaps3 = 2
| nationalgoals3 = 4
| nationalyears4 = 2006–2022
| nationalteam4 = [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]]
| nationalcaps4 = 89
| nationalgoals4 = 20
| club-update = 15:38, 29 July 2023 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 22:50, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
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'''Kyle Lafferty''' (born 16 September 1987 in [[Enniskillen]]) is a [[Northern Ireland|Northern Irish]] professional [[association football]]er who currently plays for [[Scottish Premier League]] side [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] and also the [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland national team]]. Lafferty began his professional career with English side [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] where he made 83 league appearances. He signed for [[Rangers FC|Rangers]] in 2008 for £3.25 million, he won the [[Scottish Premier League 2008–09|Scottish Premier League Championship]] and [[2009 Scottish Cup Final|Scottish cup]] in his first season with the club. Lafferty made his first international appearance for Northern Ireland in 2006 and has so far received 23 caps.
'''Kyle Joseph George Lafferty''' (born 16 September 1987) is a Northern Irish professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]] for [[West of Scotland Football League]] First Division side [[Johnstone Burgh F.C.|Johnstone Burgh]].

Lafferty began his professional career with English side [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]], where he made 89 appearances. He signed for [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] in 2008 for £3.25&nbsp;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, moving to Switzerland's [[FC Sion]]. He signed for [[Serie B]] club [[US Citta di Palermo|Palermo]] in 2013 and led them to promotion as champions in his only season before joining [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]]. He spent time on loan with Turkish club [[Çaykur Rizespor]] and back in England with [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]. After just over a year back in Scotland with [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]], Lafferty re-signed for Rangers in August 2018, and he has since had short spells with [[Sarpsborg 08 FF|Sarpsborg 08]], [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]], [[Reggina 1914|Reggina]], [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] and [[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]]. In January 2022, he returned to [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]], joining the club for the second time. He would then return to his native Northern Ireland to play for [[Linfield F.C.|Linfield]] for a short while, before dropping down to the Scottish seventh tier to play for [[Johnstone Burgh F.C.|Johnstone Burgh]].

He made his first international appearance for [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] in 2006 and has more than 80 caps, representing the team at [[UEFA Euro 2016]]. With 20 goals he is the team's second highest scorer of all time, behind former strike partner [[David Healy (footballer)|David Healy]] on 36.


==Club career==
==Club career==
===Early career===
Lafferty began his career with NFC [[Kesh]], playing in the Fermanagh & Western League.


===Burnley===
===Burnley===
In 2004 he signed a youth team apprenticeship with English [[Football League Championship|Championship]] team [[Burnley F.C.|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 F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]] on 6 August 2005, coming on as a 89th minute substitute for [[Garreth O'Connor]].<ref>[http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=460954 "Crewe 2-1 Burnley"] Soccerbase (6 August 2005)</ref>
In 2004, Lafferty signed a youth team apprenticeship with [[Football League Championship|Championship]] club [[Burnley F.C.|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 F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]] on 6 August 2005, coming on as an 89th-minute substitute for [[Garreth O'Connor]].<ref name=sb0506/>


In January 2006, Lafferty joined [[Darlington F.C.|Darlington]] on loan. He went on to make nine appearances and net three goals for the club, including a scoring debut against [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] on 7 January.<ref>[http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=475558 Notts County 3-2 Darlington] Soccerbase, 7 January 2006</ref> He returned to Burnley in January 2007.
In January 2006, Lafferty joined [[Darlington F.C.|Darlington]] on loan. He went on to make nine appearances and net three goals for the club, including a scoring debut against [[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]] on 7 January.<ref name=sb0506/> He returned to Burnley in January 2007.


He scored his first senior goal against [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]], netting the equaliser for Burnley during a 1&ndash;1 draw on 30 April 2006.<ref>[http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=484184 "Burnley 1&ndash;1 Luton"] Soccerbase, 30 April 2006</ref> Lafferty played 89 times and scored 10 goals during his time at Burnley.
He scored his first senior goal for Burnley against [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]], netting the equaliser for a 1–1 draw on 30 April 2006.<ref name=sb0506/> Lafferty played 89 times and scored 10 goals during his time at Burnley.


===Rangers===
===Rangers===
On 16 June 2008, Burnley accepted a bid from [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] of £3m plus [[Alan Gow]] but talks with Gow over his move to [[Turf Moor]] broke down. Lafferty moved to Rangers on 19 June after the transfer offer was readjusted to write Gow out of the deal.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/burnley/7451140.stm "Lafferty completes Rangers move"] BBC Sport. 19 June 2008.</ref> He made his Rangers debut as an 89th minute substitute during a [[UEFA Champions League]] qualifier on 5 August 2008 against [[FBK Kaunas]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7541840.stm "FBK Kaunas 2-1 Rangers"] BBC Sport. 5 August 2008.</ref> His first goal came in his second appearance during a [[Scottish Premier League|SPL]] match against [[Hearts F.C.|Hearts]] on 16 August 2008.<ref>{{cite web | date = 16 August 2008| title = Rangers 2-0 Hearts | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7561735.stm | publisher = BBC Sport}}</ref>
On 16 June 2008, Burnley accepted a bid from [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] of £3&nbsp;million plus [[Alan Gow]] but talks with Gow over his move to [[Turf Moor]] broke down. Lafferty moved to Rangers on 19 June after the transfer offer was readjusted to write Gow out of the deal.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/burnley/7451140.stm |title=Lafferty completes Rangers move |publisher=BBC Sport |date=19 June 2008 |access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref> He made his Rangers debut as an 89th-minute substitute during a [[UEFA Champions League]] qualifier on 5 August 2008 against [[FBK Kaunas]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7541840.stm |title=FBK Kaunas 2–1 Rangers |first=Keir |last=Murray |publisher=BBC Sport |date=5 August 2008 |access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref> His first goal came in his second appearance, in a [[Scottish Premier League]] match against [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]] on 16 August 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/7561735.stm |title=Rangers 2–0 Hearts |first=Andy |last=Campbell |publisher=BBC Sport|date=16 August 2008 |access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref>


On 16 May 2009, during the penultimate league match of the [[Rangers F.C. season 2008-09|2008-09 season]] at home to [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]], Lafferty was involved in an altercation with Aberdeen player [[Charlie Mulgrew]]. Both players were involved in an off the ball incident which resulted in Lafferty reacting as if he had been headbutted. The referee, [[Stuart Dougal]], sent Mulgrew off for violent conduct; however, television pictures showed that minimal contact had been made between the two players. Lafferty was also seen to wink towards someone after Mulgrew had left the field. Rangers went on to win the match 2-1.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8051174.stm "Rangers 2-1 Aberdeen"] BBC Sport. 16 May 2009.</ref> Upon reviewing the incident Rangers manager [[Walter Smith (footballer)|Walter Smith]] expressed his disappointment at Lafferty's conduct.<ref>{{cite web | date = 16 May 2009 | title = Smith upset by red card decisions | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/8053796.stm | publisher = BBC Sport}}</ref> Two days later it was reported that Rangers had fined Lafferty for his reactions in relation to the incident.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/8054856.stm "Rangers fine play-acting Lafferty"] BBC Sport. 18 May 2009.</ref> The case was also referred to the [[Scottish Football Association]] review panel with a view to rescinding Mulgrew's red card, with possible action taken against Lafferty for his simulation.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8053821.stm "Scots FA review Ibrox red cards"] BBC Sport. 20 May 2009.</ref> On 7 August 2009 Lafferty was given a two match suspension for simulation, this was the first time such action was taken by the SFA.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8190130.stm "Old Firm pair handed suspensions"] BBC Sport. 7 August 2009.</ref>
On 16 May 2009, during the penultimate league match of the [[2008-09 Rangers F.C. season|2008–09 season]] at home to [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]], Lafferty was involved in an off-the-ball altercation with Aberdeen player [[Charlie Mulgrew]] which ended with Lafferty reacting as if he had been headbutted. The referee, [[Stuart Dougal]], sent Mulgrew off for violent conduct; however, television pictures showed little contact between the two players. Rangers went on to win the match 2–1.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8051174.stm |title=Rangers 2–1 Aberdeen |publisher=BBC Sport |date=16 May 2009 |access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref> Upon reviewing the incident Rangers manager [[Walter Smith]] expressed his disappointment at Lafferty's conduct.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/8053796.stm |title=Smith upset by red card decisions |publisher=BBC Sport |date=16 May 2009 |access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref> Two days later it was reported that Rangers had fined Lafferty for his reactions in relation to the incident.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/8054856.stm |title=Rangers fine play-acting Lafferty |publisher=BBC Sport |date=19 May 2009 |access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref> The case was also referred to the [[Scottish Football Association]]'s disciplinary committee, who rescinded Mulgrew's red card and gave Lafferty a two-match ban for simulation.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8190130.stm |title=Old Firm pair handed suspensions |publisher=BBC Sport |date=7 August 2009 |access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref>
[[File:Kyle Lafferty.jpg|thumb|Lafferty with Rangers in November 2010]]
On 25 April 2010, Lafferty scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win over [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] at [[Easter Road]], securing the league title for Rangers with three matches left to play. On 22 August, Lafferty was sent off, along with opponent [[Kevin McBride (footballer)|Kevin McBride]], in a match at the same venue.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/Kyle-Lafferty-told-to-curb.6488464.jp |title=Kyle Lafferty told to curb temper after striker sees red in Rangers victory |first=Alan |last=Pattullo |newspaper=The Scotsman |date=23 August 2010 |access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref> On 25 September, Lafferty scored his first hat-trick for the club in a 7–2 victory over [[Dunfermline Athletic]] in the [[Scottish League Cup|League Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/9013885.stm |title=Rangers 7–2 Dunfermline |publisher=BBC Sport |date=21 September 2010 |access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref> Lafferty scored in Rangers' 4–0 win over [[Dundee United]] in April 2011,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/spl-dundee-united-0-rangers-1100800 |title=Dundee United 0–4 Rangers |last=Duncan |first=Colin |newspaper=Daily Record |date=20 April 2011 |access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref> before missing an opportunity in the final Old Firm game of the 2010–11 season at Ibrox in a 0–0 draw.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/9464454.stm |title=Rangers 0–0 St Mirren |first=Clive |last=Lindsay |publisher=BBC Sport |date=24 May 2011 |access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref> Lafferty then went on to score in three consecutive games in the title run in against [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/9470831.stm |title=Motherwell 0–5 Rangers |publisher=BBC Sport |date=30 April 2011 |access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref> Hearts<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/9476492.stm |title=Rangers 4–0 Hearts |first=Keir |last=Murray |publisher=BBC Sport |date=7 May 2011 |access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref> and Dundee United.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/9480346.stm |title=Rangers 2–0 Dundee Utd |first=Clive |last=Lindsay |publisher=BBC Sport |date=10 May 2011|access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref> Lafferty then scored a hat-trick in the final SPL game of the season as Rangers beat Kilmarnock 5–1 and won their third consecutive league title.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/9484609.stm |title=Kilmarnock 1–5 Rangers |first=Colin |last=Moffat |publisher=BBC Sport |date=15 May 2011 |access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref>

On 18 September 2011, Lafferty scored his first Old Firm goal in a 4–2 win against Celtic. On 17 December, Lafferty scored an 83rd-minute winner for Rangers against [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle]], the game ending 2–1. On 24 April 2012, [[Ally McCoist]] announced that Lafferty had been banned for two weeks following a training ground bust up.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}}

In June 2012, Lafferty lodged an objection against his contract being transferred from Rangers to the new company set up by [[Charles Green (businessman)|Charles Green]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18603617 |title=Rangers: Davis, McGregor, Lafferty and Ness eye exit |publisher=BBC Sport |date=26 June 2012 |access-date=27 June 2012}}</ref> [[PFA Scotland]] had previously commented that players were entitled to become [[free agent]]s if they objected to the transfer.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18446597 |title=Rangers: Players free not to join 'newco' says law expert |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 June 2012 |access-date=24 June 2012}}</ref> Lafferty later raised a constructive dismissal claim against Rangers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://local.stv.tv/glasgow/205234-sixty-seven-players-take-legal-action-over-rangers-contract-transfer/ |title=Sixty-seven players 'in legal action' over Rangers contract transfer |publisher=STV Sport |date=10 December 2012 |access-date=24 March 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214204130/http://local.stv.tv/glasgow/205234-sixty-seven-players-take-legal-action-over-rangers-contract-transfer/ |archive-date=14 December 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rangersshareoffer.com/Prospectus.pdf |title=Rangers International Football Club plc |website=RangersShareOffer.com |date=8 December 2012}} {{dead link|date=March 2016}}</ref>

===Sion===
Lafferty signed a three-year contract with [[Swiss Super League]] club [[FC Sion]] on 30 June 2012, linking up with former [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] teammate and Sion [[player-coach]] [[Gennaro Gattuso]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.fc-sion.ch/index.php?r=site/text&id=326&culture=fr |title=Le buteur des Rangers Kyle Lafferty rejoint le FC Sion |language=fr |trans-title=Rangers goalscorer Kyle Lafferty joins FC Sion |publisher=FC Sion |date=30 June 2012 |access-date=30 June 2012 |archive-date=9 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150809023957/http://www.fc-sion.ch/index.php?r=site%2Ftext |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Sion sign Lafferty from Rangers |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/18658805 |access-date=2023-08-17}}</ref> He was unable to play in the league match against [[Grasshoppers Zurich|Grasshoppers]] on 15 July because the [[Scottish Football Association]] refused to provide clearance for the transfer, having received an objection from Rangers' owner Charles Green.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18850185 |title=Rangers: SFA urged to end uncertainty over ex-Ibrox players |publisher=BBC Sport |date=15 July 2012 |access-date=15 July 2012}}</ref> On 20 July, Lafferty received provisional international clearance from FIFA which allowed him to play while arbitration over his move from Rangers continued.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}} On 22 July 2012, Lafferty made his debut for Sion, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 win over [[Servette FC|Servette]]. He scored his first goal a week later in a 3–0 win over [[FC Luzern|Luzern]].

===Palermo===
On 26 June 2013, Lafferty joined [[Serie B]] club [[US Citta di Palermo|Palermo]] on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He said "Palermo tried to sign me in January but unfortunately we couldn't close the deal. Now I can't wait to get started. When I was younger I watched a lot of Italian football and I know there's a very passionate fanbase here at Palermo."<ref>{{cite news |title=Lafferty completes move to Palermo |url=http://www.u.tv/sport/Lafferty-completes-move-to-Palermo/ebdce0a3-7f83-4801-b900-14e9026be2b1 |publisher=UTV |date=26 June 2013 |access-date=28 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629013203/http://www.u.tv/Sport/Lafferty-completes-move-to-Palermo/ebdce0a3-7f83-4801-b900-14e9026be2b1 |archive-date=29 June 2013}}</ref>

He scored 11 goals in 34 matches to help the club ascend to [[Serie A]] as champions in his only season, and won the Fans Player of the Season award. However, club president [[Maurizio Zamparini]] called him an "out-of-control womaniser" and claimed that this lifestyle resulted in him being sold.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lafferty an 'out-of-control womaniser' |url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/1917379/palermo-claim-kyle-lafferty-is-out-of-control-womaniser-after-move-to-norwich |publisher=ESPN FC |date=27 June 2014 |access-date=28 June 2014}}</ref>

===Norwich City===
On 27 June 2014, Lafferty signed a three-year contract with [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] of the [[Football League Championship]] with an option for an extra year. The transfer fee was undisclosed and the transfer would be effective from 1 July. He said "Norwich is a team that wants to get promoted back to the Premier League at the first opportunity, so I'm excited to come here and start playing football for a team like this."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28062950 |title=Norwich City sign Kyle Lafferty from Palermo |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 June 2014 |access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref> He was given squad number 9.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canaries.co.uk/news/article/norwich-city-confirm-squad-numbers-1710482.aspx |title=Norwich City Squad list confirmed for 2014–15 Championship season |publisher=Norwich City F.C. |date=1 July 2014 |access-date=24 March 2016 |archive-date=4 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161004063116/http://www.canaries.co.uk//news/article/norwich-city-confirm-squad-numbers-1710482.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Lafferty made his debut for the team on 10 August, as they began [[2014–15 Football League Championship|the season]] with a 1–0 defeat away to [[Wolverhampton Wanderers]], replacing [[Steven Whittaker]] for the last 14 minutes of the game.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wolves 1–0 Norwich |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28646617 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=10 August 2014 |access-date=29 March 2015}}</ref> Six days later he made his first start in his first game at [[Carrow Road]], lasting 67 minutes of a 3–0 win over [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] before being replaced by [[Elliott Bennett]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28716614 |title=Norwich 3–0 Watford |last=Osborne |first= Chris |publisher=BBC Sport |date=16 August 2014 |access-date=29 March 2015}}</ref> In 20 games{{snd}}18 of those in the league{{snd}}he only scored once, in a 3–2 home win against [[Cardiff City]] on 17 January 2015.<ref name=sb1415/>

On 2 February 2015, Lafferty was loaned to [[Süper Lig]] club [[Çaykur Rizespor]] for the remainder of the campaign.<ref>{{cite news |title=Norwich City striker Kyle Lafferty joins Turkish side Caykur Rizespor on loan |url=http://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/norwich_city_striker_kyle_lafferty_joins_turkish_side_caykur_rizespor_on_loan_1_3940826 |newspaper=Eastern Daily Press |date=2 February 2015 |access-date=29 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402104213/http://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/norwich_city_striker_kyle_lafferty_joins_turkish_side_caykur_rizespor_on_loan_1_3940826 |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}</ref> He scored two goals in 14 league games for the Turkish side.<ref name=Soccerway/>

Norwich had been promoted to the [[Premier League]] during Lafferty's absence. He scored his first goal of the 2015–16 season in a 3–0 League Cup victory against [[West Bromwich Albion]],<ref name=sb1516/> but found regular games hard to come by. In November 2015, [[Leeds United]] head coach [[Steve Evans (footballer, born 1962)|Steve Evans]] revealed he had inquired about the availability of Lafferty on loan.<ref>{{cite news |title='Kyle Lafferty needs to be playing,' says Leeds boss Steve Evans as he eyes loan move for ex-Rangers star |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/kyle-lafferty-needs-playing-says-6819827 |newspaper=Daily Record |date=12 November 2015 |access-date=12 November 2015}}</ref> However, Lafferty remained with Norwich until 24 March 2016, when he joined Championship club [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] on loan until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canaries.co.uk/news/article/kyle-lafferty-norwich-city-birmingham-city-3025206.aspx |title=Kyle Lafferty completes Birmingham City loan switch |publisher=Norwich City F.C. |date=24 March 2016 |access-date=24 March 2016 |archive-date=14 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414064748/http://www.canaries.co.uk/news/article/kyle-lafferty-norwich-city-birmingham-city-3025206.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>

He returned from international duty with a groin injury,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/norwich-city/updated_norwich_city_striker_kyle_lafferty_in_contention_for_birmingham_debut_after_blues_boss_dismisses_season_ending_injury_talk_1_4476828 |title=Updated: Norwich City striker Kyle Lafferty in contention for Birmingham debut after Blues' boss dismisses season-ending injury talk |first=Mark |last=Armstrong |newspaper=Eastern Daily Press |location=Norwich |date=31 March 2016 |access-date=7 April 2016 |archive-date=3 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403230324/http://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/norwich-city/updated_norwich_city_striker_kyle_lafferty_in_contention_for_birmingham_debut_after_blues_boss_dismisses_season_ending_injury_talk_1_4476828 |url-status=dead }}</ref> but was fit to start Birmingham's match against [[Brighton & Hove Albion]] on 5 April. He opened the scoring after 16 minutes with a tap-in following a goalkeeping error, but Brighton went on to win 2–1.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/birmham-vs-brighton/339999 |title=Birmingham City 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion: Lewis Dunk keeps Seagulls' play-off hopes alive |agency=PA Sport |publisher=Sky Sports |date=5 April 2016 |access-date=7 April 2016}}</ref> He made five more league appearances, without scoring, in what remained of the season.<ref name=sb1516/>

In May 2017, it was announced that Lafferty would be released when his contract expired.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canaries.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/norwich-city-contracts-3701983.aspx |title=Seven senior players set to leave |publisher=Norwich City F.C. |date=2 May 2017 |access-date=17 May 2017 |archive-date=2 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502141110/http://www.canaries.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/norwich-city-contracts-3701983.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Hearts===
On 28 June 2017, Lafferty joined [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]] in the [[Scottish Premiership]] on a two-year deal.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40435966|title=Kyle Lafferty: Hearts sign Northern Ireland forward on two-year deal|date=28 June 2017|work=BBC Sport|access-date=28 June 2017}}</ref> He made his debut on 18 July in the group stage of the [[Scottish League Cup]], scoring the only goal away to [[Elgin City]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Kyle Lafferty scores on Hearts debut in win over Elgin City |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40650020 |access-date=11 August 2018 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=18 July 2017}}</ref> Two days later, he added two more goals in a 3–0 win over [[East Fife F.C.|East Fife]] at [[Tynecastle Park|Tynecastle]], and on 25 July he made it four goals in three games with one in a 2–1 loss at [[Peterhead F.C.|Peterhead]];<ref>{{cite news |title=Hearts defeat at Peterhead was wake-up call says Kyle Lafferty |url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/peterhead/hearts-defeat-at-peterhead-was-wake-up-call-says-kyle-lafferty-1-4515021 |access-date=11 August 2018 |work=The Scotsman |date=27 July 2017}}</ref> Hearts did not reach the knockout stage.

In the league season, Lafferty scored 12 times as Hearts finished 6th; this made him the Premiership's fourth highest scorer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Boyd is Premiership top scorer |url=https://spfl.co.uk/news/boyd-is-premiership-top-scorer |access-date=11 August 2018 |publisher=SPFL |date=15 May 2018}}</ref> One of these was on 17 December 2017 in a 4–0 win over defending champions Celtic, ending their 69-match unbeaten run in domestic matches.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McLaughlin |first1=Brian |title=Heart of Midlothian 4–0 Celtic |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42297312 |access-date=11 August 2018 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 December 2017}}</ref> Thirteen days later, he was sent off at the end of a goalless draw at Aberdeen for a challenge on [[Graeme Shinnie]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Davie |first1=Scott |title=Aberdeen 0–0 Heart of Midlothian |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42463671 |access-date=11 August 2018 |date=30 December 2017}}</ref>

===Return to Rangers===
On 22 August 2018, Lafferty returned to Rangers for a second spell on a two-year deal.<ref>{{cite news |last1=MacRae |first1=Daryn |title=Rangers complete move for Hearts forward Kyle Lafferty |url=https://stv.tv/sport/football/1428207-rangers-complete-move-for-hearts-forward-kyle-lafferty/ |access-date=22 August 2018 |publisher=STV News |date=22 August 2018 |archive-date=22 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822213818/https://stv.tv/sport/football/1428207-rangers-complete-move-for-hearts-forward-kyle-lafferty/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45271231 |title=Kyle Lafferty: Rangers recruit Hearts striker for second Ibrox spell |publisher=BBC Sport |date=22 August 2018 |access-date=22 August 2018}}</ref> On his return to Rangers, Lafferty scored two goals in his league debut against Motherwell, a dramatic 3–3 draw.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/scottish/rangers/kyle-lafferty-can-score-plenty-of-goals-for-rangers-this-season-says-gerrard-37254927.html |title=Kyle Lafferty can score plenty of goals for Rangers this season, says Gerrard |work=Belfast Telegraph |date=27 August 2018 |access-date=27 August 2018}}</ref> Lafferty left Rangers after having his contract terminated by mutual consent on 24 July 2019.<ref>{{ cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49101202 | title=Kyle Lafferty: Northern Ireland striker leaves Rangers | publisher=BBC Sport | date=24 July 2019 }}</ref>

===Sarpsborg 08===
On 27 August 2019, Lafferty signed for Norwegian [[Eliteserien]] club [[Sarpsborg 08 FF|Sarpsborg 08]] on a contract until the end of the 2019 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=KYLE LAFFERTY KLAR FOR SARPSBORG 08 |url=https://www.sarpsborg08.no/nyheter/kyle-lafferty-klar-for-sarpsborg-08 |publisher=Sarpsborg 08 FF |access-date=9 October 2019 |language=no |date=27 August 2019}}</ref>

===Sunderland===
Lafferty signed a short-term contract with [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] on 10 January 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lafferty signs short-term deal |url=https://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2020/january/lafferty-signs-short-term-deal |publisher=Sunderland A.F.C. |access-date=10 January 2020 |date=10 January 2020}}</ref> He scored twice from 11 [[EFL League One|League One]] appearances before leaving the club when his contract expired.<ref name=sb1920/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53040524 |title=Kyle Lafferty: Northern Ireland striker leaves Sunderland as short-term deal ends |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 June 2020 |access-date=21 June 2020}}</ref>

===Reggina===
In July 2020, Lafferty moved to Italy to sign for [[Reggina 1914|Reggina]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53529058 |title=Kyle Lafferty: Northern Ireland striker completes move to Serie B club Reggina |publisher=BBC Sport |date=25 July 2020 |access-date=13 January 2021}}</ref> He scored once in nine [[Serie B]] matches and played twice in the [[Coppa Italia]] before being released by mutual consent in January 2021.<ref name=Soccerway/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55632885 |title=Kyle Lafferty: Northern Ireland striker leaves Serie B side Reggina after six months |publisher=BBC Sport |date=13 January 2021 |access-date=13 January 2021}}</ref>

===Kilmarnock===
Lafferty returned to Scottish football in February 2021, signing a short-term contract with [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.stv.tv/sport/kyle-lafferty-becomes-tommy-wrights-first-kilmarnock-signing?top |title=Kyle Lafferty becomes Tommy Wright's first Kilmarnock signing |first=Andy |last=Coyle |website=STV Sport |date=12 February 2021 |access-date=12 February 2021}}</ref> He had an immediate impact with Kilmarnock, scoring 12 goals in the space of eight games.<ref name = goals>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56843689 |title=Kilmarnock: Is Kyle Lafferty the Scottish Premiership signing of the season? |first=Thomas |last=Duncan |website=BBC Sport |date=22 April 2021 |accessdate=22 April 2021}}</ref> This included a hat-trick in a 3&ndash;0 win against [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] on 21 April that lifted the club out of the relegation places.<ref name = goals/> Kilmarnock eventually finished 11th and were relegated after they lost a play-off with [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57248962 |title=Kilmarnock: Kyle Lafferty offered deal as 14 players leave club |website=BBC Sport |date=25 May 2021 |accessdate=6 June 2021}}</ref> Lafferty left Kilmarnock at the end of his contract, having scored 13 goals in as many appearances for the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57375000 |title=Kyle Lafferty: Kilmarnock say forward wanted wages 'four times higher' |website=BBC Sport |date=6 June 2021 |accessdate=6 June 2021}}</ref>

=== Anorthosis Famagusta ===
Lafferty then signed a season-long deal with Cypriot club [[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 June 2021|title=Kατ΄ αρχήν συμφωνία με Kyle Lafferty|url=https://anorthosisfc.com.cy/2021/06/kat-archin-symfonia-me-kyle-lafferty/}}</ref> Lafferty agreed to mutually terminate his contract in December 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-30|title=Λύση συνεργασίας με Κάιλ Λάφερτι|url=https://anorthosisfc.com.cy/2021/12/lysi-synergasias-me-kail-laferti/|access-date=2022-01-03|website=Ανόρθωσις Αμμοχώστου Ποδόσφαιρο|language=el}}</ref>

=== Kilmarnock return ===
On 21 January 2022, Lafferty returned to [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]], signing a deal until the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-21|title=Kyle Lafferty secures Kilmarnock return|url=https://kilmarnockfc.co.uk/news/kyle-lafferty-secures-kilmarnock-return/|access-date=2022-01-21|website=Kilmarnock FC|language=en}}</ref> This contract was subsequently extended until the summer of 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://kilmarnockfc.co.uk/news/kyle-lafferty-extends-killie-contract-until-2023/ | title=Kyle Lafferty extends Killie contract until 2023 | date=12 May 2022 }}</ref>

=== Linfield ===
On 8 February 2023, Lafferty signed a short-term deal with [[NIFL Premiership]] club [[Linfield F.C.|Linfield]] until the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fullerton |first=Gareth |date=8 February 2023 |title=Linfield confirm signing of Northern Ireland striker Kyle Lafferty |url=https://www.newsletter.co.uk/sport/football/northern-ireland/linfield-announce-signing-of-northern-ireland-international-kyle-lafferty-4019485 |access-date=13 July 2023}}</ref> He would leave at the end of the season following a disappointing end to the season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pilcher |first=Ross |date=2023-05-02 |title=Kyle Lafferty's Linfield failure explained after major transfer flop |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/kyle-laffertys-linfield-failure-explained-29865512 |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=Daily Record |language=en}}</ref>

=== Johnstone Burgh ===
On 12 July 2023, Lafferty joined [[West of Scotland Football League#First Division|Scottish seventh tier]] club [[Johnstone Burgh F.C.|Johnstone Burgh]] on a two-year deal, joining ex-Rangers and Norwich City teammate [[Graham Dorrans]] at the club.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kyle Lafferty: Former Rangers and Kilmarnock striker joins seventh-tier side Johnstone Burgh |url=https://www.skysports.com/transfer/news/12691/12919864/kyle-lafferty-former-rangers-and-kilmarnock-striker-joins-seventh-tier-side-johnstone-burgh |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=REVEALED: NORWICH CITY'S 2015-16 SQUAD NUMBERS|url=https://www.canaries.co.uk/content/revealed-norwich-citys-2015-16-squad-numbers |access-date=7 October 2024 |website=Norwich City Football Club |language=en}}</ref> After scoring twice on his debut, he suffered a serious knee injury in his second match, keeping him out of action until 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/in-your-area/renfrewshire/kyle-lafferty-ruled-out-until-31341820|title=Kyle Lafferty ruled out until 2024 as Johnstone Burgh striker suffers injury 'setback'|work=Daily Record|date=2 November 2023|accessdate=1 April 2024}}</ref>


==International career==
==International career==
During 2006, he received his first senior [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] call-up on a post-season trip to the [[USA]] to play friendly games against [[Romania national football team|Romania]] and [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]]. Lafferty scored his first Northern Ireland goal in an away friendly against [[Finland national football team|Finland]] the following year.
In early 2006, Lafferty represented [[Northern Ireland national under-19 football team|Northern Ireland under-19s]] at the [[Milk Cup]]. He impressed during the tournament, scoring in his first game against [[Paraguay national under-20 football team|Paraguay]], but Northern Ireland lost the match 3–1.
Later in 2006, he received his first senior [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] call-up on a post-season trip to the United States to play friendly games against [[Romania national football team|Romania]] and [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]]. Lafferty scored his first Northern Ireland goal in an away friendly against [[Finland national football team|Finland]] the following year. He featured predominantly as the second striker alongside [[David Healy (footballer)|David Healy]] during Northern Ireland's [[Euro 2008]] qualification group, and he scored his first competitive international goal in a 4–1 victory over group minnows [[Liechtenstein national football team|Liechtenstein]]. He then secured a 1–1 draw away to [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]], scoring Northern Ireland's equaliser in the second half.

On 26 March 2008, he scored twice in an international match for the first time, in a friendly against [[Georgia national football team|Georgia]] which Northern Ireland won 4–1.

Lafferty scored in all of Northern Ireland's first three matches in [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying]], against [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]], the [[Faroe Islands national football team|Faroe Islands]] and [[Greece national football team|Greece]], the first time that the nation won the first three matches of any qualification campaign.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29506546 |title=Greece 0–1 N Ireland |last=Petrie |first=Richard |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 October 2014 |access-date=15 October 2014}}</ref> He added a brace on 29 March 2015 in a 2–1 home win over Finland.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32006328 |title=Northern Ireland 2–1 Finland |publisher=BBC Sport |date=29 March 2015 |access-date=29 March 2015}}</ref>

On 4 September, Lafferty scored once for Northern Ireland in a 3–1 win against the Faroe Islands. The result put Northern Ireland at the top of Group F and on the brink of qualifying for their first European Championship.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34063024 |title=Faroe Islands 1–3 Northern Ireland |first=Lyle |last=Jackson |publisher=BBC Sport |date=4 September 2015 |access-date=5 September 2015}}</ref> In the following game, against Hungary three days later, he scored a stoppage-time equaliser in a 1–1 draw to keep Northern Ireland top of their group.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34063128 |title=Northern Ireland 1–1 Hungary |first=Lyle |last=Jackson |publisher=BBC Sport |date=7 September 2015 |access-date=8 September 2015}}</ref> Lafferty ended the qualifying phase with seven goals, which made him Northern Ireland's top scorer as the team qualified as group winners.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/12019/10025964/watch-lafferty-laughter |title=Kyle Lafferty jokes with Sky Sports reporter after Northern Ireland qualify |publisher=Sky Sports |date=12 October 2015 |access-date=25 March 2016}}</ref> On 27 May 2016, Lafferty marked his 50th international appearance with a goal in a 3–0 win over [[Belarus national football team|Belarus]] in a friendly at [[Windsor Park]], [[Belfast]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/northern-ireland-3-belarus-0-lafferty-marks-50th-cap-goal#:bw2j62APeRzWLA|title=Northern Ireland 3 Belarus 0: Lafferty marks 50th cap with goal|date=27 May 2016}}</ref>

After Lafferty withdrew from the Northern Ireland squad for two [[UEFA Nations League]] matches in October 2018, the [[Irish Football Association]] invoked a FIFA rule to prevent him from playing for Rangers in their next league game.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45892706 |title=Kyle Laffery: Irish FA blocks striker from playing for Rangers against Hamilton |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 October 2018 |access-date=17 October 2018}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Lafferty was the victim of multiple counts of vandalism while at Rangers.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/scottish/rangers-star-lafferty-sickened-by-sectarian-attack-28686100.html |title=Rangers star Lafferty sickened by sectarian attack |first=Stuart |last=McKinley |newspaper=Belfast Telegraph|location=Belfast|date=29 November 2011|access-date=15 August 2018}}</ref>

He married former Miss Scotland [[Nicola Mimnagh]] at St Margaret's Roman Catholic Church, in [[Johnstone, Renfrewshire]], in June 2012. The couple had a son, born in 2011.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2012/06/02/rangers-star-kyle-lafferty-marries-stunning-ex-miss-scotland-86908-23882786/ |title=Rangers star Kyle Lafferty marries stunning ex-Miss Scotland |first=David |last=Taylor |newspaper=Daily Record |location=Glasgow |date=2 June 2012 |access-date=16 June 2016}}</ref> They later divorced. Lafferty married model and former Miss Scotland contestant Vanessa Chung at [[Gleneagles Hotel]] in May 2016.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/former-rangers-star-kyle-lafferty-8040411 |title=Former Rangers star Kyle Lafferty marries Scottish model Vanessa Chung in lavish wedding ceremony |first=Samantha |last=Croal |newspaper=Daily Record |location=Glasgow |date=24 May 2016 |access-date=25 March 2016}}</ref>
The couple had their first born daughter in 2018 and another daughter in 2020.

In August 2016, Lafferty accepted a misconduct charge from the Football Association in relation to football betting, and was fined £23,000.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/norwich-city/norwich_city_striker_kyle_lafferty_charged_with_misconduct_in_relation_to_betting_1_4637410 |title=Norwich City striker Kyle Lafferty charged with misconduct in relation to betting |last=Hannant |first=David |newspaper=Eastern Daily Press |location=Norwich |date=29 July 2016 |access-date=30 July 2016 |archive-date=11 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011034239/http://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/norwich-city/norwich_city_striker_kyle_lafferty_charged_with_misconduct_in_relation_to_betting_1_4637410 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/aug/09/kyle-lafferty-norwich-city-betting-charge-fa|title=Norwich's Kyle Lafferty fined £23,000 after accepting betting charge|newspaper=The Guardian|date=2016-09-08|access-date=2017-06-20}}</ref>


In September 2022, Kilmarnock launched an investigation after video evidence emerged of Lafferty apparently making a [[Sectarianism in Glasgow|sectarian]] remark in a nightclub. He subsequently withdrew from the Northern Ireland squad preparing for two international matches.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63006084 | title=Lafferty out of NI squad amid video remark probe | work=BBC Sport }}</ref>
He featured predominantly as the second striker alongside [[David Healy (footballer)|David Healy]] during Northern Ireland's [[Euro 2008]] qualification group, and he scored his first competitive international goal in a 4–1 victory over group minnows [[Liechtenstein national football team|Liechtenstein]]. He then secured a 1–1 draw away to [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]], scoring Northern Ireland's equaliser in the second half.


==Career statistics==
On 26 March 2008, he bagged his first international brace, scoring two goals in a friendly against [[Georgia national football team|Georgia]] which Northern Ireland won 4–1.
===Club statistics===
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===International goals===
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
:''Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.''
{| class="wikitable"
! Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
| 1 || 16 August 2006 || [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]] || {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Finland national football team|Finland]] || 2–0 || 2–1 || [[Exhibition match|Friendly match]]
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan=4|[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]
|[[2005–06 Burnley F.C. season|2005–06]]<ref name=sb0506/>
|[[EFL Championship|Championship]]
|11||1||colspan=2|—||1||0||colspan=2|—||12||1
|-
|[[2006–07 Burnley F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref name=sb0607>{{soccerbase season|41614|2006|access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref>
|Championship
|35||4||1||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||37||4
|-
|[[2007–08 Burnley F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name=sb0708>{{soccerbase season|41614|2007|access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref>
|Championship
|37||5||1||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||40||5
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!83||10||2||0||4||0||0||0||89||10
|-
|[[Darlington F.C.|Darlington]] (loan)
|[[2005–06 Football League Two|2005–06]]<ref name=sb0506>{{soccerbase season|41614|2005|access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref>
|[[Football League Two|League Two]]
|9||3||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||9||3
|-
|rowspan=5|[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
|[[2008–09 Rangers F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref name=sb0809>{{soccerbase season|41614|2008|access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2009/clubs/club=50121/squad/index.html |title=Rangers FC: History: UEFA Champions League 2008/09 |publisher=UEFA |access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref>
|[[Scottish Premier League]]
|25||6||3||2||3||1||1{{efn|name=statsUCL|Appearance(s) in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||0||32||9
|-
|[[2009–10 Rangers F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref name=sb0910>{{soccerbase season|41614|2009|access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref>
|Scottish Premier League
|28||7||5||0||2||0||4{{efn|name=statsUCL}}||0||39||7
|-
|[[2010–11 Rangers F.C. season|2010–11]]<ref name=sb1011>{{soccerbase season|41614|2010|access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref>
|Scottish Premier League
|31||11||2||1||3||3||8{{efn|Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||0||44||15
|-
|[[2011–12 Rangers F.C. season|2011–12]]<ref name=sb1112>{{soccerbase season|41614|2011|access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2012/clubs/club=50121/squad/index.html |title=Rangers FC: History: UEFA Europa League 2011/12 |publisher=UEFA |access-date=26 March 2016}}</ref>
|Scottish Premier League
|20||7||0||0||1||0||2{{efn|name=statsUEL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}}||0||23||7
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!104||31||10||3||9||4||15||0||138||38
|-
|[[FC Sion|Sion]]
|[[2012–13 FC Sion season|2012–13]]<ref name=Soccerway/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/11/11/switzerland/schweizer-pokal/fc-hergiswil/fc-sion/1394516/ |title=Hergiswil vs. Sion 0–3 |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref>
|[[Swiss Super League]]
|25||5||3||3||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||28||8
|-
|[[U.S. Città di Palermo|Palermo]]
|[[2013–14 U.S. Città di Palermo season|2013–14]]<ref name=Soccerway/>
|[[Serie B]]
|34||11||2||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||36||12
|-
|rowspan=4|[[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]]
|[[2014–15 Norwich City F.C. season|2014–15]]<ref name=sb1415>{{soccerbase season|41614|2014|access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref>
|Championship
|18||1||1||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||20||1
|-
|[[2015–16 Norwich City F.C. season|2015–16]]<ref name=sb1516/>
|[[Premier League]]
|1||0||1||0||1||1||colspan=2|—||3||1
|-
|[[2016–17 Norwich City F.C. season|2016–17]]<ref name=sb1617>{{soccerbase season|41614|2016|access-date=8 March 2016}}</ref>
|Championship
|12||1||2||0||2||1||colspan=2|—||16||2
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!31||2||4||0||4||2||0||0||39||4
|-
|[[Çaykur Rizespor]] (loan)
|[[2014–15 Süper Lig|2014–15]]<ref name=TFF>{{cite web |url=http://www.tff.org.tr/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiId=1777768 |title=Kyle Joseph George Lafferty |publisher=Turkish Football Federation |access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref><ref name=Soccerway/>
|[[Süper Lig]]
|14||2||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||15||2
|-
|[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] (loan)
|[[2015–16 Birmingham City F.C. season|2015–16]]<ref name=sb1516>{{soccerbase season|41614|2015|access-date=10 May 2016}}</ref>
|Championship
|6||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||6||1
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]]
|[[2017–18 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season|2017–18]]<ref name=sb1718>{{soccerbase season|41614|2017|access-date=24 December 2017}}</ref>
|[[Scottish Premiership]]
|35||12||2||3||4||4||colspan=2|—||41||19
|-
|[[2018–19 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season|2018–19]]<ref name=sb1819>{{soccerbase season|41614|2018|access-date=21 July 2018}}</ref>
|Scottish Premiership
|2||1||0||0||5||0||colspan=2|—||7||1
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!37||13||2||3||9||4||0||0||48||20
|-
|[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
|[[2018–19 Rangers F.C. season|2018–19]]<ref name=spfl1819>{{soccerbase season|41614|2018|access-date=3 September 2018}}</ref>
|Scottish Premiership
|21||4||0||0||0||0||5{{efn|name=statsUEL}}||1||26||5
|-
|[[Sarpsborg 08 FF|Sarpsborg 08]]
|[[2019 Eliteserien|2019]]
|[[Eliteserien]]
|9||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||9||1
|-
|[[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]
|[[2019–20 Sunderland A.F.C. season|2019–20]]<ref name=sb1920>{{soccerbase season|41614|2019|access-date=21 June 2019}}</ref>
|[[EFL League One|League One]]
|11||2||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||11||2
|-
|[[Reggina 1914|Reggina]]
|[[2020–21 Reggina 1914 season|2020–21]]<ref name=Soccerway/>
|Serie B
|9||1||2||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||11||1
|-
|[[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]]
|[[2020–21 Kilmarnock F.C. season|2020–21]]<ref name=Soccerway>{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/kyle-lafferty/15913/ |title=K. Lafferty |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=22 April 2021}}</ref>
|Scottish Premiership
|9||8||2||4||colspan=2|—||2{{efn|Appearance(s) in the [[2020–21 Scottish Premiership#Premiership play-offs|Scottish Premiership play-offs]]}}||1||13||13
|-
|[[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]]
|[[2021–22 Cypriot First Division|2021–22]]<ref name=Soccerway/>
|[[Cypriot First Division]]
|5||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||6{{efn|Appearance(s) in the [[Cypriot Super Cup]], [[UEFA Europa League]] and [[UEFA Europa Conference League]]}}||1||11||1
|-
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]]
| 2 || 22 August 2007 || [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]] || {{flagicon|LIE}} [[Liechtenstein national football team|Liechtenstein]] || 3–0 || 3–1 || [[2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying Group F|UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying]]
|[[2021–22 Kilmarnock F.C. season|2021–22]]<ref name=Soccerway/>
|[[Scottish Championship]]
|14||8||1||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||15||8
|-
|-
|[[2022–23 Kilmarnock F.C. season|2022–23]]<ref name=Soccerway/>
| 3 || 17 October 2007 || [[Solna Municipality|Solna]], [[Sweden]] || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]] || 1–1 || 1–1 || [[2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying Group F|UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying]]
|[[Scottish Premiership]]
|12||1||1||0||4||2||colspan="2"|—||17||5
|-
|-
!colspan=2|Total
|4 || 26 March 2008 || [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]] || {{flagicon|GEO}} [[Georgia national football team|Georgia]] || 1–0 || 4–1 || [[Exhibition match|Friendly match]]
!26||9||2||0||4||2||0||0||32||13
|-
|-
|[[Linfield F.C.|Linfield]]
|5 || 26 March 2008 || [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]] || {{flagicon|GEO}} [[Georgia national football team|Georgia]] || 3–0 || 4–1 || [[Exhibition match|Friendly match]]
|[[2022–23 NIFL Premiership|2022–23]]<ref name=Soccerway/>
|[[NIFL Premiership]]
|8||0||colspan=2|—||0||0||colspan=2|—||8||0
|-
|-
|[[Johnstone Burgh F.C.|Johnstone Burgh]]
|6 || 15 October 2008 || [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]] || {{flagicon|SMR}} [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]] || 3–0 || 4–0 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 3|2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying]]
|[[2023–24 West of Scotland Football League|2023-24]]
|[[West of Scotland Football League|West of Scotland League First Division]]
|2||2||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||2||2
|-
|-
!colspan=3|Career total
|7 || 5 September 2009 || [[Chorzów]], [[Poland]] || {{flagicon|POL}} [[Poland national football team|Poland]] || 1–0 || 1–1 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 3|2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying]]
!443||107||30||14||30||12||23||3||531||138
|}
|}
{{notelist}}


===International===
== Career statistics ==
====Statistics====
{{updated|12 February 2010}}
{{updated|match played 12 June 2022}}<ref name=Soccerway/>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|[[Scottish Cup]]
!colspan="2"|[[League Cup]]
!colspan="2"|[[Europe]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
|-
|rowspan=17|[[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]]
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|2006||7||1
|-
|-
|2007||7||2
|[[Darlington F.C.|Darlington]] (loan)
|rowspan="2"|[[2005-06 in English football|2005-06]]
|9||3||0||0||0||0||0||0||9||3
|-
|-
|2008||5||3
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]
|11||1||0||0||1||0||0||0||12||1
|-
|-
|2009||4||1
|[[2006-07 in English football|2006-07]]
|35||4||1||0||1||0||0||0||37||4
|-
|-
|2010||5||1
|[[2007-08 in English football|2007-08]]
|37||5||1||0||2||0||0||0||40||5
|-
|-
|2011||2||0
!colspan="2"|Burnley total
!83!!10!!2!!0!!4!!0!!0!!0!!89!!10
|-
|-
|2012||5||1
|rowspan="2" valign="center"|[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
|[[2008-09 in Scottish football|2008-09]]
|25||6||3||2||3||1||1||0||32||9
|-
|-
|2013||1||0
|[[2009-10 in Scottish football|2009-10]]
|17||2||2||0||2||0||4||0||25||2
|-
|-
|2014||5||3
!colspan="2"|Rangers total
!42!!8!!5!!2!!5!!1!!5!!0!!57!!11
|-
|-
|2015||6||4
!colspan="2"|Career total
|-
!134!!21!!7!!2!!9!!1!!5!!0!!155!!24
|2016||12||4
|-
|2017||8||0
|-
|2018||3||0
|-
|2019||5||0
|-
|2020||4||0
|-
|2021||6||0
|-
|2022||4||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total!!89!!20
|}

====Goals====
:''As of match played 5 September 2021''
:''Northern Ireland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Lafferty goal''<ref name=Soccerway/>

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
|-
!scope=col|No.
!scope=col data-sort-type=date|Date
!scope=col|Venue
!scope=col|Cap
!scope=col|Opponent
!scope=col|Score
!scope=col|Result
!scope=col|Competition
|-
!scope=row|1
|16 August 2006||[[Helsinki Olympic Stadium]], [[Helsinki]], Finland||3||{{fb|Finland}}||2–0||2–1||[[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|-
!scope=row|2
|22 August 2007||[[Windsor Park]], [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland||11||{{fb|Liechtenstein}}||3–0||3–1||[[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying]]
|-
!scope=row|3
|17 October 2007||[[Råsunda Stadium]], [[Solna Municipality|Solna]], Sweden||13||{{fb|Sweden}}||1–1||1–1||UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
|-
!scope=row|4
|rowspan=2|26 March 2008||rowspan=2|Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland||rowspan=2|16||rowspan=2|{{fb|Georgia}}||1–0||rowspan=2|4–1||rowspan=2|Friendly
|-
!scope=row|5
|3–0
|-
!scope=row|6
|15 October 2008||Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland||18||{{fb|San Marino}}||3–0||4–0||[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
!scope=row|7
|5 September 2009||[[Silesian Stadium]], [[Chorzów]], Poland||22||{{fb|Poland}}||1–0||1–1||2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
!scope=row|8
|12 October 2010||[[Svangaskarð]], [[Toftir]], Faroe Islands||28||{{fb|Faroe Islands}}||1–1||1–1||[[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying]]
|-
!scope=row|9
|15 August 2012||Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland||31||{{fb|Finland}}||2–0||3–3||Friendly
|-
!scope=row|10
|7 September 2014||[[Groupama Arena]], [[Budapest]], Hungary||38||{{fb|Hungary}}||2–1||2–1||[[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying]]
|-
!scope=row|11
|11 October 2014||Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland||39||{{fb|Faroe Islands}}||2–0||2–0||UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
|-
!scope=row|12
|14 October 2014||[[Karaiskakis Stadium]], [[Piraeus]], Greece||40||{{fb|Greece}}||2–0||2–0||UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
|-
!scope=row|13
|rowspan=2|29 March 2015||rowspan=2|Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland||rowspan=2|42||rowspan=2|{{fb|Finland}}||1–0||rowspan=2|2–1||rowspan=2|UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
|-
!scope=row|14
|2–0
|-
!scope=row|15
|4 September 2015||[[Tórsvøllur]], [[Tórshavn]], Faroe Islands||44||{{fb|Faroe Islands}}||3–1||3–1||UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
|-
!scope=row|16
|7 September 2015||Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland||45||{{fb|Hungary}}||1–1||1–1||UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
|-
!scope=row|17
| 27 May 2016||Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland||50||{{fb|Belarus}}||1–0||3–0|| Friendly
|-
!scope=row|18
|rowspan=2|8 October 2016||rowspan=2|Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland||rowspan=2|53||rowspan=2|{{fb|San Marino}}||2–0||rowspan=2|4–0||rowspan=2|[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
!scope=row|19
|4–0
|-
!scope=row|20
| 11 November 2016||Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland||54||{{fb|Azerbaijan}}||1–0||4–0||2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
|}
|}


==Honours==
==Honours==
'''[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]'''
'''Rangers'''
*[[Scottish Premier League]]: [[2008–09 Scottish Premier League|2008–09]], [[2009–10 Scottish Premier League|2009–10]], [[2010–11 Scottish Premier League|2010–11]]<ref name="Rangers honours">{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/club/rangers/|title=Rangers|publisher=Scottish Football League|date=July 2014|access-date=31 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819004021/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/club/rangers/|archive-date=19 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=records>{{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/team_records.sd?teamid=1372 |title=Ipswich Town all time records |work=Soccerbase |access-date=17 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001145001/http://www.soccerbase.com/team_records.sd?teamid=1372 |archive-date=1 October 2007 }}</ref><ref name="records 2">{{cite book|title=Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011–12|author1=Rollin, Glenda|author2=Rollin, Jack|publisher=Headline|isbn=978-0755362325|pages=758–759|date=4 August 2011}}</ref>
*{{sport honours|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Scottish Premier League]] |1|[[Scottish Premier League 2008-09|2009]]}}
*{{sport honours|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Scottish Cup]] |1| [[2009 Scottish Cup Final|2009]]}}
*[[Scottish Cup]]: [[2008–09 Scottish Cup|2008–09]]<ref name="Rangers honours" /><ref name="records" /><ref name="records 2" />
*[[Scottish League Cup]]: [[2009–10 Scottish League Cup|2009–10]], [[2010–11 Scottish League Cup|2010–11]]<ref name="Rangers honours" /><ref name="records" /><ref name="records 2" />


'''Palermo'''
==References==
*[[Serie B]]: [[2013–14 Serie B|2013–14]]<ref name=Soccerway/>


'''Kilmarnock'''
{{refs|2}}
*[[Scottish Championship]]: [[2021–22 Scottish Championship|2021–22]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=McClymont |first=Scott |date=22 April 2022 |title=Killie win Championship title and promotion to Premiership |url=https://kilmarnockfc.co.uk/news/killie-win-championship-title-and-promotion-to-premiership/ |access-date=22 September 2022 |website=Kilmarnock FC}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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*{{soccerbase|id=41614|name=Kyle Lafferty}}
* {{Soccerbase}}
*[http://www.irishfa.com/squad-profiles/2057/senior/kyle-lafferty-forward/ Kyle Lafferty profile] at irishfa.com
* [https://www.irishfa.com/ifa-international/squads/senior-men/kyle-lafferty Kyle Lafferty profile] Irish FA
* [http://nifootball.blogspot.com/2007/01/kyle-lafferty.html NIFG profile]
{{Northern Ireland squad UEFA Euro 2016}}
{{2021–22 PFA Scotland Scottish Championship Team of the Year}}


{{Rangers F.C. Squad}}

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Latest revision as of 21:15, 1 January 2025

Kyle Lafferty
Lafferty playing for Northern Ireland in 2012
Personal information
Full name Kyle Joseph George Lafferty[1]
Date of birth (1987-09-16) 16 September 1987 (age 37)[2]
Place of birth Enniskillen, Northern Ireland[2]
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Johnstone Burgh
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)
2014–2017 Norwich City 31 (2)
2015 → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) 14 (2)
2016 → Birmingham City (loan) 6 (1)
2017–2018 Heart of Midlothian 37 (13)
2018–2019 Rangers 21 (4)
2019 Sarpsborg 08 9 (1)
2020 Sunderland 5 (2)
2020 Reggina 9 (1)
2021 Kilmarnock 9 (8)
2021 Anorthosis Famagusta 5 (0)
2022–2023 Kilmarnock 26 (9)
2023 Linfield 8 (0)
2023– Johnstone Burgh 15 (6)
International career‡
Northern Ireland U17 5 (5)
Northern Ireland U19 6 (4)
2006 Northern Ireland U21 2 (4)
2006–2022 Northern Ireland 89 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:38, 29 July 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:50, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

Kyle Joseph George Lafferty (born 16 September 1987) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for West of Scotland Football League First Division side Johnstone Burgh.

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, 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 City. He spent time on loan with Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor and back in England with Birmingham City. After just over a year back in Scotland with Heart of Midlothian, Lafferty re-signed for Rangers in August 2018, and he has since had short spells with Sarpsborg 08, Sunderland, Reggina, Kilmarnock and Anorthosis Famagusta. In January 2022, he returned to Kilmarnock, joining the club for the second time. He would then return to his native Northern Ireland to play for Linfield for a short while, before dropping down to the Scottish seventh tier to play for Johnstone Burgh.

He made his first international appearance for Northern Ireland in 2006 and has more than 80 caps, representing the team at UEFA Euro 2016. With 20 goals he is the team's second highest scorer of all time, behind former strike partner David Healy on 36.

Club career

[edit]

Burnley

[edit]

In 2004, Lafferty 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.[3]

In January 2006, Lafferty joined Darlington on loan. He went on to make nine appearances and net three goals for the club, including a scoring debut against Notts County on 7 January.[3] He returned to Burnley in January 2007.

He scored his first senior goal for Burnley against Luton Town, netting the equaliser for a 1–1 draw on 30 April 2006.[3] Lafferty played 89 times and scored 10 goals during his time at Burnley.

Rangers

[edit]

On 16 June 2008, Burnley accepted a bid from Rangers of £3 million plus Alan Gow but talks with Gow over his move to Turf Moor broke down. Lafferty moved to Rangers on 19 June after the transfer offer was readjusted to write Gow out of the deal.[4] He made his Rangers debut as an 89th-minute substitute during a UEFA Champions League qualifier on 5 August 2008 against FBK Kaunas.[5] His first goal came in his second appearance, in a Scottish Premier League match against Heart of Midlothian on 16 August 2008.[6]

On 16 May 2009, during the penultimate league match of the 2008–09 season at home to Aberdeen, Lafferty was involved in an off-the-ball altercation with Aberdeen player Charlie Mulgrew which ended with Lafferty reacting as if he had been headbutted. The referee, Stuart Dougal, sent Mulgrew off for violent conduct; however, television pictures showed little contact between the two players. Rangers went on to win the match 2–1.[7] Upon reviewing the incident Rangers manager Walter Smith expressed his disappointment at Lafferty's conduct.[8] Two days later it was reported that Rangers had fined Lafferty for his reactions in relation to the incident.[9] The case was also referred to the Scottish Football Association's disciplinary committee, who rescinded Mulgrew's red card and gave Lafferty a two-match ban for simulation.[10]

Lafferty with Rangers in November 2010

On 25 April 2010, Lafferty scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win over Hibernian at Easter Road, securing the league title for Rangers with three matches left to play. On 22 August, Lafferty was sent off, along with opponent Kevin McBride, in a match at the same venue.[11] On 25 September, Lafferty scored his first hat-trick for the club in a 7–2 victory over Dunfermline Athletic in the League Cup.[12] Lafferty scored in Rangers' 4–0 win over Dundee United in April 2011,[13] before missing an opportunity in the final Old Firm game of the 2010–11 season at Ibrox in a 0–0 draw.[14] Lafferty then went on to score in three consecutive games in the title run in against Motherwell,[15] Hearts[16] and Dundee United.[17] Lafferty then scored a hat-trick in the final SPL game of the season as Rangers beat Kilmarnock 5–1 and won their third consecutive league title.[18]

On 18 September 2011, Lafferty scored his first Old Firm goal in a 4–2 win against Celtic. On 17 December, Lafferty scored an 83rd-minute winner for Rangers against Inverness Caledonian Thistle, the game ending 2–1. On 24 April 2012, Ally McCoist announced that Lafferty had been banned for two weeks following a training ground bust up.[citation needed]

In June 2012, Lafferty lodged an objection against his contract being transferred from Rangers to the new company set up by Charles Green.[19] PFA Scotland had previously commented that players were entitled to become free agents if they objected to the transfer.[20] Lafferty later raised a constructive dismissal claim against Rangers.[21][22]

Sion

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Lafferty signed a three-year contract with Swiss Super League club FC Sion on 30 June 2012, linking up with former Rangers teammate and Sion player-coach Gennaro Gattuso.[23][24] He was unable to play in the league match against Grasshoppers on 15 July because the Scottish Football Association refused to provide clearance for the transfer, having received an objection from Rangers' owner Charles Green.[25] On 20 July, Lafferty received provisional international clearance from FIFA which allowed him to play while arbitration over his move from Rangers continued.[citation needed] On 22 July 2012, Lafferty made his debut for Sion, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Servette. He scored his first goal a week later in a 3–0 win over Luzern.

Palermo

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On 26 June 2013, Lafferty joined Serie B club Palermo on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He said "Palermo tried to sign me in January but unfortunately we couldn't close the deal. Now I can't wait to get started. When I was younger I watched a lot of Italian football and I know there's a very passionate fanbase here at Palermo."[26]

He scored 11 goals in 34 matches to help the club ascend to Serie A as champions in his only season, and won the Fans Player of the Season award. However, club president Maurizio Zamparini called him an "out-of-control womaniser" and claimed that this lifestyle resulted in him being sold.[27]

Norwich City

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On 27 June 2014, Lafferty signed a three-year contract with Norwich City of the Football League Championship with an option for an extra year. The transfer fee was undisclosed and the transfer would be effective from 1 July. He said "Norwich is a team that wants to get promoted back to the Premier League at the first opportunity, so I'm excited to come here and start playing football for a team like this."[28] He was given squad number 9.[29]

Lafferty made his debut for the team on 10 August, as they began the season with a 1–0 defeat away to Wolverhampton Wanderers, replacing Steven Whittaker for the last 14 minutes of the game.[30] Six days later he made his first start in his first game at Carrow Road, lasting 67 minutes of a 3–0 win over Watford before being replaced by Elliott Bennett.[31] In 20 games – 18 of those in the league – he only scored once, in a 3–2 home win against Cardiff City on 17 January 2015.[32]

On 2 February 2015, Lafferty was loaned to Süper Lig club Çaykur Rizespor for the remainder of the campaign.[33] He scored two goals in 14 league games for the Turkish side.[34]

Norwich had been promoted to the Premier League during Lafferty's absence. He scored his first goal of the 2015–16 season in a 3–0 League Cup victory against West Bromwich Albion,[35] but found regular games hard to come by. In November 2015, Leeds United head coach Steve Evans revealed he had inquired about the availability of Lafferty on loan.[36] However, Lafferty remained with Norwich until 24 March 2016, when he joined Championship club Birmingham City on loan until the end of the season.[37]

He returned from international duty with a groin injury,[38] but was fit to start Birmingham's match against Brighton & Hove Albion on 5 April. He opened the scoring after 16 minutes with a tap-in following a goalkeeping error, but Brighton went on to win 2–1.[39] He made five more league appearances, without scoring, in what remained of the season.[35]

In May 2017, it was announced that Lafferty would be released when his contract expired.[40]

Hearts

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On 28 June 2017, Lafferty joined Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish Premiership on a two-year deal.[41] He made his debut on 18 July in the group stage of the Scottish League Cup, scoring the only goal away to Elgin City.[42] Two days later, he added two more goals in a 3–0 win over East Fife at Tynecastle, and on 25 July he made it four goals in three games with one in a 2–1 loss at Peterhead;[43] Hearts did not reach the knockout stage.

In the league season, Lafferty scored 12 times as Hearts finished 6th; this made him the Premiership's fourth highest scorer.[44] One of these was on 17 December 2017 in a 4–0 win over defending champions Celtic, ending their 69-match unbeaten run in domestic matches.[45] Thirteen days later, he was sent off at the end of a goalless draw at Aberdeen for a challenge on Graeme Shinnie.[46]

Return to Rangers

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On 22 August 2018, Lafferty returned to Rangers for a second spell on a two-year deal.[47][48] On his return to Rangers, Lafferty scored two goals in his league debut against Motherwell, a dramatic 3–3 draw.[49] Lafferty left Rangers after having his contract terminated by mutual consent on 24 July 2019.[50]

Sarpsborg 08

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On 27 August 2019, Lafferty signed for Norwegian Eliteserien club Sarpsborg 08 on a contract until the end of the 2019 season.[51]

Sunderland

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Lafferty signed a short-term contract with Sunderland on 10 January 2020.[52] He scored twice from 11 League One appearances before leaving the club when his contract expired.[53][54]

Reggina

[edit]

In July 2020, Lafferty moved to Italy to sign for Reggina.[55] He scored once in nine Serie B matches and played twice in the Coppa Italia before being released by mutual consent in January 2021.[34][56]

Kilmarnock

[edit]

Lafferty returned to Scottish football in February 2021, signing a short-term contract with Kilmarnock.[57] He had an immediate impact with Kilmarnock, scoring 12 goals in the space of eight games.[58] This included a hat-trick in a 3–0 win against Dundee United on 21 April that lifted the club out of the relegation places.[58] Kilmarnock eventually finished 11th and were relegated after they lost a play-off with Dundee.[59] Lafferty left Kilmarnock at the end of his contract, having scored 13 goals in as many appearances for the club.[60]

Anorthosis Famagusta

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Lafferty then signed a season-long deal with Cypriot club Anorthosis Famagusta.[61] Lafferty agreed to mutually terminate his contract in December 2021.[62]

Kilmarnock return

[edit]

On 21 January 2022, Lafferty returned to Kilmarnock, signing a deal until the end of the season.[63] This contract was subsequently extended until the summer of 2023.[64]

Linfield

[edit]

On 8 February 2023, Lafferty signed a short-term deal with NIFL Premiership club Linfield until the end of the season.[65] He would leave at the end of the season following a disappointing end to the season.[66]

Johnstone Burgh

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On 12 July 2023, Lafferty joined Scottish seventh tier club Johnstone Burgh on a two-year deal, joining ex-Rangers and Norwich City teammate Graham Dorrans at the club.[67][68] After scoring twice on his debut, he suffered a serious knee injury in his second match, keeping him out of action until 2024.[69]

International career

[edit]

In early 2006, Lafferty represented Northern Ireland under-19s at the Milk Cup. He impressed during the tournament, scoring in his first game against Paraguay, but Northern Ireland lost the match 3–1. Later in 2006, he received his first senior Northern Ireland call-up on a post-season trip to the United States to play friendly games against Romania and Uruguay. Lafferty scored his first Northern Ireland goal in an away friendly against Finland the following year. He featured predominantly as the second striker alongside David Healy during Northern Ireland's Euro 2008 qualification group, and he scored his first competitive international goal in a 4–1 victory over group minnows Liechtenstein. He then secured a 1–1 draw away to Sweden, scoring Northern Ireland's equaliser in the second half.

On 26 March 2008, he scored twice in an international match for the first time, in a friendly against Georgia which Northern Ireland won 4–1.

Lafferty scored in all of Northern Ireland's first three matches in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying, against Hungary, the Faroe Islands and Greece, the first time that the nation won the first three matches of any qualification campaign.[70] He added a brace on 29 March 2015 in a 2–1 home win over Finland.[71]

On 4 September, Lafferty scored once for Northern Ireland in a 3–1 win against the Faroe Islands. The result put Northern Ireland at the top of Group F and on the brink of qualifying for their first European Championship.[72] In the following game, against Hungary three days later, he scored a stoppage-time equaliser in a 1–1 draw to keep Northern Ireland top of their group.[73] Lafferty ended the qualifying phase with seven goals, which made him Northern Ireland's top scorer as the team qualified as group winners.[74] On 27 May 2016, Lafferty marked his 50th international appearance with a goal in a 3–0 win over Belarus in a friendly at Windsor Park, Belfast.[75]

After Lafferty withdrew from the Northern Ireland squad for two UEFA Nations League matches in October 2018, the Irish Football Association invoked a FIFA rule to prevent him from playing for Rangers in their next league game.[76]

Personal life

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Lafferty was the victim of multiple counts of vandalism while at Rangers.[77]

He married former Miss Scotland Nicola Mimnagh at St Margaret's Roman Catholic Church, in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, in June 2012. The couple had a son, born in 2011.[78] They later divorced. Lafferty married model and former Miss Scotland contestant Vanessa Chung at Gleneagles Hotel in May 2016.[79] The couple had their first born daughter in 2018 and another daughter in 2020.

In August 2016, Lafferty accepted a misconduct charge from the Football Association in relation to football betting, and was fined £23,000.[80][81]

In September 2022, Kilmarnock launched an investigation after video evidence emerged of Lafferty apparently making a sectarian remark in a nightclub. He subsequently withdrew from the Northern Ireland squad preparing for two international matches.[82]

Career statistics

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Club statistics

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As of match played 2 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burnley 2005–06[3] Championship 11 1 — 1 0 — 12 1
2006–07[83] Championship 35 4 1 0 1 0 — 37 4
2007–08[84] Championship 37 5 1 0 2 0 — 40 5
Total 83 10 2 0 4 0 0 0 89 10
Darlington (loan) 2005–06[3] League Two 9 3 — — — 9 3
Rangers 2008–09[85][86] Scottish Premier League 25 6 3 2 3 1 1[a] 0 32 9
2009–10[87] Scottish Premier League 28 7 5 0 2 0 4[a] 0 39 7
2010–11[88] Scottish Premier League 31 11 2 1 3 3 8[b] 0 44 15
2011–12[89][90] Scottish Premier League 20 7 0 0 1 0 2[c] 0 23 7
Total 104 31 10 3 9 4 15 0 138 38
Sion 2012–13[34][91] Swiss Super League 25 5 3 3 — — 28 8
Palermo 2013–14[34] Serie B 34 11 2 1 — — 36 12
Norwich City 2014–15[32] Championship 18 1 1 0 1 0 — 20 1
2015–16[35] Premier League 1 0 1 0 1 1 — 3 1
2016–17[92] Championship 12 1 2 0 2 1 — 16 2
Total 31 2 4 0 4 2 0 0 39 4
Çaykur Rizespor (loan) 2014–15[1][34] Süper Lig 14 2 1 0 — — 15 2
Birmingham City (loan) 2015–16[35] Championship 6 1 — — — 6 1
Heart of Midlothian 2017–18[93] Scottish Premiership 35 12 2 3 4 4 — 41 19
2018–19[94] Scottish Premiership 2 1 0 0 5 0 — 7 1
Total 37 13 2 3 9 4 0 0 48 20
Rangers 2018–19[95] Scottish Premiership 21 4 0 0 0 0 5[c] 1 26 5
Sarpsborg 08 2019 Eliteserien 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
Sunderland 2019–20[53] League One 11 2 — — — 11 2
Reggina 2020–21[34] Serie B 9 1 2 0 — — 11 1
Kilmarnock 2020–21[34] Scottish Premiership 9 8 2 4 — 2[d] 1 13 13
Anorthosis Famagusta 2021–22[34] Cypriot First Division 5 0 0 0 — 6[e] 1 11 1
Kilmarnock 2021–22[34] Scottish Championship 14 8 1 0 — 0 0 15 8
2022–23[34] Scottish Premiership 12 1 1 0 4 2 — 17 5
Total 26 9 2 0 4 2 0 0 32 13
Linfield 2022–23[34] NIFL Premiership 8 0 — 0 0 — 8 0
Johnstone Burgh 2023-24 West of Scotland League First Division 2 2 0 0 0 0 — 2 2
Career total 443 107 30 14 30 12 23 3 531 138
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, four in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in the Cypriot Super Cup, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League

International

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Statistics

[edit]
As of match played 12 June 2022[34]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Northern Ireland 2006 7 1
2007 7 2
2008 5 3
2009 4 1
2010 5 1
2011 2 0
2012 5 1
2013 1 0
2014 5 3
2015 6 4
2016 12 4
2017 8 0
2018 3 0
2019 5 0
2020 4 0
2021 6 0
2022 4 0
Total 89 20

Goals

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As of match played 5 September 2021
Northern Ireland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Lafferty goal[34]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 August 2006 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland 3  Finland 2–0 2–1 Friendly
2 22 August 2007 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland 11  Liechtenstein 3–0 3–1 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
3 17 October 2007 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden 13  Sweden 1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
4 26 March 2008 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland 16  Georgia 1–0 4–1 Friendly
5 3–0
6 15 October 2008 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland 18  San Marino 3–0 4–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 5 September 2009 Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland 22  Poland 1–0 1–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 12 October 2010 Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands 28  Faroe Islands 1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
9 15 August 2012 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland 31  Finland 2–0 3–3 Friendly
10 7 September 2014 Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary 38  Hungary 2–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
11 11 October 2014 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland 39  Faroe Islands 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
12 14 October 2014 Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece 40  Greece 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
13 29 March 2015 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland 42  Finland 1–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
14 2–0
15 4 September 2015 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands 44  Faroe Islands 3–1 3–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
16 7 September 2015 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland 45  Hungary 1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
17 27 May 2016 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland 50  Belarus 1–0 3–0 Friendly
18 8 October 2016 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland 53  San Marino 2–0 4–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
19 4–0
20 11 November 2016 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland 54  Azerbaijan 1–0 4–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Rangers

Palermo

Kilmarnock

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