Kyle John McFadzean (born 20 February 1987) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for EFL League Two club Chesterfield.
Club career Sheffield United Born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, McFadzean was a member of Sheffield United's academy before being given a squad number for the 2005–06 season despite playing the majority of the campaign in the reserves. He made his first-team debut as a substitute in place of Keith Gillespie in a League Cup tie against Shrewsbury Town on 20 September 2005.
Alfreton Town He signed for Conference North club Alfreton Town on a free transfer in July 2007.
Crawley Town On 20 August 2010, McFadzean signed for Conference Premier club Crawley Town for an undisclosed fee, making his debut as a substitute in Crawley's 1–0 away win at Altrincham. He was named in the Conference Premier Team of the Year for the 2010–11 season after Crawley won the title and so promotion to League Two.
Milton Keynes Dons On 20 June 2014, McFadzean signed for Milton Keynes Dons from Crawley Town for an undisclosed fee, on a two-year deal with an option of a third year. He scored in his league debut against Gillingham capitalising off fellow new signing Danny Green's cross. The match ended a 4–2 victory to the Dons. On top of that, in his cup debut he scored with a back-heel in what ended up being a 3–1 win over fierce rivals AFC Wimbledon he was awarded the man-of-the-match award.
Although he had signed a two-year contract extension seven months earlier to keep him at the club until June 2018, McFadzean made a transfer request at the end of the 2015–16 season following the club's relegation back to League One and failed to attend pre-season training with MK Dons.
Burton Albion On 12 July 2016, McFadzean signed a three-year contract for newly promoted Championship club Burton Albion for a club record undisclosed fee. He scored his first goal for Burton in a 3–1 win over Sheffield Wednesday on 16 August 2016.
Coventry City McFadzean signed for then League One club Coventry City on 9 May 2019 on a two-year contract. He scored his first goal for Coventry in a 3–2 win against Queens Park Rangers on 18 September 2020.
On 13 February 2023, McFadzean signed a new contract keeping him at the club until 2024.
Blackburn Rovers On 31 January 2024, McFadzean joined Championship club Blackburn Rovers on a short-term contract until the end of the season having had his Coventry contract terminated by mutual consent.
Chesterfield On 22 January 2025, McFadzean joined League Two side Chesterfield on a short-term contract until the end of the season. In just his third appearance for the club, he suffered a serious knee injury that would rule him out for a "significant period of time". After originally joining on a short-term contract in January, McFadzean signed a contract extension ahead of the 2025–26 season. On 16 August 2025, McFazdean scored his first goal for Chesterfield, in a 3-1 League Two home victory against Bristol Rovers. He extended his contract a further year in July 2026.
International career McFadzean gained England C recognition in September 2009, as he was called into the team that played against Hungary U23s, and then retained his place in the squad for a 2–1 victory in November over Poland U23s.
Personal life Born in England, McFadzean is of Scottish descent. His younger brother Callum McFadzean is also a footballer.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSheffield United2005–06Championship000010—102006–07Premier League000000—00Total000010—10Alfreton Town2007–08Conference North22100—402612008–09Conference North29210—403422009–10Conference North32030—303802010–11Conference North20———20Total85340—1101003Crawley Town2010–11Conference Premier37360—104432011–12League Two3725120104532012–13League One1731020102132013–14League One421301000461Total1339151503015610Milton Keynes Dons2014–15League One4133041104942015–16Championship3902030—440Total803507110934Burton Albion2016–17Championship3111020—3412017–18Championship4201020—4502018–19League One354104020424Total10853080201215Coventry City2019–20League One3007000304002020–21Championship3821010—4022021–22Championship3730000—3732022–23Championship3520010303822023–24Championship151000000151Total15588020601718Blackburn Rovers2023–24Championship2000000020Career total5632835123123064430
Honours Crawley Town Football League Two third-place promotion: 2011–12 Conference Premier: 2010–11
Milton Keynes Dons Football League One runner-up: 2014–15
Coventry City EFL League One: 2019–20
Individual Conference Premier Team of the Year: 2010–11 PFA Team of the Year: 2011–12 League Two
References
External links
Profile at the Coventry City F.C. website