Kyran Aiden Lofthouse (born 21 October 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club Woking.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kyran Aiden Lofthouse[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-10-21) 21 October 2000 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Oxford, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Woking | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2019 | Oxford United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Oxford United | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Oxford City (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | → Woking (loan) | 36 | (1) |
| 2021– | Woking | 39 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:07, 23 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Oxford,[2] Lofthouse started his career with Oxford United, making his senior debut in a 2–1 EFL Trophy victory over Norwich City U21 on 3 September 2019.[3]
He joined Oxford City on a one-month loan in November 2019,[4] before his loan was extended by a further two months in December 2019.[5] He returned to the club on another one-month loan in February 2020 after the previous deal expired.[6] He appeared in 15 league matches for City in total, scoring three goals.[2]
In May 2020, he was offered a new one-year contract by Oxford United.[7]
On 26 October 2020, Lofthouse joined National League side Woking on a month-long loan,[8][9] A day later, he went onto make his debut during a 1–0 away defeat to Boreham Wood, starting the fixture before being replaced by Max Kretzschmar in the 68th minute.[10] His loan was subsequently extended by a further month in December[11] and then again, in January 2021, until the end of the 2020–21 season.[12] Proceeding this, just six days later, Lofthouse went onto score the winning penalty for the Cards during their FA Trophy fourth round penalty shootout triumph over Bromley.[13] On 16 March 2021, Lofthouse registered his first goal for the club in a 1–1 home draw against Altrincham, putting the Cards ahead in the 18th minute before a late equaliser from Josh Hancock in the 92nd minute.[14]
On 6 July 2021, Lofthouse returned to Woking on a permanent basis for an undisclosed fee, agreeing to a two-year deal.[15] He made his first appearance of the 2021–22 campaign, during the Cards' 2–1 victory at Wealdstone, featuring for the full 90 minutes.[16] Similarly to his first Woking goal, Lofthouse once again netted against Altrincham this time in February 2022 with a long range effort (which was eventually awarded as the club's goal of the season)[17] to give The Cards a 2–0 lead, with the game ultimately finishing in a 2–2 draw.[18] Within the same month and subsequently manager's, Alan Dowson final game in charge with the Surrey-based side, Lofthouse was forced off with a season-ending injury during their 2–0 defeat to Notts County.[19] On 11 May 2022, Lofthouse was announced as The Woking News and Mail Young Player of the Year for the 2021–22 campaign.[17]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Oxford United | 2018–19[2] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019–20[2] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[2] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Oxford City (loan) | 2019–20[20] | National League South | 15 | 3 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 17 | 3 | ||
| Woking (loan) | 2020–21[2] | National League | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
| Woking | 2021–22[2] | National League | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| 2022–23[2] | National League | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||
| Total | 39 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 90 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 102 | 8 | ||
Woking F.C. – current squad | |
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