| Kai McKenzie-Lyle | |
| Fullname: | Kai John Oliver Milton McKenzie-Lyle[1] |
| Birth Date: | 30 January 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Haringey, England |
| Height: | [2] |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Oxford City |
| Youthclubs1: | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Youthyears2: | 2011–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Barnet |
| Years1: | 2014–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Barnet |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016 |
| Clubs2: | → Cockfosters (loan) |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017 |
| Clubs3: | → St Ives Town (loan) |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs4: | → Hayes & Yeading United (loan) |
| Caps4: | 7 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs5: | Liverpool |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs6: | Cambridge United |
| Caps6: | 1 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2022 |
| Clubs7: | → Chelmsford City (loan) |
| Caps7: | 9 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs8: | Welling United |
| Caps8: | 16 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2024 |
| Clubs9: | Folkestone Invicta |
| Caps9: | 13 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2024– |
| Clubs10: | Oxford City |
| Caps10: | 0 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016– |
| Nationalteam1: | Guyana |
| Nationalcaps1: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 16:41, 6 July 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 23:37, 13 December 2023 (UTC) |
Kai John Oliver Milton McKenzie-Lyle (born 30 January 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National League North club Oxford City. Born in England, he represents Guyana at international level.
McKenzie-Lyle joined Tottenham Hotspur as under-10, before he moved to Barnet as an under-14 and progressed through the club's academy to become first choice keeper for the under-18s,[3] and made his senior debut with a start in a 3–0 Herts Senior Cup defeat to Bishop's Stortford on 21 January 2014.[4] He first appeared on the bench in the league in October 2014. He made his English Football League debut on 12 September 2015 in a 3–1 League Two away defeat by Portsmouth, coming on as a substitute for John Akinde after regular goalkeeper Jamie Stephens had been sent-off.[5] McKenzie-Lyle joined St Ives Town in August 2017 on loan.[6] He then joined Hayes & Yeading United on loan in December 2017.[7]
McKenzie-Lyle joined Liverpool on trial in July 2018.[8] He then signed for the Reds the following month.[9] McKenzie-Lyle was released in June 2020, having played just twice for the under-23s in Premier League 2.[10]
On 1 September 2020, McKenzie-Lyle joined League Two club Cambridge United on a two-year deal.[11] On 25 March 2022, Chelmsford City announced the signing of McKenzie-Lyle on loan.[12]
McKenzie-Lyle was released by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season.[13]
McKenzie-Lyle joined Welling United in August 2022.
On 6 February 2024, Mckenzie-Lyle joined Isthmian League Premier Division club Folkestone Invicta.[14]
McKenzie-Lyle joined Oxford City for the 2024-25 season.[15]
McKenzie-Lyle was called up to Guyana's squad for their third round matches of 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification,[16] after being alerted to his eligibility by Jack Thorpe, a researcher for the Football Manager game.[17] He made an unusual international debut for a goalkeeper, scoring a header in the 120th minute of a 3–2 loss against Suriname.[18] On his second appearance he saved a penalty against Jamaica.[19]
McKenzie-Lyle's younger brother Renell (born 2000) is also a goalkeeper and product of the youth system at Barnet.[20]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barnet | 2013–14 | Conference Premier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 1[21] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[22] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[23] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[24] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[25] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Cockfosters (loan) | 2015–16[26] | Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division | 8 | 0 | ― | ― | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| St Ives Town (loan) | 2017–18 | Southern League Premier Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | ― | 6 | 0 | ||
| Hayes & Yeading United (loan) | 2017–18 | Southern League First Division East | 7 | 0 | ― | ― | 1[27] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Liverpool | 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cambridge United | 2020–21 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[28] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Chelmsford City (loan) | 2021–22 | National League South | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Welling United | 2022–23 | National League South | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 6[29] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Folkestone Invicta | 2023–24[30] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Career total | 61 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 81 | 0 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guyana | 2016 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 1 | ||
Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each McKenzie-Lyle goal.
|-| style="text-align:center"|1 || 8 October 2016 || André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname || || style="text-align:center"|2–3 || style="text-align:center"|2–3 || 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification || |-|}