Kyle Nix

Infobox Football biography
playername = Kyle Nix


fullname = Kyle Ashley Nix
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|1|21|df=y
cityofbirth = Sydney
countryofbirth = Australia
currentclub = Bradford City
clubnumber = 22
height = height|m=1.68
position = Left Midfielder
youthyears = 2001–2004
2004–2005
youthclubs = Manchester Utd
Aston Villa
years = 2005–2006
2006
2006–2007
2007
2007–
clubs = Sheffield United
→ Barnsley (loan)
Buxton
Parkgate
Bradford City
caps(goals) = 00 (0)
00 (0)
06 (0)
0? (0)
47 (6)
nationalyears = 2001–2005
nationalteam = England Youth
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 15:57, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =

Kyle Ashley Nix (born 21 January 1986) is an Australian-born professional footballer who plays in midfield for English League Two side Bradford City. He started his career with the youth teams at Manchester United and Aston Villa, before he joined Sheffield United. He had a loan spell with Barnsley, but left Sheffield to join non-league Buxton. He played seven games for Buxton during the 2006–07 season, before he joined Parkgate where he spent the remainder of the season. He joined Bradford City for whom he made his debut in league football in August 2007. Nix has also represented England at youth team level.

Early life

Kyle Nix was born in Sydney, Australia, while his father, Peter Nix, was playing football there. Peter had been a left winger, whose own professional career included 22 league games for Rotherham United. When the family returned to Rotherham, South Yorkshire, Kyle started his own football career.cite news
url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/rotherham-sport/FA-CHARGE-FOR-MILLERS.3583228.jp
title=FA charge for Millers
publisher=Sheffield Star
date=2007-12-13
accessdate=2008-01-23
first=Les
last=Payne] Kyle's brother Korey is also a footballer. [cite news
url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sportbcfc/sportbcfcheadlines/3211960.Ankle_injury_rules_Boulding_out_of_Celts_defeat/
title=Ankle injury rules Boulding out of Celts defeat
date=2008-07-17
accessdate=2008-08-17
publisher=Telegraph & Argus
first=Simon
last=Parker]

Club career

Early career

Nix started his football career in England as a youth player for Premier League side Manchester United,cite news
url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/yorkshire-soccer/Nix-picks-City-as-.3644571.jp
title=Nix picks City as long-term choice
publisher=Yorkshire Evening Post
date=2008-01-06
accessdate=2008-01-23
first=Leon
last=Wobschall] before joining Aston Villa's youth side for a year. He was part of Villa's youth team which lost in the final of the FA Youth Cup to Middlesbrough. [cite news
url=http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFAYouthCup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2004/04/FinalReport_Middlesbrough_vAstonVilla.htm
title='Boro lift FA Youth Cup
publisher=The FA
date=2004-04-19
accessdate=2008-01-23
first=Nick
last=Johnson] In July 2005, he was signed by Sheffield United of the Coca Cola Championship on a one year deal.cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_utd/4646999.stm
title=Blades recruit Nix and Mulligan
publisher=BBC Sport
date=2005-07-03
accessdate=2008-01-21] His debut came in a League Cup tie against League Two side Shrewsbury Town, which United won on penalties, when he came on as a 90th minute substitute.cite web
url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?seasonid=135&playerid=41391
title=Kyle Nix
publisher=Soccerbase
accessdate=2008-01-23] [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/4258506.stm
title=Shrewsbury 0-0 Sheff Utd
publisher=BBC Sport
date=2005-09-21
accessdate=2008-01-23] His only other appearance for Sheffield United was again as a substitute in the League Cup against Reading.

Towards the end of the 2005–06 season he was sent on loan to League One side Barnsley where he stayed for three months. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/barnsley/4748462.stm
title=Barnsley complete Nix loan deal
publisher=BBC Sport
date=2006-02-27
accessdate=2008-01-22] Barnsley won promotion to the Championship although Nix did not play in any games.cite news
url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/Warnock-makes-space-for-new.1501519.jp
title=Warnock makes space for new blood as Blades release seven
publisher=Yorkshire Post
date=2006-05-13
accessdate=2008-01-23
first=Ian
last=Appleyard] He returned to Sheffield United but he was among seven players to be released by manager Neil Warnock. Nix had an unsuccessful trial at Peterborough United, and one at Grimsby Town which was curtailed by an ankle ligament injury, [cite news
url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/football/Peterborough-United-2-Bradford-City.3617453.jp
title=Peterborough United 2 Bradford City 1
publisher=Yorkshire Post
date=2007-12-24
accessdate=2008-01-23] and played a reserve team outing for Rotherham United. But after failing to win a place at any of the three league teams, he turned to non-league football. He first appeared for Northern Premier League side Buxton. He played seven times for Buxton, scoring one goal,cite web
url=http://www.buxtonfc.co.uk/2006_07.htm
title=Buxton Football Club 2006/07
accessdate=2008-04-20
publisher=Buxton Football Club] which came in a 9–0 Derbyshire Senior Cup victory over Blackwell Miners Welfare.cite web
url=http://www.buxtonfc.co.uk/fixtures2006_2007.htm
title=Fixtures 2006/2007
accessdate=2008-04-20
publisher=Buxton Football Club] For the rest of the 2006–07 season he turned out for Northern Counties East League side Parkgate. He also scored once for Parkgate—in a 4–3 Sheffield and Hallamshire Senior Cup semi-final defeat to Stocksbridge Park Steels. [cite web
url=http://www.ncel.org.uk/clubinfo.php?team=32&page=2&sid=4
title=Northern Counties East Football League
accessdate=2008-04-20
publisher=Northern Counties East Football League]

Bradford City

In summer 2007, he was offered a short-term deal with League Two side Bradford City following a successful trial, teaming back up with Stuart McCall, who Nix knew from his days at Sheffield United.cite news
url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/search/display.var.1625159.0.goal_may_be_key_to_new_nix_deal.php
title=Goal may be key to new Nix deal
publisher=Telegraph & Argus
date=2007-08-17
accessdate=2008-01-22
first=Simon
last=Parker] He made his Bradford debut against Wolverhampton Wanderers in a League Cup game scoring his first senior goal. His league debut came three days later in the first league game to be played at Shrewsbury Town's new ground the New Meadow.cite news
url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/search/display.var.1645190.0.nix_offered_permanent_deal.php
title=Nix offered permanent deal
publisher=Telegraph & Argus
date=2007-08-27
accessdate=2008-01-22
first=Simon
last=Parker] [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/6941946.stm
title=Shrewsbury 1-0 Bradford
publisher=BBC Sport
date=2007-08-18
accessdate=2008-01-23] He was offered a longer term deal at City, before becoming a regular first team player. His first league goal was a long-range equaliser as Bradford drew 1–1 with Chesterfield on 8 December 2007 before he added a second in successive games in a 2–1 defeat to Peterborough United. [cite news
url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/search/display.var.1897245.0.nix_keen_to_stay_on_at_city.php
title=Nix keen to stay on at City
publisher=Telegraph & Argus
date=2007-12-11
accessdate=2008-01-22
first=Simon
last=Parker] [cite news
url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/search/display.var.1923962.0.peterborough_2_city_1.php
title=Peterborough 2 City 1
publisher=Telegraph & Argus
date=2007-12-22
accessdate=2008-01-22
first=Simon
last=Parker] His goals helped to win him a contract extension in January until the end of the 2007–08 season. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bradford_city/7166119.stm
title=Bradford move for Pools' Bullock
date=2008-01-02
accessdate=2008-01-22
publisher=BBC Sport] Later that month he improved his run of goals by scoring in three successive matches to help Bradford to five points from three games within the space of eight days. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7197641.stm
title=Bury 2-2 Bradford
date=2008-01-22
accessdate=2008-01-22
publisher=BBC Sport] [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7197651.stm
title=Wrexham 1-1 Bradford
date=2008-01-26
accessdate=2008-01-26
publisher=BBC Sport] [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7210651.stm
title=Bradford 4-2 Shrewsbury
date=2008-01-29
accessdate=2008-01-30
publisher=BBC Sport] Nix stayed in the team for the remainder of the season, [cite web
url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?seasonid=137&playerid=41391
title=Kyle Nix
accessdate=2008-04-20
publisher=Soccerbase] but it was not until April that he scored again, with a long-range volley against Brentford, as he bid for a new contract for the 2008–09 season. [cite news
url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/search/display.var.2193079.0.nix_i_dont_do_tapins.php
title=Nix: I don't do tap-ins
date=2008-04-14
accessdate=2008-04-20
publisher=Telegraph & Argus
first=Simon
last=Parker] On 29 April 2008, Nix was offered a new deal, [cite news
url=http://www.telegraphandargus.co.uk/display.var.2234555.0..php
title=Johnson one of 13 axed by City
date=2008-04-29
accessdate=2008-04-29
publisher=Telegraph & Argus
first=Simon
last=Parker] which he signed the following week to remain at Bradford for another season. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bradford_city/7387493.stm
title=Bradford City duo sign new deals
date=2008-05-07
accessdate=2008-05-07
publisher=BBC Sport]

Nix started Bradford's first two games of the 2008–09 season in place of Joe Colbeck, [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7541104.stm
title=Bradford 2-1 Notts County
date=2008-08-09
accessdate=2008-08-29
publisher=BBC Sport] [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7541888.stm
title=Huddersfield 4-0 Bradford
date=2008-08-12
accessdate=2008-08-13
publisher=BBC Sport] who was suspended following a red card against Milton Keynes Dons at the end of the previous campaign. [cite news
url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/7356088.stm
title= Bradford 1-2 MK Dons
date=2008-04-26
accessdate=2008-08-29
publisher=BBC Sport] However, when Colbeck was available again, Nix was dropped to the substitutes' bench, with new signing Paul McLaren partnering Lee Bullock, who had returned from injury, in central midfield. [cite news
url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sportbcfc/sportbcfcmatch/3601418.Thorne_fells_Macclesfield_with_quick_one_two/
title=Thorne fells Macclesfield with quick one-two
date=2008-08-18
accessdate=2008-08-29
publisher=Telegraph & Argus
first=Kyle
last=Nix]

International career

Nix has appeared for various England youth international teams from under 16s to under 20s. [cite news
url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/Moscow-date-for-quartet-of.1116073.jp
title=Moscow date for quartet of rising stars
publisher=Sheffield Star
date=2005-08-16
accessdate=2008-01-23] He scored twice for the under 17s, in a 4–0 victory over Faroe Islands and another in a 2–1 victory over Norway, during the Nordic International Tournament in 2002. [cite news
url=http://www.thefa.com/England/U17s/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2002/07/19774.htm
title=Under 17s knock four past Faroes
publisher=The FA
date=2002-07-30
accessdate=2008-01-22
first=Jamie
last=Bradbury] [cite news
url=http://www.thefa.com/England/U17s/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2002/08/20190.htm
title=Kyle Nix final chance for England
publisher=The FA
date=2002-08-02
accessdate=2008-01-22
first=Jamie
last=Bradbury]

Nix also holds an Australian passport, which he picked up in summer 2008, when he returned to the country for the first time since he left as a youngster in order to coach at Mitchelton Football Club. [cite news
url=http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/aussies-abroad/aussie-nix-sets-twin-targets-141436/
title=Aussie Nix sets twin targets
date=2008-10-03
accessdate=2008-10-07
publisher=Special Broadcasting Service
first=Mark
last=Fowler]

References

External links

* [http://www.bradfordcityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10266~33512,00.html Bradford City profile]
*soccerbase|41391|Kyle Nix

Persondata
NAME=Nix, Kyle
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH=1986-01-21
PLACE OF BIRTH=Sydney, Australia
DATE OF DEATH=
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