_(cropped).jpg) Lofthouse in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kyran Aiden Lofthouse[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-09-15)15 September 2000 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Oxford, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back,right midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Burton Albion | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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) |
| 2021–2023 | Woking | 61 | (5) |
| 2023–2025 | Barnsley | 19 | (0) |
| 2023 | →Gateshead (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2024 | →Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2025 | →Burton Albion (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2025– | Burton Albion | 13 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Kyran Aiden Lofthouse (born 15 September 2000) is an English professionalfootballer who plays as aright-back orright midfielder forEFL League One clubBurton Albion.
Born inOxford,[2] Lofthouse started his career withOxford United, making his senior debut in a 2–1EFL Trophy victory overNorwich City U21 on 3 September 2019.[3]
He joinedOxford 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 joinedNational League sideWoking on a month-long loan,[8][9] A day later, he went onto make his debut during a 1–0 away defeat toBoreham Wood, starting the fixture before being replaced byMax 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 theirFA Trophy fourth round penalty shootout triumph overBromley.[13] On 16 March 2021, Lofthouse registered his first goal for the club in a 1–1 home draw againstAltrincham, 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 the2021–22 campaign, during the Cards' 2–1 victory atWealdstone, 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 theSurrey-based side, Lofthouse was forced off with a season-ending injury during their 2–0 defeat toNotts County.[19] On 11 May 2022, Lofthouse was announced as TheWoking News and Mail Young Player of the Year for the2021–22 campaign.[17]
On 28 July 2023, following his departure from Woking, Lofthouse agreed to joinLeague One clubBarnsley on a three-year deal.[20] He made his debut during anEFL Cup tie in early August in a 2–2 draw withTranmere Rovers.[21]
On 22 September 2023, Lofthouse joinedGateshead on loan until January 2024.[22] On 9 January 2024, he joinedLeague Two clubMilton Keynes Dons on loan until the end of the season, linking up again with head coachMike Williamson whom had brought him to Gateshead.[23]
On 3 February 2025, Lofthouse joined fellow League One sideBurton Albion on loan for the remainder of the season.[24]
On 25 July 2025, Lofthouse returned tothe Brewers on a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee, signing an initial two-year deal.[25]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Oxford United | 2019–20[2] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21[2] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Oxford City (loan) | 2019–20[26] | National League South | 15 | 3 | — | — | 2[b] | 0 | 17 | 3 | ||
| Woking (loan) | 2020–21[2] | National League | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
| Woking | 2021–22[2] | National League | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| 2022–23[2] | National League | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 40 | 4 | ||
| Total | 65 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 70 | 5 | |||
| Barnsley | 2023–24[27] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024–25[28] | League One | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Gateshead (loan) | 2023–24[2] | National League | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 2023–24[27] | League Two | 21 | 1 | — | — | 2[d] | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Burton Albion (loan) | 2024–25[28] | League One | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Career total | 185 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 214 | 11 | ||