Kyle Charles Letheren is a Welsh

Welsh people

The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...

 professional footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League

Scottish Premier League

The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...

 club Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock F.C.

Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" is the oldest club currently in the Scottish Premier League. Home matches are played at Rugby Park...

. He is the son of former Leeds United

Leeds United A.F.C.

Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system...

 goalkeeper Glan Letheren

Glan Letheren

Glan Letheren is a Welsh former professional footballer who played in the Football League as a goalkeeper for Leeds United, Scunthorpe United, Chesterfield and Swansea City...

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Career

Letheren began his career as a trainee at Swansea City

Swansea City A.F.C.

Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position...

, spending time on-loan at Newport County

Newport County A.F.C.

Newport County Association Football Club are a professional football club based in the city of Newport, south Wales, who currently play in the Conference National, the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...

 in 2005, but didn't make an appearance for the first-team before being released in the summer of 2006. He subsequently joined Barnsley

Barnsley F.C.

Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...

, making his debut in the 3rd round of the FA Cup

FA Cup

The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...

 against Blackpool

Blackpool F.C.

Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...

 on 5 January 2008 as a half-time substitute, replacing the injured Heinz Müller. He was loaned to Doncaster Rovers

Doncaster Rovers F.C.

Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...

 for the second-half of the 2008–2009 season as cover for veteran goalkeeper Neil Sullivan

Neil Sullivan

Neil Sullivan is an English-born Scottish ex-international professional Association footballer. A goalkeeper, Sullivan currently plays for Doncaster Rovers after signing on a permanent basis from Leeds United at the end of the 2006–07 season, following two loan moves to Doncaster...

, but he didn't make an appearance for them. He joined Grimsby Town

Grimsby Town F.C.

Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...

 in April 2009 on trial, with a view to a loan move, following the Mariners decision to release Phil Barnes

Phil Barnes

Philip Kenneth "Phil" Barnes is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Conference North side Gainsborough Trinity...

 and Gary Montgomery

Gary Montgomery

Gary Stephen Montgomery , is an English professional footballer and cricketer who last played in football as a goalkeeper for Boston United. He has previously played for Coventry City, Crewe Alexandra, Kidderminster Harriers, Rotherham United and Grimsby Town...

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He was released from his contract in the summer of 2009 and then signed a short-term contract with Plymouth Argyle

Plymouth Argyle F.C.

Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...

 to provide cover for Romain Larrieu

Romain Larrieu

Romain Larrieu is a French footballer who is currently a goalkeeper/first team coach for Plymouth Argyle. Having joined them in 2000 from Valence, he is their longest serving current player and club captain.-Playing career:...

 after Lloyd Saxton suffered a broken wrist.

On 31 December 2009 Letheren was released from Plymouth Argyle after his contract expired. In April 2010, he signed for Motherwell

Motherwell F.C.

Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998...

 on an emergency contract to provide cover for the injured John Ruddy

John Ruddy

John Thomas Gordon Ruddy is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Norwich City.-Everton:...

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Letheren signed for Kilmarnock in August 2010 to provide backup to Cameron Bell whilst second-choice goalkeeper Alan Combe

Alan Combe

Alan Combe is a Scottish professional football goalkeeper.Born in Edinburgh, Combe played for Cowdenbeath, St. Mirren, Dundee United, Bradford City and Kilmarnock. Combe was Kilmarnock's regular goalkeeper until he suffered a serious hip injury early in the 2009–10 season...

 recovers from injury.

Letheren has represented Wales at schoolboy level and made one appearance at under 21

Wales national under-21 football team

The Wales national under-21 football team, also known as the Wales U21s, is the national under-21 football team of Wales and is controlled by the Football Association of Wales. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years...

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External links

• Kyle Letheren profile at Plymouth Argyle FC
• Kyle Letheren profile at Barnsley FC