Kyle Dempsey

Kyle Michael Dempsey (born 17 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Port Vale.He describes himself as a "goal-scoring midfielder" and has averaged a goal every ten games throughout his career. Dempsey came from a sporting family as his father was a professional rugby league player. He grew up in Cumbria and joined local club Carlisle United, making his first-team debut in January 2014 and going on to win the club's Player of the Year award for the 2014–15 season. Carlisle sold him to Huddersfield Town in July 2015, where he would play 21 games at Championship level. He spent the 2016–17 season on loan at Fleetwood Town, joining the club permanently for a £300,000 fee in May 2017. He played a total of 146 games for the club and also featured 11 times on loan at Peterborough United in the second half of the 2018–19 season. He signed for Gillingham in August 2020 and went on to be named as club captain and Player of the Year for the 2020–21 campaign. He was sold to Bolton Wanderers for a fee of around £150,000 in January 2022. He won the EFL Trophy with Bolton in 2023 and was an unused substitute in the 2026 play-off final that secured promotion out of League One. He signed for Port Vale in July 2026.