Kyle Louis Bartley (born 22 May 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central defender for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion.
[4] He played youth football for Fletcher Moss Rangers before joining Bolton Wanderers,[5] and signed for Arsenal on 31 July 2007.
[12] In late September, Bartley suffered a broken cheekbone in a clash with Nottingham Forest striker Dele Adebola.
[14] His request was accepted and Bartley moved on loan to Scottish Premier League club Rangers on the last day of the transfer window.
[23] After an injury to Chico Flores Bartley was considered to replace him for the 2013 Football League Cup Final,[24] however ultimately he was left out of the squad.
[28] In the next match, Bartley scored his first goal in senior English football, an extra-time winner against Plymouth Argyle in the League Cup.
He scored twice in a 3–1 win at Huddersfield Town on 9 November – both goals were headers from Jesse Lingard crosses – but was then sent off after receiving a second yellow card for what the referee deemed to be "over-celebrating".
[32] On 24 January 2015, Bartley was sent off in the seventh minute of an FA Cup fourth round match away to Blackburn Rovers for a foul on Joshua King; Swansea lost 3–1 and also had Gylfi Sigurðsson dismissed later on.
[35] Bartley made his Leeds debut on 7 August against Queens Park Rangers in a 3–0 defeat,[36] and scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 win against Blackburn Rovers on 13 September.
[40] On 17 December Bartley scored a late winner in a 1–0 win over Brentford to help maintain Leeds in the playoff positions;[41] his performance saw him named in the EFL Team of the Week for the second time in the season.
[47] On 16 July 2018, Bartley joined Championship club West Bromwich Albion on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.