Kyle Macaulay

Kyle Macaulay (born 13 May 1986) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He works as head of senior scouting for Manchester United.

Club career Born in Elgin, he started his career at Derby County but after two years at Pride Park, he was released. Macaulay was signed by his uncle Steve Paterson for Aberdeen. He made his debut on 4 February 2006 against Heart of Midlothian at Tynecastle.

In November 2006 he was loaned out to Peterhead before signing a permanent deal with them on 31 January 2007. After leaving Peterhead in the summer of 2007, Macaulay was out of football for a few months until he signed for Alloa Athletic after a successful trial period. He scored for Alloa in February 2008 in a game against his former club Peterhead.

In 2011, Macaulay won a silver medal in the football at the 2011 Summer Universiade.

Post-retirement career Ostersunds FK Macaulay began in a non-playing role in Sweden shortly afterwards, working as a performance analyst at Östersunds for Graham Potter, where he spent six years. Swansea had a somewhat successful season back in the Championship following relegation from the Premier League in the season prior finishing in 10th place and reaching the quarter finals of the FA Cup.

Brighton & Hove Albion Potter was appointed as the new Brighton & Hove Albion manager on 20 May 2019 where Macaulay, assistant manager Billy Reid and coach Bjorn Hamberg moved to the Sussex club alongside Potter.

Chelsea On 8 September 2022, Macaulay followed Graham Potter on a move to Chelsea.

West Ham United

Macaulay left Chelsea to become head of recruitment for West Ham United in January 2025, once again reuniting with Potter.

Manchester United

Macaulay was appointed Head of Senior Scouting at Manchester United in November 2025.

Personal life Macaulay is the nephew of former manager Steve Paterson.