# Kyle Jacobs (soccer, born 1991)

Kyle Jacobs (born 14 June 1991) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Scottish League One club Stenhousemuir. Jacobs has previously played for Livingston, Kilmarnock, Queen of the South and Greenock Morton, and Edinburgh.

## Career
### Livingston

After progressing through the youth system at Livingston, Jacobs made his first-team debut as a second-half substitute versus Dundee on 21 February 2009. He appeared in 97 league matches for Livingston before he left the club at the end of the 2012–13 season.

### Kilmarnock

At the age of 22, Jacobs signed a six-month contract with Kilmarnock in August 2013. After making five league appearances, he was released by Kilmarnock in January 2014. Jacobs then returned to Livingston on an eighteen-month contract later that month.

### Queen of the South

Jacobs signed for Queens at the start of the 2015–16 season. In February 2017, Jacobs signed a two-year contract extension until May 2019.

### Greenock Morton

On 23 May 2019, Jacobs signed a pre-contract with Greenock Morton on a one-year deal.

## Personal life

On 13 July 2018, Jacobs' wife Chloe safely delivered a daughter named Lily as they became parents for the first time.
Jacobs' brother Keaghan plays for Arbroath and Kyle himself is one of seven siblings and is a triplet alongside Devon and Sheldon.

## Career statistics

    As of 17 April 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Livingston | 2009–10 | Scottish Third Division | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Livingston | 2010–11 | Scottish Second Division | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 3 |
| Livingston | 2011–12 | Scottish First Division | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 4 |
| Livingston | 2012–13 | Scottish First Division | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Livingston | Total | Total | 97 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 110 | 7 |
| Kilmarnock | 2013–14 | Scottish Premiership | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Livingston | 2013–14 | Scottish Championship | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Livingston | 2014–15 | Scottish Championship | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| Livingston | Total | Total | 47 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 56 | 3 |
| Queen of the South | 2015–16 | Scottish Championship | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Queen of the South | 2016–17 | Scottish Championship | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Queen of the South | 2017–18 | Scottish Championship | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| Queen of the South | 2018–19 | Scottish Championship | 36 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 2 |
| Queen of the South | Total | Total | 124 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 131 | 4 |
| Greenock Morton | 2019–20 | Scottish Championship | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 5 |
| Greenock Morton | 2020–21 | Scottish Championship | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Greenock Morton | 2021–22 | Scottish Championship | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Greenock Morton | 2022–23 | Scottish Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Greenock Morton | Total | Total | 58 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 85 | 6 |
| Edinburgh | 2022–23 | Scottish League One | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Edinburgh | 2023–24 | Scottish League One | | | | | | | | | | |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 360 | 20 | 22 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 445 | 21 |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
* ↑ Three appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four appearances in the Scottish Championship play-offs
* ↑ Soccerbase has incorrectly credited 3 appearances; v Stranraer on 20 March 2010, Berwick Rangers on 17 April 2010 and East Stirlingshire on 1 May 2010.
* ↑ Soccerway has incorrectly credited 3 appearances; v East Stirlingshire on 20 February 2010, East Stirlingshire on 9 March 2010 and Annan Athletic on 3 April 2010
* ↑ Soccerbase has incorrectly credited an appearance v Ayr United on 19 April 2011.

## Honours

Livingston
* Scottish Third Division: 2009–10
* Scottish Second Division: 2010–11
* Scottish Challenge Cup: 2014–15