# Kian Noble
**Kian Noble** (full name Kian Ben Noble, born 2007) is an English footballer who plays as a center-back for Manchester City U21 in Premier League 2, the top tier of English under-21 reserve football[1](https://www.fotmob.com/players/1596418/kian-noble) • [2](https://www.transfermarkt.com/kian-noble/profil/spieler/985535). Born in [Yorkshire](https://www.edgepedia.org/yorkshire), he has been with Manchester City since his early teens and has represented England from under-15 through under-19 level[2](https://www.transfermarkt.com/kian-noble/profil/spieler/985535) • [1](https://www.fotmob.com/players/1596418/kian-noble).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2007, Yorkshire, England[2](https://www.transfermarkt.com/kian-noble/profil/spieler/985535) |
| Position | Centre-back; current club Manchester City U21, second club Manchester City (UEFA U19 squad)[2](https://www.transfermarkt.com/kian-noble/profil/spieler/985535) |
| Contract | Expires 30 June 2027[2](https://www.transfermarkt.com/kian-noble/profil/spieler/985535) |
| Honours | FA Cup and EFL Cup 2025/26 with Manchester City; Premier League 2 2024/25 with Manchester City U21; U18 Premier League 2022/23 and FA Youth Cup 2023/24 with Manchester City U18[1](https://www.fotmob.com/players/1596418/kian-noble) |
| 2025/26 Premier League 2 | 21 appearances, 1,755 minutes, 4 assists, 2 yellow cards[3](https://theanalyst.com/players/9069/kian-noble/career) |
| International | England U19, 10 caps, 0 goals; previously U15, U16, U17, U18, and U20 squads[2](https://www.transfermarkt.com/kian-noble/profil/spieler/985535) • [1](https://www.fotmob.com/players/1596418/kian-noble) |
## Club career
Noble joined Manchester City's academy at under-15 level in November 2020 and progressed through the club's U18 and U19 sides[1](https://www.fotmob.com/players/1596418/kian-noble). With Manchester City U18 he won the U18 Premier League in 2022/23 and the [FA Youth Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/fa-youth-cup) in 2023/24, and he scored 3 goals in 39 U18 Premier League appearances across the 2022/23 to 2024/25 seasons[1](https://www.fotmob.com/players/1596418/kian-noble) • [3](https://theanalyst.com/players/9069/kian-noble/career).
His most substantial reserve-team season came in 2025/26, when he made 21 Premier League 2 appearances for Manchester City U21, playing 1,755 minutes and recording 4 assists without scoring[3](https://theanalyst.com/players/9069/kian-noble/career). Across those 19 league matches counted by FootyStats, his team conceded 20 goals and kept 6 clean sheets with him involved[4](https://footystats.org/players/england/kian-ben-noble). He also appeared in the [EFL Trophy](https://www.edgepedia.org/efl-trophy), the [Premier League International Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/premier-league-international-cup), and the [UEFA Youth League](https://www.edgepedia.org/uefa-youth-league) during that season[3](https://theanalyst.com/players/9069/kian-noble/career).
Although registered with the first-team squad, he made no senior competitive appearances for Manchester City in 2025/26; he was nonetheless listed among the squad that won the [FA Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/fa-cup) and the [EFL Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/efl-cup) that season, giving him five career titles in total[3](https://theanalyst.com/players/9069/kian-noble/career) • [1](https://www.fotmob.com/players/1596418/kian-noble). In 2026/27 he has continued in Premier League 2, with 3 appearances and 270 minutes by late September, and has played twice in the EFL Trophy against Mansfield Town and Chesterfield[3](https://theanalyst.com/players/9069/kian-noble/career).
## International career
Noble has moved through the England youth ladder, representing the under-15, under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19, and under-20 teams[1](https://www.fotmob.com/players/1596418/kian-noble). His under-19 spell ran from August 2025 to September 2026 and produced 10 caps without a goal[1](https://www.fotmob.com/players/1596418/kian-noble) • [2](https://www.transfermarkt.com/kian-noble/profil/spieler/985535).
## Playing style
A scouting assessment of the Premier League 2 pool published in 2026 described Noble as a ball-playing, positional defender rather than a duel-winning one: an assist rate inside the top 3% of Premier League 2 center backs, 91.1% pass completion, and strong long-ball accuracy and chance-creation numbers, with lower tackle and duel volume, rarely being dribbled past, and a strong recovery rate[5](https://xbirmingham.substack.com/p/the-como-shortlist-a-team-sheet-from). The same assessment put his transfer value at around £95,000 and noted that his contract expiring in 2027 would likely force a decision by Manchester City on renewal or sale, and that a move to Kortrijk was identified as the senior test his profile needed[5](https://xbirmingham.substack.com/p/the-como-shortlist-a-team-sheet-from).
His early 2026/27 match data is consistent with that profile: in 270 Premier League 2 minutes he completed 89.0% of his passes and 67.9% of his long balls, won 64.7% of his duels and 83.3% of his aerial duels, and was dribbled past once[1](https://www.fotmob.com/players/1596418/kian-noble).
## References
1. [Kian Noble – stats, career and market value, FotMob](https://www.fotmob.com/players/1596418/kian-noble)
2. [Kian Noble – Player profile, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.com/kian-noble/profil/spieler/985535)
3. [Kian Noble Career History, Opta Analyst](https://theanalyst.com/players/9069/kian-noble/career)
4. [Kian Ben Noble Stats, FootyStats](https://footystats.org/players/england/kian-ben-noble)
5. [The Como Shortlist: A Team Sheet from the Premier League 2 Pool, xBirmingham (Substack)](https://xbirmingham.substack.com/p/the-como-shortlist-a-team-sheet-from)
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