Kyle Spence
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kyle Cameron Walter Spence[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Croydon, Surrey, England | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Crystal Palace | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Coventry City | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2012 | Scotland U16 | 7 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:07, 15 September 2014 (UTC). | |||
Kyle Cameron Walter Spence (born 14 January 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Club career
Early career
Spence trained at Fulham Academy but chose to sign with Crystal Palace Academy. Spence played for Croydon Schools FA and Surrey Schools FA U14 county team, they won the English Schools U14 National County Cup final on 10 May 2011. Surrey beat Oxford at Brentford's Griffin park. Notable players for the squad were Jeremie Boga Chelsea FC, Patrick Roberts Manchester City FC and Ryan Sweeney AFC Wimbledon.
Spence went on to win the national title on the 24th April 2012 with his school Oasis Academy Shirley Park. In the game against Ribblesdale School, they won 3-0. At Derby County's Pride Park Stadium Spence was part of the Crystal Palace Academy squad coached by John Salako and Mark Bright. On May 7, 2013 Spence won the Crystal Palace Oasis Academy player of the year.
Coventry City
Born in Croydon, Surrey, England, Spence attended Oasis Academy Shirley Park and started his football career at Crystal Palace, before joining Coventry City in 2014.[2][3]
Spence made his professional debut as a substitute on 2 September 2014 in a 1–0 Football League Trophy win over Wycombe Wanderers, coming on to replace Mohamed Coulibaly after 80 minutes.[4] Following his progression with the U18's squad, Spence was offered a professional contract with the club.[5] However, Spence yet to signed a professional contract[6] and was eventually withdrawn leading to his release.[7]
After a trial at Millwall,[7] Spence re-signed for Coventry City for the second time in February 2016, until the end of the season.[8] After making his return, Spence played in the club's reserve for the season and signed a one-year contract extension.[9]
International career
Spence was called up by Scotland under-16 in 2012 and made his debut on 21 August 2012 against Latvia.[2]
Career statistics
- As of 17 February 2016
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coventry City | 2014–15 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Football League Trophy
References
- ↑ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 44. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Croydon schoolboy Kyle Spence called up to play for Scotland". News Shopper. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ↑ "Look: All you need to know about the six Coventry City Academy starlets given pro contracts". Coventry Telegraph. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ↑ "Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Coventry City". CCFC. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ↑ "Coventry City Football Club offer six Academy second-year scholars professional terms with the club". Coventry City F.C. 16 March 2015. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ↑ "Coventry City still waiting on contract decision from Academy starlet Kyle Spence". Coventry Telegraph. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- 1 2 "Kyle Spence: Millwall give trial to teenage former Coventry winger". BBC Sport. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ↑ "SIGNING: Coventry City have signed winger Kyle Spence until the end of the season". Coventry City F.C. 15 February 2016. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ↑ "SIGNING: Coventry City sign Devon and Dion Kelly-Evans, and Kyle Spence on one-year contracts". Coventry Telegraph. 24 May 2016. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
External links
- Kyle Spence profile at Soccerway
- Kyle Spence career statistics at Soccerbase
