Kyle Spence

Kyle Cameron Walter Spence (born 14 January 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Norwegian side Øygarden.

Kyle Spence
Personal information
Full name Kyle Cameron Walter Spence[1]
Date of birth (1997-01-14) 14 January 1997
Place of birth Croydon, Surrey, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.71 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Øygarden
Number 11
Youth career
–2014 Crystal Palace
2014–2015 Coventry City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Coventry City 1 (0)
2017 Hampton & Richmond Borough 4 (0)
2017 Kingstonian 2 (0)
2017 East Grinstead Town 4 (0)
2018 Valdres 23[3] (9)
2019 Alta 26 (4)
2020– Øygarden 2 (0)
National team
2012–2013 Scotland U16 7 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:12, 4 August 2020 (UTC)

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, Patrick Roberts and Ryan Sweeney.[4]

Spence went on to win the national title on 24 April 2012 with his school Oasis Academy Shirley Park. In the game against Ribblesdale High 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 7 May 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.[5][6]

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.[7] Following his progression with the U18's squad, Spence was offered a professional contract with the club.[8] However, Spence yet to sign a professional contract[9] and was eventually withdrawn leading to his release.[10]

After a trial at Millwall,[10] Spence re-signed for Coventry City for the second time in February 2016, until the end of the season.[11] After making his return, Spence played in the club's reserve for the season and signed a one-year contract extension.[12] Spence was released at the end of the 2016–17 season.[13]

Later career

Spence joined Hampton & Richmond Borough on 4 August 2017.[14] Later that month he joined Kingstonian,[15] and then joined East Grinstead Town the following month.[16]

Valdres

On 11 February 2018, Spence signed for Norwegian fourth-tier side Valdres.[17] On 14 April, he scored a hat trick on his league debut against Vestfossen.[18] He finished the season with 27 appearances, 10 goals and 8 assists in all competitions.[3]

Alta

On 14 March 2019, Spence joined Norwegian third-tier side Alta.[19] On 22 May, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win over Fløya in the Norwegian Football Cup[20] before scoring his first league goal just over two weeks later in a 2–2 draw with Asker.[21]

Øygarden

On 8 January 2020, Spence joined newly formed Norwegian First Division side Øygarden.[22] On 20 July 2020, he made his Norwegian First Division for his new side as a substitute in a 4-4 draw with Raufoss.[23]

International career

Spence was called up by Scotland under-16 in 2012 and made his debut on 21 August 2012 against Latvia.[5] He went on to make seven appearances for the under-16s, scoring one goal against Turkey in 2012.[24]

Career statistics
As of 4 August 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 One0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2015–16 0000000000
2016–17 1000100020
Coventry total 1000101030
Hampton & Richmond Borough 2017–18 National League South4000000040
Kingstonian 2017–18 Isthmian Premier2010000030
East Grinstead Town 2017–18 Isthmian D1 South4000001050
Valdres 2018 3. divisjon2394100002710
Alta 2019 2. divisjon264310000295
Øygarden 2020 OBOS-ligaen2000000020
Career total 62138210207316
  1. Appearances in Football League Trophy

Personal life

Spence's great aunt is Madge Saunders, a Jamaican Christian minister and community worker who was the first woman in the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands to serve as a parish minister.[25]

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References
  1. "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.
  2. "Kyle Cameron Walter Spence" (in Norwegian). Øygarden FK. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  3. "Kyle Spence Kampstatistikk" [Kyle Spence statistics] (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  4. "English Schools' Football Association (ESFA) – News 2010–2011". www.esfa.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  5. "Croydon schoolboy Kyle Spence called up to play for Scotland". News Shopper. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  6. "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.
  7. "Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Coventry City". CCFC. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  8. "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 13 April 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  9. "Coventry City still waiting on contract decision from Academy starlet Kyle Spence". Coventry Telegraph. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  10. "Kyle Spence: Millwall give trial to teenage former Coventry winger". BBC Sport. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  11. "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.
  12. "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.
  13. "NEWS: Coventry City release nine players including Nathan Clarke, Ruben Lameiras and Marcus Tudgay". www.ccfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  14. "Spence becomes a Beaver – News – Hampton & Richmond Borough FC". www.hamptonfc.net. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  15. "Kyle Spence – Kingstonian". kingstonian.com. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  16. "Kyle Spence – Football Web Pages". footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  17. "Kyle Spence klar for Valdres FK!" [Kyle Spence ready for Valdres FK!] (in Norwegian). Valdres F.K. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  18. "Kampreferat av Vestfossen – Valdres" [Match report of Vestfossen – Valdres] (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  19. "British invasion – Welcome to Alta, Kyle!" (in Norwegian). Alta IF. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  20. "Fløya - Alta". Norwegian Football Federation. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  21. "Asker vs Alta". uk.soccerway.com. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  22. "ØFK PRESENTERER KYLE CAMERON WALTER SPENCE" (in Norwegian). Øygarden FK. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  23. "Øygarden FK" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  24. "Kyle Spence Scottish FA profile". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  25. "Weekend review 23rd & 24th June". englishplayersabroad.com. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
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