Kyron Stabana

Kyron Thomas Stabana (born 27 August 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays for League of Ireland Premier Division side Cork City, on loan from League One side AFC Wimbledon, where he plays as a defender.

Kyron Stabana

Personal information
Full name	Kyron Thomas Stabana[1]
Date of birth	(1998-08-27) 27 August 1998
Place of birth	Leicester, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Cork City (on loan from AFC Wimbledon)
Youth career
2014–2018	Derby County
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2018	Derby County	0	(0)
2017	→ Boston United (loan)	0	(0)
2018	→ Tamworth (loan)	2	(0)
2018–	AFC Wimbledon	0	(0)
2019	→ Tamworth (loan)	7	(0)
2020–	→ Cork City (loan)	4	(0)
National team
2014–2015	England U17	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:00, 17 January 2020 (UTC)

Playing career

Derby County

Kyron joined Derby County aged 7 as a striker. He was converted to a left and right winger aged 11 before eventually moving to right back at 14 years old. This turned out to be a good change for Kyron earning himself a scholarship at the club at 15 years old.

Kyron represented England U17s five times during his scholarship at the club, getting one assist. He signed his first professional contract with the club aged 17. He then had loan spells at Boston United and Tamworth. He was released by Derby County at the age of 19 following his second year as a professional footballer at the club.

AFC Wimbledon

Following his departure from Derby County, Kyron was announced as an AFC Wimbledon player on 30 August 2018 by under-23 development squad manager Alan Reeves, following a successful two-week trial.[2]

Kyron had a two-month loan spell at Tamworth at the end of the 2018/19 season, featuring seven times.

Kyron made his debut for AFC Wimbledon, on 3 September 2019, in a Football League Trophy fixture at home to Brighton & Hove Albion U21's, which the away team won 2–0, Stabana played the full match.[3]

Stabana played again in the Football League Trophy on 8 October 2019, in a home fixture against Leyton Orient, the home side won 3–0, and Kyron came on as a 60th minute substitute for Scott Wagstaff.[4]

Cork City (loan)

Manager Neale Fenn signed Stabana for Cork City on 27 January 2020, on an initial loan deal until June 2020.

He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the season, in a 0–1 loss against Shelbourne playing the full 90 minutes on 14 February 2020.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 January 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
Derby County	2016–17	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2017–18		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Boston United (loan)	2017–18	National League North	0	0	0	0	—		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
Tamworth (loan)			2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
AFC Wimbledon	2018–19	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tamworth (loan)	2018–19	Southern League Premier Division Central	7	0	0	0	—		0	0	7	0
AFC Wimbledon	2019–20[5]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	3	0
Cork City (loan)	2020	League of Ireland Premier Division	4	0	0	0	—		0	0	4	0
Career total			13	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	18	0

1. Two appearances in FA Trophy
2. Three appearances in EFL Trophy

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: AFC Wimbledon" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
2. "Former Derby County full-back signs for Dons U-23s". Wimbledon F.C. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
3. "AFC Wimbledon 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion". skysports.com. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
4. "AFC Wimbledon 3–0 Leyton Orient". skysports.com. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
5. "Games played by Kyron Stabana in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 January 2020.

External links

• Kyron Stabana at Soccerbase
• Kyron Stabana at Soccerway