Nya Kirby
Nya Jerome Kirby (born 31 January 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Crystal Palace.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nya Jerome Kirby[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 31 January 2000||
Place of birth | Islington, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3] | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Crystal Palace | ||
Number | 37 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2017 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
2017–2018 | Crystal Palace | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) |
2019 | → Blackpool (loan) | 11 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2015–2016 | England U16 | 8 | (1) |
2016–2017 | England U17 | 13 | (0) |
2017–2018 | England U18 | 5 | (2) |
2018 | England U19 | 10 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:12, 29 April 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:46, 11 January 2019 (UTC) |
Club career
Kirby played youth football for Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace, before moving on loan to Blackpool in January 2019.[4]
He made his debut for Blackpool on 29 January 2019, coming off the bench in a 2–2 draw with Wycombe Wanderers and winning the 85th minute penalty which Harry Pritchard scored to earn a point.[5]
International career
He has represented England at under-17, under-18[6] and under-19 international youth levels.[4]
He was a member of the team that won the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup,[7] scoring the decisive penalty in the round of 16 against Japan[8] and was a second-half substitute against Spain in the final.[9] Kirby also represented England under-19 at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[10]
Career statistics
- As of 27 April 2019
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Blackpool (loan) | 2018–19[11] | League One | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
Crystal Palace | 2019–20[12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
Honours
England U17
References
- "Updated squad lists for 2018/19 Premier League". Premier League. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- Nya Kirby at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- "Nya Kirby". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- "Nya Kirby: Crystal Palace midfielder joins Blackpool on loan". BBC Sport. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- Matt Scrafton (30 January 2019). "Terry McPhillips explains why Nya Kirby wasn't allowed to take Blackpool's late penalty in Wycombe draw". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- "Kirby Scores Again For England U18s". Crystal Palace F.C. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- Hafez, Shamoon (17 January 2019). "England's U17 World Cup winners – where are they now?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- "Under-17 World Cup: England beat Japan on penalties to reach quarter-finals". BBC Sport. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- "Kirby Helps England Win U17 World Cup". Crystal Palace F.C. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- "Kirby in Action but England U19s Suffer Elimination". Crystal Palace F.C. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- "Games played by Nya Kirby in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- "Games played by Nya Kirby in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- Veevers, Nicholas (26 September 2017). "World Cup squad named". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 28 August 2019.