Kyle Copp

Kyle Thomas Copp (born 1 November 1996) is a Welsh semi-professional footballer who plays for Spanish Third Division club Atarfe Industrial as a midfielder.

Kyle Copp
Personal information
Full name Kyle Thomas Copp[1]
Date of birth (1996-11-01) 1 November 1996[2]
Place of birth Swansea, Wales[2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Atarfe Industrial
Youth career
Swansea City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Yeovil Town 0 (0)
2016–2018 Merthyr Town
2018 CD Almuñecar City 8 (9)
2018– Atarfe Industrial 3 (1)
National team
2012 Wales U17 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:20, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:54, 3 October 2016 (UTC)

Club career

Following his release from Swansea City, Copp signed for Football League Two side Yeovil Town on non-contract terms.[3][4] He made his professional debut on 30 August 2016 as a substitute in Yeovil's 4–3 victory over Portsmouth, in the EFL Trophy.[5]

On 30 December 2016, Copp signed for Southern League Premier Division side Merthyr Town.[6] He moved to Spanish club CD Almuñecar City in January 2018.[7]

In December 2018, Copp joined Tercera División side Atarfe Industrial.[8]

International career

He has played for the Wales under-17 team.[2]

Career statistics

As of 7 February 2019.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Yeovil Town 2016–17[5] League Two 0000001010
CD Almuñecar City 2017–18[9] Tercera Andaluza 1000000010
2018–19[9] Segunda Andaluza 7800000078
Total 8800000088
Atarfe Industrial 2018–19[9] Tercera División 3100000031
Career total 119000010129

References

  1. "Premier League Free Transfer List 2015/16" (PDF). Premier League. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  2. Kyle Copp at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  3. "Yeovil Town: Former Swansea City midfielder Kyle Copp joins Glovers". BBC Sport. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  4. "Kyle Copp set to join Yeovil Town". Yeovil Town F.C. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  5. "Games played by Kyle Copp in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  6. "Martyrs sign Copp & Richards". Merthyr Town F.C. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  7. Kilmister, Josh (26 March 2018). "How a Swans star tipped for the top is rebuilding career in Spain". walesonline.
  8. @CDAlmunecarCity (18 December 2018). "Amazing news that our attacking midfielder, Kyle Copp, has made the move to Tercera club, Atarfe C.F." (Tweet). Retrieved 7 February 2019 via Twitter.
  9. "Profile". La Preferente. Retrieved 7 February 2019.


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