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| Full name | Nya Jerome Kirby[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 31 January 2000[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Islington, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Oxford City | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2017 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Crystal Palace | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | → Blackpool (loan) | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Oxford City | 24 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | England U16 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | England U17 | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | England U18 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | England U19 | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:02, 10 March 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Nya Jerome Kirby (born 31 January 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Oxford City.
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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]
Kirby made his senior debut for Crystal Palace on 15 September 2020 against AFC Bournemouth in the second round of the EFL Cup.[6]
On 22 January 2021, Kirby joined League Two club Tranmere Rovers on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[7]
Kirby was released by Crystal Palace at the end of the 2021–22 season.[8]
In August 2023, he signed for Oxford City.[9] He scored his first goal for the club on 28 August 2023, opening the scoring in a 4-0 win over Boreham Wood.[10]
International career
He has represented England at under-17, under-18[11] and under-19 international youth levels.[4]
He was a member of the team that won the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup,[12] scoring the decisive penalty in the round of 16 against Japan[13] and was a second-half substitute against Spain in the final.[14] Kirby also represented England under-19 at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[15]
Career statistics
- As of 27 March 2021
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Crystal Palace | 2018–19[16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Blackpool (loan) | 2018–19[16] | League One | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2020–21[18] | League Two | 6 | 0 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
Honours
Tranmere Rovers
- EFL Trophy runner-up: 2020–21[19]
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: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Team news: Eze starts plus two debuts awarded". www.cpfc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Nya Kirby: Tranmere Rovers sign Crystal Palace midfielder". BBC Sport. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Crystal Palace submit retained and released list 21/22 - News". Crystal Palace F.C. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Oxford City sign England Under-17 World Cup winner". Oxford Mail. 4 August 2023.
- ^ Oxford City 4-0 Boreham Wood BBC Sport. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Kirby Scores Again For England U18s". Crystal Palace F.C. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "Games played by Nya Kirby in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
- ^ Pilnick, Brent (14 March 2021). "Sunderland 1–0 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ Veevers, Nicholas (26 September 2017). "World Cup squad named". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
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