Nya Kirby
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] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Tranmere Rovers (on loan from Crystal Palace) | ||
Number | 16 | ||
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) |
2021– | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2 | (0) |
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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:43, 30 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:46, 11 January 2019 (UTC) |
Nya Jerome Kirby (born 31 January 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tranmere Rovers, on loan from Crystal Palace.
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 side Tranmere Rovers on loan for the remainder of the 2020-21 season.[7]
International career
He has represented England at under-17, under-18[8] and under-19 international youth levels.[4]
He was a member of the team that won the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup,[9] scoring the decisive penalty in the round of 16 against Japan[10] and was a second-half substitute against Spain in the final.[11] Kirby also represented England under-19 at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 2 February 2021
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Crystal Palace | 2018–19[13] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2019–20[14] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2020–21[15] | 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[13] | League One | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2020–21[15] | League Two | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Career total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
- ^ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Veevers, Nicholas (26 September 2017). "World Cup squad named". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- 2000 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- People from the London Borough of Islington
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Association football midfielders
- England youth international footballers
- English football midfielder, 2000s birth stubs