Delano McCoy-Splatt

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Delano McCoy-Splatt
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-10-11) 11 October 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth London, England
Position(s) Central Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Fulham
Number 42
Youth career
2013–2016 Dulwich Hamlet
2016– Fulham
International career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Jamaica 1 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:04, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

Delano McCoy-Splatt (born 11 October 2004) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for the youth academy of Fulham. Born in England, he is a Jamaica international. [1]

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Early life

Born in London, he started playing football at a young age because of his father, a former footballer. [2]

Club career

As a youth player, McCoy-Splatt joined the youth academy of English lower league side Dulwich Hamlet. In 2016, he joined the youth academy of Fulham in the English Premier League. [3] [4] McCoy-Splatt captained the Fulham U18 team, before moving to the U21 team in 2023.

International career

In early 2023, Jamaica national team coach Heimir Hallgrímsson spoke of selecting young Jamaican-eligible players from overseas U17 and U18 teams, in order to assess them and encourage them to declare for Jamaica. [5] On 7 March 2023, McCoy-Splatt was named in a youthful squad, containing a number of English-based teenagers ahead of two friendlies against Trinidad and Tobago. [6] He went onto make his senior international debut on 11 March, in a 1–0 home friendly defeat to Trinidad and Tobago. [7]

Style of play

McCoy-Splatt mainly operates as a centre midfielder. [2]

Personal life

He is the brother of footballers Jamie Splatt and Javaun Splatt. [8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 August 2024 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham U21 2023-241 [lower-alpha 1] 111
2024-251 [lower-alpha 1] 010
Career total2121
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 11 March 2023 [10]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Jamaica 202310
Total10

Honours

Fulham U21

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