Harry Kite

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Harry Kite
Personal information
Full name Harry George Kite [1]
Date of birth (2000-06-29) 29 June 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Crediton, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Exeter City
Number 16
Youth career
Exeter City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017– Exeter City 50 (4)
2018–2019 → Dorchester Town (loan) 35 (3)
2019–2020 → Taunton Town (loan) 26 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:35, 29 March 2023 (UTC)

Harry George Kite is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One side Exeter City. He will become a free agent on 30 June 2024.

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Career

Kite joined the Exeter City Academy at the under-9 stage, and went on to make his first-team debut on 29 August 2017, coming on as a ninth-minute substitute for Luke Croll in a 3–1 EFL Trophy group stage defeat to Yeovil Town at St James Park. [3]

On 16 August 2019, Kite was loaned out to Taunton Town for three months. [4] On 30 October Exeter confirmed, that the deal had been extended until January. [5] On 9 January 2020, the deal was extended once again, this time until the end of the season. [6]

He scored his first goal for Exeter in an EFL Trophy tie against Swindon Town on 6 October 2020. [7] Injuries to Nigel Atangana and Archie Collins saw Kite become a regular in the first team at the start of the 2021–22 season, and he went on to score his first League goal for Exeter in a 4–1 victory over Bristol Rovers on 21 August 2021. [8]

In April 2024, manager Gary Caldwell confirmed that Kite would leave the club at the end of the 2023–24 season. [9]

Style of play

Kite is an energetic midfielder with a good passing range and long-range shooting ability. [10]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 March 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonDivisionLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Exeter City 2017–18 [11] EFL League Two 0000001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
2018–19 [12] 0000001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
2019–20 [13] 0000002 [lower-alpha 1] 020
2020–21 [14] 4010004 [lower-alpha 1] 292
2021–22 [15] 14120103 [lower-alpha 1] 0201
2022–23 [16] EFL League One 32310211 [lower-alpha 1] 0364
Total5044031122697
Dorchester Town (loan) 2018–19 [17] SFL - Premier Division South 35330—8 [lower-alpha 2] 2465
Taunton Town (loan) 2019–20 [17] SFL - Premier Division South26310—6 [lower-alpha 3] 2335
Career total11110803126614817
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ One appearance in the Southern League Cup, one appearance in the Dorset Senior Cup, and six appearances and two goals in the FA Trophy
  3. ↑ Two appearances in the Southern League Cup, and four appearances and two goals in the FA Trophy

Honours

Exeter City

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Exeter City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 26. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Harry Kite - Midfielder - First Team - Exeter City FC". Exeter City F.C. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "REPORT | Exeter City 1-3 Yeovil Town". ytfc.net. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  4. ↑ Kite Joins Town On Loan, tauntontown.com, 16 August 2019
  5. ↑ Harry Kite extends loan deal with Taunton Town, exetercityfc.co.uk, 30 October 2019
  6. ↑ Kite Stays On, tauntontown.com, 9 January 2020
  7. ↑ "A flurry of goals see Swindon Town on the brink of elimination from the EFL Trophy following a 4-3 defeat by Exeter City". swindonadvertiser.co.uk. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "Exeter City 4-1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  9. ↑ Clark, Daniel (14 April 2024). "Harry Kite to leave Exeter City at the end of the season". Devon Live. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  10. ↑ "Under-18s - Midfielder - - Exeter City FC". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Harry Kite in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Harry Kite in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Harry Kite in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Harry Kite in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Harry Kite in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Harry Kite in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  17. 1 2 "Harry Kite Profile". Aylesbury United. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  18. ↑ "Port Vale end Exeter's League two title hopes". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  19. ↑ "Goal of the Month: August Winners". www.efl.com. English Football League. 23 September 2022.
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