Kieran Djilali

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Kieran Djilali
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Djilali playing for Crystal Palace in 2010
Personal information
Full name Kieran Stephen Larbi Allen-Djilali [1]
Date of birth (1991-01-22) 22 January 1991 (age 32) [1]
Place of birth Lambeth, London, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Three Bridges
Youth career
0000–2008 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2011 Crystal Palace 28 (1)
2009Crawley Town (loan) 5 (0)
2009–2010Chesterfield (loan) 8 (1)
2011Chesterfield (loan) 10 (1)
2011–2012 AFC Wimbledon 12 (1)
2012 Portsmouth 1 (0)
2012–2013 AFC Wimbledon 5 (0)
2013–2014 Sligo Rovers 40 (7)
2014 Limerick 13 (2)
2015 Cork City 10 (2)
2016 Dulwich Hamlet 1 (0)
2016– Three Bridges 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2016

Kieran Stephen Larbi Allen-Djilali (born 22 January 1991), more commonly known as Kieran Djilali, is an English footballer who plays for Three Bridges.

Contents

Club career

Crystal Palace and loans

Born in Lambeth, London, [1] Djilali came through the academy at Crystal Palace, going on trial with Manchester United in mid-2007. He made his Palace debut at 17, followed quickly by a string of first-team appearances in which he impressed. A year later he moved to League Two side Chesterfield, where he scored his first career goal in a game against Darlington on 21 November 2009. [2]

He returned to Crystal Palace following his loan spell on 12 January 2010, [3] and scored his first goal for Palace against Doncaster Rovers on 27 February 2010. [4] He began the following season in Palace's first team but dropped out as manager George Burley sought to bring in more experienced players. In February, he returned to table-topping Chesterfield for a second loan spell, helping them to win the League Two title. When his contract at parent club Crystal Palace expired, he opted to leave Selhurst Park in the summer of 2011 to seek more game time.

AFC Wimbledon

In July 2011, Djilali played on trial for Scunthorpe United, [5] but ended up signing for League Two club AFC Wimbledon on 26 August. [6] On 3 September, he made his debut for the club, against Port Vale. [7] On 10 March 2012, he scored his first goal for the club, against Dagenham & Redbridge. [8] In May 2012, Djilali was released from the club as his contract expired. [9]

Portsmouth

On 16 August 2012, Djilali signed a one-month contract with League One side Portsmouth. [10] He made his debut in a 1–1 draw with Bournemouth on the opening day of the League One season, but was released after just two weeks due to Portsmouth's tight wage budget, [11] with manager Michael Appleton putting Djilali's release down to his lack of fitness. [12]

Return to AFC Wimbledon

On 16 November 2012, Djilali re-signed for AFC Wimbledon on a short-term deal. Manager Neal Ardley said of the move: "Kieran has been with us for a month now. He has trained well and showed a very good attitude. He has the potential to play at a higher level but first he needs to prove himself with us. With the busy winter period coming on, we thought we should augment the squad and take the chance to have a good look at him in competitive action." [13] Djilali was released by AFC Wimbledon on 31 January 2013. [14]

Sligo Rovers

In March 2013, Djilali signed a contract with League of Ireland champions Sligo Rovers. [15] He made his debut on 8 March, against Derry City. [16] On 18 March, he scored his first goal for Sligo, against Bray Wanderers. [17]

Limerick

In July 2014, Djilali signed with League of Ireland side Limerick. [18]

Cork City

On 21 November 2014, Cork City announced the signing of Kieran Djilali from Munster rivals, Limerick ahead of the 2015 season. The winger made his debut as a substitute against former club, Sligo Rovers in a 1–1 draw at The Showgrounds. He scored his first goal for the Rebel Army after coming on late against Bray Wanderers, scoring the vital winning goal in a dramatic 1–0 victory.

Dulwich Hamlet

After leaving Cork City, and following a period out of the game whilst he recovered from injury, Djilali joined Dulwich Hamlet of the Isthmian League Premier Division in September 2016, [19] going on to make his debut as a substitute against Grays Athletic in the Isthmian League Cup on 13 September 2016. [20]

Three Bridges

After making three substitute appearances in all competitions for Dulwich Hamlet, Djilali joined Three Bridges of the Isthmian League South Division on 17 October 2016.

Honours

Chesterfield
Sligo Rovers

Statistics

As of 20 July 2013
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOther [A] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crystal Palace 2008–09 60002080
2009–10 812010111
2010–11 1400020160
Total2812050351
Crawley (loan) 2009–10 50000050
Chesterfield (loan) 2009–10 81000081
Chesterfield (loan) 2010–11 1010000101
AFC Wimbledon 2011–12 121100010141
Portsmouth 2012–13 10000010
AFC Wimbledon 2012–13 50000050
Sligo Rovers 2013 173102030233
Career total8674070401017
A.  ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances (including substitutions) and goals in either the Football League Trophy, the Setanta Cup and the UEFA Champions League.

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