| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kitt Edward Nelson [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cork City (on loan from Preston North End) | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2023 | Preston North End | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Preston North End | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Workington (loan) | 25 | (4) |
| 2025– | → Cork City (loan) | 27 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:33, 29 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Kitt Edward Nelson (born 12 January 2005) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland Premier Division side Cork City, on loan from EFL Championship side Preston North End. [3]
As a youth player, Nelson joined the youth academy of Preston North End at under-9's level, [4] and on 28 July 2023, Nelson signed his first professional contract at Deepdale; which runs until the summer of 2025. [5]
On 3 February 2025; having featured for Preston during pre-season and then being named on the first team bench on four occasions during the campaign, Nelson signed a new deal with the Lilywhites until the summer of 2028. [6]
On 30 September 2023, Nelson joined Northern Premier League side Workington on a youth loan deal originally until 28 October, [7] and on 11 December 2023; his loan deal was extended until the end of the season. [8] He went onto make 27 appearances for The Reds, scoring four times in the process. [9]
On 3 February 2025 having signed a new deal with Preston North End, Nelson was loaned to League of Ireland Premier Division side Cork City until 30 June 2025, [6] and went onto to make his debut in professional football four days later, as he replaced Josh Fitzpatrick at half-time during a 2–1 loss against Cobh Ramblers in the Munster Senior Cup. [10] A week later, Nelson made his debut in senior league football as he came on as a 77th-minute substitute for Malik Dijksteel during a 2–2 draw against Galway United in the opening game of the campaign. [11] On 7 March, Nelson would then go onto score his first goal in senior league football during a 1–1 draw against Sligo Rovers at Turners Cross. [12] On 21 April 2025, Nelson scored a 96th minute winner in a 2–1 victory at home to Waterford, just 7 minutes after his side had equalised. [13] [14] On 27 June 2025, Nelson extended his loan spell until the end of Cork's season in November. [15]
Nelson plays as a Midfielder and is right-footed. He can also operate as a Forward. [4] Speaking in April 2025, while operating as a lone striker for Cork City due to an injury crisis, Nelson spoke on his versatility, stating "I'm predominantly a midfielder but have played a lot of positions. I was playing right-back before I came here and as a holding midfielder but I'd say my favourite role is as number 10. I've played up front a little bit, but mainly in a partnership. Up front by yourself is different, especially because I'm not the biggest. But I like to think I can score goals so that's all I'm thinking about when I'm playing as a striker." [16]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Preston North End | 2023–24 [17] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 [17] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Workington (loan) | 2023–24 [18] | NPL Premier Division | 25 | 4 | — | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 27 | 4 | ||
| Cork City (loan) | 2025 [17] | LOI Premier Division | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 25 | 6 | |
| Career total | 48 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 10 | ||