| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kyreece Joshua Lisbie [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Colchester United | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Leyton Orient | ||
| –2020 | Shield Academy | ||
| 2020–2021 | Cray Valley Paper Mills | ||
| 2021–2022 | Watford | ||
| 2022–2025 | Brentford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Cray Valley Paper Mills | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Colchester United | 11 | (3) |
| 2025 | → Braintree Town (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:19, 6 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Kyreece Joshua Lisbie (born 1 December 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays for as a winger or forward for EFL League Two club Colchester United.
Lisbie is a product of the Leyton Orient and Watford academies and played his first senior football for Cray Valley Paper Mills. After 2+1⁄2 years as a professional with Brentford B, Lisbie transferred to Colchester United in 2025.
A forward or winger able to operate on either flank, [3] [4] Lisbie began his career alongside his brother Kyrell in the Leyton Orient youth system, [5] at the same time his father was a senior player at the club. [6] Following the brothers' release in 2017, for being "too injury prone", they failed trials at Colchester United, Watford and Millwall. [5] Following a spell in the Shield Academy, the brothers joined the U23 team at Isthmian League South East Division club Cray Valley Paper Mills in early 2020. [5] Lisbie progressed to make two substitute appearances for the first team late in the 2020–21 season. [7] Following a spell on trial with West Ham United, both brothers impressed during a second trial with Watford and signed contracts in October 2021. [5] [8] [9] The brothers were released by Watford at the end of the 2021–22 season. [8]
On 13 July 2022, Lisbie signed a one-year contract with the B team at Premier League club Brentford, with the option of a further year, [9] on a free transfer. [10] Despite not featuring in the Final victory over Blackburn Rovers due to a season-ending patellar tendinopathy suffered in March 2023, [11] [12] Lisbie received a 2022–23 Premier League Cup-winner's medal in recognition of his seven appearances and two goals earlier in the competition. [13] [14] The one-year option on his contract was taken up at the end of the 2022–23 season, with a further one-year option attached. [15] Following a second injury, [12] Lisbie returned to match play on 13 December 2023 and he signed a new one-year contract at the end of the 2023–24 season. [16] [17]
Following surgery on an injury during the 2024 off-season, [18] Lisbie returned to match play in early October 2024. [19] He scored eight goals in 18 appearances before transferring away from the club on the final day of the 2024–25 winter transfer window. [3]
On 3 February 2025, Lisbie transferred to League Two club Colchester United and signed a 2+1⁄2-year contract for an undisclosed fee. [20] [21] As a result of "competition for places", Lisbie began his spell in the club's U21 team and then joined National League club Braintree Town on loan until the end of the 2024–25 season. [22] [23] After scoring two goals in seven appearances, [13] he was recalled by Colchester United on 8 April. [24] Lisbie then made four appearances during the final three weeks of the 2024–25 season. [25]
Lisbie scored his first goal for the club on the opening day of the 2025–26 season, with "a superb shot into the top corner of the net", which saved a 1–1 draw versus Tranmere Rovers. [26]
While with Shield Academy, Lisbie represented Essex at U16 level. [27] [28]
Lisbie is the son of former professional footballer Kevin Lisbie and his twin brother Kyrell also became a footballer. [6] He is of Jamaican descent, [6] grew up in Chigwell and is a Christian. [29] [30]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cray Valley Paper Mills | 2020–21 [7] | Isthmian League South East Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 1 [c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Colchester United | 2024–25 [25] | League Two | 4 | 0 | ― | ― | ― | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 [31] | League Two | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [d] | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
| Total | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | ||
| Braintree Town (loan) | 2024–25 [13] | National League | 5 | 1 | ― | 2 | 1 | ― | 7 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | ||
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