Nya Kirby

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Nya Kirby
Personal information
Full name Nya Jerome Kirby [1]
Date of birth (2000-01-31) 31 January 2000 (age 24) [2]
Place of birth Islington, England
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) [3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Oxford City
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2017 Tottenham Hotspur
2017–2018 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2022 Crystal Palace 0 (0)
2019 → Blackpool (loan) 11 (1)
2021 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 6 (0)
2023– Oxford City 26 (2)
International career
2015–2016 England U16 8 (1)
2016–2017 England U17 13 (0)
2017–2018 England U18 5 (2)
2018 England U19 10 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Winner 2017 India
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:35, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

Nya Jerome Kirby (born 31 January 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Oxford City.

Contents

Club career

Kirby played youth football for Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace, before moving on loan to Blackpool in January 2019. [4]

He made his debut for Blackpool on 29 January 2019, coming off the bench in a 2–2 draw with Wycombe Wanderers and winning the 85th minute penalty which Harry Pritchard scored to earn a point. [5]

Kirby made his senior debut for Crystal Palace on 15 September 2020 against AFC Bournemouth in the second round of the EFL Cup. [6]

On 22 January 2021, Kirby joined League Two club Tranmere Rovers on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season. [7]

Kirby was released by Crystal Palace at the end of the 2021–22 season. [8]

In August 2023, he signed for Oxford City. [9] He scored his first goal for the club on 28 August 2023, opening the scoring in a 4-0 win over Boreham Wood. [10]

International career

He has represented England at under-17, under-18 [11] and under-19 international youth levels. [4]

He was a member of the team that won the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, [12] scoring the decisive penalty in the round of 16 against Japan [13] and was a second-half substitute against Spain in the final. [14] Kirby also represented England under-19 at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. [15]

Career statistics

As of 27 March 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crystal Palace 2018–19 [16] Premier League 000000—00
2019–20 [17] Premier League000000—00
2020–21 [18] Premier League000010—10
Total0000100010
Blackpool (loan) 2018–19 [16] League One 111000000111
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2020–21 [18] League Two 60——2 [lower-alpha 1] 080
Career total170001020201
  1. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Tranmere Rovers

England U17

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References

  1. ↑ "Updated squad lists for 2018/19 Premier League". Premier League. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  2. ↑ Nya Kirby at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Nya Kirby: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Nya Kirby: Crystal Palace midfielder joins Blackpool on loan". BBC Sport. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  5. ↑ Matt Scrafton (30 January 2019). "Terry McPhillips explains why Nya Kirby wasn't allowed to take Blackpool's late penalty in Wycombe draw". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "Team news: Eze starts plus two debuts awarded". www.cpfc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Nya Kirby: Tranmere Rovers sign Crystal Palace midfielder". BBC Sport. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "Crystal Palace submit retained and released list 21/22 - News". Crystal Palace F.C. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "Oxford City sign England Under-17 World Cup winner". Oxford Mail. 4 August 2023.
  10. ↑ Oxford City 4-0 Boreham Wood BBC Sport. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Kirby Scores Again For England U18s". Crystal Palace F.C. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  12. 1 2 Hafez, Shamoon (17 January 2019). "England's U17 World Cup winners – where are they now?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  13. ↑ "Under-17 World Cup: England beat Japan on penalties to reach quarter-finals". BBC Sport. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  14. ↑ "Kirby Helps England Win U17 World Cup". Crystal Palace F.C. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  15. ↑ "Kirby in Action but England U19s Suffer Elimination". Crystal Palace F.C. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Nya Kirby in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Nya Kirby in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Nya Kirby in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  19. ↑ Pilnick, Brent (14 March 2021). "Sunderland 1–0 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  20. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (26 September 2017). "World Cup squad named". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
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