Kyle Spence
Quick Facts
Biography
Kyle Cameron Walter Spence (born 14 January 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Club career
Early career
Spence trained at Fulham Academy but chose to sign with Crystal Palace Academy. Spence played for Croydon Schools FA and Surrey Schools FA U14 county team, they won the English Schools U14 National County Cup final on 10 May 2011. Surrey beat Oxford at Brentford's Griffin park. Notable players for the squad were Jeremie Boga Chelsea FC, Patrick Roberts Manchester City FC and Ryan Sweeney AFC Wimbledon.
Spence went on to win the national title on 24 April 2012 with his school Oasis Academy Shirley Park. In the game against Ribblesdale School, they won 3-0. At Derby County's Pride Park Stadium Spence was part of the Crystal Palace Academy squad coached by John Salako and Mark Bright. On 7 May 2013 Spence won the Crystal Palace Oasis Academy player of the year.
Coventry City
Born in Croydon, Surrey, England, Spence attended Oasis Academy Shirley Park and started his football career at Crystal Palace, before joining Coventry City in 2014.
Spence made his professional debut as a substitute on 2 September 2014 in a 1–0 Football League Trophy win over Wycombe Wanderers, coming on to replace Mohamed Coulibaly after 80 minutes. Following his progression with the U18's squad, Spence was offered a professional contract with the club. However, Spence yet to signed a professional contract and was eventually withdrawn leading to his release.
After a trial at Millwall, Spence re-signed for Coventry City for the second time in February 2016, until the end of the season. After making his return, Spence played in the club's reserve for the season and signed a one-year contract extension.
International career
Spence was called up by Scotland under-16 in 2012 and made his debut on 21 August 2012 against Latvia.
Career statistics
- As of 17 February 2016
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Coventry City | 2014–15 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2015–16 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |