Nya Kirby

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

Nya Kirby
Personal information
Full name Nya Jerome Kirby[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-31) 31 January 2000[2]
Place of birth Islington, England
Height 1.74 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*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Crystal Palace 0 (0)
2019 → Blackpool (loan) 11 (1)
2021 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 6 (0)
2023– Oxford City 10 (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  England
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Winner2017U-17 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:43, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

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
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crystal Palace 2018–19[16] Premier League 000000—00
2019–20[17] Premier League 000000—00
2020–21[18] Premier League 000010—10
Total 0000100010
Blackpool (loan) 2018–19[16] League One 111000000111
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2020–21[18] League Two 60——2[lower-alpha 1]080
Career total 170001020201
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Tranmere Rovers

England U17

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. "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. 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. "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. "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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