Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Nya Jerome Kirby [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 31 January 2000||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||
–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 | 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
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*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.
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Crystal Palace | 2018–19 [16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2019–20 [17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2020–21 [18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Blackpool (loan) | 2018–19 [16] | League One | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2020–21 [18] | League Two | 6 | 0 | — | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Career total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
Tranmere Rovers
England U17
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Nya Jerome Kirby [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 31 January 2000||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||
–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 | 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
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*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.
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Crystal Palace | 2018–19 [16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2019–20 [17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2020–21 [18] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Blackpool (loan) | 2018–19 [16] | League One | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2020–21 [18] | League Two | 6 | 0 | — | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Career total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
Tranmere Rovers
England U17