Kyle Copp
Kyle Thomas Copp (born 1 November 1996) is a Welsh semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kyle Thomas Copp[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Swansea, Wales[2] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Atarfe Industrial | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Swansea City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Yeovil Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Merthyr Town | ||
| 2018 | CD Almuñecar City | 8 | (9) |
| 2018–2019 | Atarfe Industrial | 3 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Llanelli Town | ||
| 2020–2021 | Redditch United | ||
| 2021– | Llanelli Town | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Wales U17 | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:20, 7 February 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:54, 3 October 2016 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Following his release from Swansea City, Copp signed for Football League Two side Yeovil Town on non-contract terms.[3][4] He made his professional debut on 30 August 2016 as a substitute in Yeovil's 4–3 victory over Portsmouth, in the EFL Trophy.[5]
On 30 December 2016, Copp signed for Southern League Premier Division side Merthyr Town.[6] He moved to Spanish club CD Almuñecar City in January 2018.[7]
In December 2018, Copp joined Tercera División side Atarfe Industrial.[8]
In September 2020, Copp signed for Redditch United in the Southern Premier Division and made his debut as a substitute in an away win over Banbury United.[9] In January 2021, he returned to Llanelli Town.[10]
International career
He has played for the Wales under-17 team.[2]
Career statistics
- As of 7 February 2019.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Yeovil Town | 2016–17[5] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CD Almuñecar City | 2017–18[11] | Tercera Andaluza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018–19[11] | Segunda Andaluza | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Atarfe Industrial | 2018–19[11] | Tercera División | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Career total | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | ||
References
- "Premier League Free Transfer List 2015/16" (PDF). Premier League. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- Kyle Copp at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- "Yeovil Town: Former Swansea City midfielder Kyle Copp joins Glovers". BBC Sport. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- "Kyle Copp set to join Yeovil Town". Yeovil Town F.C. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- "Games played by Kyle Copp in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- "Martyrs sign Copp & Richards". Merthyr Town F.C. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- Kilmister, Josh (26 March 2018). "How a Swans star tipped for the top is rebuilding career in Spain". walesonline.
- @CDAlmunecarCity (18 December 2018). "Amazing news that our attacking midfielder, Kyle Copp, has made the move to Tercera club, Atarfe C.F." (Tweet). Retrieved 7 February 2019 – via Twitter.
- "Clement is Reds' hero with late winner at Banbury". Redditch Standard. 28 September 2020.
- "Kyle Copp: Attacker returns to Llanelli Town". Y Clwb Pêl-Droed. 2 January 2021.
- "Profile". La Preferente. Retrieved 7 February 2019.