Kyle Copp

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Kyle Copp
Personal information
Full name Kyle Thomas Copp[1]
Date of birth (1996-11-01) 1 November 1996 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Swansea, Wales[2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Mumbles Rangers
Youth career
2002–2016 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 5 (1)
2019–2020 Llanelli Town
2020–2021 Redditch United
2021 Llanelli Town
2021–2023 Pontardawe Town
2023 Trefelin BGC
2023– Mumbles Rangers
International career
2012 Wales U17 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:20, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:54, 3 October 2016 (UTC)

Kyle Thomas Copp (born 1 November 1996) is a Welsh semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Mumbles Rangers.

Club career[edit]

Copy began his career with Swansea City at the age of 6, turning professional in 2015.[3] Following his release from Swansea, Copp signed for Football League Two side Yeovil Town on non-contract terms.[4][5] He made his professional debut on 30 August 2016 as a substitute in Yeovil's 4–3 victory over Portsmouth, in the EFL Trophy.[6]

On 30 December 2016, Copp signed for Southern League Premier Division side Merthyr Town.[7] He moved to Spanish club CD Almuñecar City in January 2018.[3]

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] He left the club in November 2021,[11]

After playing for Pontardawe Town, he moved to Trefelin BGC in January 2023.[12] He signed for Mumbles Rangers in August 2023.[13]

International career[edit]

He has played for the Wales under-17 team.[2]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 7 February 2019.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Yeovil Town 2016–17[6] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
CD Almuñecar City 2017–18[14] Tercera Andaluza 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2018–19[14] 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[14] 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[edit]

  1. ^ "Premier League Free Transfer List 2015/16" (PDF). Premier League. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d Kyle Copp at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b Kilmister, Josh (26 March 2018). "How a Swans star tipped for the top is rebuilding career in Spain". WalesOnline.
  4. ^ "Yeovil Town: Former Swansea City midfielder Kyle Copp joins Glovers". BBC Sport. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Kyle Copp set to join Yeovil Town". Yeovil Town F.C. 13 August 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Games played by Kyle Copp in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Martyrs sign Copp & Richards". Merthyr Town F.C. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  8. ^ @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.
  9. ^ "Clement is Reds' hero with late winner at Banbury". Redditch Standard. 28 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Kyle Copp: Attacker returns to Llanelli Town". Y Clwb Pêl-Droed. 2 January 2021.
  11. ^ James, Aled (25 November 2021). "Andy Legg stands down as first-team manager of Llanelli Town".
  12. ^ Jones, Jordan (2 January 2023). "Ardal & Cymru Leagues transfer tracker: Every 22/23 winter deal".
  13. ^ https://twitter.com/mumblesseniors/status/1690019253091532800
  14. ^ a b c "Profile". La Preferente. Retrieved 7 February 2019.