Kyle De Silva

Kyle De Silva
Personal information
Full name Kyle Matthew De Silva[1]
Date of birth (1993-11-29) 29 November 1993 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Croydon, England
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sevenoaks Town
Youth career
2005–2010 Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Crystal Palace 7 (0)
2013 → Barnet (loan) 3 (0)
2015–2016 Notts County 4 (0)
2016–2018 FC Eindhoven 49 (4)
2018–2019 Bromley 4 (0)
2019 → Canvey Island (loan) 2 (0)
2019 → Sevenoaks Town (loan) 3 (0)
2019– Sevenoaks Town 50 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:04, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

Kyle Matthew De Silva (born 29 November 1993) is an English footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Sevenoaks Town.

Career

Crystal Palace

De Silva is a product of the Crystal Palace academy and possesses pace and quick feet. In April 2010, De Silva signed his first professional contract.[3] He made his début in the FA Cup against Derby County on 7 January 2012 and made his league début away to Blackpool on 21 January 2012.[4] In May 2012, he signed a three-year contract with Palace.[5]

During the 2012–13 season, de Silva suffered a series of injuries which kept him out of action for half a year.[6] On 22 March 2013 he signed for Barnet on loan until the end of the season.[7] He made his debut as a 66th-minute substitute for Luke Gambin in a 0–0 home draw with Cheltenham Town.[8]

On 8 May 2015, it was announced that de Silva would not be offered a new contract by Crystal Palace and would be leaving the club.[9] It was believed that injuries and a loss of form were the main factors in de Silva's release by the club.[10]

Notts County

After being released by Crystal Palace, de Silva joined League Two side Notts County on a two-year contract.[11] He made 6 appearances for the Magpies before having his contract terminated by mutual consent.[12]

FC Eindhoven

De Silva joined Eerste Divisie side FC Eindhoven for the 2016–17 season. He scored 4 goals in 49 appearances for the Dutch team.

Bromley

In June 2018, de Silva signed for National League side Bromley.[13] He made his first appearance as an 87th minute substitute for Omar Bugiel in a 2–0 away loss to Salford.[14] After only four appearances for the club, de Silva was loaned to Canvey Island[15][16] and Sevenoaks Town.[17][18][19] De Silva left Bromley at the end of the 2018–19 season.[20]

Later career

De Silva joined Sevenoaks Town permanently for the 2019–20 season.[19]

References

  1. ^ "List of Players Registered as Scholars in Accordance with Rule C.3 Between 01/07/2010 and 31/07/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Kyle De Silva". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Academy starlets offered pro deals". Croydon Advertiser. 16 April 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2015.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Derby 1 - 0 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. 7 January 2012.
  5. ^ Kyle De Silva pens three-year Crystal Palace deal
  6. ^ "KYLE DE SILVA - THE FIRST INTERVIEW". Barnet F.C. 27 March 2013. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Bees loan Eagles starlet De Silva". Barnet F.C. 22 March 2013. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  8. ^ Barnet 0-0 Cheltenham
  9. ^ "New Deals Offered To Six Development Players". cpfc.co.uk. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Palace Academy boss convinced Kyle De Silva will find another club following release". Croydon Advertiser. 23 April 2015. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  11. ^ "Magpies Swoop For Talented Kyle De Silva". Notts County F.C. 6 July 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  12. ^ "Kyle De Silva Departs Notts County By Mutual Consent". Notts County F.C. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  13. ^ "Bromley: Kyle de Silva signs for National League club". bbc.co.uk. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  14. ^ "Bromley 0–2 Salford City". BBC Sport. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  15. ^ Kyle De Silva - Canvey Island FC
  16. ^ "Appearances - Kyle De Silva". Football Web Pages. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  17. ^ Transfer Deadline Day: Oaks bring in National League- and Canvey Island- forward
  18. ^ "Appearances - De Silva Kyle". Football Web Pages. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  19. ^ a b "Sevenoaks Town | Appearances | Kyle de Silva | Football Web Pages".
  20. ^ Squad update: Five departures confirmed