Kyle De Silva
English footballer
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Kyle Matthew De Silva (born 29 November 1993) is an English footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Sevenoaks Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kyle Matthew De Silva[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 November 1993[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Croydon, England | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Position | 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 as of 20:04, 16 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
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]
