Kyle Copp
| 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 | 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 | ||
| 2023–2024 | Mumbles Rangers | ||
| 2024–2025 | St Joseph's | ||
| 2025–2026 | Pontardawe Town | ||
| 2026– | Pure Swansea | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Wales U17 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:20, 7 February 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals 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 Pure Swansea.
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]
In January 2024 he joined Swansea Senior League side St Josephs, and played for them as they were promoted to the West Wales Premier League. In the 2024–25 West Wales Premier League he won the golden boot, scoring 47 goals.[14]
In the 2025–26 season he played for Pontardawe Town, signing for Pure Swansea in July 2026.[15]
International career
[edit]He has played for the Wales under-17 team.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]- 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[6] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CD Almuñecar City | 2017–18[16] | Tercera Andaluza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018–19[16] | 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[16] | 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]- ↑ "Premier League Free Transfer List 2015/16" (PDF). Premier League. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Kyle Copp at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- 1 2 Kilmister, Josh (26 March 2018). "How a Swans star tipped for the top is rebuilding career in Spain". WalesOnline.
- ↑ "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. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ @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.
- ↑ James, Aled (25 November 2021). "Andy Legg stands down as first-team manager of Llanelli Town".
- ↑ Jones, Jordan (2 January 2023). "Ardal & Cymru Leagues transfer tracker: Every 22/23 winter deal".
- ↑ "We are delighted to announce the singing of Kyle Copp 🦁 Kyle is a great player who will fit into our team very well! https://t.co/PXMyeIhMKs".
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ↑ "The Macron West Wales Premier League (@PremierWales) on X".
- ↑ "Kyle Copp signs for Pure Swansea!". pureswanseafc.com.
- 1 2 3 "Profile". La Preferente. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
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- 1996 births
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- Welsh men's footballers
- Swansea City A.F.C. players
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- Merthyr Town F.C. players
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- Redditch United F.C. players
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- Tercera División players
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