Harry_Kite
Harry Kite
English footballer
Harry George Kite is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One side Exeter City. He will become a free agent on 30 June 2024.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harry George Kite[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-06-29) 29 June 2000 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Crediton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Exeter City | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Exeter City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Exeter City | 50 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | → Dorchester Town (loan) | 35 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | → Taunton Town (loan) | 26 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:35, 29 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Kite joined the Exeter City Academy at the under-9 stage, and went on to make his first-team debut on 29 August 2017, coming on as a ninth-minute substitute for Luke Croll in a 3–1 EFL Trophy group stage defeat to Yeovil Town at St James Park.[3]
On 16 August 2019, Kite was loaned out to Taunton Town for three months.[4] On 30 October Exeter confirmed, that the deal had been extended until January.[5] On 9 January 2020, the deal was extended once again, this time until the end of the season.[6]
He scored his first goal for Exeter in an EFL Trophy tie against Swindon Town on 6 October 2020.[7] Injuries to Nigel Atangana and Archie Collins saw Kite become a regular in the first team at the start of the 2021–22 season, and he went on to score his first League goal for Exeter in a 4–1 victory over Bristol Rovers on 21 August 2021.[8]
In April 2024, manager Gary Caldwell confirmed that Kite would leave the club at the end of the 2023–24 season.[9]
Kite is an energetic midfielder with a good passing range and long-range shooting ability.[10]
- As of match played 28 March 2023
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Exeter City | 2017–18[11] | EFL League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018–19[12] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[13] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[14] | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22[15] | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23[16] | EFL League One | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 36 | 4 | |
| Total | 50 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 69 | 7 | ||
| Dorchester Town (loan) | 2018–19[17] | SFL - Premier Division South | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 46 | 5 | |
| Taunton Town (loan) | 2019–20[17] | SFL - Premier Division South | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | 33 | 5 | |
| Career total | 111 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 148 | 17 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
- One appearance in the Southern League Cup, one appearance in the Dorset Senior Cup, and six appearances and two goals in the FA Trophy
- Two appearances in the Southern League Cup, and four appearances and two goals in the FA Trophy
Exeter City
- League Two runner-up: 2021–22[18]
- Individual
- EFL League One Goal of the Month: August 2022[19]
- "Notification of shirt numbers: Exeter City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 26. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- "Harry Kite - Midfielder - First Team - Exeter City FC". Exeter City F.C. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- "REPORT | Exeter City 1-3 Yeovil Town". ytfc.net. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- Kite Joins Town On Loan, tauntontown.com, 16 August 2019
- Harry Kite extends loan deal with Taunton Town, exetercityfc.co.uk, 30 October 2019
- Kite Stays On, tauntontown.com, 9 January 2020
- "A flurry of goals see Swindon Town on the brink of elimination from the EFL Trophy following a 4-3 defeat by Exeter City". swindonadvertiser.co.uk. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "Exeter City 4-1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- Clark, Daniel (14 April 2024). "Harry Kite to leave Exeter City at the end of the season". Devon Live. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- "Under-18s - Midfielder - - Exeter City FC". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- "Games played by Harry Kite in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- "Games played by Harry Kite in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- "Games played by Harry Kite in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- "Games played by Harry Kite in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- "Games played by Harry Kite in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- "Games played by Harry Kite in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- "Harry Kite Profile". Aylesbury United. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- "Port Vale end Exeter's League two title hopes". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- "Goal of the Month: August Winners". www.efl.com. English Football League. 23 September 2022.
- Harry Kite player profile at Exeter City
- Harry Kite at Soccerbase