 Ebecilio training withArsenal in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kyle Stephen Joel Ebecilio[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1994-02-17)17 February 1994 (age 31) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Kruisland | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2010 | Feyenoord | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Arsenal | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | Twente | 60 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | →Nottingham Forest (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | →ADO Den Haag (loan) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Jong Twente | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–19 | Jong ADO | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–19 | ADO Den Haag | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Excelsior | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Alki Oroklini | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Capelle | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Kruisland | ||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Netherlands U16 | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Netherlands U17 | 13 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Netherlands U19 | 16 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Netherlands U21 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:21, 17 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:58, 10 October 2014 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Kyle Stephen Joel Ebecilio (born 17 February 1994) is a Dutchfootballer who plays forVierde Divisie clubKruisland. Ebecilio, who plays as amidfielder, has featured forArsenal,Nottingham Forest as well asEredivisie sidesADO Den Haag andFC Twente throughout his career.[2][3][4][5][6]
Born inRotterdam, Netherlands, Ebecilio started his youth career atFeyenoord when he was seven.[7] Ebecilio soon attracted interest fromPremier League clubs[8] and eventually joinedArsenal in 2010.[9] In 2011, Ebecilio signed his first professional contract with the club.[10] In November 2011, Ebecilio felt it was time for him to make his breakthrough at Arsenal.[11] While at Arsenal, Ebecilio helped the club to reach to fourth place of the2012–13 NextGen Series.[citation needed]
In May 2013, Ebecilio was offered a new contract with the club after years at the club's academy.[1] Meanwhile, other clubs were interested in signing Ebecilio.[12][13]
In May 2013, Ebecilio signed a five-year contract withFC Twente, returning to his homeland after three years in England.[14]
Ebecilio made his professional debut on 3 August 2013, coming on as a substitute forDario Tanda in the 60th minutes, in a 0–0 draw againstRKC Waalwijk.[15] Ebecilio scored his first professional goal in the next game, in a 4–1 win over Feyenoord.[16] Later in his first season, having been ever-present in this season, Ebecilio scored six more goals againstHeracles,[17]NAC Breda,[18]PSV Eindhoven,[19]Roda JC Kerkrade,[20]N.E.C.[21] andPEC Zwolle.[22]
In his second season at Twente, Ebecilio added two more goals againstUtrecht on 28 September 2013[23] andAZ Alkmaar on 5 October 2014.[24] In December 2014, Ebecilio clashed with ManagerAlfred Schreuder resulting in him being left out of the squad for four matches.[25] Ebecilio scored on his return, in a 2–1 win overCambuur on 31 January 2015.[26]
On 20 August 2015, Ebecilio joinedChampionship sideNottingham Forest on a season-long loan.[27] He made his debut in a 1–1 draw away atBolton Wanderers on 22 August 2015. However, having made only five first-team appearances for the club due to injury, Ebecilio's loan deal at Nottingham was terminated on 31 January 2016; the last day of the English and Dutch winter transfer window. He was instantly loaned out toADO Den Haag where he stayed for the remaining duration of that season.[3][28][29]
Ebecilio then returned to FC Twente in the summer of 2016.[30] He was not featured by theTukkers as a regular player for the first side. Ebecilio thus left the club in March 2017.[3][5][31]
Ebecilio signed up withN.E.C in November 2017 where at first he sought to regain his fitness. Ebecilio was eventually added to the squad of Jong N.E.C. in late January 2018.[32][33]
In December 2018 Ebecilio moved back to ADO Den Haag to regain his fitness. His first game upon his return to the club was forJong ADO when he came on in the 76th minute againstSparta Rotterdam, replacing midfielder Johnny Reynolds in a 2-1 win.[34] He played seven further matches with Jong ADO inBeloften Eredivisie. On 21 April 2019 he was added to the selection of the first team who played againstPSV Eindhoven but he stayed on the bench. He made his return to the first team as a late substitute forDanny Bakker in a 6-2 win againstWillem II on 15 May 2019. It was his final appearance for the club.[35]
In July 2019, he moved toExcelsior on a two-year contract,[36] but left at the end of the 2019-20 season after only six appearances in the league.
In January 2021, Ebecilio joinedCypriot Second Division clubAlki Oroklini.[37]
In June 2023, after two years as a free agent, Ebecilio joinedVierde Divisie clubCapelle.[38]
Ebecilio has represented The Netherlands at various youth levels, from the under 16 to under 21 teams.[39]
At theUEFA European Under-17 Championship inSerbia, Ebecilio scored three goals in the 2011 tournament which theDutch won for the first time. He stood out earning theGolden Boot andBest Player awards.[40]
Ebecilio grew up supportingFeyenoord[4] and his cousins are fellow footballersJeffrey Bruma andMarciano Bruma.[7]
He is not the younger brother ofLorenzo Ebecilio.[41] He is of Surinamese descent.[42]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Twente | 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 7 | ||
| 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||
| Total | 60 | 10 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 66 | 10 | |||
| Nottingham Forest (loan) | 2015–16 | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| ADO Den Haag (loan) | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| FC Twente | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| ADO Den Haag | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Excelsior | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Alki Oroklini | 2020–21 | Cypriot Second Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Career total | 87 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 10 | ||
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