 Spence in 2021 withHegelmann Litauen | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kyle Cameron Walter Spence[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-01-14)14 January 1997 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Croydon,Surrey, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.71 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Karvan | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 2014–2015 | Coventry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Coventry City | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | Kingstonian | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | East Grinstead Town | 4 | (0) |
| 2018 | Valdres | 23 | (9) |
| 2019 | Alta | 26 | (4) |
| 2020 | Øygarden | 16 | (0) |
| 2021 | Hegelmann Litauen | 18 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | FSV Frankfurt | 16 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Vélez | 6 | (0) |
| 2024 | Gżira United | 12 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | Coleraine | 19 | (0) |
| 2025– | Karvan | 11 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Scotland U16 | 7 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:14, 27 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Kyle Cameron Walter Spence (born 14 January 1997) is a professionalfootballer who plays as awinger forKarvan in theAzerbaijan Premier League. Born in England, he has represented Scotland at youth international level.
Born inCroydon, Spence began his career with local clubCrystal Palace before joiningCoventry City who he made his professional debut for later that year. He has since played in Norway, Lithuania and Germany.
Born inCroydon,Surrey, Spence attendedOasis Academy Shirley Park and trained atFulham Academy but chose to sign with theCrystal Palace Academy. He played for Croydon Schools FA and Surrey Schools FA U14 county team, they won the English Schools U14 National County Cup final on 10 May 2011 by beating Oxford 4–3 on penalties atBrentford'sGriffin Park and featured notable players, such as,Jeremie Boga,Patrick Roberts andRyan Sweeney.[3][4] The following year, Spence went on to win the national title on 24 April 2012 with his school, as they beatRibblesdale High School 3–0 atDerby County'sPride Park Stadium.[5] On 7 May 2013, he won the Crystal Palace Oasis Academy player of the year.[6] Spence was part of the Crystal Palace Academy squad coached byJohn Salako andMark Bright.[7]
Spence joinedCoventry City in 2014.[4][8] He made his professional debut as a substitute on 2 September 2014 in a 1–0Football League Trophy win overWycombe Wanderers, coming on to replaceMohamed Coulibaly after 80 minutes.[9] Following his progression with the U18 squad, Spence was offered a professional contract with the club but he did not sign the deal and left Coventry City in the summer of 2015.[10]
After spending time on trial atMillwall, Spence re-signed with Coventry City for the second time in February 2016, until the end of the season.[11][12] After making his return, Spence played in the club's reserve side for the season and signed a one-year contract extension with Coventry City.[13] Following this, he made his first team appearance of the 2016–17 season, coming on as a 67th-minute substitute, in a 0–0 draw againstShrewsbury Town on 13 August 2016.[14] His second appearance of the season came on 23 August 2016 came againstNorwich City in the second round of the League Cup, as the club lost 6–1.[15] Having made two appearances in all competitions, Spence was released at the end of the 2016–17 season.[16]
Spence joinedHampton & Richmond Borough on 4 August 2017.[17] He made his debut for the club, coming on as a 55th-minute substitute, in a 1–1 draw againstEast Thurrock United on 5 August 2017.[18] Spence went on to make four appearances for Hampton & Richmond Borough before leaving the club to joinKingstonian on 29 August 2017 and then joinedEast Grinstead Town the following month.[19]
On 11 February 2018, Spence moved to Norway, where he signed for Norwegian fourth-tier sideValdres.[20]
On 14 April 2018, Spence scored a hat trick on his league debut againstVestfossen, resulting a 4–1 win for the club.[21] This was followed up by scoring his fourth goal for Valdres, in a 2–1 win againstBrumunddal in the first round of the Norwegian Cup and scored three days later against Skjetten Fotball.[22] Since joining the club, he quickly established himself in the first team.[23] Spence later scored five more goals later in the 2018 season, including a brace againstØstsiden.[24] He finished the 2018 season with 27 appearances, 10 goals and 8 assists in all competitions.[25] Following this, Spence did not sign a contract with Valdres, resulting in him leaving the club.[26]
It was reported on 8 February 2019 that Spence went on trial with Norwegianthird-tier sideAlta.[27] His trial proved to be successful and he signed for the club on 14 March 2019.[28]
Spence made his debut for Alta in the opening game of the season againstMjølner, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute, in a 3–0 win.[29] On 22 May, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win overFløya in theNorwegian Football Cup before scoring his first league goal just over two weeks later in a 2–2 draw withAsker.[30] Since joining Alta, Spence quickly established himself in the starting eleven for the club.[31] On 1 September 2019, he scored twice for Alta, in a 3–2 win againstSotra.[32] Three weeks later, Spence scored his fifth goal for the club, in a 2–1 win against Kjelsas IL.[33] By the end of the 2019 season, he had made 29 appearances, scoring five times in all competitions.[25] Following this, Alta offered Spence a new contract to stay at the club.[34]
On 8 January 2020, Spence joined newly formedNorwegian First Division sideØygarden instead.[35] However, due to thepandemic,the season was pushed back to July.[36] On 20 July 2020, he made his Norwegian First Division debut for his new side as a substitute in a 4–4 draw withRaufoss. He went on to make sixteen appearances in all competitions in his first season with the club.[25]
On 16 April 2021, Spence left Norway to head to Lithuania, joiningA Lyga sideHegelmann Litauen until the end of the season.[37] He was nominated for A Lyga player of the month for July 2021.[38]
In June 2022, Spence joined GermanRegionalliga Südwest sideFSV Frankfurt on a free transfer.[39]
In August 2023, Spence joined SpanishSegunda Federación sideVélez on a free transfer.[40]
After financial difficulties at the Spanish club, Spence joinedMalta Premier League sideGżira United on a free transfer.[41]
On 30 July 2024, Spence joinedNIFL Premiership clubColeraine.[42] In January 2025, he scored his first goal for the club in a 5–0 win overArmagh City in theIrish Cup.[43]
On 17 July 2025, Spence signed a one-year contract withAzerbaijan Premier League sideKarvan.[44]
Spence was called up byScotland under-16 in 2012, having been eligible to play forScotland through his grandparents and made his debut on 21 August 2012 againstLatvia U16.[20][4][45] He went on to make seven appearances for the under-16s, scoring one goal against Turkey in 2012.[46][47]
Spence's great aunt isMadge Saunders, a Jamaican Christian minister and community worker who was the first woman in theUnited Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands to serve as a parish minister.[48]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coventry City | 2014–15 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Hampton & Richmond Borough | 2017–18 | National League South | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Kingstonian | 2017–18 | Isthmian Premier | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| East Grinstead Town | 2017–18 | Isthmian D1 South | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Valdres | 2018 | 3. divisjon | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 10 |
| Alta | 2019 | 2. divisjon | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 |
| Øygarden | 2020 | OBOS-ligaen | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Hegelmann Litauen | 2021 | A Lyga | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 |
| FSV Frankfurt | 2022–23 | Regionalliga Südwest | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Vélez | 2023–24 | Segunda Federación | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Gżira United | 2023–24 | Maltese Premier League | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
| Coleraine | 2024–25 | NIFL Premiership | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Karvan | 2025–26 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Career total | 155 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 175 | 26 | ||
FSV Frankfurt
