Harry Kite

Harry Kite
Personal information
Full name Harry George Kite[1]
Date of birth (2000-06-29) 29 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Crediton, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Exeter City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2024 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 07:58, 21 July 2024 (UTC)

Harry George Kite (born 29 June 2000) is an English professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Exeter City.

Career

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]

Style of play

Kite is an energetic midfielder with a good passing range and long-range shooting ability.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 March 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[a] 0 1 0
2018–19[12] 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2019–20[13] 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 2 0
2020–21[14] 4 0 1 0 0 0 4[a] 2 9 2
2021–22[15] 14 1 2 0 1 0 3[a] 0 20 1
2022–23[16] EFL League One 32 3 1 0 2 1 1[a] 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[b] 2 46 5
Taunton Town (loan) 2019–20[17] SFL - Premier Division South 26 3 1 0 — 6[c] 2 33 5
Career total 111 10 8 0 3 1 26 6 148 17
  1. ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  2. ^ One appearance in the Southern League Cup, one appearance in the Dorset Senior Cup, and six appearances and two goals in the FA Trophy
  3. ^ Two appearances in the Southern League Cup, and four appearances and two goals in the FA Trophy

Honours

Exeter City

Individual
  • EFL League One Goal of the Month: August 2022[19]

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Exeter City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 26. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Harry Kite - Midfielder - First Team - Exeter City FC". Exeter City F.C. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  3. ^ "REPORT | Exeter City 1-3 Yeovil Town". ytfc.net. 29 August 2017. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  4. ^ Kite Joins Town On Loan, tauntontown.com, 16 August 2019
  5. ^ Harry Kite extends loan deal with Taunton Town, exetercityfc.co.uk, 30 October 2019
  6. ^ Kite Stays On, tauntontown.com, 9 January 2020
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Exeter City 4-1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  9. ^ Clark, Daniel (14 April 2024). "Harry Kite to leave Exeter City at the end of the season". Devon Live. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Under-18s - Midfielder - - Exeter City FC". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Games played by Harry Kite in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  12. ^ "Games played by Harry Kite in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Games played by Harry Kite in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Games played by Harry Kite in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Games played by Harry Kite in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Games played by Harry Kite in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  17. ^ a b "Harry Kite Profile". Aylesbury United. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  18. ^ "Port Vale end Exeter's League two title hopes". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  19. ^ "Goal of the Month: August Winners". www.efl.com. English Football League. 23 September 2022.