Kyron Thomas Stabana (born 27 August 1998) is an English former professional footballer and now manager of English club Highfield Rangers based in Leicester. They are currently members of the Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division.
 Stabana in November 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kyron Thomas Stabana[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 August 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Highfield Rangers (Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2018 | Derby County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Derby County | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Boston United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Tamworth (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | AFC Wimbledon | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Tamworth (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Cork City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Tamworth | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Barwell | 38 | (0) |
| 2022-2023 | Melton Town | 16 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2015 | England U17 | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019-2023 | Leicester City (Academy Coach) | ||
| 2023– | Highfield Rangers (Manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 22 April 2023 (UTC) | |||
Playing career
editDerby County
editStabana joined Derby County aged 7 as a striker. He was converted to a left and right winger aged 11 before eventually moving to right back at 14 years old. This turned out to be a good change for Stabana earning himself a scholarship at the club at 15 years old.
Stabana represented England U17s five times during his scholarship at the club, getting one assist. He signed his first professional contract with the club aged 17. He then had loan spells at Boston United and Tamworth. He was released by Derby County at the age of 19 following his second year as a professional footballer at the club.
AFC Wimbledon
editFollowing his departure from Derby County, Stabana was announced as an AFC Wimbledon player on 30 August 2018 by under-23 development squad manager Alan Reeves, following a successful two-week trial.[2]
Stabana had a two-month loan spell at Tamworth at the end of the 2018/19 season, featuring seven times.
Stabana made his debut for AFC Wimbledon, on 3 September 2019, in a Football League Trophy fixture at home to Brighton & Hove Albion U21's, which the away team won 2–0, Stabana played the full match.[3]
Stabana played again in the Football League Trophy on 8 October 2019, in a home fixture against Leyton Orient, the home side won 3–0, and Kyron came on as a 60th minute substitute for Scott Wagstaff.[4]
Cork City (loan)
editManager Neale Fenn signed Stabana for Cork City on 27 January 2020, on an initial loan deal until June 2020.
He made his debut for the club on the opening day of the season, in a 0–1 loss against Shelbourne playing the full 90 minutes on 14 February 2020.
Stabana made 4 appearances for Cork City, before the season was halted in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland. Stabana returned to AFC Wimbledon, and the club confirmed on 10 June 2020, that the player would be released on the expiry of his contract.[5]
Tamworth
editOn 19 September 2020, Stabana was announced as signing for Southern League Premier Division Central side Tamworth following a successful trial period.[6] He made his debut the same day as Tamworth drew 1–1 away at Peterborough Sports on the opening day of the season.[7]
Barwell
editStabana made the move to Southern League Premier Central rivals Barwell.[8] He made his debut for Barwell on 14 August 2021, in an away fixture against Lowestoft Town, and helped his new side to a 3-0 victory.[9]
Melton Town
editStabana joined Melton in December 2022. He made 16 appearances from then until the end of the season.
Managerial career
editStabana first joined Leicester City in August 2019 as an academy coach within the women's and girls department. He spent three seasons there before joining Highfield Rangers as First Team Manager in June 2023.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 22 April 2023
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Derby County | 2016–17 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Boston United (loan) | 2017–18 | National League North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Tamworth (loan) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| AFC Wimbledon | 2018–19 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamworth (loan) | 2018–19 | Southern League Premier Division Central | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| AFC Wimbledon | 2019–20[10] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cork City (loan) | 2020 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Tamworth | 2020–21 | Southern League Premier Division Central | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Barwell | 2021–22 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 41 | 1 | ||
| Melton Town | 2022-23 | United Counties League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Career total | 70 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 82 | 1 | ||
- ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy
- ^ Three appearances in EFL Trophy
References
edit- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: AFC Wimbledon" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Former Derby County full-back signs for Dons U-23s". Wimbledon F.C. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ "AFC Wimbledon 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion". skysports.com. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "AFC Wimbledon 3–0 Leyton Orient". skysports.com. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "Squad update from the manager". Wimbledon F.C. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "Four Sign on for New Season". TheLambs.co.uk. 19 September 2020. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Peterborough Sports 1–1 Tamworth". TheLambs.co.uk. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Hadland Works Late to Bring In New Signings". Southern-Football-League.co.uk. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Lowestoft Town 0-3 Barwell". Pitchero.com. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Kyron Stabana in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
External links
edit- Kyron Stabana at Soccerbase
- Kyron Stabana at Soccerway
