Billy Naylor Kirkman (born 26 February 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays for Swindon Town, as a left back.

Career

Born in Blackburn,[1] Kirkman began his career at The New Saints at under-13 level,[2] and had two loan spells at Aberystwyth Town, the first in January 2023,[3] and the second in August 2023,[4] which was extended in January 2024.[5]

Kirkman signed for Swindon Town in August 2024,[6][7] saying he wanted to succeed in English football after his time in Wales.[8] He moved on loan to Weston-super-Mare in September 2024.[9][10] He was recalled by Swindon in December 2024,[11][12] scoring on his debut for the club a day later, in the EFL Trophy.[13] He was in competition with George Cox for a first-team place, with Kirkman being described as having made an "impressive start" to his career with the club.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b "England - B. Kirkman - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "The New Saints celebrate the success of their Academy graduates". 14 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Two Saints Come Marching In: Jake and Billy Join!". Aberystwyth Town Football Club.
  4. ^ "Billy Kirkman and Ben Woollam complete loan moves to Aberystwyth Town". 7 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Billy Kirkman extends loan agreement with Aberystwyth Town". 3 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Swindon Town: Billy Kirkman signs from New Saints". BBC Sport. 9 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Swindon Town sign promising defender Billy Kirkman". Wiltshire Times. 9 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Billy Kirkman wants to be next Cymru Premier success in EFL". Swindon Advertiser. 22 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Swindon Town's Billy Kirkman joins Weston-super-Mare on loan". Swindon Advertiser. 6 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Weston sign Billy Kirkman". Weston Mercury. 8 September 2024.
  11. ^ https://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/2024/december/09/defender-billy-kirkman-returns-from-weston-super-mare-loan/
  12. ^ "Billy Kirkman recalled to help Swindon Town in busy month". Swindon Advertiser. 9 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Ten-man Swindon Town dump Wycombe Wanderers out Vertu Trophy". Swindon Advertiser. 10 December 2024.
  14. ^ "Swindon Town boss Ian Holloway sees selection dilemma as positive". Swindon Advertiser. 24 December 2024.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Kirkman
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