Full name Lewis Kinsella 2003–2011 Arsenal Date joined 2015 Number 26 Height 1.75 m | Playing position Role Footballer Place of birth Watford, England Name Lewis Kinsella | |
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Date of birth (1994-09-02) 2 September 1994 (age 21) Current team Aston Villa F.C. (#26 / Defender) | ||
Harriers 1 0 fc halifax 12 04 16 lewis kinsella post match
Lewis Kinsella (born 2 September 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for League Two club Colchester United.
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- Harriers 1 0 fc halifax 12 04 16 lewis kinsella post match
- Aston Villa
- Colchester United
- Career statistics
- Honours
- References
Kinsella came through the Arsenal Academy, where he spent eight years, before moving to Aston Villa's Academy in 2011. He made his professional debut on loan at Luton Town in 2015, making three appearances. Kinsella made 13 appearances on loan at Kidderminster Harriers in 2016, before being released in the summer. He joined Colchester United in July 2016.
Aston Villa
Born in Watford, Hertfordshire, Kinsella spent eight years in the Arsenal youth system, representing the club from under-8 to under-16 levels, before being released and joined Aston Villa in 2011. During his first season with the club, Kinsella played in all but one of the club's matches in the 2011–12 NextGen Series. Despite missing the group games of the competition during the 2012–13 NextGen Series, he later returned to help the club win the competition.
Kinsella was called up to first-team training by manager Tim Sherwood in March 2015 following injuries to regular left-backs Aly Cissokho and Kieran Richardson. He was named in the matchday squad for the first time on 7 March 2015 for Villa's FA Cup quarter-final tie against West Bromwich Albion, though he remained an unused substitute in a 2–0 victory. On 26 March 2015, Kinsella joined League Two club Luton Town on loan until the end of 2014–15. He made his professional debut two days later, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–1 defeat away to Northampton Town. He completed the loan spell with three appearances. Following his return to parent club Aston Villa, Kinsella signed a new one-year contract in June 2015.
On 18 February 2016, Kinsella joined National League club Kidderminster Harriers on a one-month loan. He debuted two days later, starting Kidderminster's 2–2 draw at home to Chester. Kinsella made six appearances before extending his loan with the club on 21 March until the end of 2015–16, finishing the spell with 13 appearances. After the end of the season, Kinsella announced Aston Villa had not offered him a new contract and left the club after five years.
Colchester United
During the summer of 2016, Kinsella received offers from two English Football League clubs, but both fell through. He then spent a week training with Swindon Town, and his former loan club Luton. After impressing in two trial matches against Crystal Palace and Ipswich Town for Colchester United, Kinsella signed a one-year contract with the League Two club on 29 July 2016. He debuted in Colchester's 1–1 draw away to Hartlepool United on the opening day of 2016–17. Kinsella made 14 appearances during the early months of the season, but sustained an injury in the latter, a 0–0 draw with Newport County on 8 October. He required surgery on his ankle that ruled him out of action for three months. Kinsella ended the season with just one further appearance following his injury, bringing his total to 15 for the season. He signed a new one-year contract with Colchester on 29 June 2017.
Career statistics
Honours
Aston Villa