Lewis Kinsella

Lewis Kinsella
Personal information
Full name Lewis Kinsella[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-02) 2 September 1994[2]
Place of birth Watford, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Colchester United
Number 33
Youth career
2003–2011 Arsenal
2011–2013 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Aston Villa 0 (0)
2015 → Luton Town (loan) 3 (0)
2016 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 13 (0)
2016– Colchester United 12 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:53, 8 October 2016 (UTC).


Lewis Kinsella (born 2 September 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Colchester United.

Career

Aston Villa

Born in Watford, Hertfordshire,[2] Kinsella spent eight years in the Arsenal youth system,[3] before moving to Aston Villa in 2011.[4] During the 2011–12 season, Kinsella played in all but one of Villa's matches during their NextGen Series debut, scoring once in a 2–1 group stage win over Fenerbahçe.[4] However, the club were ultimately eliminated in the quarter-finals.[4] Despite missing the group games of the competition during the 2012–13 season through injury, Kinsella later returned and became established in the squad, helping the club to win the NextGen Series for the first time.[4] He first came to the attention of the Villa senior team management when Tim Sherwood replaced Paul Lambert as manager.[5] After an injury crisis, many predicted Kinsella would make his debut in an away match against Newcastle United on 28 February 2015,[6] but he did not feature.[7] He was named in a matchday squad for the first time one week later, remaining an unused substitute in Villa's 2–0 win over rivals West Bromwich Albion in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.[4][8][9] He was also an unused substitute in two Premier League matches against Sunderland and Swansea City during March 2015.[4][9][10][11]

On 26 March 2015, Kinsella joined League Two club Luton Town on loan until the end of the 2014–15 season.[12] He made his professional debut two days later, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–1 away defeat to Northampton Town.[13][14] Kinsella played another full 90 minutes in Luton's next match, a 3–2 home defeat to Exeter City on 3 April 2015.[15] However, he did not feature again until the final day of the season as a 79th-minute substitute for Scott Griffiths in a 2–0 home win over Stevenage on 2 May 2015.[16]

Following his return to parent club Aston Villa, Kinsella signed a new one-year contract in June 2015.[17]

On 18 February 2016, Kinsella joined National League club Kidderminster Harriers on a one-month loan deal.[18] He made six first-team appearances before extending his loan with the club on 21 March 2016 until the end of the 2015–16 season.[19] In total, Kinsella made 13 first-team appearances for Kidderminster during his loan spell.[20]

On 11 May 2016, Kinsella announced Aston Villa had not offered him a new contract and he would leave at the end of the season after five years at the club.[21]

Colchester United

Kinsella signed a one-year contract with newly relegated League Two club Colchester United on 29 July 2016, following a successful trial in pre-season, during which he played in two matches against Ipswich Town and Crystal Palace.[22] Earlier in pre-season, Kinsella was on trial with former loan club Luton Town and featured in a 9–0 friendly win over Bedford Town, but manager Nathan Jones decided against offering him a contract.[23] He made his debut for Colchester on the opening day of the 2016–17 season in a 1–1 draw with Hartlepool United at Victoria Park.[24] During the early months of the season, Kinsella made 14 appearances, sustaining an injury in the latter, a 0–0 draw with Newport County on 8 October 2016 and undergone an ankle operation, ruling him out for three months.[25]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 October 2016
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aston Villa 2014–15[26] Premier League 0000000000
2015–16[20] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Luton Town (loan) 2014–15[26] League Two 30———30
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2015–16[20] National League 130———130
Colchester United 2016–17[24] League Two 12000002[lower-alpha 1]0140
Career total 280000020300
  1. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Aston Villa

References

  1. ↑ "Lewis Kinsella". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Lewis Kinsella". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Apicella, Liam (11 September 2013). "Interview: Aston Villa defender Lewis Kinsella". Sports Mole. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Lewis Kinsella". Aston Villa F.C. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  5. ↑ Brown, Paul (13 March 2015). "Impressed Sherwood: Kinsella has made me take notice". Aston Villa F.C. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  6. ↑ Raeburn, Andrew (27 February 2015). "Who is Lewis Kinsella, the talented left-back who could make his Aston Villa debut against Newcastle?". Metro. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  7. ↑ McMath, James (28 February 2015). "Newcastle United 1–0 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  8. ↑ McNulty, Phil (7 March 2015). "Aston Villa 2–0 West Bromwich Albion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 "L. Kinsella". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  10. ↑ Oliver, Pete (14 March 2015). "Sunderland 0–4 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  11. ↑ Emons, Michael (21 March 2015). "Aston Villa 0–1 Swansea City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  12. ↑ "Loan news: Lewis Kinsella joins Luton Town". Aston Villa F.C. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  13. ↑ "Northampton Town 2–1 Luton Town". Luton Town F.C. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  14. ↑ "Northampton Town 2–1 Luton Town". BBC Sport. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  15. ↑ "Luton Town 2–3 Exeter City". BBC Sport. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  16. ↑ "Luton Town 2–0 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  17. ↑ Brown, Paul (15 June 2015). "Kinsella among youth hopefuls set for new contracts". Aston Villa F.C. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  18. ↑ "Aston Villa defender Lewis Kinsella joins Kidderminster Harriers on loan". BBC Sport. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  19. ↑ "Lewis Kinsella extends loan spell at Aggborough until the end of the season". Kidderminster Harriers F.C. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  20. 1 2 3 "Games played by Lewis Kinsella in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  21. ↑ Evans, Gregg (11 May 2016). "Aston Villa transfer news: Lewis Kinsella announces Villa Park exit". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  22. ↑ Hudson, Matt (29 July 2016). "Lewis Signs". Colchester United F.C. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  23. ↑ Simmonds, Mike (30 July 2016). "Kinsella heads to Colchester". Luton Today. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  24. 1 2 "Games played by Lewis Kinsella in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  25. ↑ "Lewis Kinsella: Colchester United defender has ankle surgery". BBC Sport. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  26. 1 2 "Games played by Lewis Kinsella in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
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