Gżira United has signed 27-year-old Kyle Spence after his stint in the Spanish fourth-tier with Vélez CF. The club hopes his addition will help them avoid relegation this season and continue their success in European football. Spence, a former Crystal Palace youth player, has previously played in Norway, Lithuania, and Germany.
The 25th MLS SuperDraft saw three English players picked, including mid-round selection Tyger Smalls by Charlotte FC. Tyger, a former Tottenham Hotspur academy member, impressed with a credible goal record in college. Meanwhile, Vancouver Whitecaps picked Eliot Goldthorp who previously played professionally for Bradford City, and Chicago Fire selected Laurence Wootton, who was ranked as the second best college soccer player in America.
A professional debut has been a long time coming for James Beresford. A talented defender, he was in the youth ranks at Brighton & Hove Albion growing up before being let go. In 2019, another chance arrived in the form of a six-week trial with Reading. Last weekend, he finally realised his dream. The key […]
Back in the summer of last year, I tweeted the top scoring English players abroad. For 2021, I’ve decided to follow it until the end of the year and crown the top scoring Englishman. Last year’s would have most likely been Ashley Coffey. He had a truly remarkable season. He bagged 28 goals in 29 […]
It has been a barren few months for English players abroad. Of course there has been a handful of leagues which have continued throughout the global pandemic but unfortunately there has been no Englishman brave enough to compete in Belarus, Turkmenistan and Nicaragua. That all changes this weekend though with the return of the top […]
It’s been a busy weekend…I’ve put together a spreadsheet of all the English players I can find who are currently playing abroad. View the list here. There’s pages for players in the men’s game, women’s game and also a page for players who are eligible to play for England but might not be strictly considered […]
What started out as a look into a Belgian third-tier club who had several English players on their books has turned out to be a whole lot more interesting than I first expected. This is the story of an English-Chinese owner, an influx of foreign signings, players going on loan to the Caribbean, former England […]
An injury may have unfortunately sidelined him this season but that isn’t preventing Newcastle Jets star Kaine Sheppard from making an impact on football in Australia this year. The 26-year-old from Northamptonshire had a superb debut campaign in the A-League last season, becoming a regular for the Jets having taken the step up from Australia’s […]
The Premier League and Championship transfer windows may have ended some time ago but for the rest of England and Europe, their window only slammed shut last night. It turned out to be a busy day for English abroad transfers so here’s a round-up of all the moves. The day started with the news of […]
What a season it has been for former Arsenal man Chuba Akpom in Greece. Not only did his side PAOK finish the season unbeaten securing a first league title in 34 years but the English forward also helped his team complete a league and cup double when he scored the winner in the Greek Cup […]
English Players Abroad 