Delano McCoy-Splatt
{{Short description|Footballer (born 2004)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Delano McCoy-Splatt
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|10|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = London, England
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| position = Central Midfielder
| currentclub = Fulham
| clubnumber = 42
| youthyears1 = 2013–2016
| youthclubs1 = Dulwich Hamlet
| youthyears2 = 2016–
| youthclubs2 = Fulham
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|nationalyears1 = 2023–
|nationalteam1 = Jamaica
|nationalcaps1 = 1
|nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 21:04, 4 September 2023 (UTC)
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Delano McCoy-Splatt (born 11 October 2004) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for the youth academy of Fulham. Born in England, he is a Jamaica international.{{Cite web|url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20230310/keeping-open-mind|title=Keeping an open mind|date=10 March 2023 |publisher=jamaica-gleaner.com}}
Early life
Born in London, he started playing football at a young age because of his father, a former footballer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/mccoy-splatt-grateful-for-reggae-boyz-debut/|title=McCoy-Splatt grateful for Reggae Boyz debut|date=24 March 2023 |publisher=jamaicaobserver.com}}
Club career
As a youth player, McCoy-Splatt joined the youth academy of English lower league side Dulwich Hamlet. In 2016, he joined the youth academy of Fulham in the English Premier League.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/av/football/56740409|title=Fulham wonderkid Delano Splatt, 16, takes on our MOTDx challenge|work=BBC Sport }}{{Cite news |title=Meet our latest Wonderkids |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57093297 |access-date=2023-09-04}} McCoy-Splatt captained the Fulham U18 team, before moving to the U21 team in 2023.
International career
In early 2023, Jamaica national team coach Heimir Hallgrímsson spoke of selecting young Jamaican-eligible players from overseas U17 and U18 teams, in order to assess them and encourage them to declare for Jamaica.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-28 |title=Meet the young Reggae Boy keen to get Jamaica back at football's top table |url=https://www.voice-online.co.uk/sport/football/2023/04/28/meet-the-young-reggae-boy-keen-to-get-jamaica-back-at-footballs-top-table/ |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=Voice Online |language=en}} On 7 March 2023, McCoy-Splatt was named in a youthful squad, containing a number of English-based teenagers ahead of two friendlies against Trinidad and Tobago.{{Cite web |date=7 March 2023 |title=Chelsea's Omari Hutchinson among five England-based players named in Reggae Boyz squad for Trinidad & Tobago friendlies; 17-year-old Dujuan "Whisper" Richards earns first senior call-up |url=https://sportsmax.tv/football/regional/item/115507-chelsea-s-omari-hutchinson-among-five-england-based-players-named-in-reggae-boyz-squad-for-trinidad-tobago-friendlies-17-year-old-dujuan-whisper-richards-earns-first-senior-call-up |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=sportsmax.tv |language=en-gb}} He went onto make his senior international debut on 11 March, in a 1–0 home friendly defeat to Trinidad and Tobago.{{Cite web |title=Jamaica 0-1 Trinidad and Tobago (11 Mar, 2023) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/666891 |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=ESPN |language=en}}
Style of play
Personal life
He is the brother of footballers Jamie Splatt and Javaun Splatt.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doZos3aL3Vo|title=Delano McCoy Splatt Interview|website=YouTube }}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 20 August 2024}}{{Soccerway|761797|access-date=10 October 2024}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|EFL Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="2"|Fulham U21
|2023-24 |colspan="3"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name="EFT"|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2024-25
|colspan="3"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name="EFT"}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 11 March 2023}}{{NFT player |id=90410 |name=Delano McCoy-Splatt |access-date=4 September 2023}}
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| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica
|2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2" |Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|761797}}
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Category:Footballers from London
Category:Jamaican men's footballers
Category:Jamaica men's international footballers
Category:English men's footballers
Category:English people of Jamaican descent
Category:Sportspeople of Jamaican descent
Category:Men's association football midfielders