Kyle Stephen Joel Ebecilio (born 17 February 1994) is a Dutch professional

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who plays for Cypriot Second Division club Alki Oroklini. Ebecilio, who plays as a

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, has featured for

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Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...

as well as

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...

sides

ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation f ...

and

FC Twente Football Club Twente () is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, sometimes known internationally as Twente Enschede. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Dutch champions Sportclub Enschede with Enschedese Bo ...

throughout his career.

Club career

Arsenal

Born in

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"N ...

, Netherlands, Ebecilio started his youth career at

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after its ...

when he was seven. Ebecilio soon attracted interest from

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clubs and eventually joined

in 2010. In 2011, Ebecilio signed his first professional contract with the club. In November 2011, Ebecilio felt it was time for him to make his breakthrough at Arsenal. While at Arsenal, Ebecilio helped the club to reach to fourth place of the

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. In May 2013, Ebecilio was offered a new contract with the club after years at the club's academy. Meanwhile, other clubs were interested in signing Ebecilio.

Twente

In May 2013, Ebecilio signed a five-year contract with

, returning to his homeland after three years in England. Ebecilio made his professional debut on 3 August 2013, coming on as a substitute for

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in the 60th minutes, in a 0–0 draw against

RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional football club based in Waalwijk, that is currently competing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' ('Roman Catholic Combination' in Dutch) and was established as a merger ...

. Ebecilio scored his first professional goal in the next game, in a 4–1 win over Feyenoord. Later in his first season, having been ever-present in this season, Ebecilio scored six more goals against

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NAC Breda NAC Breda (), often simply known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Eerste Divi ...

PSV Eindhoven Philips Sport Vereniging (; en, Philips Sports Association ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional football department, whi ...

, Roda JC Kerkrade, N.E.C. and

PEC Zwolle PEC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2021–22 season. They have played in the Eredivisie for a total ...

. In his second season at Twente, Ebecilio added two more goals against

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on 28 September 2013 and AZ Alkmaar on 5 October 2014. In December 2014, Ebecilio clashed with Manager

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resulting in him being left out of the squad for four matches. Ebecilio scored on his return, in a 2–1 win over

Cambuur SC Cambuur, also known as Cambuur Leeuwarden, or simply Cambuur, () is a Dutch Association football, football club from the city of Leeuwarden formed on 19 June 1964. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football league sy ...

on 31 January 2015.

Nottingham Forest

On 20 August 2015, Ebecilio joined Championship side

on a season-long loan. He made his debut in a 1–1 draw away at

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on 22 August 2015. However, having made only five first-team appearances for the club due to injury, Ebecilio's loan deal at Nottingham was terminated on 31 January 2016; the last day of the English and Dutch winter transfer window. He was instantly loaned out to

where he stayed for the remaining duration of that season.

Return to Twente

Ebecilio then returned to FC Twente in the summer of 2016. He was not featured by the ''Tukkers'' as a regular player for the first side. Ebecilio thus left the club in March 2017.

NEC

Ebecilio signed up with N.E.C in November 2017 where at first he sought to regain his fitness. Ebecilio was eventually added to the squad of Jong N.E.C. in late January 2018.

ADO Den Haag

In December 2018 Ebecilio moved back to ADO Den Haag to regain his fitness. His first game upon his return to the club was for Jong ADO when he came on in the 76th minute against

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, replacing midfielder Johnny Reynolds in a 2-1 win. He played seven further matches with Jong ADO in

Beloften Eredivisie The Beloften Eredivisie (; ''"Promised Honor Division"'') was the highest football league in for reserve teams in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB). The league was founded in 1992 as ''Reserve Teams Eredivisi ...

. On 21 April 2019 he was added to the selection of the first team who played against

but he stayed on the bench. He made his return to the first team as a late substitute for Danny Bakker in a 6-2 win against Willem II on 15th May 2019. It was his final appearance for the club.

Excelsior

In July 2019, he moved to Excelsior on a two-year contract, but left at the end of the 2019-20 season after only six appearances in the league.

Alki Oroklini

In January 2021, Ebecilio joined Cypriot Second Division club Alki Oroklini.

International career

Ebecilio has represented The Netherlands at various youth levels, from the under 16 to under 21 teams. At the

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, Ebecilio scored three goals in the 2011 tournament which the Dutch won for the first time. He stood out earning the Golden Boot and Best Player awards.

Personal life

Ebecilio grew up supporting

and his cousins are fellow footballers

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and

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Career statistics

Honours

Club

Arsenal *

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: fourth

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International

Netherlands *

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Individual

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**Top Scorer **Best Player

References

External links

Voetbal International profile

Netherlands U21 stats
at OnsOranje {{DEFAULTSORT:Ebecilio, Kyle 1994 births Living people Footballers from Rotterdam Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent Men's association football midfielders Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers Arsenal F.C. players FC Twente players Nottingham Forest F.C. players ADO Den Haag players Excelsior Rotterdam players Alki Oroklini players Eredivisie players English Football League players Eerste Divisie players Cypriot Second Division players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Jong FC Twente players