Delano McCoy-Splatt
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-10-11) 11 October 2004
Place of birth London, England
Position(s) Central Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Fulham
Youth career
2013–2016 Dulwich Hamlet
2016– Fulham
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Jamaica 1 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:04, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

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.[1]

Early life

Born in London, he started playing football at a young age because of his father, a former footballer.[2]

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.[3][4] 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.[5] 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.[6] He went onto make his senior international debut on 11 March, in a 1–0 home friendly defeat to Trinidad and Tobago.[7]

Style of play

McCoy-Splatt mainly operates as a centre midfielder.[2]

Personal life

He is the brother of footballers Jamie Splatt and Javaun Splatt.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 August 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham 2023–24 Premier League 0000001[lower-alpha 1] 111
Total 0000001 111
Career total 0000001111
  1. ↑ Appearances for U21 team in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 11 March 2023[10]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Jamaica 202310
Total10

References

  1. ↑ "Keeping an open mind". jamaica-gleaner.com. 10 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 "McCoy-Splatt grateful for Reggae Boyz debut". jamaicaobserver.com. 24 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Fulham wonderkid Delano Splatt, 16, takes on our MOTDx challenge". BBC Sport.
  4. ↑ "Meet our latest Wonderkids". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Meet the young Reggae Boy keen to get Jamaica back at football's top table". Voice Online. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "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". sportsmax.tv. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Jamaica 0-1 Trinidad and Tobago (11 Mar, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Delano McCoy Splatt Interview". YouTube.
  9. ↑ "Jamaica - D. McCoy-Splatt - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Delano McCoy-Splatt". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
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