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Career & Clubs
Early years
Vassell began his career as a schoolboy at Norwich City and joined Brentford at age 15 after having difficulty with commuting from his London home to Norfolk. He later acknowledged that at the time he found the change of clubs difficult to comprehend. He failed to feature in the first team while at Brentford and spent work experience loan spells at Conference South sides Woking and St Albans City during the 2010–11 season. He was released by Brentford in June 2011 after he completed his two-year scholarship and later felt that he had given away his opportunity at being a professional footballer.
Dover Athletic
Following interest from Gillingham and Burton Albion and an unsuccessful trial with League Two side Crewe Alexandra, Vassell signed non-contract terms with Conference South side Dover Athletic in October 2011, linking up with former Brentford manager and player Nicky Forster. He scored on his debut against in a 6–3 Kent Senior Cup win over Maidstone United on 12 October. He made three further appearances before leaving the club.
Sutton United, dual-registrations and loan
Vassell signed non-contract terms with Conference South side Sutton United on 30 November 2011 and scored on his debut in a 1–0 Surrey Senior Cup win over Epsom & Ewell on 6 December. Vassell bagged four goals in a 6–0 Surrey Senior Cup win over Godalming Town on 17 January 2012. In December 2011 and January 2012, Vassell had dual-registration spells with…
In October 2018, Kyle Vassell was called up to the Northern Ireland squad for the first time, for their Nations League matches away to Austria and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Qualifying for Northern Ireland as his grandfather was from County Fermanagh, on his call up, Vassell said: "I'm over the moon, it has been a while coming, I'm grateful that my opportunity has come and it's my first ever call-up, so I'm really excited." On 12 October he made his debut against Austria, coming on as a substitute in the 77th minute.
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- Woking F.C. (2010–2010)
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- St Albans City F.C. (2011–2011)
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- Brentford F.C. (2010–2011)
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- Dover Athletic F.C. (2011–2011)
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- Sutton United F.C. (2011–2012)
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- Tooting & Mitcham United F.C. (2011–2011)
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- Whitehawk F.C. (2011–2012)
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- Staines Town F.C. (2012–2012)
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- Chelmsford City F.C. (2012–2013)
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- Bishop's Stortford F.C. (2013–2013)
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- Peterborough United F.C. (2013–)
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- Oxford United F.C. (2015–2015)
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- Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. (2015–2016)
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- Shrewsbury Town F.C. (2016–)
- National team
- Northern Ireland
Legacy
Clubs
- Peterborough United F.C.2013current
- Shrewsbury Town F.C.2016current
- Brentford F.C.2010–2011
- Woking F.C.2010–2010
- Dover Athletic F.C.2011–2011
- St Albans City F.C.2011–2011
- Sutton United F.C.2011–2012
- Tooting & Mitcham United F.C.2011–2011
- Whitehawk F.C.2011–2012
- Chelmsford City F.C.2012–2013
- Staines Town F.C.2012–2012
- Bishop's Stortford F.C.2013–2013
- Dagenham & Redbridge F.C.2015–2016
- Oxford United F.C.2015–2015
Played together with
Aaron PierreBrentford F.C. · 2012–2014- Abiodun BaruwaDagenham & Redbridge F.C. · 2003–2004
Adam ClaytonPeterborough United F.C. · 2010–2011- Adam DruryPeterborough United F.C. · 1995–2001
Adam ForshawBrentford F.C. · 2012–2012- Adam ForshawBrentford F.C. · 2012–2014
- Adam GemiliDagenham & Redbridge F.C. · 2010–2012
Adam GriffithsBrentford F.C. · 2006–2007
Adam MillerDagenham & Redbridge F.C. · 2009–2010- Adam MillerPeterborough United F.C. · 2005–2005
- Adam ReachShrewsbury Town F.C. · 2013–2014
Adil NabiPeterborough United F.C. · 2016
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Identifiers & aliases
Kyle Thomas Vassell is a professional footballer who plays as a striker who currently plays for Colorado Springs Switchbacks in the USL Championship. Born in England, he represents the Northern Ireland national team.
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