Kyle Ebecilio

Arsenal

Born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Ebecilio started his youth career at Feyenoord when he was seven. Ebecilio soon attracted interest from Premier League clubs and eventually joined Arsenal 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 2012–13 NextGen Series. 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 FC Twente, returning to his homeland after three years in England. Ebecilio made his professional debut on 3 August 2013, coming on as a substitute for Dario Tanda in the 60th minutes, in a 0–0 draw against RKC Waalwijk. 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 Heracles, NAC Breda, PSV Eindhoven, Roda JC Kerkrade, N.E.C. and PEC Zwolle. In his second season at Twente, Ebecilio added two more goals against Utrecht on 28 September 2013 and AZ Alkmaar on 5 October 2014. In December 2014, Ebecilio clashed with Manager Alfred Schreuder resulting in him being left out of the squad for four matches. Ebecilio scored on his return, in a 2–1…

Ebecilio has represented The Netherlands at various youth levels, from the under 16 to under 21 teams. At the UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Serbia, 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.

As of match played 8 May 2016

Ebecilio grew up supporting Feyenoord and his cousins are fellow footballers Jeffrey Bruma and Marciano Bruma. He is not the younger brother of Lorenzo Ebecilio. He is of Surinamese descent.