Kevin Betsy

Football player infobox
playername = Kevin Betsy


fullname = Kevin Eddie Lewis Betsy
height = height|ft=6|in=1
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1978|3|20
cityofbirth = Woking
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Southend United
clubnumber = 21
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1997–1998
1998–2002
1999
1999
2002
2002–2004
2004
2004–2005
2005–2007
2007–2008
2007
2008
2008–
clubs = Woking
Fulham
→ Bournemouth (loan)
→ Hull City (loan)
→ Barnsley (loan)
Barnsley
Hartlepool United
Oldham Athletic
Wycombe Wanderers
Bristol City
→ Yeovil Town (loan)
→ Walsall (loan)
Southend United
caps(goals) = 07 0(8)
15 0(1)
05 0(0)
02 0(0)
05 0(0)
94 (15)
06 0(1)
36 0(5)
73 (13)
18 0(1)
05 0(1)
16 0(2)
00 0(0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 12:46, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
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Kevin Eddie Lewis Betsy (born March 20, 1978 in Woking, Surrey) is an English professional football midfielder, currently playing for Southend United. He is of Seychellois descent but has rejected the chance to play for the Seychelles national team [cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4284799.stm?rss=yes/ | title=Betsy turns Seychelles down | accessdate=2007-10-10] .

Betsy started his career at Woking before moving to Fulham during the 1998/99 season for £150,000. He went on to have loan spells at Bournemouth and Hull City before moving to Barnsley in March 2002 for a fee of £200,000. He made over 90 appearances for the club and scored 17 goals before moving to Oldham Athletic on a free transfer in September 2004 after a short loan spell at Hartlepool United. After failing to agree a new deal at Oldham, Betsy moved to Wycombe in July 2005, signing a two year contract.

Betsy was a regular in the Wycombe team during the 2005/06 season; playing on the right side of midfield and occasionally as a striker. He was also a regular goalscorer for the club; most notably with a hat-trick against Mansfield Town in September 2005.

In April 2006, Betsy was honoured by his fellow professionals by being named in the Professional Footballers's Association (PFA) "Team Of The Year" for League Two.

In January 2007, it was announced that Betsy had joined League One Bristol City for an initial fee of £150,000. [ [http://home.skysports.com/list.aspx?hlid=444461&plid=1579&clid=113&cpid=11 Robins bag Betsy] ] He joined Yeovil Town on loan in October 2007.cite news
title = Glovers sign City's Betsy on loan
url = http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/yeovil/7029898.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2007-10-05
accessdate = 2007-10-06] He returned to Bristol City on 7 November.

On 31 January 2008, Betsy completed a loan-move to Walsall for the rest of the season, having fallen out of favour at Ashton Gate.cite news
title = Betsy heads to Walsall
url = http://www.bcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10327~1229826,00.html
publisher = Bristol City F.C.
date = 2008-01-31
accessdate = 2007-01-31]

Betsy signed for Southend United on 7 August 2008 on a two-year contract.cite news
title = Betsy Wings Into Southend
url = http://www.bcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10327~1229826,00.html
publisher = Southend United F.C.
date = 2007-08-07
accessdate = 2007-08-07]

Notes and references

* Talking about his experiences & views on racism in football here: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
]

External links

* [http://www.bcfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10327~11315,00.html Kevin Betsy profile] at bcfc.co.uk
* [http://www.saddlers.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10428~11315,00.html Kevin Betsy profile] at saddlers.co.uk
* [http://www.wwfc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10430~11315,00.html Kevin Betsy profile] at wwfc.com
* [http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10337~11315,00.html Kevin Betsy profile] at oldhamathletic.co.uk
* [http://www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10326~11315,00.html Kevin Betsy profile] at hartlepoolunited.co.uk
* [http://www.barnsleyfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10309~11315,00.html Kevin Betsy profile] at barnsleyfc.co.uk
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* Talking about his experiences & views on racism in football here: [http://youtube.com/watch?v=1I9CFnx9VYo]