Kevin Betsy

Who is this?

Kevin Eddie Lewis Betsy (born 20 March 1978) is a football coach and a former professional footballer having played at the Championship level, briefly in the Premier League, and for the Seychelles national team. Betsy is currently the first team development coach at championship club Queens Park Rangers. Betsy started his career with Woking but went on to make a name for himself with Fulham as part of the squad that earned promotion to the Premier League. He made one appearance in the top tier of English football, becoming the first Seychellois player to play in the Premier League. He then also spent time on loan with AFC Bournemouth, Hull City, and Barnsley before joining the latter on a permanent deal in 2002. Betsy made 94 league appearances, scoring 15 goals in a two-year period with the Barnsley Tykes before moving to Hartlepool United, Oldham Athletic and then Wycombe Wanderers. In 2007, Betsy signed for Bristol City and whilst there spent loan spells with Yeovil Town and Walsall. A year after signing for City he moved on again to Southend United before returning to Wycombe following a loan spell. In 2012, he re-signed for Woking. Born in England, Betsy qualified to represent the Seychelles through his grandparents. He played for the Seychelles national team, earning his first cap in 2011. Following a move into coaching, Betsy worked as a coach for the England U16 team, later taking up similar roles with the U17 and U18 teams. He later spent a season as U23 coach of Arsenal before managing Crawley Town briefly in 2022. In June 2023, Betsy was announced as assistant head coach at Cambridge United, spending a year there before joining Queens Park Rangers as first team development coach in July 2024.

Career

1. 1978
   Born
2. 1997
   Joined Woking F.C.
3. 1998
   Joined Fulham F.C.
4. 1999
   Joined AFC Bournemouth
5. 1999
   Joined Hull City A.F.C.
6. 2002
   Joined Barnsley F.C.
7. 2002
   Joined Barnsley F.C.
8. 2004
   Joined Hartlepool United F.C.
9. 2004
   Joined Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
10. 2005
    Joined Wycombe Wanderers F.C.
11. 2007
    Joined Bristol City F.C.
12. 2007
    Joined Yeovil Town F.C.
13. 2008
    Joined Walsall F.C.
14. 2008
    Joined Southend United F.C.
15. 2009
    Joined Wycombe Wanderers F.C.
16. 2010
    Joined Wycombe Wanderers F.C.
17. 2011
    Joined Seychelles men's national football team
18. 2012
    Joined Woking F.C.

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Woking
• •Citizenship: Seychelles
• •Known as: association football player, association football coach
• •Sport: association football