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Craig Kirby: 50-year-old amateur footballer gaining millions of views with match videos
Herz — Sport Desk · · 30s summary · 2 min read
The essentials
Craig Kirby, a 50-year-old amateur footballer and personal trainer, is amassing millions of views with his match and training videos on social media. After the death of his son Sebastian in December 2023, Kirby considered quitting football, but his wife Lindsay encouraged him to continue and started filming his matches from the sideline. Their 'Football at 50' profile has approximately 30,000 followers on both TikTok and Instagram. Kirby aims to inspire people his age to stay active for its social and physical benefits, while encouraging young players to maintain their love of football despite the pressures of academy recruitment.
- One of Craig Kirby's videos has reached 2.9 million views on social media.
- His wife Lindsay films the matches from the sideline.
- His 'Football at 50' profile has approximately 30,000 followers on TikTok and Instagram each.
- Kirby wants to promote sustainable and social sports practice among all ages.
What we know
Craig Kirby is a 50-year-old amateur footballer and personal trainer. His football videos have achieved significant success on social media, according to BBC and Yahoo Sports.
After the death of his son Sebastian in December 2023, Kirby considered giving up football. His wife Lindsay encouraged him to continue and offered to film his matches.
Lindsay Kirby now records the matches from the sideline. Her husband publishes compilations of his plays and training footage on TikTok and Instagram.
Videos viewed millions of times
A pinned video shows Kirby with Whitworth Valley against Old Rivingtonians on a rainy January afternoon. It reached 2.9 million views.
Another video exceeded 85,000 views when Kirby arrived at the gym, then surpassed 340,000 views at the time of reporting. Kirby claims one of his earliest videos crossed one million views.
2.9 million
Views for the pinned video
Over 340,000
Views for another video
Approximately 30,000
Followers on each platform
The 'Football at 50' profile has approximately 30,000 followers on TikTok and approximately the same on Instagram.
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