Dave Kitson wrote five books and a newspaper column as ‘The Secret Footballer’ (AFP via Getty)Former Reading and Stoke City striker Dave Kitson has revealed himself as ‘The Secret Footballer’. Kitson wrote five books under ‘The Secret Footballer’ pseudonym and had a weekly newspaper column with The Guardian during the 2010s. ‘I am The Secret Footballer. Dave Kitson wrote five books as ‘The Secret Footballer’ (Amazon)‘It started as something that wasn’t about naming names. That’s when the whole Secret Footballer idea and concept became not fun any more.

Source: Metro February 18, 2026 17:54 UTC