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Nathan Craig Personal information Full name Nathan Lee Craig[1] Date of birth 25 October 1991 Place of birth Caernarfon, Wales Height 180cm Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Caernarfon Town Youth career 2009– Everton Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2010-2011 Everton 0 (0) 2011- Caernarfon Town National team‡ 2007 - 2008 Wales U17 11 (2) 2008– Wales U19 9 (1) 2009– Wales U21 4 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2010Nathan Lee Craig (born 25 October 1991) is a Welsh footballer who previously played for Premier League team Everton who is currently playing with home town club Caernarfon Town. He is also a Wales under-21 international. Craig is a left-footed midfielder who can play in both central or wide roles.
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Club career
Everton
Craig joined Everton at the age of 12 and having progressed through the youth team ranks he was offered a place as a first-year scholar in the summer of 2008. A deadball specialist, the youngster became a regular in the Under-18s during the 2008/09 season. His versatility down the left flank and excellent set-piece delivery saw him progress to Everton's reserves in the 2009/2010 and he became a regular for the reserves during the 2010/2011 season. He made his competitive first-team debut versus BATE Borisov on 17 December 2009 in the UEFA Europa League.[2]
Caernarfon Town
After being released by Everton in the summer of 2011, he joined up with home town club Caernarfon Town.[3]
International career
Nathan made a goalscoring debut for the Wales under-17 side on 27 August 2007 during a 2–1 victory over Belgium after replacing Matthew Hurdman as a first half substitute.[4] Two months after making his debut, Craig was included in the squad for the qualifying round of the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, making appearances in matches against Spain and Andorra.[5][6] Having advanced to the elite round of qualifying, Craig played in all three group matches as Wales finished second in their group, failing to qualify for the tournament.
He made his debut for the Wales under-21 side against Bosnia and Herzegovina in October 2009.[7]
Personal life
Nathan was born in the town of Caernarfon in Wales. He is fluent in Welsh and English.
References
- ^ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.com/post84BMDSearchStart.action?redef=0&searchType=B. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ^ "Moyes names starting XI". Evertonfc.com. 16 December 2009. http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/moyes-names-starting-xi.html.
- ^ http://welsh-premier.com/index.php/news/3909-former-toffee-joins-hometown-canaries
- ^ "Wales 2-1 Belgium". Football Association of Wales. 2007-08-27. http://www.faw.org.uk/fixtures-events/results/match/306. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ^ "Spain 2-2 Wales". Football Association of Wales. 2007-10-06. http://www.faw.org.uk/fixtures-events/results/match/289. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ^ "Andorra 0-1 Wales". Football Association of Wales. 2007-10-01. http://www.faw.org.uk/fixtures-events/results/match/287. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ^ "Wales U21 2-0 Bosnia-H U21". BBC Sport. 10 October 1009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8274857.stm. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
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Categories:- 1991 births
- Living people
- People from Caernarfon
- Welsh footballers
- Wales youth international footballers
- Wales under-21 international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Everton F.C. players
- Welsh-speaking people
- Caernarfon Town F.C. players
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