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Chris Llewellyn 
Personal information Full name Christopher Mark Llewellyn Date of birth 28 August 1979 Place of birth Merthyr Tydfil, Wales Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Playing position Midfielder / Striker Club information Current club Llanelli Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1996–2003 Norwich City 142 (17) 2003 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 14 (3) 2003–2005 Wrexham 91 (15) 2005–2006 Hartlepool United 29 (0) 2006–2008 Wrexham 79 (12) 2008–2009 Grimsby Town 28 (0) 2009–2010 Neath 34 (9) 2010– Llanelli 14 (3) National team‡ Wales U21 14 (?) Wales B 1 (?) 1998–2006 Wales 6 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:41, 13 March 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:41, 22 August 2011 (UTC)Christopher Mark "Chris" Llewellyn (born 28 August 1979) is a Welsh footballer who plays for Llanelli. He has made over 350 appearances in the Football League.
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Club career
Norwich City
A product of the Norwich City youth team, Chris broke into the first team at Norwich in the 1997–1998 season making a total of 16 appearances with 3 goals. Due to poor form in the 2002–03 season, however, he lost his place and went on loan to Bristol Rovers; he was released in June 2003 from Norwich.
Wrexham
Chris signed for Wrexham and a strong 2003–04 season saw him recalled to the Welsh squad in May 2004 and come on a sub to win his 3rd cap against Norway.
Hartlepool United
Later, he signed for Hartlepool United but only stayed one season and returned on a free to Wrexham on 29 June 2006.
Return to Wrexham
On the final day of the 2006–2007 season, Wrexham needed to avoid defeat against Boston United to avoid relegation to the Conference National. After coming from 1–0 down, Chris Llewellyn scored the goal which handed the Red Dragons a 2–1 lead before they eventually winning 3–1 and preserving their Football League Two status. He was released by Wrexham in May 2008 following the club's relegation to the Football Conference.[1]
Grimsby Town
He joined Grimsby Town on a two-year contract in July 2008.[2] He made his league debut in the opening game of the season, in the goalless draw with Rochdale. He made 32 appearances in all competitions for Grimsby, 17 as substitute.[3]
Neath
Llewellyn was released by Grimsby at the end of the 2008–09 season and joined Welsh Premier League side Neath Athletic.[3] After scoring five times in the opening five games of the season, Neath manager Andrew Dyer praised Llewellyn's performances and described him as "the best striker in the league".[4] However, he scored just four times during the rest of the season.
Llanelli
In June 2010, he left Neath by mutual consent to sign for Llanelli.[5] Llewellyn scored in the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League second leg tie against FK Tauras Tauragė.
International career
He gained Welsh B and under-21 honours. He later won full honours and made his Welsh debut against Malta in 1998. He was recalled to the full Wales squad in May 2004 and come on a sub to win his 3rd cap against Norway. Chris scored his first international goal for Wales against Liechtenstein in November 2006 alongside his ex Norwich City strike partner Craig Bellamy.
References
- ^ "Roberts and Llewellyn leave Reds". BBC Sport. 2008-05-06. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wrexham/7367679.stm. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
- ^ "Grimsby sign midfielder Llewellyn". BBC Sport. 2008-07-07. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/grimsby_town/7488494.stm. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- ^ a b "Llewellyn leaves Mariners". Sky Sports (BSkyB). 17 May 2009. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_5331172,00.html. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- ^ "Llewellyn best striker in league says Dyer". welsh-premier.com. 2009-09-15. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/features/1212-llewellyn-best-striker-in-league-says-dyer. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ^ "Reds sign Llewellyn as Griffiths stays". Welsh-premier.com. 2010-06-08. http://www.welsh-premier.com/index.php/headline-news/2246-reds-sign-llewellyn-as-griffiths-stays. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
External links
- Chris Llewellyn career stats at Soccerbase
- Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk
- Welsh Premier profile
Llanelli A.F.C. – current squad Categories:- 1979 births
- People from Swansea
- Living people
- Welsh footballers
- Wales youth international footballers
- Wales under-21 international footballers
- Wales B international footballers
- Wales international footballers
- Norwich City F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Wrexham F.C. players
- Hartlepool United F.C. players
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Neath F.C. players
- Llanelli A.F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Players in the Welsh Premier League
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