Kris Renton

Football player infobox


playername = Kris Renton
fullname = Kris Joseph Renton
height = height|meters=1.79
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1990|7|12
cityofbirth = Musselburgh
countryofbirth = Scotland
currentclub = Norwich City
clubnumber = 33
position = Striker
youthyears = -2006
youthclubs = Musselburgh Windsor
years = 2006-
clubs = Norwich City
caps(goals) = 3(0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
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Kris Joseph Renton (born July 12 1990) is a young Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Norwich City. [Cite web
url = http://www.canaries.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10355~39592,00.html
title = Kris Renton profile
publisher = Norwich City F.C.
accessdate = 2007-04-17] He is most notable for being the youngest player in Norwich's history. [Cite web
url = http://www.canaries.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Match/matchreports/0,,10355~34111,00.html
title = Leicester City 1-2 Norwich City
publisher = Norwich City F.C.
accessdate = 2007-04-17]

Norwich City

Youth team at Norwich

Having been spotted playing in the summer of 2006 in Scotland playing for Musselburgh Windsor by Academy scout Karl Brady, Renton began the 2006/07 season in the youth team. He spent some time away though, being named in the Ireland Under 17s for a European Under 17 Championship qualifying tournament in Baku in Autumn 2006, but made his debut at that level for Scotland Under 17s in February 2007 against Northern Ireland. [Cite web
url = http://new.edp24.co.uk/search/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=Sport&itemid=NOED02%20Apr%202007%2008:39:02:467&tBrand=EDPOnline&tCategory=search
title = Renton call is boost for youngsters
publisher = EDP News
accessdate = 2007-05-08]

Towards the end of the campaign, he progressed into the Reserves at Norwich, making his debut on February 21 2007 against local rivals Ipswich. He scored his first goal for the second string on April 24, 2007 against Southend. [Cite web
url = http://new.edp24.co.uk/search/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=Sport&itemid=NOED24%20Apr%202007%2017:54:04:363&tBrand=EDPOnline&tCategory=search
title = Southend Res 0, Norwich City Res 3
publisher = EDP News
accessdate = 2007-05-08]

Early senior appearances

He was named on the bench for the first time on March 31 2007 against Colchester. Should he have played, he would have broken Ryan Jarvis' record as Norwich's youngest ever player, at just 16 years and 262 days. [Cite web
url = http://www.canaries.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Match/matchreports/0,,10355~33975,00.html
title = Colchester United 3-0 Norwich City
publisher = Norwich City F.C.
accessdate = 2007-04-17] Norwich Academy manager Ricky Martin said that Renton's call up to the first team provided a massive incentive to other players in the youth side. [Cite web
url = http://new.edp24.co.uk/search/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=Sport&itemid=NOED02%20Apr%202007%2008:39:02:467&tBrand=EDPOnline&tCategory=search
title = Renton call is boost for youngsters
publisher = EDP News
accessdate = 2007-05-08] City manager Peter Grant told the club's website that Renton was due to make his debut as a second half substitute in the Colchester game, but Grant was unwilling to throw on a debutant with the side struggling in the course of a 3-0 defeat. [Cite web
url = http://www.canaries.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/FirstNewsDetail/0,,10355~1005411,00.html
title = Renton Hopes For Debut
publisher = Norwich City F.C.
accessdate = 2007-04-17]

He did however make his debut in the 2-1 win at Leicester coming on in injury time at the end of the second half, on April 14 2007, making him the youngest ever player to appear for Norwich City, beating Jarvis' record by 6 days, aged 16 years 276 days. [Cite web
url = http://www.canaries.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Match/matchreports/0,,10355~34111,00.html
title = Leicester City 1-2 Norwich City
publisher = Norwich City F.C.
accessdate = 2007-04-17] Renton made his full debut three days later at Burnley, replacing the injured Darren Huckerby in starting line-up after he hurt his back in the warm up. [Cite web
url = http://www.canaries.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Match/matchreports/0,,10355~33671,00.html
title = Burnley 3-0 Norwich City
publisher = Norwich City F.C.
accessdate = 2007-04-17]

For the start of the 2007/08 season, Renton was back playing with the Reserves and the Under 18s, and was scoring regularly. [Cite web
url = http://www.canaries.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Academy/0,,10355~1119224,00.html
title = Renton bags brace as City win
publisher = Norwich City F.C.
accessdate = 2007-10-08] But against Chelsea Under 18s on October 6 he suffered a broken leg, which is expected to keep him out for an extended period of time. [Cite web
url = http://www.canaries.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1129992,00.html
title = Injury blow for Renton
publisher = Norwich City F.C.
accessdate = 2007-10-08]

Professional career

On July 16 2008, having recovered from the broken leg which kept him out for most of the previous campaign, Renton signed his first professional contract with Norwich City, lasting two years. [Cite web
url = http://www.canaries.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetails/0,,10355~1344658,00.html
title = Renton signs two-year deal
publisher = Norwich City F.C.
accessdate = 2008-07-19]

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