Paul Whitfield

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Paul Whitfield
Personal information
Full name Paul Whitfield
Date of birth (1982-05-06) 6 May 1982 (age 39)[1]
Place of birth St. Asaph, Wales[2]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
–2000 Wrexham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2004 Wrexham 11 (0)
2001 → Connah's Quay Nomads (loan)
2002 → Newtown (loan)
2004 Bangor City
2004–2005 Airbus UK
2005–2008 Rhyl
National team
2001–2003 Wales U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:40, 27 February 2018 (UTC)

Paul Whitfield (born 6 May 1982) is a Welsh former footballer, who played as a goalkeeper. He made appearances in the English Football League with Wrexham, and was part of their promotion-winning 2002–03 season from the Football League Third Division.[1]

Career[]

Whitfield started at Wrexham, coming through the youth team. His run with the team however was plagued by injury, needing an operation for a cartilage in his right leg from an injury sustained in the warm-up for a game against Kidderminster Harriers.[3] However, whilst at Wrexham, Whitfield would earn a Wales U21 cap against Azerbaijan.[4]

After leaving Wrexham in 2004, Whitfield would play for various clubs in the Welsh Premier League.

Post retirement[]

Whitfield now works as a coach, being named goalkeeping coach at Prestatyn Town in August 2017.[5]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wrexham 2000–01[1] Second Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001–02[1] Second Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002–03[1] Third Division 8 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 13 0
2003–04[1] Second Division 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0
Total 11 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 18 0

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Paul Whitfield". Soccerbase.com. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Paul Whitfield Football Player Statistics". 11v11.com. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Wrexham Keeper Paul Whitfield Is Having Surgery". thefootballnetwork.net. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Wrexham Keeper Shines For Wales". Daily Post. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Paul Whitfield: 2017/2018 Biography & Statistics". Welsh Premier. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
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