Liam Angel | |
Fullname: | Liam Paul Angel[1] |
Birth Date: | 17 March 1999 |
Birth Place: | Wales |
Currentclub: | Merthyr Town |
Position: | Defender |
Youthyears1: | –2014 |
Youthclubs1: | Cardiff City |
Youthyears2: | 2014–2015 |
Youthclubs2: | Newport County |
Years1: | 2015–2017 |
Clubs1: | Newport County |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2017– |
Clubs2: | Cinderford Town |
Nationalteam1: | Wales U17 |
Nationalteam2: | Wales U19 |
Club-Update: | 9 May 2017 (UTC) |
Liam Paul Angel (born 17 March 1999) is a Welsh professional football defender who plays for Merthyr Town.
As a teenager, Angel attended Pontllanfraith Comprehensive School.[2]
Angel was a member of the Cardiff City academy and captained the club's under-16 side but was released at the age of 16 after not being offered a scholarship. In 2015, he joined the academy of Football League Two side Newport County, manager Terry Butcher describing Angel as having "a sweet left foot for a defender and he's a good talker as well".[2] He signed his first professional contract with Newport County in February 2016.[3] Angel made his senior debut for Newport at the age of 17 on 30 August 2016 in a 4–1 defeat to Plymouth Argyle in the first round of the EFL Trophy[4]
On 9 May 2017 Angel was released by Newport at the end of the 2016–17 season.[5] He later joined Cinderford Town.[6]
Angel was part of the winning Wales under-16 squad in the Victory Shield in November 2014, scoring the only goal of the game in a 1–0 victory over England.[2] In 2015, he was called into the Wales Under 17 squad and in August 2016 for the Wales Under 19 squad.[7]