Andrew Crofts (footballer)

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Andrew Crofts
Personal information
Full name Andrew Lawrence Crofts
Date of birth May 20, 1984 (1984-05-20) (age 24)
Place of birth    Chatham, Kent, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Gillingham
Number 7
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2001– Gillingham 165 (17)   
National team2
2005– Wales 012 0(0)[1]

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 3 May 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 1 June 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Andrew Lawrence Crofts (born 20 May 1984 in Chatham) is a Welsh professional footballer currently playing for Gillingham.

A midfielder by trade, Crofts made his debut for the Gills at the age of 16 and 337 days at home to Watford in 2001. He has progressed through the Welsh international ranks, from U19 to his full international debut in the 2005/2006 season. He is currently contracted to Gillingham till 2009, a contract awarded to him by former Gills manager Stan Ternent in January 2005.

On 24 May 2006, Crofts captained the Welsh under-21 side as they won 5-1 against Estonia.[2]

He made his full Welsh international debut as a substitute against Azerbaijan on Wednesday 12 October 2005 in the final World Cup qualifying Match, and won his 3rd cap in the 2-1 friendly win over Trinidad & Tobago, in which his then Gillingham team-mate Jason Brown also played.[3]

He made his 100th start in a 1-1 home draw with AFC Bournemouth on 16 December 2006 in which he scored the equaliser.

He won all the main Player of the Year awards at Gillingham in the 2006-07 season, and was the club's second highest scorer. The following season, he fulfilled an ambition in becoming club captain. [4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Crofts collects twelfth cap. Gillingham F.C. (2008-06-01). Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
  2. ^ "Wales U21 5-1 Estonia U21", BBC Sport, 2006-05-24. Retrieved on 2007-04-20. 
  3. ^ "Wales 2-1 Trinidad & Tobago", BBC Sport, 2006-05-27. Retrieved on 2007-04-20. 
  4. ^ "Andrew Crofts Interview", Gillingham FC official website, 2007-05-08. Retrieved on 2007-05-08. 

[edit] External links

Andrew Crofts career stats at Soccerbase

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