Chris Makin

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Chris Makin
Full name	Christopher Gregory Makin
Date of birth	8 May 1973 (1973-05-08) (age 35)
Place of birth	Manchester, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Defender
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1991–1996 1992–1993 1996–1997 1997–2001 2001–2004 2004–2005 2005 2005–2006 2006–2008	Oldham Athletic → Wigan Athletic (loan) Marseille Sunderland Ipswich Town Leicester City → Derby County (loan) Reading Southampton	094 (4) 015 (2) 029 (0) 121 (2) 078 (0) 021 (0) 013 (0) 012 (0) 027 (0)
National team
1994	England U21	005 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:51, 24 February 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Christopher Gregory Makin (born 8 May 1973 in Manchester, England) was an English professional footballer. He spent the final part of his career at Southampton, but is perhaps most famous for his spell at Sunderland. He played primarily as a defender.

Makin attended Prestwich High School in Manchester until the age of 14 when he went to The Lilleshall School of Excellence.

His previous clubs are Oldham Athletic, Olympique de Marseille, Sunderland, Ipswich Town, Leicester City, Wigan Athletic, Derby County, Reading and Southampton.

While playing for Sunderland, he dated model and TV presenter Melanie Sykes for six months in 2000 after meeting her in London's trendy Met Bar after playing against Arsenal on 15 January 2000.

On 23 April 2008, on advice from his doctor, Makin retired from football after failing to overcome a hip injury which had prevented him playing since September 2007.^[1]

He has now returned to his home town following retirement.