| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kris Joseph Renton | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Musselburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | Musselburgh Windsor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2010 | Norwich City | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | → King's Lynn (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Brechin City (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2010- | Musselburgh Athletic | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 July 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Kris Joseph Renton (born July 12, 1990) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as a striker for Musselburgh Athletic. He is most notable for being the youngest Norwich City player in the club's history.[1]
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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.[2]
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.[3]
He was named on the bench for the first time on March 31, 2007 against Colchester United. Should he have played, he would have broken Ryan Jarvis' record as Norwich's youngest ever player, at just 16 years and 262 days. 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.[4] 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.
He did however make his debut in the 2–1 win at Leicester City 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. Renton made his full debut three days later at Burnley replacing the injured Darren Huckerby, who had hurt his back in the warm up.
For the start of the 2007–08 season, Renton was back playing with the Reserves and the Under 18s, and was scoring regularly.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7] He joined King's Lynn on loan on 6 March 2009, in order to gain more first-team experience,[8] but failed to score in ten appearances.
In January 2010, he was released by Norwich City and returned to his hometown, joining Scottish junior club Musselburgh Athletic.[9][10]