Billy Greulich
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Corey Patrick Wilhelm Greulich[1] | ||
Date of birth | 24 April 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Hendon, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Shildon | ||
Youth career | |||
Middlesbrough | |||
Sunderland | |||
Luton Town | |||
????-2007 | Watford | ||
2007–2009 | Brandon United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2009–2011 | Hartlepool United | 4 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Durham City | 24 | (4) |
2012– | Shildon | 47 | (16) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:00, 15 May 2012(UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
Corey Patrick Wilhelm "Billy" Greulich-Smith (born 24 April 1991) is an English footballer who currently plays for Shildon.
Playing career
Greulich had a varied career as a youth player. He was at the academies of both Middlesbrough and Sunderland, and also spent time at both Luton Town and Watford.[2]
He ended up at Northern Football League side Brandon United before the end of his teenage years. After a trial with Hartlepool United in summer 2009, he made it into the The Football League, signing his first professional contract with the club in August 2009.
He made his debut in a 1–0 home win over Tranmere Rovers on 24 October 2009, replacing Adam Boyd in the 73rd minute.[3]
Greulich made a further three substitute appearances over the following six weeks, following an injury crisis at the club.[4] Having gained first-team experience, he signed a new contract at the end of the season.[5]
In May 2011 Greulich was not offered a new contract by the club, along with nine other players, and was released.
Moving back into non-league football, Greulich joined Durham City, of the Northern Premier League for the 2011–12 season; by the time of his departure to Shildon in January 2012, he had scored 4 goals in 24 league appearances for Durham.
He joined Shildon early in 2012, and enjoyed a more prolific second half of the season than his first, scoring 6 goals in 14 appearances for the club.
Career statistics
- (Correct as of 15 May 2012)[6]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hartlepool | 2009–10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Hartlepool | 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Durham City | 2011–12 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 5 |
Shildon | 2011–12 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
Career total | 42 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 52 | 11 |
- Listed in the "Other" column are one appearance, without scoring, for Durham City in the 2011–12 League Challenge Cup; 4 appearances and one goal for Durham in the 2011-12 FA Trophy and a further goalless appearance in the 2011–12 Durham Senior Cup.
References
- ↑ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2009 and 31/08/2009" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- ↑ "Greulich delight at Pools deal". Sky Sports. 18 August 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ↑ "Hartlepool 1 – 0 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 24 October 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ↑ "Hartlepool boss Turner keeps tabs on striker situation". BBC Sport. 4 December 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ↑ "Seven players released in Hartlepool summer overhaul". BBC Sport. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ↑ http://www.itfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10272~47761,00.html
External links
- Profile at the Official Hartlepool United site
- Billy Greulich career statistics at Soccerbase