Myhill training with Birmingham City in 2011
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Glyn Oliver Myhill | ||
Date of birth | 9 November 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Modesto, California, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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West Bromwich Albion | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–2000 | Aston Villa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2003 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
2002 | → Stoke City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2002 | → Bristol City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2002–2003 | → Bradford City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2003 | → Macclesfield Town (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2003 | → (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2003–2010 | Hull City | 257 | (0) |
2010– | West Bromwich Albion | 62 | (0) |
2011–2012 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 42 | (0) |
National team | |||
2002 | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
2008–2014 | Wales | 19 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:50, 18 September 2016 (UTC). |
Glyn Oliver "Boaz" Myhill (born 9 November 1982) /ˈboʊ.æz ˈmaɪhɪl/ is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club West Bromwich Albion. He appeared for the Wales national team from 2008 to 2013.
Born in the United States to an American father and Welsh mother, Myhill grew up near the England–Wales border in Oswestry, England from the age of one. He came through the youth ranks of the English club Aston Villa, and made two appearances for the England under-20 team in 2002. In 2003 he moved to Hull City, where he established himself as first-choice goalkeeper and made 277 appearances over the next seven years. He has played for West Bromwich Albion since 2010, except for the 2011–12 season, which he spent on loan at Birmingham City.
Born in Modesto, California, the son of an American father and a Welsh mother from Llangollen, Myhill moved to England at the age of one. He attended the Marches School, Oswestry. He played his youth football invariably in midfield for Oswestry Boys Club.