Chris Brunt
Brunt playing for West Bromwich Albion in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Christopher Brunt | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position |
Winger Attacking Midfielder Left-back |
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| Club information | |||
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Current team
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West Bromwich Albion | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Middlesbrough | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2004–2007 | Sheffield Wednesday | 134 | (21) |
| 2007– | West Bromwich Albion | 304 | (42) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2003 | Northern Ireland U19 | 8 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | Northern Ireland U21 | 2 | (1) |
| 2005 | Northern Ireland U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2004– | Northern Ireland | 56 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:28, 17 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:39, 16 November 2016 (UTC) |
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Christopher "Chris" Brunt (born 14 December 1984) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays for and is the vice-captain of Premier League club West Bromwich Albion.
He plays as a left winger, as an attacking midfielder or left-back. Brunt started his career with Middlesbrough but did not manage to make an appearance in the first team. He joined Sheffield Wednesday in 2004 and amassed 153 appearances for the Owls before joining West Brom in 2007 where he has gone on to appear over 300 times.
Brunt has over 50 caps for the Northern Ireland senior team and also represented his country at youth level.
Brunt was born and raised in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where he attended Newtownbreda Primary School. His father Colin was a talented rugby union player. He then went on to study at Wellington College, a grammar school in Belfast. As a youth player, he appeared for Saint Andrew's Boys' Club.
Brunt had trials with professional teams Rangers and Middlesbrough as a 16-year-old. He joined Middlesbrough's academy in 2001 and signed his first professional contract a year later. However, he failed to break into the first team at the Teesside club.
He moved to Sheffield Wednesday in March 2004 on an initial short-term deal. A permanent free transfer followed soon after as Brunt signed a two-year contract at Wednesday.
In the 2004–05 season, his first full season at the club, Brunt helped Wednesday achieve promotion to the Championship by scoring five goals in all competitions with four of those coming in the league. In July 2005, he agreed a one-year extension to his existing contract.
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