Chris Porter (footballer, born 1983)
Chris Porter playing for Sheffield United in January 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Christopher John Porter | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Wigan, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Bury | 71 | (18) |
| 2005–2007 | Oldham Athletic | 66 | (28) |
| 2007–2009 | Motherwell | 59 | (23) |
| 2009–2011 | Derby County | 44 | (9) |
| 2011–2015 | Sheffield United | 88 | (15) |
| 2013 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Colchester United | 91 | (30) |
| 2017– | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:28, 31 May 2017 (UTC). |
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Christopher John Porter (born 12 December 1983) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for League Two club Crewe Alexandra.
Porter began his career at Third Division side Bury, where he scored 20 goals in 78 appearances between 2003 and 2005. This prompted a move to League One club Oldham Athletic. He moved to the Scottish Premier League with Motherwell in 2007, before returning to England with Championship club Derby County. He dropped down a division in 2011, joining Sheffield United. With the Blades, he made over 100 appearances in three-and-a-half years, scoring 23 goals. He had two short loan spells away from the club, playing for Shrewsbury Town and Chesterfield. He then joined Colchester United in January 2015, where he scored 30 goals in 95 appearances over two-and-a-half seasons, before signing for Crewe Alexandra in May 2017.
Born in Wigan, Porter attended Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Blackburn, where he was a member of the school's Independent Schools Football Association Cup winning side in 2001. Having previously featured in the British Universities team, Porter had unsuccessful trials with Wigan Athletic and Blackpool before joining Bury on trial. He featured for the reserve team during the 2002–03 season in a 3–2 defeat to their Walsall counterparts. He scored Bury's two goals in the game, assisted on each occasion by Bury manager Andy Preece. Following the game, Preece said that "Chris still needs to get some more aggression into his game" and that he "looks a really good prospect". He then signed a short-term contract with the club.
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