Chris Weale
Weale playing for Leicester City in 2010
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Christopher Weale | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Chard, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gillingham Town | |||
| 1999–2000 | Yeovil Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2006 | Yeovil Town | 163 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Bristol City | 9 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Hereford United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Hereford United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2009–2012 | Leicester City | 75 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Shrewsbury Town | 81 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Yeovil Town | 17 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Derby County | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2003 | England C | 4 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015–2016 | Yeovil Town (Goalkeeper coach) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:19, 31 August 2016 (UTC). |
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Christopher "Chris" Weale (born 9 February 1982) is an English professional footballer who, most recently, played as a goalkeeper for Derby County.
Born in Chard, Somerset, Weale was a product of Yeovil Town's youth system after joining Yeovil in August 1999 from local side Gillingham Town. Weale was first choice keeper for the Youth Team that won the South-West Counties Under 18s League title in 2000 and during the same season he broke into the Reserve side.
Weale made his first team debut in July 2000 having come on as a substitute against Southampton in Tony Pennock's testimonial game before making his first full competitive debut against Wellington in the Somerset Premier Cup in October of that year. Weale began to gain more experience in the first team in the 2001/02 season, during which he played 38 matches for the first team while establishing himself as a firm favourite amongst the fans. The following year he not only played an indispensable role in helping Yeovil achieve promotion to the Football League but his consistency was rewarded with a call-up to the England National XI several times during the season.
It was only a matter of time before a top club such as West Ham United inquired about Weale. Alan Pardew invited the highly rated keeper to train with West Ham for a couple of days a week in March 2004 before playing in a Reserve game for the club. Throughout his career at Huish Park he has been heavily praised, not just from the home fans, but also from opposition managers such as ex-England coach Peter Taylor. Taylor acknowledged after the 0–0 draw at the KC Stadium 'The saves were worthy of the Premiership'. Yeovil boss Gary Johnson describes ‘They were world class saves. We see that every day in training. He's a super goalkeeper.’ His performance was acknowledged his fellow peers and was chosen for the Football League Team of the Year for League Two on two consecutive seasons.
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