Craig Bellamy
Bellamy playing for Cardiff City in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Craig Douglas Bellamy | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1990 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| 1990–1996 | Norwich City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2000 | Norwich City | 84 | (32) |
| 2000–2001 | Coventry City | 34 | (6) |
| 2001–2005 | Newcastle United | 93 | (28) |
| 2005 | → Celtic (loan) | 12 | (7) |
| 2005–2006 | Blackburn Rovers | 27 | (13) |
| 2006–2007 | Liverpool | 27 | (7) |
| 2007–2009 | West Ham United | 24 | (7) |
| 2009–2011 | Manchester City | 40 | (12) |
| 2010–2011 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 35 | (11) |
| 2011–2012 | Liverpool | 24 | (6) |
| 2012–2014 | Cardiff City | 55 | (6) |
| Total | 455 | (135) | |
| National team | |||
| Wales U18 | 9 | (6) | |
| 1997–1998 | Wales U21 | 8 | (1) |
| 1998–2013 | Wales | 78 | (19) |
| 2012 | Great Britain | 5 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Craig Douglas Bellamy (born 13 July 1979) is a Welsh former footballer who played as a forward. He is currently a pundit for BT Sport.
Born in Cardiff, Bellamy began his career with Norwich City. He went on to play for Coventry City and Newcastle United, before spending half a season on loan at Celtic in 2005. He returned to the Premier League later that year, playing for Blackburn Rovers, Liverpool, West Ham United and Manchester City.
For the 2010–11 season, Bellamy dropped down a division to the Championship in order to represent his boyhood club, Cardiff City, on a season-long loan. He moved to play at former club Liverpool the following season, before returning to Cardiff permanently. He later led Cardiff to the Premier League, the first time they had been in the top-flight for half a century. By scoring for Cardiff, he became the first player in Premier League history to score a goal for seven different teams.
During his career, Bellamy won the Championship, the League Cup, the Scottish Cup and the Community Shield. He also was a runner-up in the FA Cup and Champions League. He was at times criticised for his behaviour on and off the pitch, but has accumulated millions of pounds for charity and also established a football academy in Sierra Leone.
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