Liam Angel

Liam Paul Angel (born 17 March 1999) is a Welsh football defender who plays for Pontypridd.

Liam Angel

Personal information
Full name	Liam Paul Angel[1]
Date of birth	(1999-03-17) 17 March 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Wales
Position	Defender
Team information
Current team	Pontypridd
Youth career
0000–2014	Cardiff City
2014–2015	Newport County
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Newport County	0	(0)
2017–	Cinderford Town
2022–2024	Merthyr Town
2024–2025	Marine
2025–	Pontypridd
International career
	Wales U17
	Wales U19
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 May 2017 (UTC)

Early life

As a teenager, Angel attended Pontllanfraith Comprehensive School.^[2]

Career

Angel was a member of the Cardiff City academy and captained the club's under-16 side but was released at the age of 16 after not being offered a scholarship. In 2015, he joined the academy of Football League Two side Newport County, manager Terry Butcher describing Angel as having "a sweet left foot for a defender and he's a good talker as well".^[2] He signed his first professional contract with Newport County in February 2016.^[3] Angel made his senior debut for Newport at the age of 17 on 30 August 2016 in a 4–1 defeat to Plymouth Argyle in the first round of the EFL Trophy^[4]

On 9 May 2017 Angel was released by Newport at the end of the 2016–17 season.^[5] He later joined Cinderford Town.^[6]

International

Angel was part of the winning Wales under-16 squad in the Victory Shield in November 2014, scoring the only goal of the game in a 1–0 victory over England.^[2] In 2015, he was called into the Wales Under 17 squad and in August 2016 for the Wales Under 19 squad.^[7]

Career statistics

As of 30 August 2016^[8]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other[nb 1]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Newport County	2016–17	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Total			0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0

1. Includes other competitive competitions, including the EFL Trophy