Billy Greulich-Smith
Personal information
Full name Corey Patrick Wilhelm Greulich[1]
Date of birth (1991-04-24) 24 April 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Hendon, England
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Shildon
Youth career
Middlesbrough
Sunderland
Luton Town
????–2007 Watford
2007–2009 Brandon United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Hartlepool United 4 (0)
2011–2012 Durham City 24 (4)
2012– Shildon 245 (106)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:22, 11 September 2018(UTC)

Billy Greulich-Smith (born 24 April 1991) is an English footballer who plays for Shildon.

Playing career

Greulich had a varied career as a youth player. He was at the academies of Watford, Middlesbrough and Sunderland. During his time at Middlesbrough he was part of the successful U13 team that won the prestigious Cascais Tournament in Portugal[2]

Following his release from Sunderland he signed as a youth team player with Luton Town but was unfortunate to see his contract cancelled when Luton went into Administration[3]

He ended up at Northern Football League side Brandon United before the end of his teenage years. After a trial with Hartlepool United in summer 2009, he made it into The Football League, signing his first professional contract with the club in August 2009.

He made his debut in a 1–0 home win over Tranmere Rovers on 24 October 2009, replacing Adam Boyd in the 73rd minute.[4]

Greulich made a further three substitute appearances over the following six weeks, following an injury crisis at the club.[5] Having gained first-team experience, he signed a new contract at the end of the season.[6]

In May 2011 Greulich was not offered a new contract by the club, along with nine other players, and was released.

Moving back into non-league football, Greulich joined Durham City, of the Northern Premier League for the 2011–12 season; by the time of his transfer to Shildon in January 2012, he had scored 4 goals in 24 league appearances for Durham.

He joined Shildon early in 2012, and enjoyed a more prolific second half of the season than his first, scoring 6 goals in 14 appearances for the club.

Career statistics

(Correct as of 15 May 2012)[7]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hartlepool 2009–10 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Hartlepool 2009–10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Durham City 2011–12 24 4 1 0 0 0 5 1 30 5
Shildon 2011–12 14 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 6
Career total 42 10 2 0 3 0 5 1 52 11

References

  1. ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/08/2009 and 31/08/2009" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Boro kids win cup final, good omen for Sunday?". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. ^ agencies, Colin Spiro and (22 November 2007). "Luton Town go into administration". The Daily Telegraph. London. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Hartlepool 1 – 0 Tranmere". BBC Sport. 24 October 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  5. ^ "Hartlepool boss Turner keeps tabs on striker situation". BBC Sport. 4 December 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  6. ^ "Seven players released in Hartlepool summer overhaul". BBC Sport. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  7. ^ "Ipswich Town | Team | Profiles | Jack Ainsley". itfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 August 2009.

External links

Categories