Mark Pritchard (footballer)

Mark Owen Pritchard (born 23 November 1985, in Tredegar) is a Welsh footballer who plays for Subiaco AFC

Mark Pritchard
Personal information
Birth name Mark Owen Pritchard
Date of birth (1985-11-23) 23 November 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Cardiff, Wales
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Swansea City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Swansea City 4 (0)
2005Merthyr Tydfil (loan) 4 (0)
2006–2007 Aldershot Town 23 (1)
2007–2009 Llanelli 66 (17)
2009–2010 Carmarthen Town 31 (2)
2010 Goytre United
2010–2011 Oxford City 0 (0)
2011–2013 Floreat Athena (14)
2014–2015 Perth SC 39 (15)
2016–2017 Inglewood United 33 (5)
2017 Floreat Athena 9 (0)
2018 Subiaco AFC 8 (0)
International career
2002 Wales U19 3 (0)
2005–2006 Wales U21 4 (2)
2008 Wales Semi-Pro 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2010

Career edit

Pritchard began his career at Swansea City, making his professional debut on 21 October 2003 during a 2–0 defeat to Cambridge United.[1]

After a short spell on loan with Merthyr Tydfil at the end of the 2004–05 season, Swansea boss Kenny Jackett deemed him surplus to requirements at the Liberty Stadium and he was allowed to join Conference National side Aldershot Town,[2] where he scored his first senior career goal during a 4–2 defeat to Blackpool in the FA Cup.[3]

After a relatively successful two-year spell at Llanelli he was released by the club and joined local rivals, Carmarthen Town, in the summer of 2009. He left Carmarthen in 2010, spending a brief spell at Goytre United before joining Oxford City.[4]

Pritchard moved to Western Australia in 2011 to link up with Floreat Athena. He won the clubs Fairest and Best award twice in three seasons and also represented the State against A-League side Perth Glory.

A switch for the 2014 season took Pritchard to Perth SC where he was a key feature of the starting eleven across two seasons. He transferred to Inglewood United for the 2016 National Premier Leagues season.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Swansea 0-2 Cambridge". BBC Sport. 21 October 2003. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Trio agree deals with Aldershot". BBC Sport. 21 July 2006. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
  3. ^ "Blackpool 4-2 Aldershot". BBC Sport. 6 January 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Oxford City turn to ex-Llanelli striker". Welsh-premier.com. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2010.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Pritchard Ticks All The Boxes". 24 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.

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