Kade Craig
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kade Elliot James Craig[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 December 2002[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | The New Saints | ||
| Number | 64 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Birmingham City | |||
| 2021–2022 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Shrewsbury Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → AFC Telford United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Solihull Moors | 36 | (4) |
| 2024 | → Brackley Town (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2025– | The New Saints | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:21, 5 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Kade Elliot James Craig (born 10 December 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Cymru Premier club The New Saints.
Career
[edit | edit source]Craig played for the youth team at Birmingham City, before joining the under-18 team at Shrewsbury Town and turning professional at the club in June 2022.[3] He made his first-team debut on 30 August, playing in a centre-back partnership with Declan Hutchings in a 2–1 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 in an EFL Trophy fixture at the New Meadow.[4] On 28 October, he joined National League North club AFC Telford United on a one-month loan.[5] However he dislocated his shoulder in training and returned to Shrewsbury to have surgery and rehabilitation.[6][7] He signed a contract extension at Shrewsbury in December, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2022–23 season.[8] He departed the club at the end of this deal.[9]
In July 2023, Craig signed for National League club Solihull Moors on a two-year deal following a successful trial period.[10] In August 2024, he joined National League North club Brackley Town on loan until 6 January 2025.[11]
In July 2025 he joined The New Saints.
Style of play
[edit | edit source]Craig is a defender who can play as a left-sided centre-back, left-back or at left-wing-back.[12]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 1 November 2022
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shrewsbury Town | 2022–23[13] | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| AFC Telford United (loan) | 2022–23[14] | National League North | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance/s in the EFL Trophy
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- 2002 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- AFC Telford United players
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- Solihull Moors F.C. players
- Brackley Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Black British sportsmen
- 21st-century Black British people
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- The New Saints F.C. players