Gary Wales (born 4 January 1979) is a Scottish former professional

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Career

Wales, a striker, started his career at

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. In 35 games he scored 11 goals before moving to Hearts for £50,000. In five years at Tynecastle, Wales scored 17 goals in 92 appearances. He was then sent out on loan to Walsall, scoring once against

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, before subsequently signing for Gillingham (scoring once against

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) and then

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, where he was re-united with former Hearts manager Jim Jefferies. After leaving Kilmarnock in the summer of 2008, Wales signed a short-term deal with

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. Wales settled to become a regular goalscorer. In April 2009, with Raith he won the

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championship, Wales left the club to pursue an opportunity in Australia. Towards the end of May 2009, Wales joined

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on their pre-season tour of

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Scotland U21 stats
at Fitbastats {{DEFAULTSORT:Wales, Gary 1979 births Living people Footballers from West Lothian People from East Calder Scottish men's footballers Scottish Premier League players Hamilton Academical F.C. players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football forwards English Football League players