Kris Joseph Renton (born 12 July 1990) is a
Scottish footballer
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who plays as a
striker for
Tranent Juniors. He was the youngest
Norwich City
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player in the club's history.
Norwich City
Youth team at Norwich
Having been spotted playing in the summer of 2006 in Scotland playing for Musselburgh Windsor by Academy scout Karl Brady, Renton began the
2006–07 season in the
youth team
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. He spent some time away though, being named in the
Ireland Under 17s for a
European Under 17 Championship qualifying tournament in
Baku
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in Autumn 2006, but made his debut at that level for
Scotland Under 17s in February 2007 against
Northern Ireland
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.
Towards the end of the campaign, he progressed into the
Reserves at Norwich, making his debut on 21 February 2007 against local rivals Ipswich. He scored his first goal for the second string on 24 April 2007 against
Southend
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.
Early senior appearances
He was named on the bench for the first time on 31 March 2007 against
Colchester United
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Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...
. Should he have played, he would have broken
Ryan Jarvis
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Club career Norwich City
Born in Fakenham, Norfolk, Jarvis became Norwich City's youngest ever first-team player wi ...
' record as Norwich's youngest ever player, at just 16 years and 262 days. Norwich Academy manager Ricky Martin said that Renton's call up to the
first team provided a massive incentive to other players in the youth side. City manager
Peter Grant told the club's website that Renton was due to make his debut as a second-half substitute in the Colchester game, but Grant was unwilling to throw on a debutant with the side struggling in the course of a 3–0 defeat.
He did however make his debut in the 2–1 win at
Leicester City
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coming on in injury time at the end of the second half, on 14 April 2007, making him the youngest ever player to appear for Norwich City, beating Jarvis' record by 6 days, aged 16 years 276 days. Renton made his full debut three days later at
Burnley
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replacing the injured
Darren Huckerby
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As a player, he was a forward who notably played in the Premier League for Newcastle United, Coventry City, Leeds United, Manchester Ci ...
, who had hurt his back in the warm up.
For the start of the
2007–08 season, Renton was back playing with the Reserves and the Under 18s, and was scoring regularly. But against
Chelsea
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Under 18s on 6 October he suffered a
broken leg
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, which kept him out for the rest of the season.
On 16 July 2008, having recovered from the broken leg which kept him out for most of the previous campaign, Renton signed his first professional contract with Norwich City, lasting two years. He joined
King's Lynn
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on loan on 6 March 2009, to gain more first-team experience, but failed to score in ten appearances.
Scottish junior football
In January 2010, he was released by Norwich City and returned to his hometown, joining Scottish
junior
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club
Musselburgh Athletic. Renton helped Musselburgh to the
Scottish Junior Cup
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final in 2010–11 before joining
East Superleague champions
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic in June 2012. He moved on to local rivals
Newtongrange Star in July 2014.
Scottish lower divisions
In June 2016, Renton signed for recently relegated
Scottish League Two
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side
Cowdenbeath
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.
After impressing in his performances for Cowdenbeath, Renton was signed by
Scottish League One
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club
Alloa Athletic
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on 1 June 2017. He left the club in May 2018 following their promotion to the
Scottish Championship
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Scotland (, ...
.
In May 2018, Renton once again signed for
Cowdenbeath
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. On 24 February 2022, Renton left the club after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.
On 25 February 2022, Renton signed for
East of Scotland League Premier Division side
Tranent Juniors.
References
External links
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1990 births
Living people
Norwich City F.C. players
King's Lynn F.C. players
Brechin City F.C. players
Musselburgh Athletic F.C. players
Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic F.C. players
Newtongrange Star F.C. players
Cowdenbeath F.C. players
Alloa Athletic F.C. players
Tranent Juniors F.C. players
Scottish footballers
Scottish Football League players
English Football League players
Scottish Junior Football Association players
People educated at Musselburgh Grammar School
Scotland youth international footballers
Association football forwards
Scotland junior international footballers