Kade Craig
{{Short description|English footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Notability|Sports|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kade Craig
| image =
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| full_name = Kade Elliot James Craig{{cite web |url=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/gc-legacy-media-assets.gc.eflservices.co.uk/contentassets/c02ddd0e1d174a679c4cce8983aef204/efl-professional-retain-list---2022-23.pdf |title=Players given a free transfer: Shrewsbury Town |publisher=English Football League |page=86 |access-date=6 May 2024}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|12|10|df=y}}{{cite web |title=Kade Craig - Defender - First Team - Shrewsbury Town |url=https://www.shrewsburytown.com/teams/first-team/defender/kade-craig/ |website=www.shrewsburytown.com |access-date=31 December 2022}}
| birth_place =
| height =
| position = Defender
| currentclub = Solihull Moors
| clubnumber = 27
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Birmingham City
| youthyears2 = 2021–2022 | youthclubs2 = Shrewsbury Town
| years1 = 2022–2023 | clubs1 = Shrewsbury Town | caps1 = 1| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2022 | clubs2 = → AFC Telford United (loan) | caps2 = 4| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2023– | clubs3 = Solihull Moors | caps3 = 36 | goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2024 | clubs4 = → Brackley Town (loan) | caps4 = 14 | goals4 = 0
| club-update = 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 {{English football updater|SolihulM}} club Solihull Moors.
Career
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.{{cite news |title=Kade Craig signs professional terms |url=https://www.shrewsburytown.com/news/2022/june/kade-craig-signs-professional-terms/ |access-date=31 December 2022 |work=www.shrewsburytown.com |date=14 June 2022 |language=en-gb}} 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.{{cite news |title=Shrewsbury Town vs Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 on 30 Aug 22 - Match Centre - Shrewsbury Town |url=https://www.shrewsburytown.com/matches/fixtures/first-team/202223/august/shrewsbury-town-vs-wolverhampton-wanderers-u21-on-30-aug-22/ |access-date=31 December 2022 |work=www.shrewsburytown.com |date=30 August 2022}} On 28 October, he joined National League North club AFC Telford United on a one-month loan.{{cite news |title=Kade Craig Joins AFC Telford United on Loan |url=https://www.shrewsburytown.com/news/2022/october/kade-craig-joins-telford-on-loan/ |access-date=31 December 2022 |work=www.shrewsburytown.com |date=28 October 2022 |language=en-gb}} However he dislocated his shoulder in training and returned to Shrewsbury to have surgery and rehabilitation.{{cite news |last1=Westbury |first1=Ollie |title=Shrewsbury's Josh Barlow and Kade Craig to stay at the Meadow until the summer |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/football/shrewsbury-town-fc/2022/12/31/shrewsburys-josh-barlow-and-kade-craig-to-stay-at-the-meadow-until-the-summer/ |access-date=31 December 2022 |work=Shropshire Star |date=31 December 2022 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Shelley |first1=Luke |title=Squad Update |url=https://www.telfordunited.com/news/squad-update/ |access-date=31 December 2022 |work=AFC Telford United |date=28 November 2022}} He signed a contract extension at Shrewsbury in December, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2022–23 season.{{cite news |title=Contracts extended for Josh Barlow and Kade Craig |url=https://www.shrewsburytown.com/news/2022/december/contracts-extended-for-josh-barlow-and-kade-craig/ |access-date=31 December 2022 |work=www.shrewsburytown.com |date=31 December 2022 |language=en-gb}} He departed the club at the end of this deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.shrewsburytown.com/news/2023/may/retained-list-2023/|title=Retained List 2023|website=www.shrewsburytown.com|date=18 May 2023|accessdate=25 July 2023}}
In July 2023, Craig signed for National League club Solihull Moors on a two-year deal following a successful trial period.{{cite web|url=https://www.solihullmoorsfc.co.uk/news/posts/kade-craig-signs-for-moors/|title=Kade Craig Signs For Moors!|website=www.solihullmoorsfc.co.uk|date=25 July 2023|accessdate=25 July 2023}} In August 2024, he joined National League North club Brackley Town on loan until 6 January 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.brackleytownfc.com/news/new-signing-brackley-town-sign-kade-craig-on-loan-2867176.html|title=NEW SIGNING: Brackley Town sign Kade Craig on loan.|website=www.brackleytownfc.com|date=17 August 2024|accessdate=18 August 2024}}
Style of play
Craig is a defender who can play as a left-sided centre-back, left-back or at left-wing-back.{{cite news |last1=Drury |first1=Jonny |title=Shrewsbury Town's Kade Craig signs first professional deal |url=https://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/football/shrewsbury-town-fc/2022/06/14/shrewsbury-towns-kade-craig-signs-first-professional-deal/ |access-date=31 December 2022 |work=Shropshire Star |date=14 June 2022 |language=en}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 1 November 2022}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|EFL Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Shrewsbury Town
|2022–23{{Soccerbase season|id=146907|season=2022|accessdate=1 July 2022}} | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=EFT|Appearance/s in the EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| AFC Telford United (loan) | National League North | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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References
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Birmingham City F.C. players
Category:AFC Telford United players
Category:Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
Category:Solihull Moors F.C. players
Category:Brackley Town F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:Black British sportsmen
Category:21st-century Black British people