Liam Paul Angel (born 17 March 1999) is a Welsh professionalfootball defender who plays forMerthyr Town.

As a teenager, Angel attended Pontllanfraith Comprehensive School.^[2]

Angel was a member of theCardiff City academy and captained the club's under-16 side but was released at the age of 16 after not being offered a scholarship. In 2015, he joined the academy ofFootball League Two sideNewport County, managerTerry Butcher describing Angel as having "a sweet left foot for a defender and he's a good talker as well".^[2] He signed his first professional contract with Newport County in February 2016.^[3] Angel made his senior debut for Newport at the age of 17 on 30 August 2016 in a 4–1 defeat toPlymouth Argyle in the first round of theEFL Trophy^[4]

On 9 May 2017 Angel was released by Newport at the end of the 2016–17 season.^[5] He later joinedCinderford Town.^[6]

Angel was part of the winning Wales under-16 squad in theVictory Shield in November 2014, scoring the only goal of the game in a 1–0 victory overEngland.^[2] In 2015, he was called into the Wales Under 17 squad and in August 2016 for the Wales Under 19 squad.^[7]

As of 30 August 2016^[8]

• Liam Angel at Soccerbase

• Living people
• 1999 births
• Welsh men's footballers
• Men's association football defenders
• Cardiff City F.C. players
• Newport County A.F.C. players
• Cinderford Town A.F.C. players
• Merthyr Town F.C. players
• 21st-century Welsh sportsmen

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