| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kris Joseph Renton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-07-12)12 July 1990 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Musselburgh, Scotland | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Musselburgh Athletic | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | Musselburgh Windsor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | Norwich City | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | →King's Lynn (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2009 | →Brechin City (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Musselburgh Athletic | ||
| 2012–2014 | Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic | ||
| 2014–2016 | Newtongrange Star | ||
| 2016–2017 | Cowdenbeath | 32 | (10) |
| 2017–2018 | Alloa Athletic | 31 | (6) |
| 2018–2022 | Cowdenbeath | 79 | (11) |
| 2022–2023 | Tranent Juniors | ||
| 2023– | Musselburgh Athletic | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:40, 25 February 2022 (UTC) | |||
Kris Joseph Renton (born 12 July 1990) is a Scottishfootballer who plays as astriker forMusselburgh Athletic. He was the youngestNorwich City player in the club's history.[2]
Having been spotted playing in the summer of 2006 in Scotland playing for Musselburgh Windsor by Academy scout Karl Brady, Renton began the2006–07 season in theyouth team. He spent some time away though, being named in theIreland Under 17s for aEuropean Under 17 Championship qualifying tournament inBaku in Autumn 2006, but made his debut at that level forScotland Under 17s in February 2007 againstNorthern Ireland.[3]
Towards the end of the campaign, he progressed into theReserves 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 againstSouthend.[4]
He was named on the bench for the first time on 31 March 2007 againstColchester United. Should he have played, he would have brokenRyan Jarvis' 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 thefirst team provided a massive incentive to other players in the youth side.[3] City managerPeter 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 atLeicester City 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 atBurnley replacing the injuredDarren Huckerby, who had hurt his back in the warm up.
For the start of the2007–08 season, Renton was back playing with the Reserves and the Under 18s, and was scoring regularly.[5] But againstChelsea Under 18s on 6 October he suffered abroken leg, which kept him out for the rest of the season.[6]
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.[7] He joinedKing's Lynn on loan on 6 March 2009, to gain more first-team experience,[8] but failed to score in ten appearances.
In January 2010, he was released by Norwich City and returned to his hometown, joining Scottishjunior clubMusselburgh Athletic.[9][10] Renton helped Musselburgh to theScottish Junior Cup final in 2010–11 before joiningEast Superleague championsBonnyrigg Rose Athletic in June 2012.[11][12] He moved on to local rivalsNewtongrange Star in July 2014.[13]
In June 2016, Renton signed for recently relegatedScottish League Two sideCowdenbeath.[14]
After impressing in his performances for Cowdenbeath, Renton was signed byScottish League One clubAlloa Athletic on 1 June 2017.[15] He left the club in May 2018 following their promotion to theScottish Championship.[16]
In May 2018, Renton once again signed forCowdenbeath.[17] On 24 February 2022, Renton left the club after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.[18]
On 25 February 2022, Renton signed forEast of Scotland League Premier Division sideTranent Juniors.[19]
