Craig Bellamy

Welsh footballer (born 1979)

Craig Douglas Bellamy (born 13 July 1979) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a forward and is current assistant manager at Premier League side Burnley.

Craig Bellamy
Bellamy attending a Cardiff City match in 2014
Personal information
Full name Craig Douglas Bellamy[1]
Date of birth (1979-07-13) 13 July 1979 (age 44)[1]
Place of birth Cardiff, Wales
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Burnley
(Assistant Manager)
Youth career
1988–1990 Bristol Rovers
1990–1996 Norwich City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2000 Norwich City 84 (32)
2000–2001 Coventry City 34 (6)
2001–2005 Newcastle United 93 (28)
2005Celtic (loan) 12 (7)
2005–2006 Blackburn Rovers 27 (13)
2006–2007 Liverpool 27 (7)
2007–2009 West Ham United 24 (7)
2009–2011 Manchester City 40 (12)
2010–2011Cardiff City (loan) 35 (11)
2011–2012 Liverpool 27 (6)
2012–2014 Cardiff City 55 (6)
Total 458 (135)
National team
1995–1997 Wales U18 9 (6)
1997–1998 Wales U21 8 (1)
1998–2013 Wales 78 (19)
2012 Great Britain Olympic (O.P.) 5 (1)
Teams managed
2019–2021 Anderlecht (U21)
2022– Burnley (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics change

Club change

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Norwich City 1996–97[3] First Division 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1997–98[4] First Division 36 13 1 0 1 0 38 13
1998–99[5] First Division 40 17 0 0 5 2 45 19
1999–2000[6] First Division 4 2 0 0 0 0 4 2
2000–01[7] First Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 84 32 1 0 6 2 0 0 91 34
Coventry City 2000–01[7] Premier League 34 6 2 1 3 1 39 8
Newcastle United 2001–02[8] Premier League 27 9 3 0 3 4 6[a] 1 39 14
2002–03[9] Premier League 29 7 1 0 0 0 6[b] 2 36 9
2003–04[10] Premier League 16 5 0 0 0 0 8[c] 5 24 10
2004–05[11] Premier League 21 7 1 0 2 0 5[d] 3 29 10
Total 93 28 5 0 5 4 25 11 128 43
Celtic (loan) 2004–05[11] Scottish Premier League 12 7 3 2 0 0 15 9
Blackburn Rovers 2005–06[12] Premier League 27 13 1 2 4 2 32 17
Liverpool 2006–07[13] Premier League 27 7 0 0 2 0 12[b] 2 41 9
West Ham United 2007–08[14] Premier League 8 2 0 0 1 2 9 4
2008–09[15] Premier League 16 5 1 0 0 0 17 5
Total 24 7 1 0 1 2 0 0 26 9
Manchester City 2008–09[15] Premier League 8 2 0 0 0 0 3[d] 2 11 4
2009–10[16] Premier League 32 10 3 1 5 0 40 11
Total 40 12 3 1 5 0 3 2 51 15
Cardiff City (loan) 2010–11[17] Championship 35 11 0 0 0 0 35 11
Liverpool 2011–12[18] Premier League 27 6 3 1 6 2 36 9
Cardiff City 2012–13[19] Championship 33 4 0 0 0 0 33 4
2013–14[20] Premier League 22 2 0 0 0 0 22 2
Total 90 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 17
Career total 458 135 19 7 32 13 40 15 549 170
  1. Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  2. 2.0 2.1 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. One appearance in Champions League, seven appearances and five goals in UEFA Cup
  4. 4.0 4.1 Appearances in UEFA Cup

International change

Honours change

Celtic[24]

Liverpool[24]

Cardiff City[24]

Individual

References change

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  2. "Player profile – Craig Bellamy". Cardiff City F.C. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  3. "Games played by Craig Bellamy in 1996/1997". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  4. "Games played by Craig Bellamy in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  5. "Games played by Craig Bellamy in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  6. "Games played by Craig Bellamy in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Games played by Craig Bellamy in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  8. "Games played by Craig Bellamy in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  9. "Games played by Craig Bellamy in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  10. "Games played by Craig Bellamy in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Games played by Craig Bellamy in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  12. "Games played by Craig Bellamy in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  13. "Games played by Craig Bellamy in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  14. "Games played by Craig Bellamy in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  15. 15.0 15.1 "Games played by Craig Bellamy in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  16. "Games played by Craig Bellamy in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  17. "Games played by Craig Bellamy in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  18. "Games played by Craig Bellamy in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  19. "Games played by Craig Bellamy in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  20. "Games played by Craig Bellamy in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  21. "Craig Bellamy". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  22. "Craig Bellamy – 2012/13 statistics". ESPN FC. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  23. Fletcher, Paul (26 July 2012). "London 2012: Great Britain denied by late Senegal strike". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  24. 24.0 24.1 24.2 "Craig Bellamy". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  25. Bellamy 2013, pp. 128–129
  26. Neild, Andy (4 May 2006). "Star Bellamy hails team effort". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  27. "Bellamy nets Welsh player award". BBC Sport. 13 November 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  28. "Goal of the Month". BBC Sport. 16 May 2006. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  29. Winter, Henry (20 September 2009). "Manchester United 4 Manchester City 3". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2009.