Liam Angel

Liam Paul Angel (born 17 March 1999) is a Welsh football defender who plays for Pontypridd.

Early life As a teenager, Angel attended Pontllanfraith Comprehensive School.

Career Angel was a member of the Cardiff 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 of Football League Two side Newport County, manager Terry Butcher describing Angel as having "a sweet left foot for a defender and he's a good talker as well". Angel made his senior debut for Newport at the age of 17 on 30 August 2016 in a 4–1 defeat to Plymouth Argyle in the first round of the EFL Trophy

On 9 May 2017 Angel was released by Newport at the end of the 2016–17 season. He later joined Cinderford Town.

International Angel was part of the winning Wales under-16 squad in the Victory Shield in November 2014, scoring the only goal of the game in a 1–0 victory over England.

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