Chris Wreh

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Chris Wreh
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Wreh in August 2024
Personal information
Full name Christopher Myers Wreh
Date of birth (1996-08-05) August 5, 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth New York City, United States
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2011–2014 Northampton Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2016 Stony Stratford Town 59 (30)
2015Barton Rovers (loan) 1 (1)
2016 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 3 (0)
2016–2017 Aylesbury 4 (0)
2017 MK Gallacticos 19 (9)
2017–2018 Newport Pagnell Town 2 (0)
2018–2019 Dunstable Town 33 (10)
2019–2020 Stratford Town 23 (7)
2020 Rushall Olympic 8 (1)
2020 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 7 (4)
2020–2021 MK Gallacticos 2 (1)
2021–2022 Banbury United 40 (21)
2022–2023 Southend United 27 (4)
2023–2024 Hartlepool United 12 (0)
2023–2024Tamworth (loan) 18 (6)
2024–2025 Tamworth 17 (3)
2025Scunthorpe United (loan) 5 (0)
2025 Maidenhead United 3 (0)
2025 Hereford 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 06:17, 27 August 2025 (UTC)

Christopher Myers Wreh (August 5, 1996) is an American soccer player who most recently played as a striker for National League North club Hereford. [1]

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Early life

As a youth player, Wreh joined the youth academy of English side Northampton Town. While playing for the club, he was teammates with English footballer Callum Powell, who he would later reunite with after signing for English side Southend United in 2016. [2]

Career

Wreh began his senior career with Stony Stratford Town. He also played for Barton Rovers. In 2016, he signed for English side AFC Rushden & Diamonds. He was described as "failed to spark" while playing for the club. [3] Wreh then played for Aylesbury, Spartan South Midlands Football League Division Two club MK Gallacticos, Newport Pagnell Town, Dunstable Town, Stratford Town and Rushall Olympic. He then returned to both AFC Rushden & Diamonds and MK Gallacticos. After that, he signed for English side Banbury United. With 21 goals, he helped the club achieve promotion from the Southern Football League Premier Division Central. [4] In summer 2022, he moved up to the National League, signing for Southend United. The following season, he joined Hartlepool United. During that season, he was sent on loan to Tamworth, who he then joined permanently in summer 2024. In February 2025, he joined Scunthorpe United on an initial one-month loan. [5] The following month, he joined Maidenhead United on a contract until the end of the season. [6] After three appearances, he left the club at the end of the campaign after relegation. [7] On 23 July 2025, Wreh signed for National League North club Hereford. [8] He was released by Hereford on 26 August after just four substitute appearances. [9]

Personal life

He is the son of Liberian former footballer Christopher Wreh. [10]

In January 2025, after playing an FA Cup game for Tamworth against Tottenham Hotspur, Wreh received anonymous racist messages on Instagram. In June, the sender was convicted and banned from attending matches for three years. Wreh had refused to play for Tamworth after the abuse, as the club did not make a statement supporting him. [11]

Honors

Tamworth

References

  1. Chris Wreh at Soccerbase
  2. "Southend United striker Chris Wreh makes most of his recall". echo-news.co.uk.
  3. "Four-goal hero Wreh has 'unfinished business' with Diamonds". northantstelegraph.co.uk.
  4. "Wreh wants to entertain fans". yahoo.com.
  5. "Chris Wreh becomes Iron's latest loan recruit". www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk. 21 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  6. https://x.com/MUFCYorkRoad/status/1903446818593132989
  7. https://www.maidenheadunitedfc.org/news/maidenhead-united-2025-26-squad-update/
  8. Brick, Toby (23 July 2025). "Bulls Sign Striker Chris Wreh". Hereford FC. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  9. Brick, Toby (26 August 2025). "Chris Wreh and Kai Williams Released from Hereford FC". Hereford FC. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  10. "Brand new Blue Wreh: Dunstable Town's double-determined son of a Gunner". Non League Daily.
  11. Ashton, Ben. "Fan who racially abused player gets three-year ban". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  12. "Tamworth FC Squad Statistics 2023/24". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
    "Tamworth FC: Lambs promoted back to National League for first time since 2014". BBC Sport. April 6, 2024. Retrieved August 23, 2024.