Garyn Vernon Preen (born 25 October 1991) is a

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

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who plays as a winger for RTB Ebbw Vale.

Club career

Preen began his career as a youth player with Welsh club

Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...

, joining the youth system at

Southampton Southampton () is a port city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire built-up area, which also covers Po ...

at the age of 12. On 23 July 2010, with no appearances for the South Coast club, he joined League Two side Burton Albion on a free transfer following his release by the Saints. Preen made his debut for the club on 11 August in the First Round of the League Cup against former club Cardiff City, coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute for

Lewis Young Lewis Jack Young (born 27 September 1989) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right back. He is currently first-team coach at Dagenham & Redbridge. Club career For the 2008–09 season, Young was given the number 32 s ...

. On 26 November he went on loan to

Stafford Rangers Stafford Rangers Football Club is a semi-professional English football team from Stafford which plays in the Northern Premier League Premier Division. The team wear black and white stripes with black shorts. Stafford Rangers' rivals include T ...

with fellow Burton Albion player James Ellison. He made his debut for the club on 11 December in a 0-2 home defeat to Workington. At the end of the 2010–11, Preen was released from the Brewers. In June 2011 he joined

Neath Neath (; cy, Castell-nedd) is a market town and Community (Wales), community situated in the Neath Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales. The town had a population of 50,658 in 2011. The community of the parish of Neath had a po ...

. In 2012, he joined

Salisbury City Salisbury City Football Club was an English football club based in Salisbury, Wiltshire. They were formed in 1947 and played at The Raymond McEnhill Stadium. Salisbury had gained back-to-back promotions in recent years, first to the Conference S ...

, before returning to Wales in October to sign for

Merthyr Town Merthyr Town Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Tref Merthyr) is a Welsh semi-professional association football, football club based in Merthyr Tydfil, currently playing in the , in the seventh tier of the English football league system. The ...

. He joined Merthyr's Southern League rivals

Cinderford Town Cinderford Town Association Football Club is a football club based in Cinderford in Gloucestershire, England. Affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA, they are currently members of the and play at the Causeway Ground. History The modern ...

in 2013. Preen Signed for

Hereford Hereford () is a cathedral city, civil parish and the county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, south-west of Worcester and north-west of Gloucester. With a population ...

in 2017 and scored against

Eastleigh Eastleigh is a town in Hampshire, England, between Southampton and Winchester. It is the largest town and the administrative seat of the Borough of Eastleigh, with a population of 24,011 at the 2011 census. The town lies on the River Itchen, o ...

in the

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4th Qualifying Round in that game he was taken off injured after a collision with Gavin Hoyte knocked him out. On 26 February 2018, he was released by Hereford F.C.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Preen, Garyn 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Tredegar Welsh footballers Association football midfielders Cardiff City F.C. players Southampton F.C. players Burton Albion F.C. players Stafford Rangers F.C. players Neath F.C. players Salisbury City F.C. players Merthyr Town F.C. players Afan Lido F.C. players Hungerford Town F.C. players Evesham United F.C. players Hereford F.C. players Cymru Premier players RTB Ebbw Vale F.C. players