Garyn Vernon Preen (born 25 October 1991) is a

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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

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, joining the youth system at

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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

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. On 26 November he went on loan to

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with fellow

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player

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. 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

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. In 2012, he joined Salisbury City, before returning to Wales in October to sign for Merthyr Town. He joined Merthyr's Southern League rivals Cinderford Town in 2013. Preen Signed for

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in 2017 and scored against

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in the

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4th Qualifying Round in that game he was taken off injured after a collision with

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knocked him out. On 26 February 2018, he was released by Hereford F.C.

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