.jpg) Gunter with Wales in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Ross Gunter[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1989[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Newport, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2006 | Cardiff City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Cardiff City | 28 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Nottingham Forest | 133 | (2) |
| 2012–2020 | Reading | 280 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Charlton Athletic | 54 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | AFC Wimbledon | 31 | (0) |
| Total | 539 | (5) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Wales U17 | 11 | (2) |
| 2006 | Wales U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Wales U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2007–2022 | Wales | 109 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023–2024 | Wales (coach) | ||
| 2024– | Wales U19 | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:39, 9 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:46, 21 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Christopher Ross Gunter (born 21 July 1989) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a defender. An attacking full back, he was capable of playing on both flanks but usually played on his preferred right side. Since 2023, he has been a coach for the Wales national team.
He joined Cardiff City's youth system and was signed by Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur for £4 million in January 2008. Rarely used at Tottenham, he returned to the Championship with Nottingham Forest, initially on loan, before joining Reading in 2012. He made 314 appearances for Reading before being released in 2020 and moving to Charlton Athletic and AFC Wimbledon.
Gunter was a Welsh international since under-17 level and holds the record as the second youngest debutant for the under-21 team. He made his full international debut in 2007, earning 109 caps in a 15-year international career. He was part of the Wales squad that reached the semi-finals at UEFA Euro 2016, also featuring at Euro 2020 and in the 2022 World Cup squad. In 2017 he was named Welsh Footballer of the Year. He beat Neville Southall's record of 92 caps in 2018, and in 2021 became the first Welshman to earn 100 caps.
- ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 181. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.