Chris Gunter

Chris Gunter is a back of Reading. He was born on 21 July 1989 in Newport, Wales.

Chris’s youth career took off in 1997, when he joined the academy of Cardiff City. Gunter spent nine years there and managed to develop and perfect his defensive skills during all that time. The footballer was almost immediately put at the position of a full back, because he possessed all necessary qualities of the player of that role. In 2006 Chris was offered to join the main team of Cardiff City and began his performance for the club in the 2006/2007 season. Gunter made 28 appearances during his two-year spell at ‘The Bluebirds’.

In 2008 the Welsh back became a player of Premier League club Tottenham and spent half a year there before being sent on loan to Nottingham Forest. The footballer featured in eight games and the management of temporary team decided to secure his services on permanent basis.

The negotiations with Spurs did not last for long, because the club wanted to sell the footballer as soon as possible. Gunter officially became a player of Nottingham Forest and started to perform for the club from the 2009/2010 season. The back made 133 appearances and netted two goals during three years in ‘The Tricky Trees’.

On 17 July 2012, the footballer transferred to Reading.

From 2005 till 2006, Chris was capped 19 times and contributed two goals for the Wales national U-17, U-19 and U-21 teams. From 2007, he took part in 37 games of the senior national squad.