Chris Venables

Venables mainly operates as a midfielder or striker. He started his career with Caersws, with whom he won the 2007 Welsh League Cup. He then spent a season each with Welshpool Town and Aberystwyth Town, appearing in the 2009 Welsh Cup final with the latter, before signing for Llanelli Town in 2009. In the 2010–11 season, Llanelli won the Welsh Cup, with Venables scoring his side's fourth goal in a 4–1 defeat of Bangor City. While with Llanelli, he played in both legs of the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League on three occasions, but they would be eliminated by their opponents each time. Due to the club's Welsh Cup win, they qualified for the second qualifying round, facing Dinamo Tbilisi. Venables only played in the second leg, which saw Llanelli fall to a 5–0 loss. In January 2013, he returned to Aberystwyth Town, where he moved further upfield to the striker position, becoming better known for his goalscoring prowess. In the 2013–14 season, Aber reached the 2014 Welsh Cup final against The New Saints. Owing to a first-half Venables brace, Aber were on the cusp of winning their first Welsh Cup since the 1899–1900 season, but the team would go on to concede three unanswered goals in the second-half. However, as runners-up, Aber qualified for the first qualifying round of the Europa League, since The New Saints won the league and thus qualified for the second qualifying round of the Champions League. Although Venables played in both legs, Aber were defeated 9–0…

In 2007, Venables was called up for the first time by the Wales national semi-professional football team at the Four Nations Tournament. He eventually made his debut in 2018, during a 3–2 loss to England C, where he scored a consolation goal. The following year, he was capped again in a 2–2 draw against the same opposition, assisting Adam Roscrow for Wales' second-half equaliser. In the years between his first call up and his debut, he had been capped five times for the under-23 semi-professional national team.

Venables was born on 28 July 1985. He is a native of Llandinam, Wales. He attended Llanidloes High School in Powys, and grew up supporting Caersws. As a youth player, he joined the academy of English club Shrewsbury Town.

Caersws

Welsh League Cup: 2006–07 Llanelli Town

Welsh Cup: 2010–11 Bala Town

Welsh Cup: 2016–17 Welsh League Cup: 2022–23 Individual

Welsh Premier League/Cymru Premier Golden Boot (5): 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2019–20, 2020–21 Welsh Premier League/Cymru Premier Player of the Season (3): 2013–14, 2014–15, 2019–20