Chris Birchall

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chris Birchall
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	May 5, 1984(1984-05-05)
Age	40
Country	Trinidad and Tobago
Birth City	Stafford
Horoscope	Taurus

Chris Birchall Biography

Chris Birchall is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on May 5, 1984 in Stafford, Trinidad and Tobago. The agent for Birchall was spreading information about the possibility that he might actually represent his homeland of mother’s birth. The first time he was informed of the keenness to sign the player from Trinidad & Tobago international central defender Dennis Lawrence, who walked into the match that was played between Port Vale and Wrexham (Lawrence’s club at the time). Lawrence asked if he could actually be a part of”Soca Warriors. “Soca Warriors” by saying “I hear you’ve got some ‘Trini’ blood in you?”. Lawrence was then able to pass Birchall’s contact information onto his Trinidad and Tobago Football Association which was then Birchall was invited to the entire Trinidad & Tobago squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Panama and Mexico after some friendly matches against Bermuda. After his first appearance with the national team there was a lot of talk in the media that Birchall became the very first player of white descent to play for the nation in sixty years. However , current Trinidad head coach Stephen Hart is white and was a player for Trinidad & Tobago in 1980. It is believed that the “Prince of Port-of-Spain”, West Indies cricketer Brian Lara was also credited with helping the TTFA learn about Birchall following the incident in which Ashley Giles made a comment about having West Indian blood in his family. When asked by reporters from Trinidad and Tobago why he was able to play for them, the answer was “Me mum”. This unique response led to the “Soca Warrior” nickname, “Me Mum’.

The most significant contributions to his team “Soca Warriors” came on 12 November 2005, during the home (first) match in their FIFA World Cup qualifying play-off against Bahrain. Bahrain’s Salman Isa scored the goal within the 72nd minute. they were on the verge of taking the lead 1-0 back to home for the return leg however, five minutes after, Birchall fired in a spectacular goal from just beyond the penalty box to make it 2-2. It was the “Soca Warriors” went on to beat the final portion of the play-off match in Bahrain by 1-0 (on an assist from Lawrence) and progress to their first World Cup finals. Alongside goalkeeper Shaka Hislop, Birchall was the only player on this World Cup squad to have been born in England while the other players being all brought up within Trinidad and Tobago.

In July 2006, with the World Cup still in progress, Martin Foyle denied reports that his young midfielder would be exiting Vale Park, specifically for Ipswich Town. The next month Birchall was snapped up by Micky Adams’ Coventry City for a fee of £300,000 (rising to £325,000 with bonuses), signing a three- year deal with the “Sky Blues”. He scored his first “Sky Blues” goal against Norwich City with a 20-yard (18 m) low drive. He made 28 appearances in the second tier that season.

Forging his career with local club Port Vale, he earned worldwide recognition by playing at the 2006 FIFA World Cup for Trinidad and Tobago – the country of his mother’s birth. His exploits led to a move up the leagues to Coventry City later that year. After short loan spells with Scottish side St Mirren and Carlisle United, he moved on to Brighton & Hove Albion. In 2009, he moved to the US to sign with MLS club LA Galaxy. Whilst with the Galaxy, the club were crowned Major League Soccer Western Conference champions in 2009 and 2011, and also captured a Supporters’ Shield and MLS Cup double in 2011. He joined Columbus Crew for a six-month spell in May 2012. He rejoined Port Vale in January 2013, and helped the club to secure promotion out of League Two in 2012–13. He dropped into non-league in September 2016 by joining Kidsgrove Athletic.

He played only two Second Division appearances in 2002-03 two away defeats. The youngster made his debut start on the 18th of October, 2003 He was dismissed after half-time by Ian Armstrong, as he was watching his team fall 5-1 at home to Plymouth Argyle. He also took part in both that the side played in their First Round FA Cup struggle against Minnows Ford United. In total, he played 13 appearances between 2003 and 2004. It was during the 2004-05 season that Birchall demonstrated his ability scoring seven goals over 39 games. The first goal he scored for his club was a 76th minute winner against Swindon Town on 19 October. He also scored two goals in the match against Tranmere Rovers on the 7th of December in a 3-1 win at home. In the final game of the season, he selected as”Young Player of Year. Birchall scored two times in 32 appearances during his 2005-06 campaign. But one was a 22nd minute win against Bristol Rovers in the FA Cup it was enough to secure the Vale third Round game against Doncaster Rovers, which left the club just one win from a lucrative match against Aston Villa at Villa Park.

Chris Birchall Net Worth

Chris Birchall is one of the richest Association Football Player from Trinidad and Tobago. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chris Birchall 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Christopher Birchall, CM (born on May 5, 1984) was an ex-professional footballer who was a midfielder. His goals included 21 over 322 league and cup matches during his professional career of 16 years scoring four times in his 44 international games.

Birchall was a student at Alleyne’s High School located in Stone, Staffordshire, and began his professional journey in the football club Port Vale, having been affiliated with the Burslem club since the age nine. The club made him debut with Brian Horton on 12 September 2001, taking over Neil Brisco 79 minutes into the Second Round’s 2-0 loss from the League Cup at Charlton Athletic’s The Valley stadium. On April 20, 2002, the player became a league player in a similar fashion to Neil Brisco and this time, with a 1-0 loss against Brighton in Vale Park.

Following their return from the 2006 World Cup, each member of the Trinidad and Tobago national team was awarded the country’s second highest honour, the Chaconia Medal in gold, plus TT$1,000,000 (about £87,500 (one quarter in cash, the rest in unit trusts)). He is therefore entitled to suffix his name “C.M.” if he wishes. “Soca Warrior” fans have also penned a rap song in his honour.

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He fell out of the first team picture in November 2011, before earning a recall under new boss Hutson Charles in March 2013. However, he considered his retirement from the international scene in July 2013, having featured on the bench in the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Facts & Trivia

Chris Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Trinidad and Tobago. Chris Birchall celebrates birthday on May 5 of every year.

He elected to stay in the MLS in May 2012, after signing an unspecified “multi-year contract” with the Columbus Crew. Columbus Crew community fan-site Massive Report stated that “Birchall’s performances were notable for their high energy, but consistent lack of polish as he tended to cede possession quite a bit” and also reported that the player was “unhappy with his lack of playing time during a September stretch where he didn’t see the field for three straight games”. Head coach Robert Warzycha elected to decline his contract option in December 2012.