Billy Greulich

Billy Greulich-Smith

Personal information
Full name	Corey Patrick Wilhelm Greulich
Date of birth	(1991-04-24) 24 April 1991
Place of birth	Hendon, England
Height
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Shildon
Youth career
	Middlesbrough
	Sunderland
	Luton Town
????-2007	Watford
2007–2009	Brandon United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Hartlepool United	4	(0)
2011–2012	Durham City	24	(4)
2012–	Shildon	47	(16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 15 May 2012(UTC)

Corey Patrick Wilhelm "Billy" Greulich-Smith (born 24 April 1991) is an English footballer who currently plays for Shildon.

Playing career

Greulich had a varied career as a youth player. He was at the academies of both Middlesbrough and Sunderland, and also spent time at both Luton Town and Watford.

He ended up at Northern Football League side Brandon United before the end of his teenage years. After a trial with Hartlepool United in summer 2009, he made it into The Football League, signing his first professional contract with the club in August 2009.

He made his debut in a 1–0 home win over Tranmere Rovers on 24 October 2009, replacing Adam Boyd in the 73rd minute.

Greulich made a further three substitute appearances over the following six weeks, following an injury crisis at the club. Having gained first-team experience, he signed a new contract at the end of the season.

In May 2011 Greulich was not offered a new contract by the club, along with nine other players, and was released.

Moving back into non-league football, Greulich joined Durham City, of the Northern Premier League for the 2011–12 season; by the time of his departure to Shildon in January 2012, he had scored 4 goals in 24 league appearances for Durham.

He joined Shildon early in 2012, and enjoyed a more prolific second half of the season than his first, scoring 6 goals in 14 appearances for the club.

Career statistics

(Correct as of 15 May 2012)

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hartlepool	2009–10	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Hartlepool	2009–10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Durham City	2011–12	24	4	1	0	0	0	5	1	30	5
Shildon	2011–12	14	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	6
Career total		42	10	2	0	3	0	5	1	52	11

• Listed in the "Other" column are one appearance, without scoring, for Durham City in the 2011–12 League Challenge Cup; 4 appearances and one goal for Durham in the 2011-12 FA Trophy and a further goalless appearance in the 2011–12 Durham Senior Cup.

External links

• Profile at the Official Hartlepool United site
• Billy Greulich career statistics at Soccerbase