Regan Poole

Regan Leslie Poole (born 18 June 1998) is a Welsh professional football central defender who plays for Newport County.

Career
Poole was a member of the Cardiff City academy and joined the Newport County Academy as a scholar in June 2014. In September 2014 he was on trial at Manchester United before he had made his debut for the Newport County senior team.

Poole made his Newport County debut at the age of 16 years 94 days on 20 September 2014 in the starting line-up of the Football League Two match versus Shrewsbury Town which ended in a 0–0 draw. In doing so Poole became the youngest ever Newport County player at the age of 16 years and 94 days, surpassing the record set by Steve Aizlewood in 1969. He retained his place for the Football League Trophy first-round match versus Swindon Town on 23 September 2014. Swindon won the game 2–1. In February 2015, Poole was shortlisted for the Football League Apprentice of the Year award.

On 18 May 2015 Poole had a one week trial with Liverpool.

International
In October 2014, Poole was named in the Wales Under-17 squad for the matches against Russia, Belarus and Montenegro. He was an unused substitute in the first two games and made his U-17 International debut when he started the 2–1 win over Montenegro in Minsk.