Thu Mar 24, 2022 6:42 pm
Wrexham sign Lee Camp
Promotion-chasing non-League side Wrexham have announced the signing of former Cardiff City player Lee Camp.
The goalkeeper, 37, has joined the north Wales club until the end of the season following an injury to first-choice keeper Rob Lainton which has ruled him out of the remainder of the season.
Camp was signed by Neil Warnock at Cardiff in the summer of 2017, but famously never made an appearance for the club and joined Sunderland on loan half-way through the campaign. Having then gone on to Birmingham, Coventry and Swindon Town, just last month he was signed by Northern Premier League Division One West (eighth-tier) club Clitheroe on a short-term deal. Wrexham, though, have now snapped him up until the end of the season.
On signing for Wrexham, Camp said: “It’s exciting. Since finishing at the end of last season, there have been opportunities to get back in but nothing that has taken my fancy. You can get to a stage in your career where you just sort of plod along but I’ve never been that person. I’ve always wanted to be involved in stuff, add value and contribute, and be a part of something.
“Rob’s misfortune is why I’m here but to come to a football club with aspirations to get back into the EFL, and the excitement and the opportunity to be part of a promotion challenge and a semi-final in the FA Trophy next week… it’s exciting, it’s something you can get your teeth into and it gives you a buzz to get out of bed.
“I’m thankful and grateful for the opportunity. I’ve kept myself in shape and I feel within a couple of days I’ll be sharp and ready to contribute.”