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Greg Draper

Gregory Alexander Draper (born 13 August 1989) is an English-born New Zealand footballer for Cymru North club Newtown. He is also a coach with The New Saints under-21s.

Draper was born and raised in Chard, Somerset, before his parents decided to emigrate to Christchurch in New Zealand when he was 12 years old.

Having begun playing youth football at the age of ten, Draper joined Canterbury United shortly after moving to New Zealand. Having played for a number of clubs in Australia and New Zealand, Draper joined English non-league club Basingstoke Town in August 2010 and made his competitive debut for the club on 17 August against St. Albans.

In June 2011 he joined The New Saints making his debut for the club on 18 June in a pre-season friendly against Cliftonville. His competitive debut came on 30 June against the same team in a Europa League first qualifying round match, where he was a 74th-minute substitute. He scored his first competitive goal for his new club on 3 September in a Welsh Premier League game against Llanelli where he scored the only goal of the game.

His rich vein of form led to him being awarded the Welsh Premier League player of the month for February 2012. He finished the season as the club's top scorer and was awarded the club's player of the season award.

In the 2017–18 season, Draper won the Welsh Premier League golden boot for finishing as the league's top goalscorer with 22 goals. He repeated the feat the following year, scoring a career high 27 goals.

In May 2019 he signed a two-year contract extension with the club. Draper was released by the club at the end of the 2020–21 season.

In June 2021, Draper dropped down a division to join Cymru North side Guilsfield.

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