Happy 30th birthday Danny Brookwell – one of the greatest players ever to hail from the Isle of Anglesey.
The left-wing wizard has played for Cymru North club Llandudno since January 2021, but before that starred in the top-flight Cymru Premier for Caernarfon Town.
Born in Bangor on March 9, 1993, Daniel Paul Brookwell is a native of Llanfairpwll, but now resides in Caernarfon. Married to Elin Hâf, the couple have a baby daughter Thea, who was born in January.
On the football field, Danny has represented Ynys Môn at the international Island Games and also played for the Royal Navy at under 19 and under 23 level.
Danny has twice represented the service at the Dallas Cup in Texas and in 2012 was nominated for the Royal Navy’s Young Sports Person of the Year award.
One of his greatest achievements was to represent Wales C in a 2-2 draw against England C at the Peninsula Stadium, Salford City, in March 2019.
Wales manager Mark Jones, a confirmed admirer of the winger, gave him his international debut as a substitute.
On the club scene, Danny played for island teams Llangoed and District, Llanfairpwll, Glantraeth and Menai Bridge Tigers before joining Caernarfon Town in 2015/16.
He was brought to the club by Iwan Williams and made an immediate impact, helping the Cofis scoop the Cymru Alliance league and cup double.
Brookwell was a key figure again when Town repeated the tier 2 feat in 2017-18, this time leading to their promotion to the Cymru Premier after a 10-year absence.
The top league looked tailor-made for the flying wide man from the moment he made his debut as a second-half sub in Caernarfon’s opening day 1-0 victory over Cefn Druids in August 2018.
His first CPL goal came in a 3-0 win over Llanelli the following month, and seven days later he netted again in a 1-1 draw at Cefn Druids.
Probably Danny’s finest hour that season came at Bala, when he scored twice in a 2-2 outcome.
In 27 appearances in 2018-19 he scored six league goals, the best a magnificent volley to put the Canaries 2-1 up in another contest at Bala.
The 3-1 victory helped Caernarfon secure a top six finish on their return to the national league.
Although hampered by injury in a shortened 2019-20 campaign, Danny still featured in 23 CPL matches and played a part in Town sealing back-to-back top half placings.
In December 2020, Danny left The Oval and the following month signed for Llandudno, where he has played a regular part in the Seasiders’ promotion-chasing campaigns.
He has made 39 Cymru North appearances so far for Sean Eardley’s side, netting six goals.
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