Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chris Smalling
As has been said, this player fails .  The fact that he's played at U18 level is irrelevant - the amateur level criterion is for amateur sports... football is a professional sport
— User:Robwingfield, 18:06, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
Stance: delete
Cited policy: WP:ATHLETE (Wikipedia:Notability)