![]() Cresswell with Toulouse in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Charlie Richard Cresswell [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 17 August 2002||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Preston, England | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) [3] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Toulouse | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2013–2020 | Leeds United | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2024 | Leeds United | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | → Millwall (loan) | 28 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Toulouse | 34 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2021–2025 | England U21 | 26 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:54, 1 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:12, 29 June 2025 (UTC) |
Charlie Richard Cresswell (born 17 August 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Toulouse and the England U21 national team.
Cresswell was born in Preston, but grew up in York. [4] [5] He started his career at Leeds United in 2013, before signing a two-year scholarship with the club in 2018. [6] [7] He was included in the League Football Education's The 11 award for under-18 players in June 2019, and signed his first professional contract with the club in September 2019. [8] [9]
Cresswell made his debut for Leeds on 16 September 2020 against Hull City in the EFL Cup. [10] Cresswell extended his contract to summer 2023 on 19 November 2020. [11] [12] Cresswell captained the under-23s to the Premier League 2 Division 2 title and was nominated along with teammate Sam Greenwood for the Premier League 2 Player of the Season award. [13] Cresswell made his Premier League debut for Leeds United on 25 September 2021 in the starting line-up for the 2–1 defeat against West Ham United at Elland Road. [14] In July 2023 Cresswell signed a new four-year contract with Leeds United. [15]
On 4 July 2022, Cresswell signed for EFL Championship club Millwall on a season-long loan deal. [16] He scored two goals on his debut as Millwall beat Stoke City 2–0 in the first game of the season on 30 July. [17]
On 8 July 2024, Cresswell moved to Ligue 1 club Toulouse on a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee. [18]
On 2 October 2020, Cresswell was named in the England under-19 squad. [19] He made his debut for the under-19s in a friendly match versus Scotland at St George's Park, scoring in the first half as England went into half-time with a 3–1 lead. However, the game was abandoned during the interval after a member of the coaching staff tested positive for COVID-19. [20]
On 27 August 2021, Cresswell received his first call up for the England Under-21 squad. [21] He made his debut for the side as a substitute in a 3–1 win over the Czech Republic on 11 November 2021. [22] Cresswell was included in the England squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. [23] He started in their last group game. [24] Cresswell was an unused substitute in the final as England defeated Spain to win the tournament. [25] [26]
Cresswell took part in the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, scoring a header in England's first match of the tournament, a 3–1 win against the Czech Republic. [27] He played every minute of their competition including the final as England defeated Germany after extra time to retain the trophy. [28] His performances during the competition resulted in him being chosen by the UEFA Technical Observer panel for their team of the tournament. [29]
He is the son of former professional footballer Richard Cresswell, who played for Leeds United in the early 2000s and after retiring was part of the Leeds United academy coaching staff. [30]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Leeds United | 2020–21 [31] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2021–22 [32] | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
2022–23 [33] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2023–24 [34] | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
Leeds United U21 | 2020–21 [31] | — | — | — | 1 [c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
2021–22 [32] | — | — | — | 1 [c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Total | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
Millwall (loan) | 2022–23 [33] | Championship | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 4 | |
Toulouse | 2024–25 [35] | Ligue 1 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 4 | ||
Career total | 69 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 8 |
England U21
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