Personal information | |||
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Full name | Liam Jamie Cullen [1] | ||
Date of birth | 24 April 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Kilgetty, Wales | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Swansea City | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2018 | Swansea City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | Swansea City | 136 | (27) |
2022 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 20 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2014–2016 | Wales U17 | 9 | (2) |
2016–2017 | Wales U19 | 5 | (3) |
2017 | Wales U20 | 3 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Wales U21 | 12 | (1) |
2023– | Wales | 7 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:34, 22 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:39, 19 November 2024 (UTC) |
Liam Jamie Cullen (born 23 April 1999) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Swansea City and the Wales national team.
Cullen joined the Swansea City academy at the age of 8, making his debut for the under-18 side at the age of 13. [2] On 28 August 2018, he made his senior debut as a substitute in 1–0 loss to Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup. [3] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 win against Reading on 22 July 2020, a result which secured them a play-off spot. [4] On 13 January 2022, he joined Lincoln City on loan for the remainder of the season. [5] He would make an immediate cambridge united on 15 January 2022. [6] His first goal for Lincoln would come against Wycombe Wanderers on 12 February. [7]
Having previously played for Wales at under-17, under-19 and under-20 level, [8] Cullen made his debut at under-21 on 12 October 2018, playing 62 minutes in a 2–0 loss to Romania. [9]
In March 2023 he was called up to the Wales senior squad for the Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Croatia and Latvia. [10] He made his senior debut for Wales on 11 October 2023 in the 4–0 friendly win against Gibraltar. [11] He scored his first goals for Wales with a brace in a 4–1 home win over Iceland on 19 November 2024 in the UEFA Nations League. [12]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Swansea City U23 | 2017–18 [13] | — | — | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
2018–19 [14] | — | — | — | 3 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
Total | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||
Swansea City | 2018–19 [14] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2019–20 [15] | Championship | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
2020–21 [16] | Championship | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
2021–22 [17] | Championship | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
2022–23 [18] | Championship | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 9 | |
2023–24 [19] | Championship | 45 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 7 | |
2024–25 [20] | Championship | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 11 | |
Total | 136 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 152 | 31 | ||
Lincoln City (loan) | 2021–22 [17] | League One | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
Career total | 156 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 172 | 32 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 19 November 2024 | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | ![]() | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B |
2. | 2–1 | |||||