Liam Cullen

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Liam Cullen
Personal information
Full name Liam Jamie Cullen [1]
Date of birth (1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 25)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018– Swansea City 136 (27)
2022Lincoln 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.

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Career

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 February 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swansea City U23 2017–18 [13] 2 [a] 020
2018–19 [14] 3 [a] 030
Total5050
Swansea City 2018–19 [14] Championship 00001010
2019–20 [15] Championship6100000061
2020–21 [16] Championship13122001 [b] 0163
2021–22 [17] Championship120101000140
2022–23 [18] Championship298201100329
2023–24 [19] Championship457202000497
2024–25 [20] Championship31101021003411
Total1362782721015231
Lincoln City (loan) 2021–22 [17] League One 201201
Career total1562882726017232
  1. 1 2 Appearance in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance in Championship play-offs

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.19 November 2024 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1–14–1 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B
2.2–1

References

  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  2. "Liam Cullen profile at Swansea City". Swansea City A.F.C. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  3. "Swansea City 0–1 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  4. "Reading 1–4 Swansea". BBC Sport. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  5. "Imps win race for Cullen". Lincoln City F.C. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  6. "Michael Appleton makes Liam Cullen decision as Lincoln City duo are passed fit". LincolnshireLive. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  7. "Lincoln 1–1 Wycombe: Chris Forino-Joseph salvages point for 10-man Chairboys". Sky Sports. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  8. Liam Cullen at Soccerway
  9. "ROMANIA U21 VS. WALES U21 2 – 0 match report". uk.soccerway.com. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  10. Cullen Wales call up
  11. Wales debut
  12. "Wales 4–1 Iceland". BBC Sport. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  13. "Games played by Liam Cullen in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  14. 1 2 "Games played by Liam Cullen in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  15. "Games played by Liam Cullen in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  16. "Games played by Liam Cullen in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Liam Cullen in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  18. "Games played by Liam Cullen in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  19. "Games played by Liam Cullen in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  20. "Games played by Liam Cullen in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.