| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luey Philip Giles [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 August 2006 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [3] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cardiff City | ||
| Number | 49 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2024 | Cardiff City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Cardiff City | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Wales U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2023– | Wales U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2025– | Wales U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:24, 2 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:57, 8 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Luey Philip Giles (born 4 August 2006) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Cardiff City.
Giles is from Ely, Cardiff. [4]
Giles joined the academy of Cardiff City at under-9s level. [5]
On 20 April 2024, Giles made his senior debut for Cardiff City, coming off of the bench to assist fellow youngster Cian Ashford's last-minute winner over high-flying Southampton. [6] His appearance made him the tenth-youngest player to represent the club in the league, the club having to rush to find a shirt that did not include gambling sponsors. [7] Following the conclusion of the 2023–24 season, he was one of twelve youngsters to sign a professional contract. [8]
In October 2023, Giles received a first international call-up for the Wales U19 squad having previously represented the under-17 team. [9] [10]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cardiff City | 2023–24 [11] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 [12] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||