Luey Giles

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Luey Giles
Personal information
Full name Luey Philip Giles [1]
Date of birth (2006-08-04) 4 August 2006 (age 19) [2]
Place of birth Cardiff, Wales
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [3]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Eastleigh
(on loan from Cardiff City)
Youth career
–2024 Cardiff City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Cardiff City 2 (0)
2026– → Eastleigh (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2022–2023 Wales U17 12 (0)
2023– Wales U19 6 (0)
2025– Wales U21 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:09, 3 January 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:57, l4 November 2025 (UTC)

Luey Philip Giles (born 4 August 2006) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eastleigh on loan from EFL League One club Cardiff City. He is a Wales under-21 international.

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Early and personal life

Giles is from Ely, Cardiff. [4]

Career

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]

On 3 January 2026, Giles joined National League club Eastleigh on loan until the end of the season. [9]

International career

In October 2023, Giles received a first international call-up for the Wales U19 squad having previously represented the under-17 team. [10] [11]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 December 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cardiff City 2023–24 [12] Championship 200000—20
2024–25 [13] Championship002010—30
2025–26 [14] League One 0000002 [a] 121
Career total2020102171
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "SQUAD LIST 2024/25 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  2. ↑ Luey Giles at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  3. ↑ https://uk.soccerway.com/players/luey-giles/877199/
  4. ↑ Francis, Bryana (23 April 2024). "Cardiff City's exciting crop of young talent ready to bang the door down next season". Wales Online. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Academy duo Conte and Giles impress on Championship debuts". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  6. ↑ "Cardiff City 2–1 Southampton: Saints automatic promotion hopes hit by Cardiff comeback". BBC Sport. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  7. ↑ Williams, Glen (21 April 2024). "Tonight's Cardiff City news as debutant in late shirt scramble and Ashford reveals 'dream'". Wales Online. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  8. ↑ "Young Bluebirds sign contracts with Cardiff City". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Official: Giles joins the Spitfires". eastleighfc.com. 3 January 2026. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "International Bluebirds | October Call-Ups". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  11. ↑ "Cymru MU19 squad announced for UEFA U19 Euro qualifying round fixtures". faw.cymru. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Luey Giles in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Luey Giles in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Luey Giles in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
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