Personal information | |||
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Full name | Todd Owen Cantwell [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 27 February 1998||
Place of birth | Dereham, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Blackburn Rovers | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2017 | Norwich City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2023 | Norwich City | 120 | (13) |
2018 | → Fortuna Sittard (loan) | 10 | (2) |
2022 | → AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Rangers | 46 | (13) |
2024– | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2014 | England U17 | 4 | (1) |
2019–2021 | England U21 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:21, 18 May 2024 (UTC) |
Todd Owen Cantwell (born 27 February 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers.
Cantwell began his career at Norwich City, joining the club at under-10 level in 2008 and making his first-team debut in January 2018. He made 129 appearances for Norwich over six seasons and had loan spells at Fortuna Sittard and AFC Bournemouth. He joined Rangers in January 2023.
Cantwell played youth international football for England at under-17 and under-21 levels.
Cantwell was born in Dereham, Norfolk, and attended Northgate High School. [3] He joined the Norwich City Academy at under-10 level in 2008. [4] [5] He was shortlisted for the Premier League 2 player of the season award for the 2016–17 season. [6] In October 2017, he was named as a substitute for two Norwich City matches, but did not make an appearance. [6] He made his senior debut in January 2018, in an FA Cup match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. [3] [7] In the same month, he was loaned to Dutch club Fortuna Sittard for the rest of the season. [8]
Cantwell made his first start for Norwich City in the team's first round EFL Cup match against Stevenage on 14 August 2018. [9] He made his Norwich City league debut in September 2018 against Reading. [10] In December 2018, he scored his first senior goal in a 3–1 victory over Rotherham United. [11] He had his contract extended by Norwich at the end of the 2018–19 season, after the club exercised a one-year option. [12] On 17 August 2019, he assisted two Teemu Pukki goals, as Norwich beat Newcastle United 3–1. [13]
On 31 January 2022, Cantwell joined AFC Bournemouth on loan until the end of the season. [14] Bournemouth chose not to buy him at the end of his loan deal, and so he returned to Norwich. He signed a one-year contract extension with Norwich for the 2022–23 season. [15]
On 23 January 2023, Cantwell joined Scottish Premiership club Rangers for an undisclosed fee. [16] He scored his first goal for the club on 18 March 2023 in a 4–2 win against Motherwell. [17] Cantwell scored the first goal of the game in a 3–0 victory over Celtic at Ibrox on 13 May 2023, rifling home a shot on the rebound after Joe Hart parried John Lundstram's initial long range effort. [18]
In his second season at Rangers, Cantwell continued to be a key player in midfield and in supporting the attack. On 24 January 2024, he scored the second goal of the game in a 3–0 away victory for Rangers against Hibernian. [19] On 3 February 2024, Cantwell scored the third goal of the game in a 3–0 victory over Livingston at Ibrox. [20]
On 30 August 2024, Blackburn Rovers announced the signing of Cantwell on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. [21]
Cantwell represented the England under-17 team at the 2014 Nordic tournament, making his debut against Iceland [22] and scoring in a draw against Finland. [23] He scored one goal in four appearances in total at under-17 level. [24]
On 30 August 2019, Cantwell was included in the England under-21 squad for the first time [25] [26] and made his debut as a 61st-minute substitute for Morgan Gibbs-White during the 2021 U21 EURO 2–0 qualifying win over Kosovo at Hull City on 9 September 2019. [27] In March 2021, he was included in the England squad for the group stage matches of the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He was a late call-up to replace Mason Greenwood, who was ruled out by injury. [28] Cantwell made four appearances in total for the under-21 team. [24]
Club | Season | League | National cup [lower-alpha 1] | League cup [lower-alpha 2] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Norwich City U21 | 2016–17 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Norwich City | 2017–18 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Championship | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
2019–20 | Premier League | 37 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 7 | |||
2020–21 | Championship | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 6 | |||
2021–22 | Premier League | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
2022–23 | Championship | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
Total | 120 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 129 | 14 | ||||
Fortuna Sittard (loan) | 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||||
AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 2021–22 | Championship | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
Rangers | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 6 | ||
2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 30 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 [lower-alpha 4] | 1 | — | 44 | 8 | ||
Total | 46 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 64 | 14 | |||
Blackburn Rovers | 2024–25 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Career total | 187 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 217 | 30 |
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