Liam Cullen
Personal information
Full name Liam Jamie Cullen[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-24) 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 85 (14)
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 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:34, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:57, 11 October 2023 (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.

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 debut, starting the EFL League One game against 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]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Swansea City U23 2017–18[12] ———2[lower-alpha 1]020
2018–19[13] ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
Total ———5050
Swansea City 2018–19[13] Championship 000010—10
2019–20[14] Championship 6100000061
2020–21[15] Championship 13122001[lower-alpha 2]0163
2021–22[16] Championship 120101000140
2022–23[17] Championship 298201100329
2023–24[17] Championship 254200000274
Total 85147231109617
Lincoln City (loan) 2021–22[16] League One 201———201
Career total 1051572316012118
  1. 1 2 Appearance in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in Championship play-offs

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. ↑ "Games played by Liam Cullen in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  13. 1 2 "Games played by Liam Cullen in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Liam Cullen in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Liam Cullen in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Liam Cullen in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Liam Cullen in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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