| Charlie Cresswell | |
| Fullname: | Charlie Richard Cresswell[1] |
| Birth Date: | 17 August 2002[2] |
| Birth Place: | Preston, England |
| Height: | 1.9m (06.2feet)[3] |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Toulouse |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthyears1: | 2013–2020 |
| Youthclubs1: | Leeds United |
| Years1: | 2020–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Leeds United |
| Caps1: | 10 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs2: | → Millwall (loan) |
| Caps2: | 28 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | Toulouse |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam1: | England U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 00:29, 11 February 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 13:14, 12 October 2023 (UTC) |
Charlie Richard Cresswell (born 17 August 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Toulouse.
Cresswell was born in Preston, but grew up in York.[4] He started his career at Leeds United in 2013, before signing a two-year scholarship with the club in 2018.[5] [6] He was included in the League Football Education's The 11 award for under-18 players in June 2019, and signed his first professional contract with the club in September 2019.[7] [8]
He made his debut for Leeds on 16 September 2020 against Hull City in the EFL Cup.[9] Cresswell extended his contract to summer 2023 on 19 November 2020.[10] [11] Cresswell captained the under-23s to the Premier League 2 Division 2 title and was nominated along with teammate Sam Greenwood for the Premier League 2 Player of the Season award.[12] Cresswell made his Premier League debut for Leeds United on 25 September 2021 in the starting line-up for the 2–1 defeat against West Ham United at Elland Road.[13] In July 2023 Cresswell signed a new four-year contract with Leeds United.[14]
On 4 July 2022, Cresswell signed for EFL Championship club Millwall on a season-long loan deal.[15] He scored two goals on his debut as Millwall beat Stoke City 2–0 in the first game of the season on 30 July.[16]
On 8 July 2024, Cresswell moved to Ligue 1 club Toulouse on a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee.[17]
On 2 October 2020, Cresswell was named in the England under-19 squad.[18] He made his debut for the under-19s in a friendly match versus Scotland at St George's Park, scoring in the first half as England went into half-time with a 3–1 lead. However, the game was abandoned during the interval after a member of the coaching staff tested positive for COVID-19.[19]
On 27 August 2021, Cresswell received his first call up for the England Under 21 squad.[20] He made his debut for the side as a substitute in a 3–1 win over the Czech Republic on 11 November 2021.[21]
On 14 June 2023, Cresswell was included in the England squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship;[22] a tournament the Young Lions ultimately went on to win.[23]
He is the son of former professional footballer Richard Cresswell, who played for Leeds United in the early 2000s and after retiring was part of the Leeds United academy coaching staff.[24]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Leeds United | 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Leeds United U21 | 2020–21 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Millwall (loan) | 2022–23 | Championship | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 4 | ||
| Toulouse | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 4 | |||
England U21