Charlie Crew Explained

Charlie Crew
Fullname:Charlie Crew
Birth Date:15 June 2006
Birth Place:Cardiff, Wales
Height:1.85 m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Leeds United
Clubnumber:50
Youthyears1:2013–2022
Youthclubs1:Cardiff City
Youthyears2:2022–2024
Youthclubs2:Leeds United
Years1:2024–
Clubs1:Leeds United
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Nationalyears1:2020–2021
Nationalteam1:Wales U15
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2021–2022
Nationalteam2:Wales U16
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2022–2023
Nationalcaps3:17
Nationalgoals3:1
Nationalyears4:2023
Nationalcaps4:3
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2023–
Nationalcaps5:3
Nationalgoals5:0
Nationalyears6:2024–
Nationalteam6:Wales
Nationalcaps6:1
Nationalgoals6:0
Club-Update:20:36, 30 May 2024 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:19:29, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

Charlie Crew (born 15 June 2006) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Leeds United[1] [2] [3] and the Wales national team.

Club career

Crew started his career at Cardiff City, where he played in the club's academy from the age of seven. In 2022, he transferred to Leeds United for an undisclosed fee, joining the club's under 18s initially, before being promoted to the under 21s in January 2023.[4] [5] Crew spent the 2023–24 season with the Leeds Under 21 team and was called up to the first-team squad for the first time on 29 March 2024, where he was an unused substitute against Watford.

Crew also represented the Leeds United Under 18 Team in the FA Youth Cup throughout the 2023–24 season and scored one of the goals in the 4–3 semi-final win over Millwall Under 18s to seal Leeds' place in the final.[6]

On 12 July 2024, Leeds United announced that Crew had signed a long-term deal with the club, through to 2028.[7]

International career

Crew has represented Wales at Under 15, Under 16, Under 17, Under 18 and Under 21 levels. He has captained his country at each of these levels, up to and including Under 18. In 2021–2022, Crew was the captain of the Wales squad that won the Victory Shield. Crew was named as captain of the Wales Under 17 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championships, held in Hungary.[8] In 2023, he was called up to the Wales national under-21 football team[9] despite being just 16 years old, leading him to be labeled as a 'prodigy' by the Yorkshire Post.[10]

In May 2024 Crew was called up to the Wales senior squad for the first time.[11] Crew made his debut for the Wales national team on 6 June 2024 in a friendly against Gibraltar at the Estádio Algarve in Portugal. He substituted Charlie Savage in the 78th minute as the game ended in a scoreless draw.[12]

Crew has family from England, and in October 2023 officials from The Football Association were reported as expressing an interest in having Crew represent England instead of Wales.[13] [14]

Career statistics

International

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charlie Crew Leeds United U21 Midfielder, Profile & Stats | Premier League. www.premierleague.com.
  2. Web site: Williams . Glen . 4 April 2024 . Leeds' exciting Welsh talent now impossible to ignore as 'gift' admission made . 20 April 2024 . . en.
  3. News: Donnohue . Joe . 13 March 2024 . Teenage Leeds United midfielder on brink of first-team role set for international fast-track . 20 April 2024 . Yorkshire Evening Post.
  4. Web site: Leeds United signed Charlie Crew from Cardiff for six-figure fee. 8 March 2023. MOT Leeds News.
  5. Web site: Cardiff City news as Crew confirms Leeds United move and Terriers fire warning. Tom. Coleman. 16 September 2022. WalesOnline.
  6. Web site: Ferraby . Benedict . 30 March 2024 . "Archie Gray was doing the same" – Another Leeds United player tipped for big future . 20 April 2024 . FootballLeagueWorld . en.
  7. Web site: 12 July 2024 . Charlie Crew: Leeds United midfielder signs new four-year deal . 28 July 2024 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  8. Web site: The next generation of Wales football stars about to create history . 16 May 2023 .
  9. Web site: Butcher . Will . 25 March 2024 . Leeds teen can be our next Archie Gray . 20 April 2024 . Leeds United News . en-GB.
  10. Web site: Coates . Tom . Leeds United prodigy named in Wales U21 squad despite being just 16 years old . Yorkshire Post . 30 May 2023 . 7 November 2023.
  11. Web site: 30 May 2024 . Charlie Crew: Leeds midfielder's call a 'no-brainer' for Wales boss . 28 July 2024 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  12. Web site: ESPN. Gibraltar v Wales game report. 6 June 2024.
  13. Web site: Wignall . Ben . England battling to steal Leeds United talent from rival country . FootballLeagueWorld . 1 October 2023 . 7 November 2023.
  14. Web site: Coates . Tom . Leeds United prodigy subject of tug of war over international future with two countries keen . Yorkshire Post . 2 October 2023 . 7 November 2023.