Liam Cullen | |
Fullname: | Liam Jamie Cullen[1] |
Birth Date: | 24 April 1999 |
Birth Place: | Kilgetty, Wales |
Height: | 178cm |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | Swansea City |
Clubnumber: | 20 |
Youthyears1: | 2007–2018 |
Youthclubs1: | Swansea City |
Years1: | 2018– |
Clubs1: | Swansea City |
Caps1: | 107 |
Goals1: | 17 |
Years2: | 2022 |
Clubs2: | → Lincoln City (loan) |
Caps2: | 20 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Nationalyears1: | 2014–2016 |
Nationalteam1: | Wales U17 |
Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
Nationalyears2: | 2016–2017 |
Nationalteam2: | Wales U19 |
Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
Nationalyears3: | 2017 |
Nationalteam3: | Wales U20 |
Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears4: | 2018–2020 |
Nationalteam4: | Wales U21 |
Nationalcaps4: | 12 |
Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
Nationalyears5: | 2023– |
Nationalteam5: | Wales |
Nationalcaps5: | 3 |
Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 17 August 2024 (UTC) |
Nationalteam-Update: | 20:57, 9 June 2024 (UTC) |
Liam Jamie Cullen (born 23 April 1999) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Swansea City and the Wales national team.
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]
Having previously played for Wales at under-17, under-19 and under-20 level, Cullen made his debut at under-21 on 12 October 2018, playing 62 minutes in a 2–0 loss to Romania.[8]
In March 2023 he was called up to the Wales senior squad for the Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Croatia and Latvia.[9] He made his senior debut for Wales on 11 October 2023 in the 4–0 friendly win against Gibraltar.[10]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Swansea City U23 | 2017–18 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
2018–19 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
Total | — | — | — | 5! | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
Swansea City | 2018–19 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Championship | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
2020–21 | Championship | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||
2021–22 | Championship | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Championship | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 9 | ||
2023–24 | Championship | 45 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 7 | ||
Total | 105 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 118 | 20 | |||
Lincoln City (loan) | 2021–22 | League One | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
Career total | 125 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 143 | 21 |