| Rubin Colwill | |
| Full Name: | Rubin James Colwill[1] |
| Birth Date: | 27 April 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Neath, Wales |
| Height: | 1.89 m[2] |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Cardiff City |
| Clubnumber: | 27 |
| Youthyears1: | 2010–2021 |
| Youthclubs1: | Cardiff City |
| Years1: | 2021– |
| Caps1: | 96 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021– |
| Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 5 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021– |
| Nationalcaps3: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 4 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 20:24, 6 June 2024 (UTC) |
Rubin James Colwill (born 27 April 2002) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club Cardiff City and the Wales national team.
Colwill joined the youth academy of Cardiff City when he was eight.[3] He made his professional debut with the club as a late substitute during a 3–1 EFL Championship win over Coventry City on 13 February 2021.[4] The following day, Colwill signed his first professional contract, alongside Isaak Davies.[5] [6] [7] Colwill's first league start for the club came in a 2–1 win over Wycombe Wanderers on 24 April 2021, earning high praise from manager Mick McCarthy for his performance in the match. [8] On 12 September 2021, Colwill scored his first senior goals, scoring a brace in Cardiff's 2-1 victory against Nottingham Forest.[9] On 6 February 2022, he scored Cardiff's only goal in a 3-1 loss to Liverpool in the FA Cup fourth round.[10]
Colwill made his debut for the Wales national under-17 football team in a 2–2 draw against Belarus on 10 October 2018.[11] He was selected for the Wales under-21 squad for a friendly match against Republic of Ireland on 25 March 2021 and made his debut for the side as a substitute during a 2–1 defeat.[12]
On 30 May 2021, despite having never made an appearance for the senior Wales team, Colwill was selected by Rob Page for Wales' Euro 2020 squad.[13] He made his senior national team debut on 2 June 2021 in a friendly against France, replacing Joe Morrell in the 83rd minute.[14] Colwill scored his first international goal for Wales on 29 March 2022 in a 1-1 friendly match draw against Czech Republic.[15]
In November 2022 he was named in the Wales squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[16] He came on as last substitute for injured Joe Allen, in the 81st minute of the third group game against England.[17]
On 8 September 2023 Rubin Colwill played for Wales Under-21 alongside his brother Joel in the 4-0 friendly win against Liechtenstein.[18]
Rubin Colwill is the brother of professional footballer Joel Colwill.[19]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Cardiff City | 2020–21 | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Championship | 34 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 6 | |||
| 2022-23 | Championship | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 60 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 6 | |||