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Liam Cullen
Personal information
Full name Liam Jamie Cullen[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-24) 24 April 1999 (age 25)
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 115 (19)
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 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:28, 14 October 2024 (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

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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

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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

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As of match played 21 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Swansea City U23 2017–18[12] — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
2018–19[13] — — — 3[a] 0 3 0
Total — — — 5 0 5 0
Swansea City 2018–19[13] Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
2019–20[14] Championship 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
2020–21[15] Championship 13 1 2 2 0 0 1[b] 0 16 3
2021–22[16] Championship 12 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14 0
2022–23[17] Championship 29 8 2 0 1 1 0 0 32 9
2023–24[18] Championship 45 7 2 0 2 0 0 0 49 7
2024–25[19] Championship 5 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 7 3
Total 110 19 7 2 7 2 1 0 125 23
Lincoln City (loan) 2021–22[16] League One 20 1 — — — 20 1
Career total 127 19 7 2 6 1 6 0 146 22
  1. ^ a b Appearance in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in Championship play-offs

References

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  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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Games played by Liam Cullen in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  17. ^ "Games played by Liam Cullen in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  18. ^ "Games played by Liam Cullen in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  19. ^ "Games played by Liam Cullen in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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