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Charlie Cresswell

Charlie Cresswell
Cresswell with Leeds United in 2022
Personal information
Full name Charlie Richard Cresswell[1]
Date of birth (2002-08-17) 17 August 2002 (age 22)[2]
Place of birth Preston, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Toulouse
Number 4
Youth career
2013–2020 Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Leeds United 10 (0)
2022–2023 → Millwall (loan) 28 (4)
2024– Toulouse 17 (1)
International career‡
2021– England U21 18 (2)
Medal record
Representing  England
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2023 Georgia–Romania
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 January 2025 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:35, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

Charlie Richard Cresswell (born 17 August 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Toulouse.

Club career

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Leeds United

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Cresswell was born in Preston, but grew up in York.[4][5] He started his career at Leeds United in 2013, before signing a two-year scholarship with the club in 2018.[6][7] 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.[8][9]

He made his debut for Leeds on 16 September 2020 against Hull City in the EFL Cup.[10] Cresswell extended his contract to summer 2023 on 19 November 2020.[11][12] 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.[13] 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.[14] In July 2023 Cresswell signed a new four-year contract with Leeds United.[15]

Millwall (loan)

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On 4 July 2022, Cresswell signed for EFL Championship club Millwall on a season-long loan deal.[16] He scored two goals on his debut as Millwall beat Stoke City 2–0 in the first game of the season on 30 July.[17]

Toulouse

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On 8 July 2024, Cresswell moved to Ligue 1 club Toulouse on a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee.[18]

International career

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On 2 October 2020, Cresswell was named in the England under-19 squad.[19] 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.[20]

On 27 August 2021, Cresswell received his first call up for the England Under 21 squad.[21] He made his debut for the side as a substitute in a 3–1 win over the Czech Republic on 11 November 2021.[22]

On 14 June 2023, Cresswell was included in the England squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship;[23] a tournament the Young Lions ultimately went on to win.[24]

Personal life

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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.[25]

Career statistics

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As of match played 12 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leeds United 2020–21[26] Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
2021–22[27] Premier League 5 0 0 0 1 0 — 6 0
2022–23[28] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2023–24[29] 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[26] — — — 1[c] 0 1 0
2021–22[27] — — — 1[c] 0 1 0
Total — — — 2 0 2 0
Millwall (loan) 2022–23[28] Championship 28 4 1 0 1 0 — 30 4
Toulouse 2024–25 Ligue 1 16 0 1 0 — — 17 0
Career total 52 4 2 0 5 0 2 0 60 4
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours

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England U21

References

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  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Leeds United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 18. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Player search: Cresswell, CR (Charlie)". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Charlie Cresswell". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  4. ^ Charlie Cresswell at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  5. ^ Jarred, Martin (24 September 2021). "Leeds United's Charlie Cresswell, son of York star Richard, could get PL debut". York Press. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Charlie Cresswell: I couldn't be happier". leedsunited.com. Leeds United F.C. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Academy: 2018 scholars sign up". leedsunited.com. Leeds United F.C. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  8. ^ Wylie, Jack (10 June 2019). "The 11 - June 2019 (In Depth)". lfe.org.uk. League Football Education. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  9. ^ Mewis, Joe (24 September 2019). "Highly-rated Leeds United academy duo sign first professional deals". LeedsLive. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Hull beat Leeds in penalty shootout". BBC Sport. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Charlie Cresswell pens new contract". leedsunited.com. Leeds United F.C. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  12. ^ Sobot, Lee (20 November 2020). "Leeds United's England youth international defender Charlie Cresswell signs new Whites deal". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Charlie Cresswell and Sam Greenwood up for PL2 Player of the Year award". leedsunited.com. Leeds United F.C. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  14. ^ Thomason, Ellie (25 September 2021). "Antonio gets last-minute winner as West Ham win at Leeds". BBC Sport.
  15. ^ Cresswell contract extension
  16. ^ "Charlie Cresswell joins Millwall on season-long loan". www.millwallfc.co.uk. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  17. ^ "Cresswell brace helps Rowett's Millwall beat Stoke". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  18. ^ "Leeds defender Cresswell joins Toulouse". BBC. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Leeds United trio selected for England under-19s squad amidst raft of international calls". Yorkshire Evening Post. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  20. ^ "England Under-19s have friendly against Scotland cancelled during match after member of coaching staff received Covid-19 results". The Telegraph. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  21. ^ "Carsley names first MU21s squad". 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  22. ^ "England U21 3–1 Czech Republic U21". BBC Sport. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  23. ^ "England MU21s squad named for EURO Finals". EnglandFootball.com. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  24. ^ "England win U21 EURO title after 1-0 win over Spain". EnglandFootball.com. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  25. ^ Mewis, Joe (7 August 2019). "Richard Cresswell to leave his role as head of academy coaching at Leeds United". LeedsLive. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  26. ^ a b "Games played by Charlie Cresswell in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  27. ^ a b "Games played by Charlie Cresswell in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  28. ^ a b "Games played by Charlie Cresswell in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  29. ^ "Games played by Charlie Cresswell in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  30. ^ Howell, Alex (8 July 2023). "England beat Spain to win Euro U21 Championship". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
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