Aaron Cresswell

Aaron Cresswell

Cresswell playing for Ipswich Town in 2011
Personal information
Full nameAaron William Cresswell[1]
Date of birth15 December 1989[2]
Place of birthLiverpool, England
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Playing positionLeft-back
Club information
Current team
West Ham United
Number3
Youth career
2003–2005Liverpool
2005–2008Tranmere Rovers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2008–2011Tranmere Rovers70(5)
2011–2014Ipswich Town132(6)
2014–West Ham United34(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:16, 27 April 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Aaron William Cresswell (born 15 December 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays for West Ham United as a defender. He made his professional debut for Tranmere Rovers in 2008 and went on to make 70 league appearances for the club before signing for Ipswich in 2011, following a tribunal to agree the value of the transfer. He made 138 appearances for Ipswich scoring six goals before joining West Ham United in July 2014.

Career

Tranmere Rovers

Born in Liverpool, Merseyside, Cresswell made his Tranmere Rovers debut on 1 November 2008 in the a Football League One clash with Milton Keynes Dons which ended in a 1–0 loss.

Although he was offered a new contract by the club at the end of the 2010–11 season,[3] Tranmere manager Les Parry expected Cresswell to turn down the contract offer saying "Aaron has got four or five Championship clubs trying to sign him, if I had to guess I would say Aaron might be leaving us this summer."

Ipswich Town

In June 2011 the media reported that Ipswich Town had won the race to sign the player beating the likes of West Brom and Doncaster Rovers for his signature, although the clubs had failed to agree a fee and resolution of this was expected to go to a transfer tribunal.[4] A three-year contract was later announced to have been signed.[5]

In the summer of 2012, fine performances for Ipswich Town, where he won Supporters Player Of The Year Award, lead the player to be linked with Premier League clubs such as Aston Villa.[6]

West Ham United

On 3 July 2014, Cresswell joined West Ham United on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[7] He made his West Ham debut on 16 August 2014 in a 1–0 home defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.[8] On 29 November he scored his first goal for the club, to defeat Newcastle United 1–0 at the Boleyn Ground.[9]

Aaron Cresswell signing autographs post match v Manchester City at the Boleyn Ground, Upton Park, 25/10/14

Career statistics

As of match played 25 April 2015.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tranmere Rovers 2008–09[10] League One 131100000141
2009–10[11] League One 14000201[lower-alpha 1]0170
2010–11[12] League One 43411203[lower-alpha 1]0495
Total 705214040806
Ipswich Town 2011–12[13] Championship 4411010—461
2012–13[14] Championship 4631021—494
2013–14[15] Championship 4221000—432
Total 13263031—1387
West Ham United 2014–15[16] Premier League 3424000—382
Career total 2361391714025615
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

References

  1. ↑ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 480. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  3. ↑ "Rovers Offer Six New Contracts". Tranmere Rovers F.C. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "Town win race for Cresswell". TWTD.co.uk. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "Ipswich Town sign Tranmere defender Aaron Cresswell". BBC Sport. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "Villa line up young Ipswich full-back Cresswell". Daily Mirror (London). 24 July 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  7. ↑ "Hammers snap up Cresswell". West Ham United Football Club. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  8. ↑ BBC Sport – West Ham United 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur
  9. ↑ Chowdhury, Saj (29 November 2014). "Newcastle 0–1 West Ham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Cresswell in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Cresswell in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Cresswell in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Cresswell in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Cresswell in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Cresswell in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Aaron Cresswell in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 July 2014.

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