Josh Cullen
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Cullen warming-up for West Ham United | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua Jon Cullen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Westcliff-on-Sea, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Bolton Wanderers (on loan from West Ham United) | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2015 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | West Ham United | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | → Bradford City (loan) | 58 | (1) |
| 2017- | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | England U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014– | Republic of Ireland U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015– | Republic of Ireland U21 | 8 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:06, 6 August 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:11, 27 March 2017 (UTC) | |||
Joshua Jon Cullen (born 7 April 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bolton Wanderers, on loan from West Ham United. He also represents the Republic of Ireland at under-21 level.
Career
West Ham
Born in Westcliff-on-Sea,[4] Cullen was first included in a West Ham matchday squad for their Premier League fixture against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on 14 March 2015, remaining an unused substitute as they lost 3–0.[5] He was also called up and unused on 9 May, as West Ham lost 1–0 at Aston Villa.[6]
On 2 July 2015, he made his first-team debut for the club in a 3–0 home victory over Lusitanos of Andorra in the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round first leg, replacing Joey O'Brien after 60 minutes;[7] he started in their 1–0 victory in the second leg a week later, making way for Amos Nasha after 63 minutes.[8] With manager Slaven Bilić putting priority on the team's Premier League performance, he made an array of changes for their third qualifying round second leg away to FC Astra Giurgiu on 6 August, including starting Cullen in his first competitive match against a professional opponent.[9] Twenty-three days later he made his Premier League debut, replacing Diafra Sakho at the end of a 3–0 win over Liverpool at Anfield.[10]
Loan to Bradford City
He signed on loan for Bradford City in February 2016.[11] In March 2016 his loan was extended until the end of the 2015–16 season.[12]
On 8 August 2016, Cullen re-signed for Bradford City on a five-month loan deal. He scored his first league goal for the club in the 2–1 victory at MK Dons on 16 August 2016. His loan at the club was extended on 3 January 2017 until the end of the season.[13]
Loan to Bolton Wanderers
On 1 August 2017, Cullen, along with West Ham team-mate Reece Burke, joined Bolton Wanderers on loan until the following January.[14]
International career
Having already played for England at youth level, in September 2014 Cullen made his debut for Republic of Ireland U19 in a 1–0 victory against Netherlands U19.[15] On 4 September 2015 Cullen made his debut for Republic of Ireland U21 in a 4–1 victory against Qatar U23 in a friendly at Gigg Lane.[16] On 25 March 2017, Cullen captained the Republic of Ireland U21s to a win 1-0 win over Kosovo U21 in a UEFA Under-21 Championship Qualifier.[17]
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 May 2017[18]
| Club | Season | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||||
| West Ham United | 2015–16 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| West Ham United total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Bradford City (loan) | 2015–16 | League One | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||
| Bradford City total | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 63 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 67 | 1 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy and League One Play-Offs
Honours
Individual
EFL League 1 Player of the Month - April 2017
References
- ↑ "Player shirt numbers for 20 Barclays Premier League clubs released". Premier League. 8 August 2015. Archived from the original on 9 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ↑ "Josh Cullen". 11v11. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ↑ "Premier League Player Profile Josh Cullen". Barclays Premier League. 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ "All you need to know about the Ireland U19 starlet who’s just made his full debut for West Ham". www.the42.ie. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ Magowan, Alistair (14 March 2015). "Arsenal 3–0 West Ham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ↑ Whalley, Mike (9 May 2015). "Aston Villa 1–0 Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ↑ "West Ham 3–0 Lusitanos". BBC Sport. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ↑ "Lusitanos 0–1 West Ham". BBC Sport. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ↑ "Astra Giurgiu 2–1 West Ham". BBC Sport. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ↑ "Liverpool 0–3 West Ham". BBC Sport. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ↑ "Josh Cullen: West Ham midfielder joins Bradford on loan". BBC Sport. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ↑ "Josh Cullen extends loan with Bantams from West Ham". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ↑ "Cullen commits to promotion push". Bradford City A.F.C. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ↑ "Reece Burke and Josh Cullen join on loan". Bolton Wanderers Official Site. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ↑ "Josh Cullen". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ↑ "King pleased as Ireland U21s beat Qatar U23s". FAI.ie. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ↑ "Ireland U21 beat Kosovo U21 in UEFA Campaign Opener". FAI.ie. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Josh Cullen". www.soccerbase..com. Retrieved 30 August 2015.