Josh Cullen

Josh Cullen

Cullen warming-up for West Ham United
Personal information
Full name Joshua Jon Cullen[1]
Date of birth (1996-04-07) 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
Bradford City
(on loan from West Ham United)
Number 12
Youth career
2010–2014 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– West Ham United 1 (0)
2016–Bradford City (loan) 14 (0)
National team
2011 England U16 1 (0)
2014– Republic of Ireland U19 3 (0)
2015– Republic of Ireland U21 5 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:35, 1 May 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:09, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

Joshua Jon Cullen (born 7 April 1996) is a professional footballer who plays for Bradford City, on loan from West Ham United as a midfielder. He also represents the Republic of Ireland at under-21 level.

Career

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]

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]

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.[13] 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.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 April 2016.[15]
ClubSeasonLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
West Ham United 2015-16 Premier League 1000003040
Bradford City (loan) 2015-16 League 1 140000000140
Career total 150000030180

References

  1. "Player shirt numbers for 20 Barclays Premier League clubs released". Premier League. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. "Josh Cullen". 11v11. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  3. "Premier League Player Profile Josh Cullen". Barclays Premier League. 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  4. "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.
  5. Magowan, Alistair (14 March 2015). "Arsenal 3-0 West Ham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  6. Whalley, Mike (9 May 2015). "Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  7. "West Ham 3-0 Lusitanos". BBC Sport. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  8. "Lusitanos 0-1 West Ham". BBC Sport. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  9. "Astra Giurgiu 2-1 West Ham". BBC Sport. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  10. "Liverpool 0-3 West Ham". BBC Sport. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  11. "Josh Cullen: West Ham midfielder joins Bradford on loan". BBC Sport. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  12. "Josh Cullen extends loan with Bantams from West Ham". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  13. "Josh Cullen". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  14. "King pleased as Ireland U21s beat Qatar U23s". FAI.ie. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  15. "Games played by Josh Cullen". www.soccerbase..com. Retrieved 30 August 2015.

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