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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 (age 28)
Place of birth Southend-on-Sea, England
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
West Ham United
Number 39
Youth career
2010–2015 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– West Ham United 1 (0)
International career
2011 England U16 1 (0)
2014– Republic of Ireland U19 3 (0)
2015– Republic of Ireland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:22, 29 August 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 September 2015

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

Career

Born in Southend-on-Sea,[2] 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.[3] He was also called up and unused on 9 May, as West Ham lost 1–0 at Aston Villa.[4]

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;[5] he started in their 1–0 victory in the second leg a week later, making way for Amos Nasha after 63 minutes.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]

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.[9] 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.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 August 2015.[11]
Club Season League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
West Ham United 2015-16 Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0

References

  1. ^ "Player shirt numbers for 20 Barclays Premier League clubs released". Premier League. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Magowan, Alistair (14 March 2015). "Arsenal 3-0 West Ham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  4. ^ Whalley, Mike (9 May 2015). "Aston Villa 1-0 Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  5. ^ "West Ham 3-0 Lusitanos". BBC Sport. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Lusitanos 0-1 West Ham". BBC Sport. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Astra Giurgiu 2-1 West Ham". BBC Sport. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Liverpool 0-3 West Ham". BBC Sport. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Josh Cullen". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  10. ^ "King pleased as Ireland U21s beat Qatar U23s". FAI.ie. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  11. ^ "Games played by Josh Cullen". www.soccerbase..com. Retrieved 30 August 2015.