Josh Cullen

Joshua Jon Cullen (born 7 April 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for West Ham United, and the Republic of Ireland national team.

Josh Cullen
Cullen warming up for West Ham United in 2014
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 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 West Ham United
Number 33
Youth career
2005–2015 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– West Ham United 3 (0)
2016–2017 → Bradford City (loan) 55 (1)
2017–2018 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 12 (0)
2018–2020 → Charlton Athletic (loan) 63 (2)
National team‡
2011 England U16 1 (0)
2014–2017 Republic of Ireland U19 3 (0)
2015–2018 Republic of Ireland U21 14 (1)
2019– Republic of Ireland 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:19, 23 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 03:24, 15 November 2019 (UTC)

Early life

Cullen was born in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex.[4] His grandparents on his father's side were from County Leitrim, Ireland.[5] He played junior football for Rayleigh Boys before joining West Ham United at the age of nine.[6] He attended St Thomas More High School.[7]

Club career

West Ham United

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.[8] He was also called up and unused on 9 May, as West Ham lost 1–0 at Aston Villa.[9]

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;[10] he started in their 1–0 victory in the second leg a week later, making way for Amos Nasha after 63 minutes.[11] 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.[12] 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.[13] Cullen returned from loan at Bolton Wanderers in January 2018 making an appearance in the FA Cup away at Shrewsbury Town. He was praised for his performance by West Ham manager, David Moyes, in a poor performance by West Ham which ended 0–0. Cullen also had two front teeth kicked-out accidentally by Shrewsbury player Abu Ogogo.[14]

Loans to Bradford City

He signed on loan for Bradford City in February 2016.[15] In March 2016 his loan was extended until the end of the 2015–16 season.[16]

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.[17]

Loan to Bolton Wanderers

On 1 August 2017, Cullen, along with West Ham teammate Reece Burke, joined Bolton Wanderers on loan until the following January.[18]

Loan to Charlton Athletic

On 30 August 2018, Cullen joined Charlton Athletic on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[19] Cullen dislocated his shoulder on 6 November 2018 playing against Walsall, leaving the pitch in the 80th minute.[20] He returned to the first team in January 2019 against Accrington Stanley.[21] On 26 May 2019, Cullen played the full 90 minutes of the League 1 Play Off final as Charlton won 2–1 to return to the Championship.[22] Having spent the season on-loan, Cullen returned to West Ham and played in several pre 2019–20 season friendlies. In August 2019, he returned to Charlton on-loan for the 2019–20 season.[23]

International career

Having already played for England U16 in 2011,[24] Cullen made his debut for Republic of Ireland U19 in September 2014, in a 1–0 victory against Netherlands U19.[25] 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.[26] 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 has Championship Qualifier.[27] On 15 March 2019 he received his first international call-up to the Ireland first team.[28] He made his full debut on 10 September 2019 playing the whole game in a 3–1 win against Bulgaria.[29]

Career statistics
As of match played 22 July 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United 2015–16[30] Premier League 1000003[lower-alpha 1]040
2016–17[31] 00———00
2017–18[32] 203000—50
2018–19[33] 00———00
2019–20[34] 00———00
West Ham United total 3030003090
Bradford City (loan) 2015–16[30] League One 15000002[lower-alpha 2]0170
2016–17[31] 40100006[lower-alpha 3]0461
Bradford City total 551000080631
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2017–18[32] Championship 1200000—120
Charlton Athletic (loan) 2018–19[33] League One 29100003[lower-alpha 4]0321
2019–20[34] Championship 3410000—341
Charlton Athletic total 632000030662
Career total 133330001401503
  1. Appearances in Europa League
  2. Appearances in the League One Play-Offs
  3. Three appearances in EFL Trophy and three in the League One Play-Offs
  4. Appearances in the League One Play-Offs

Honours

Charlton Athletic

Individual

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References
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  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". The42. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  5. Fallon, John (9 October 2015). "West Ham ace Cullen happy to stick with Ireland U-21s". Independent.ie. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  6. "Cullen's final goal". West Ham United F.C. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  7. Phillips, Chris (3 September 2015). "Teacher proud to see Josh Cullen make West Ham United debut". The Echo. Essex. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  8. Magowan, Alistair (14 March 2015). "Arsenal 3–0 West Ham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  9. Whalley, Mike (9 May 2015). "Aston Villa 1–0 Arsenal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
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  11. "Lusitanos 0–1 West Ham". BBC Sport. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  12. "Astra Giurgiu 2–1 West Ham". BBC Sport. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  13. "Liverpool 0–3 West Ham". BBC Sport. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  14. "Ireland U21 Cullen loses teeth but gains boss's praise". RTÉ News. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  15. "Josh Cullen: West Ham midfielder joins Bradford on loan". BBC Sport. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  16. "Josh Cullen extends loan with Bantams from West Ham". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  17. "Cullen commits to promotion push". Bradford City A.F.C. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  18. "Reece Burke and Josh Cullen join on loan". Bolton Wanderers Official Site. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  19. "Charlton sign Josh Cullen on loan from West Ham United". Charlton Athletic. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  20. Guest, Rob (7 November 2018). "West Ham youngster faces spell on the sidelines after picking up 'unreal' injury". footballlondon. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  21. "Charlton Athletic v Accrington Stanley team line-ups: Josh Cullen returns to Bowyer's starting line-up".
  22. "Charlton 2-1 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  23. "Josh Cullen returns to Charlton Athletic on season-long loan | West Ham United". www.whufc.com.
  24. "Cullen helps England win". West Ham United F.C. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  25. "Josh Cullen". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  26. "King pleased as Ireland U21s beat Qatar U23s". FAI.ie. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  27. "Ireland U21 beat Kosovo U21 in UEFA Campaign Opener". FAI.ie. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  28. "Josh Cullen and Kevin Long called up by Republic of Ireland". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  29. "International friendly: Second-string Republic of Ireland beat Bulgaria 3–1". 10 September 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  30. "Games played by Josh Cullen in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  31. "Games played by Josh Cullen in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  32. "Games played by Josh Cullen in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  33. "Games played by Josh Cullen in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  34. "Games played by Josh Cullen in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  35. Law, James (26 May 2019). "Charlton Athletic 2–1 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  36. "Winners revealed for Three FAI International Football Awards". fai.ie. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
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