Josh Cullen

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Josh Cullen
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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)[2]
Place of birth Westcliff-on-Sea, England
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
West Ham United
Youth career
2010–2014 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– West Ham United 1 (0)
2016 Bradford City (loan) 15 (0)
International career
2011 England U16 1 (0)
2014– Republic of Ireland U19 3 (0)
2015– Republic of Ireland U21 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:03, 21 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ 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 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 20 May 2016.[15]
Club Season League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
West Ham United 2015-16 Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0
Bradford City (loan) 2015-16 League 1 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 0
Career total 16 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 21 0

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