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Charlie Crew
Personal information
Full name Charles Crew
Date of birth (2006-06-15) 15 June 2006 (age 17)
Place of birth Cardiff, Wales
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Leeds United
Number 50
Youth career
2013–2022 Cardiff City
2022– Leeds United
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Wales U15 1 (0)
2021–2022 Wales U16 4 (0)
2022– Wales U17 17 (1)
2023 Wales U19 3 (0)
2023– Wales U21 3 (0)
2024– Wales 1 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:29, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

Charlie Crew (born 15 June 2006) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a midfielder for Leeds United[1][2][3] and the Wales national team.

Club career[edit]

Crew started his career at Cardiff City, where he played in the club's academy from the age of seven. In 2022, he transferred to Leeds United for an undisclosed fee, joining the club's under 18s initially, before being promoted to the under 21s in January 2023.[4][5] Crew spent the 2023–24 season with the Leeds Under 21 team and was called up to the first-team squad for the first time on 29 March 2024, where he was an unused substitute against Watford.[2]

Crew also represented the Leeds United Under 18 Team in the FA Youth Cup throughout the 2023–24 season and scored one of the goals in the 4–3 semi-final win over Millwall Under 18s to seal Leeds' place in the final.[6]

International career[edit]

Crew has represented Wales at Under 15, Under 16, Under 17, Under 18 and Under 21 levels. He has captained his country at each of these levels, up to and including Under 18. In 2021–2022, Crew was the captain of the Wales squad that won the Victory Shield. Crew was named as captain of the Wales Under 17 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championships, held in Hungary.[7] In 2023, he was called up to the Wales national under-21 football team[8] despite being just 16 years old, leading him to be labeled as a 'prodigy' by the Yorkshire Post.[9] In May 2024 Crew was called up to the Wales senior squad for the first time.[10] Crew made his debut for the Wales national team on 6 June 2024 in a friendly against Gibraltar at the Estádio Algarve in Portugal. He substituted Charlie Savage in the 78th minute as the game ended in a scoreless draw.[11]

Crew has family from England, and in October 2023 officials from The Football Association were reported as expressing an interest in having Crew represent England instead of Wales.[12][13]

Career statistics[edit]

International[edit]

As of match played 9 June 2024[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Wales 2024 1 0
Total 1 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Charlie Crew Leeds United U21 Midfielder, Profile & Stats | Premier League". www.premierleague.com.
  2. ^ a b Williams, Glen (2024-04-04). "Leeds' exciting Welsh talent now impossible to ignore as 'gift' admission made". Wales Online. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  3. ^ Donnohue, Joe (2024-03-13). "Teenage Leeds United midfielder on brink of first-team role set for international fast-track". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  4. ^ "Leeds United signed Charlie Crew from Cardiff for six-figure fee". MOT Leeds News. March 8, 2023.
  5. ^ Coleman, Tom (September 16, 2022). "Cardiff City news as Crew confirms Leeds United move and Terriers fire warning". WalesOnline.
  6. ^ Ferraby, Benedict (2024-03-30). ""Archie Gray was doing the same" – Another Leeds United player tipped for big future". FootballLeagueWorld. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  7. ^ "The next generation of Wales football stars about to create history". 16 May 2023.
  8. ^ Butcher, Will (2024-03-25). "Leeds teen can be our next Archie Gray". Leeds United News. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  9. ^ Coates, Tom (2023-05-30). "Leeds United prodigy named in Wales U21 squad despite being just 16 years old". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  10. ^ Crew senior call up
  11. ^ "Gibraltar v Wales game report". ESPN. 6 June 2024.
  12. ^ Wignall, Ben (2023-10-01). "England battling to steal Leeds United talent from rival country". FootballLeagueWorld. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  13. ^ Coates, Tom (2023-10-02). "Leeds United prodigy subject of tug of war over international future with two countries keen". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  14. ^ "Games played by Charlie Crew in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
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