Charlie Crew
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charlie Crew | ||
| Date of birth | 15 June 2006 | ||
| 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) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:52, 19 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
Charlie Crew (born 15 June 2006) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a midfielder for Leeds United.[1][2][3]
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 the 29th 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]
Crew has family from England, and officials from The Football Association were noted in October 2023 as expressing an interest in having Crew represent the country instead of Wales.[10][11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Charlie Crew Leeds United U21 Midfielder, Profile & Stats | Premier League". www.premierleague.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Leeds United signed Charlie Crew from Cardiff for six-figure fee". MOT Leeds News. March 8, 2023.
- ^ Coleman, Tom (September 16, 2022). "Cardiff City news as Crew confirms Leeds United move and Terriers fire warning". WalesOnline.
- ^ Ferraby, Benedict (2024-03-30). ""Archie Gray was doing the same" - Another Leeds United player tipped for big future". FootballLeagueWorld. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ "The next generation of Wales football stars about to create history". 16 May 2023.
- ^ Butcher, Will (2024-03-25). "Leeds teen can be our next Archie Gray". Leeds United News. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Wignall, Ben (2023-10-01). "England battling to steal Leeds United talent from rival country". FootballLeagueWorld. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ 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.