Liam Jamie Cullen (born 23 April 1999) is a Welsh professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward for club
Swansea City and the
Wales national team.
Career
Cullen joined the
Swansea City academy at the age of 8, making his debut for the under-18 side at the age of 13.
On 28 August 2018, he made his senior debut as a substitute in 1–0 loss to
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in the
EFL Cup. He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 win against
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on 22 July 2020, a result which secured them a play-off spot. On 13 January 2022, he joined
Lincoln City on loan for the remainder of the season. He would make an immediate debut, starting the
EFL League One game against
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on 15 January 2022. His first goal for Lincoln would come against
Wycombe Wanderers
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on 12 February.
International career
Having previously played for Wales at
under-17,
under-19 and
under-20 level, Cullen made his debut at
under-21 on 12 October 2018, playing 62 minutes in a 2–0 loss to
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.
In March 2023 he was called up to the
Wales
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senior squad for the Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Croatia and Latvia. He made his senior debut for Wales on 11 October 2023 in the 4–0 friendly win against
Gibraltar
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Wales debut
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Career statistics
References
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1999 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Pembrokeshire
Welsh men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Swansea City A.F.C. players
Lincoln City F.C. players
English Football League players
Wales men's youth international footballers
Wales men's under-21 international footballers
Wales men's international footballers