Liam Cullen

Liam Jamie Cullen (born 23 April 1999) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Swansea City and the Wales national team.

Liam Cullen

Personal information
Full name	Liam Jamie Cullen[1]
Date of birth	(1999-04-23) 23 April 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Congo, Africa
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Swansea City
Number	20
Youth career
2007–2018	Swansea City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–	Swansea City	147	(28)
2022	→ Lincoln City (loan)	20	(1)
International career‡
2014–2016	Wales U17	9	(2)
2016–2017	Wales U19	5	(3)
2017	Wales U20	3	(0)
2018–2020	Wales U21	12	(1)
2023–	Wales	10	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:34, 3 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:39, 9 June 2025 (UTC)

Career

Early career and loans

Cullen joined the Swansea City academy at the age of 8, making his debut for the under-18 side at the age of 13.^[2] On 28 August 2018, he made his senior debut as a substitute in 1–0 loss to Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup.^[3] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 win against Reading on 22 July 2020, a result which secured them a play-off spot.^[4] On 13 January 2022, he joined Lincoln City on loan for the remainder of the season.^[5] His first goal for Lincoln would come against Wycombe Wanderers on 12 February.^[6]

Return to Swansea

Following his loan at Lincoln, Cullen returned to Swansea and struggled for game time until scoring an 84th minute equaliser away to Coventry, with Swansea having trailed 3-0 at one point.^[7] Cullen scored in his next two matches and ended the season with 9 goals.

Following the departure of Joël Piroe in 2023, Cullen started 30 league games in the 2023-24 season, scoring 7 goals and getting 5 assists. In the 2024-25 season, Cullen was moved into a deeper role, typically playing as an attacking midfielder. Despite this, he finished as Swansea's top scorer with 12 goals.

International career

Having previously played for Wales at under-17, under-19 and under-20 level,^[8] Cullen made his debut at under-21 on 12 October 2018, playing 62 minutes in a 2–0 loss to Romania.^[9]

In March 2023 he was called up to the Wales senior squad for the Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Croatia and Latvia.^[10] He made his senior debut for Wales on 11 October 2023 in the 4–0 friendly win against Gibraltar.^[11] He scored his first goals for Wales with a brace in a 4–1 home win over Iceland on 19 November 2024 in the UEFA Nations League.^[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 February 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Swansea City U23	2017–18[13]	—			—		—		2[a]	0	2	0
	2018–19[14]	—			—		—		3[a]	0	3	0
	Total		—		—		—		5	0	5	0
Swansea City	2018–19[14]	Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2019–20[15]	Championship	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
	2020–21[16]	Championship	13	1	2	2	0	0	1[b]	0	16	3
	2021–22[17]	Championship	12	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	14	0
	2022–23[18]	Championship	29	8	2	0	1	1	0	0	32	9
	2023–24[19]	Championship	45	7	2	0	2	0	0	0	49	7
	2024–25[20]	Championship	31	10	1	0	2	1	0	0	34	11
	2025-26[21]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			136	27	8	2	7	2	1	0	152	31
Lincoln City (loan)	2021–22[17]	League One	20	1	—		—		—		20	1
Career total			156	28	8	2	7	2	6	0	172	32

1. Appearance in EFL Trophy
2. Appearance in Championship play-offs

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	19 November 2024	Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	Iceland	1–1	4–1	2024–25 UEFA Nations League B
2.				2–1