Josh Cullen

Joshua Jon Cullen (born 7 April 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club Anderlecht, and the Republic of Ireland national team.

Club Career

West Ham United

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. He was also called up and unused on 9 May, as West Ham lost 1–0 at Aston Villa.

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; he started in their 1–0 victory in the second leg a week later, making way for Amos Nasha after 63 minutes. With manager Slaven Bilic putting priority on the team's Premier League performance, he made an array of changes for their third qualifying round second leg away to Astra Giurgiu on 6 August, including starting Cullen in his first competitive match against a professional opponent. 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.

Cullen returned from loan at Bolton Wanderers in January 2018 making an appearance in the FA Cup away at Shrewsbury Town. He was praised for his performance by West Ham manager, David Moyes, in a poor performance by West Ham which ended 0–0. Cullen also had two front teeth kicked-out accidentally by Shrewsbury player Abu Ogogo.

In the summer of 2020, Cullen returned to his parent club at the end of his loan spell at Charlton Athetic, where he immediately impressed in West Ham's EFL Cup tie with Charlton. He received significant praise from manager David Moyes after the game. Before West Ham's EFL Cup fixture with Hull City on 23 September 2020, Cullen returned a positive test for COVID-19 along with manager David Moyes and teammate Issa Diop.

Loans to Bradford City

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