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Billy Crellin
Personal information
Full name William Francis Crellin[1]
Date of birth (2000-06-30) 30 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Blackpool, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Fleetwood Town
Number 31
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Fleetwood Town 5 (0)
2018FC United of Manchester (loan) 7 (0)
2019Chorley (loan) 9 (0)
International career
2017 England U17 1 (0)
2017–2018 England U18 5 (0)
2018 England U19 1 (0)
2019 England U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:58, 26 December 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:24, 20 November 2018 (UTC)

William Francis Crellin (born 30 June 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Fleetwood Town.[3]

Club career

Born in Blackpool,[2] Crellin moved on loan from Fleetwood Town to FC United of Manchester in August 2018,[4][5] but was recalled early in September 2018.[6]

In July 2019 he was the subject of a failed transfer bid from Premier League club Everton.[7] He moved on loan to Chorley in August 2019.[8]

International career

Crellin has represented England at under-17 to under-20 youth levels.[5][9] In October 2017, Crellin was included in the squad for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[10] His only appearance in the tournament was a group stage match against Iraq.[11]

On 14 October 2019, Crellin made his England U20 debut against Czech Republic at Peterborough United.[12]

Honours

England U17

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Fleetwood Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 27. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b Billy Crellin at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  3. ^ Billy Crellin at Soccerbase
  4. ^ Rosie Swarbrick (6 September 2018). "Fleetwood academy boss Donnelly: Loans to benefit Crellin and co". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Billy Crellin joins FC United on youth loan deal". Fleetwood Town F.C. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  6. ^ Rosie Swarbrick (21 September 2018). "Fleetwood Town boss Barton: Why we recalled Billy Crellin from FC United". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  7. ^ Kirkbride, Phil (13 July 2019). "Everton told to improve bid for England youth international". liverpoolecho.
  8. ^ "Fleetwood Town keeper Alex Cairns backs Billy Crellin to shine as he joins Chorley on a youth loan". www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk.
  9. ^ "Billy Crellin named in England U19 squad". Fleetwood Town F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  10. ^ "U17 World Cup squad". BBC Sport. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Young Lions beat Iraq 4-0 in Kolkata to seal spot in U17 World Cup knock-out stage". The Football Association. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. ^ "YENGLAND MU20S MISS OUT AS CZECH REPUBLIC PREVAIL AT PETERBOROUGH UNITED". The Football Association. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  13. ^ Shamoon Hafez (17 January 2019). "England's U17 World Cup winners - where are they now?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2019.