Conor Gallagher
Conor John Gallagher (born 6 February 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swansea City on loan from Chelsea.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Conor John Gallagher[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 6 February 2000||
Place of birth | Epsom, England | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Swansea City (on loan from Chelsea) | ||
Number | 33 | ||
Youth career | |||
Epsom Eagles | |||
2008–2019 | Chelsea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 26 | (6) |
2020– | → Swansea City (loan) | 11 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017–2018 | England U17 | 4 | (0) |
2018 | England U18 | 6 | (0) |
2018–2019 | England U19 | 9 | (2) |
2019– | England U20 | 4 | (0) |
2019– | England U21 | 4 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:10, 20 June 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:12, 20 November 2019 (UTC) |
Early and personal life
Gallagher was born in Epsom and attended Howard of Effingham School.[3] His older brothers are also footballers,[4] who played in non-league.[5]
Gallagher's family are Chelsea fans, and he lived a 10 minutes drive from their training ground in Cobham.[5]
Club career
After playing for Epsom Eagles,[5] Gallagher joined Chelsea at the age of 8.[6] In October 2018 he signed a new contract with Chelsea until 2021.[4] He had minor heart surgery that year.[5] In May 2019 he was an unused substitute in the 2019 UEFA Europa League Final, winning a winner's medal,[5][7] and was also awarded Chelsea's Academy Player of the Year for the 2018–19 season.[7]
In August 2019 he signed a new three-year contract with Chelsea and moved on loan to Charlton Athletic.[6] After his first month with Charlton in which he scored 3 goals in 6 games, he won the English Football League's Young Player of the Month award for August 2019.[7][8]
On 14 January 2020, it was confirmed that Gallagher had been recalled by Chelsea.[9]
On 15 January 2020, Gallagher joined Swansea City on loan for the rest of the 2019–20 season.[10][11]
International career
He has represented England at U17, U18, U19 and U20 youth levels, winning the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[4]
On 8 October 2019, Gallagher received his first call up to the England U21 squad [12] and made his debut on 11 October 2019 as a substitute during a 2–2 draw against Slovenia in Maribor.[13]
Playing style
Gallagher has described himself as "best position is as a box-to-box midfielder [...] I can play deeper and I can play attacking as well",[5] and was described by Charlton manager Lee Bowyer as "an all-round midfielder. His work-rate is unreal, he puts his foot in for tackles and he can also see a pass".[7] Gallagher's idol while growing up was Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 20 June 2020
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chelsea U23 | 2018–19[14] | — | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
Chelsea | 2019–20[15] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Charlton Athletic (loan) | 2019–20[15] | Championship | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 6 | |
Swansea City (loan) | 2019–20[15] | Championship | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
Career total | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 6 |
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
- "FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017™ - List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- "Conor Gallagher". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- "Bookham-based Chelsea midfielder called up for England U17s' World Cup squad". Get Surrey. 28 September 2017.
- "Conor Gallagher". Chelsea F.C.
- Cawley, Richard. "Exclusive interview with Chelsea midfield prospect Conor Gallagher and his thoughts on Charlton loan move".
- "Conor Gallagher: Charlton Athletic sign Chelsea midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 2 August 2019.
- Stevens, Rob (20 September 2019). "Conor Gallagher: Chelsea youngster on 'idol' Frank Lampard and Charlton Athletic loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- "Conor Gallagher wins EFL Young Player of the Month award for August". www.cafc.co.uk.
- "Conor Gallagher trains with Chelsea after recall from Charlton loan". Sky Sports. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- "Swansea City seal Conor Gallagher loan signing". Swansea City A.F.C. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- "Conor Gallagher: Swansea City sign Chelsea midfielder on loan". Swansea City A.F.C. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- "Sam Surridge, Ben Wilmot, and Conor Gallagher called into England U21s squad". The FA. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- "Goals from Eddie Nketiah and Sam Surridge cancelled out as Young Lions tie in Maribor". The FA. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- "C. Gallagher: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- "Games played by Conor Gallagher in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- Hafez, Shamoon (17 January 2019). "England's U17 World Cup winners – where are they now?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- "Callum Hudson-Odoi wins Young Player of the Year and Conor Gallagher picks up Academy prize". Chelsea F.C. 10 May 2019.