Rubin Colwill

Rubin James Colwill (born 27 April 2002) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Cardiff City and the Wales national team.

Rubin Colwill
Personal information
Full name Rubin James Colwill[1]
Date of birth (2002-04-27) 27 April 2002
Place of birth Neath, Wales
Height 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cardiff City
Number 27
Youth career
2010–2021 Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Cardiff City 67 (5)
International career‡
2018 Wales U17 3 (0)
2021– Wales U21 6 (4)
2021– Wales 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:22, 13 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Colwill joined the youth academy of Cardiff City when he was eight.[3] He made his professional debut with the club as a late substitute during a 3–1 EFL Championship win over Coventry City on 13 February 2021.[4] The following day, Colwill signed his first professional contract, alongside Isaak Davies.[5][6][7] Colwill's first league start for the club came in a 2–1 win over Wycombe Wanderers on 24 April 2021, earning high praise from manager Mick McCarthy for his performance in the match. [8] On 12 September 2021, Colwill scored his first senior goals, scoring a brace in Cardiff's 2-1 victory against Nottingham Forest.[9] On 6 February 2022, he scored Cardiff's only goal in a 3-1 loss to Liverpool in the FA Cup fourth round.[10]

International career

Colwill made his debut for the Wales national under-17 football team in a 2–2 draw against Belarus on 10 October 2018.[11] He was selected for the Wales under-21 squad for a friendly match against Republic of Ireland on 25 March 2021 and made his debut for the side as a substitute during a 2–1 defeat.[12]

On 30 May 2021, despite having never made an appearance for the senior Wales team, Colwill was selected by Rob Page for Wales' Euro 2020 squad.[13] He made his senior national team debut on 2 June 2021 in a friendly against France, replacing Joe Morrell in the 83rd minute.[14] Colwill scored his first international goal for Wales on 29 March 2022 in a 1-1 friendly match draw against Czech Republic.[15]

In November 2022 he was named in the Wales squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[16] He came on as last substitute for injured Joe Allen, in the 81st minute of the third group game against England.[17]

On 8 September 2023 Rubin Colwill played for Wales Under-21 alongside his brother Joel in the 4-0 friendly win against Liechtenstein.[18]

Personal

Rubin Colwill is the brother of professional footballer Joel Colwill.[19]

Career statistics
As of match played 8 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cardiff City 2020–21[20] Championship 600000—60
2021–22[21] Championship 3452120—386
2022-23[22] Championship 2001010—220
Career total 605313000666
List of international goals scored by Rubin Colwill
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
129 March 2022Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Czech Republic1–11–1Friendly

    References
    1. "Club list of registered players: Cardiff City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 13. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
    2. "R. Colwill: Summary". soccerway. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
    3. "Rubin Colwell player details". Cardiff City F.C. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
    4. "Cardiff City vs. Coventry City – 13 February 2021 – Soccerway". soccerway.com.
    5. Townley, Martin (15 February 2021). "Isaak Davies and Rubin Colwill sign new deals with Cardiff City".
    6. Williams, Glen (15 February 2021). "The Cardiff starlet who wowed Mick McCarthy has just given Bluebirds huge boost". WalesOnline.
    7. "Rubin Colwill & Isaak Davies sign new City deals – Soccerway". Cardiff City F.C. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
    8. "Cardiff City 2 – 1 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
    9. "Nottingham Forest 1–2 Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 12 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
    10. "Liverpool 3-1 Cardiff". BBC Sport. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
    11. "Belarus 2–2 Wales". UEFAcom. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
    12. Williams, Aled (26 March 2021). "Wales U21 1-2 Republic of Ireland U21: Two goals in a minute seal win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
    13. "Euro 2020: Uncapped Rubin Colwill in Wales' European Championship squad". BBC Sport. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
    14. "France v Wales game report". ESPN. 2 June 2021.
    15. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60874724 Colwill first Wales goal
    16. 2022 Wales World Cup squad
    17. Game's datas on FIFA official Website
    18. Colwill Wales U21 debut
    19. Joel and Rubin Colwill new contracts
    20. "Games played by Rubin Colwill in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
    21. "Games played by Rubin Colwill in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
    22. "Games played by Rubin Colwill in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
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