Levi Colwill

Levi Lemar Samuels Colwill (born 26 February 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Brighton & Hove Albion, on loan from Chelsea.

Levi Colwill
Colwill playing for England U17 in 2019
Personal information
Full name Levi Lemar Samuels Colwill[1]
Date of birth (2003-02-26) 26 February 2003
Place of birth Southampton, England
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back[3]
Team information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
(on loan from Chelsea)
Number 6
Youth career
City Central
2011–2021 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Chelsea 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Huddersfield Town (loan) 29 (2)
2022– → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 14 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 England U16 7 (0)
2019 England U17 5 (0)
2021 England U19 3 (1)
2022– England U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:47, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:52, 25 March 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Chelsea

Born in Southampton,[2] Colwill joined Chelsea at under-9 level,[3] having previously played for City Central.[4]

2021–22 season: Loan to Huddersfield Town

In June 2021, he joined Championship club Huddersfield Town on loan.[5][6] He made his professional debut in a 4–2 penalty shootout win against Sheffield Wednesday in the EFL Cup on 1 August 2021.[7] He scored his first goal for Huddersfield, a late winner, in a 2–1 win at Sheffield United on 21 August 2021.[8] Throughout the season he suffered from ankle, knee and hip problems, as well as COVID-19.[9] On 29 May 2022, Colwill scored an own-goal as Huddersfield lost 1–0 to Nottingham Forest in the 2021–22 Championship play-off final.[10]

2022–23 season: Loan to Brighton & Hove Albion

On 5 August 2022, Colwill joined fellow Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion on loan for the duration of the 2022–23 season.[11][12] He made his Seagulls and Premier League debut two days later against Manchester United, coming on as a 90+1st minute substitute for Solly March in Brighton's first ever win at Old Trafford after winning 2–1.[13] Colwill made his first Premier League start on 13 November, coming close to scoring an equaliser in the 2–1 home defeat against Aston Villa.[14]

International career

Colwill has represented England at under-16 and under-17 levels.[2] With the under-17 team he won the Syrenka Cup in 2019.[15][16]

On 27 August 2021, Colwill received his first call up for the England U21s.[17]

On 10 November 2021, Colwill made his debut for – and captained – the England U19s in a 4–0 victory over Andorra in a 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification match.[18] He scored his first goal for the U19s six days later during a 2–0 win against Sweden.[19]

On 25 March 2022, Colwill made his England U21 debut during a 4–1 win over Andorra at Bournemouth.[20]

Playing style

Colwill has been compared to John Terry due to his shirt number, status as an academy graduate of Chelsea, and position.[9]

Personal life

Barry and Byron Mason, Colwill's uncles, won the 2014 FA Vase Final with Sholing, with Colwill walking out at Wembley Stadium as a mascot.[9] Another uncle of Colwill's also played for Sholing.[21]

Career statistics
As of 14 May 2023[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea 2021–22 Premier League 0000000000
2022–23 Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Huddersfield Town (loan) 2021–22 Championship 29200102[lower-alpha 1]0322
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 2022–23 Premier League 1402030—190
Career total 432204020512
  1. Appearances in Championship play-offs.

References
  1. "2022/23 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. Levi Colwill at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Levi Colwill". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. "Levi Colwill: Chelsea's teenage loan star out to emulate best friend Musiala | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  5. "Levi Colwill: Huddersfield Town sign young Chelsea centre-back on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  6. "Championship loan for Colwill". Chelsea F.C. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. "Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Huddersfield Town". bbc.co.uk. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  8. "Sheffield United 1–2 Huddersfield". BBC. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  9. Johnson, Simon. "Levi Colwill: 'It's not a bad thing to be called the new John Terry'". The Athletic.
  10. "Huddersfield Town 0–1 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport.
  11. "Chelsea defender Levi Colwill joins Albion on loan". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  12. "Chelsea sign Brighton defender Cucurella for £60m". BBC Sport.
  13. Stone, Simon (7 August 2022). "Manchester United 1–2 Brighton: Erik ten Hag suffers defeat in first Premier League game". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  14. "Mac Allister scores after 49 seconds then Villa hit back". BrightonandHoveAlbion.com. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  15. "Young Lions lift the Syrenka Cup with a penalty shootout win over hosts Poland". The Football Association. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  16. Levi Colwill at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  17. "Carsley names first MU21s squad". 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  18. "England MU19s 4–0 Andorra". 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  19. "England MU19s top qualifying group". 16 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  20. "England U21 4–1 Andorra U21". BBC Sport. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  21. "Levi Colwill shares surprising Wembley experience as Huddersfield Town gear up for FA Cup clash". YorkshireLive. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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