english association football actor

Aaron William Cresswell ( have a bun in the oven 15 December 1989 ) is an english master football player who plays as a left-back for Premier League baseball club West Ham United and the England national team. Cresswell made his first-team introduction for Tranmere Rovers in 2008 and made 70 league appearances for the club before signing for Ipswich Town in 2011, following a court to agree the value of the transfer. He made 138 appearances for Ipswich scoring six goals, before joining West Ham United in July 2014. He made his external debut for England in November 2016 in a friendly against Spain at Wembley Stadium.

early life [edit ]

Cresswell was born in Liverpool, Merseyside. [ 4 ]

Club career [edit ]

Tranmere Rovers [edit ]

Cresswell started his career with Liverpool, working his direction through the academy before being released at the long time of 15. [ 5 ] Following his release from Liverpool he joined the Tranmere Rovers youth system before signing his first professional contract in July 2008. [ 6 ] He made his first-team debut on 1 November 2008 in a League One match with Milton Keynes Dons which ended in a 1–0 loss. [ 7 ] Although he was offered a new contract by the club at the end of the 2010–11 season, [ 8 ] Tranmere director Les Parry expected Cresswell to turn down the contract offer saying “ Aaron has got four or five Championship clubs trying to sign him ; if I had to guess I would say Aaron might be leaving us this summer. “ [ citation needed ]

Ipswich Town [edit ]

In June 2011, the media reported that Ipswich Town had won the race to sign the musician beating the likes of West Brom and Doncaster Rovers for his signature, although the clubs had failed to agree a tip and resolution of this was expected to go to a transportation court. [ 9 ] A three-year narrow was former announced to have been signed. [ 10 ] He made his debut for the cabaret on 6 August 2011, starting in a 0–3 away win over Bristol City at Ashton Gate. [ 11 ] He scored his inaugural goal for the golf club on 17 March, netting a late achiever in a 3–2 home gain over Peterborough United at Portman Road. [ 12 ] He made 46 appearances in all competitions during his first gear season at Portman Road, scoring once. [ 13 ] He won the club ‘s Player of the Year award for the 2011–12 temper. [ 14 ] In the summer of 2012, fine performances for Ipswich Town, led to Cresswell being linked with Premier League clubs such as Aston Villa. [ 15 ] He continued to keep his place as a first team regular during the 2012–13 temper. He scored his first goal of the season in a 3–1 gain over Bristol Rovers in a League Cup beginning round draw. [ 16 ] He made 49 appearances over the course of the temper, scoring 4 goals. [ 17 ] He besides won the club ‘s goal of the season award for his strickle in a 3–0 win over Crystal Palace on 16 April. [ 18 ] He scored his first goal of the 2013–14 season on 17 September, scoring the winning goal in a 2–1 succeed over Yeovil Town. He made 43 appearances during the season, scoring 2 goals and earning a target in the PFA Championship Team of the Year. [ 19 ]

West Ham United [edit ]

Cresswell in 2014

On 3 July 2014, Cresswell joined West Ham United on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the area of £3.75 million, plus add on clauses. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] He made his West Ham debut on 16 August 2014 in a 1–0 home kill to Tottenham Hotspur. [ 22 ] On 29 November he scored his foremost goal for the club, in the 1–0 victory over Newcastle United at the Boleyn Ground. [ 23 ] In May 2015, Cresswell was named Hammer of the year and Player ‘s Player of the Year. [ 24 ] Cresswell played all 38 league matches and all four FA Cup matches for West Ham in 2014–15. [ 25 ] In June 2015, Cresswell signed a modern contract which would keep him with West Ham until 2020, with the choice for a promote two years. [ 26 ] Cresswell made the highest count of appearances of any West Ham musician in 2015–16, playing in 47 matches. He featured in 37 of the possible 38 Premier League matches scoring two goals, away to Aston Villa on 26 December, and at eventual champions Leicester City in a 2–2 draw on 17 April. [ 27 ] In July 2016, Cresswell was injured in a 3–0 pre-season victory over Karlsruher SC. Suffering a knee-ligament injury, Cresswell was initially expected to be out of action for four months. [ 28 ] Cresswell recovered in time to make his return in West Ham ‘s 1–0 victory away at Crystal Palace on 15 October, assisting Manuel Lanzini for the succeed finish, however his comeback was cut short after he was sent-off for two yellow cards within a moment. [ 29 ] In September 2019, Cresswell scored a 25-yard loose kick against Manchester United to seal a 2–0 victory. Less than a week by and by Cresswell scored the final goal in a 2–2 attract against AFC Bournemouth. He scored in consecutive league appearances for the first clock in his professional career. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] In October 2019 he signed a raw compress until 2023 with West Ham. In November 2019, he scored a belated winner against Chelsea, to seal West Ham a 1–0 away victory. [ 32 ] On 11 December 2020, Cresswell made his two-hundredth Premier League appearance for the club in a 2–1 away win against Leeds United, during which he recorded an serve for Angelo Ogbonna ‘s winning heading. [ 33 ] On 21 March 2021, in a 3–3 draw with Arsenal, Cresswell recorded his 217th Premier League appearance, becoming West Ham ‘s second highest Premier League appearance maker, behind club captain Mark Noble. [ 34 ] Cresswell recorded a sum of eight assists for West Ham during the 2020–21 season, one more than right-back Vladimír Coufal. The couple recorded the most assists for a full-back coupling during the 2020–21 Premier League season. [ 35 ]

International career [edit ]

On 7 November 2016, Cresswell received his foremost external call-up to the England team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier with Scotland and a friendly with Spain, following Danny Drinkwater ‘s withdrawal from the squad due to injury. [ 36 ] He made his introduction on 15 November, replacing Danny Rose in a 2–2 draw with Spain at Wembley Stadium. [ 37 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 28 November 2021

International [edit ]

As of match played 8 October 2017[48]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
England 2016 1 0
2017 2 0
Total 3 0

Honours [edit ]

Individual

References [edit ]

  • Profile at the West Ham United F.C. website
  • Aaron Cresswell – UEFA competition record (archive) Edit this at Wikidata