Todd Cantwell

Todd Owen Cantwell (born 27 February 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club AFC Bournemouth, on loan from Norwich City.

Todd Cantwell
Cantwell in 2022
Personal information
Full name Todd Owen Cantwell[1]
Date of birth (1998-02-27) 27 February 1998[2]
Place of birth Dereham, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 AFC Bournemouth
(on loan from Norwich City)
Number 14
Youth career
2008–2017 Norwich City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Norwich City 102 (13)
2018 → Fortuna Sittard (loan) 10 (2)
2022– → AFC Bournemouth (loan) 11 (0)
National team
2014 England U17 4 (1)
2019–2021 England U21 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:38, 23 April 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Cantwell was born in Dereham, Norfolk, and attended Northgate High School.[3] He joined the Norwich City Academy at under-10 level.[4] Cantwell was shortlisted for the Premier League Two player of the season award for the 2016–17 season.[5] In October 2017, Cantwell was named as a substitute for two Norwich City matches, but did not make an appearance.[5] Cantwell made his senior debut in January 2018 in an FA Cup match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.[3][6] In the same month, Cantwell was loaned to Fortuna Sittard for the rest of the season.[7]

Cantwell made his first start for Norwich City in the team's first round EFL Cup match against Stevenage on 14 August 2018.[8] He made his Norwich City league debut in September 2018 against Reading.[9] In December 2018, Cantwell scored his first senior goal in a 3–1 victory over Rotherham United.[10]

He had his contract extended by Norwich at the end of the 2018–19 season, after the club exercised a one-year option.[11] On 17 August 2019, Cantwell assisted two Teemu Pukki goals, as Norwich beat Newcastle United 3–1.[12]

On 31 January 2022, Cantwell joined AFC Bournemouth on loan until the end of the season.[13]

International career

Cantwell represented the England under-17 team at the 2014 Nordic tournament, making his debut against Iceland[4] and scoring in a draw against Finland.[14]

On 30 August 2019, Cantwell was included in the England U21 squad for the first time[15] and made his debut as an 61st minute substitute for Morgan Gibbs-White during the 2021 U21 EURO 2–0 qualifying win over Kosovo at Hull City on 9 September 2019.[16] In March 2021, Cantwell was included in the England U21 squad for the group stage matches of the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He was a late callup to replace Mason Greenwood who was ruled out by injury.[17]

Career statistics
As of match played 23 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Norwich City U21 2016–17[18] ———2[lower-alpha 1]020
Fortuna Sittard (loan) 2017–18[18] Eerste Divisie 102———102
Norwich City 2017–18[18] Championship 001000—10
2018–19[18] Championship 2411020—271
2019–20[18] Premier League 3763100—407
2020–21[18] Championship 3361000—346
2021–22[18] Premier League 80—00—80
Total 102136120—11014
AFC Bournemouth (loan) 2021–22[18] Championship 11010——120
Career total 1231571202013416
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Norwich City

References
  1. "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS AS AT 19th MAY 2018" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  2. "Todd Cantwell". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  3. Bale, David (18 January 2018). "Dereham youngster Todd Cantwell's old school 'incredibly proud' after his Norwich City debut against Chelsea in FA Cup". Dereham Times. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  4. Davitt, Paddy (29 July 2014). "Norwich City youngster Todd Cantwell is lapping up England role". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  5. Freezer, David (1 November 2017). "Cantwell targets loan spell after featuring as a substitute for Canaries in Championship games". The Pink'un. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  6. "Todd Cantwell: A debut to remember". Norwich City F.C. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  7. "Todd Cantwell joins Fortuna Sittard on loan". Norwich City F.C. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  8. Freezer, David. "Canaries make 10 changes for Stevenage cup tie with Cantwell and Aarons handed full debuts". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  9. Freezer, David (20 September 2018). "Cantwell gives a glimpse of creative capabilities during impressive league debut for Canaries". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  10. Freezer, David (1 December 2018). "'This is a special time for the club' – Canaries fans thrilled to see starlets play key role in comeback victory". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  11. "Steve Naismith: Norwich City release Scotland striker after unveiling retained list". BBC Sport. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  12. Bradshaw, Joe (17 August 2019). "Norwich City 3 – 1 Newcastle United". BBC. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  13. "TODD CANTWELL COMPLETES LOAN MOVE FROM NORWICH". AFC Bournemouth. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  14. Veevers, Nicholas (5 September 2019). "Todd Cantwell reflects on his England return as young Lions kick-off Euro campaign". The Football Association. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  15. Veevers, Nicholas (30 August 2019). "England U21s kick-off a new campaign and Aidy Boothroyd has picked his squad". The Football Association. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  16. Sport, BBC (9 September 2019). "England U21 2-0 Kosovo U21". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  17. "Mason Greenwood: Injured Manchester United forward out of England U21 squad for U21 Euros and replaced by Todd Cantwell". Sky Sports. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  18. "T. Cantwell: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  19. Anderson, John, ed. (2019). Football Yearbook 2019–2020. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 258–259. ISBN 978-1-4722-6111-3.
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