Cyrus Christie

Republic of Ireland international footballer

Cyrus Christie

Christie warming up for Fulham in 2018

Personal information
Full name|  Cyrus Sylvester Frederick Christie[1]
Date of birth|  (1992-09-30) 30 September 1992 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth|  Coventry, England
Height|  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3]
Position(s)|  Right-back
Team information

Current team

|  Swansea City
Number|  23
Youth career
0000–2010|  Coventry City
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2010–2014|  Coventry City|  102|  (3)
2011|  → Nuneaton Town (loan)|  5|  (0)
2011|  → Hinckley United (loan)|  8|  (0)
2014–2017|  Derby County|  107|  (2)
2017–2018|  Middlesbrough|  25|  (1)
2018–2022|  Fulham|  52|  (1)
2020–2021|  → Nottingham Forest (loan)|  44|  (0)
2022|  → Swansea City (loan)|  23|  (3)
2022–2024|  Hull City|  54|  (3)
2024–|  Swansea City|  11|  (0)
International career‡
2014–2022|  Republic of Ireland|  30|  (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:30, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:30, 24 July 2025 (UTC)

Cyrus Sylvester Frederick Christie (born 30 September 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL Championship club Swansea City. He is a Republic of Ireland international.

## Early and personal life

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Christie was born in Coventry, West Midlands.[4] He is a nephew of the late boxer Errol Christie.[5] Christie has Jamaican heritage on his father's side, and his mother is of Lebanese ancestry.[6]

## Club career

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### Coventry City

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Christie made his first-team debut for Championship club Coventry City against Morecambe on 10 August 2010, in a 2–0 away defeat in the League Cup.[7]

He joined Conference North club Nuneaton Town on loan in January 2011,[8] but was recalled by Coventry after two starts and three substitute appearances.[9] He then went on a 'work experience' loan to another Conference North club Hinckley United, in February 2011,[10] where he made eight appearances.[11]

After Coventry's first league win of the 2011–12 season, a 2–0 home win against Derby County, Christie made it into the Championship Team of the Week.[citation needed] The following season, he was in the League One side of the week after putting a man of the match performance against Leyton Orient.[citation needed] The following game on 3 November, in the first round of the FA Cup, he scored his first goal in a 3–0 win against Arlesey Town and was praised by manager Mark Robins.[12] On 8 December he scored his first league goal in a 5–1 home win over Walsall.[13]

In 2012, Coventry were relegated to League One.[citation needed]

### Derby County

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On 10 July 2014, Christie returned to the Championship on a three-year contract at Derby County. He was out of contract at Coventry, but the two clubs agreed an undisclosed fee for the player since he came through Coventry's academy and was under 23 years old.[14]

Christie made his debut against Rotherham United on 9 August, where he provided an assist for goalscorer Jeff Hendrick in a 1–0 home victory.[15] On 20 February 2016, he scored his first Rams goal in his 74th appearance, a 3–1 win at Brentford. His short-range strike with seven minutes remaining was his first club goal since March 2013 and ended an eight-game winless run at the start of the year.[16]

### Middlesbrough

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On 7 July 2017, Christie and Jonny Howson moved for undisclosed fees to newly relegated Championship club Middlesbrough.[17] He made his debut on 5 August as the season began with a 1–0 loss at Wolverhampton Wanderers,[18] and scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw away to Fulham on 23 September.[19]

### Fulham

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On 31 January 2018, Christie joined Championship side Fulham for an undisclosed fee.[20] He made his debut for Fulham in a 1–1 draw at Bristol City on 21 February 2018.[21] At the end of the season, Fulham were promoted to the Premier League.

Christie scored his first goal for Fulham in an EFL Cup tie against Millwall on 25 September 2018.[22]

In August 2019, Christie accused a Fulham fan of assaulting his sister and the fan's wife of using racist language at the club's opening game of the season, a 1–0 loss at Barnsley.[23]

On 13 January 2022, Christie joined EFL Championship side Swansea City on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[24] He scored his first goal for the club against Bristol City on 13 February 2022.[25] In May 2022 while on international duty, Christie revealed that he was now a free agent as he would not be signing a new contract at Fulham following the end of his contract, he also confirmed that he had interest from clubs outside of England interested in him.[26]

### Hull City

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On 26 August 2022, Christie moved on a free transfer to Championship club Hull City.[27] On 19 May 2024, the club announced he would be released in the summer when his contract expired.[28]

### Swansea City

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On 1 November 2024, Christie joined joined EFL Championship side Swansea City on a free contract until the end of the 2024-2025 season.[29]

## International career

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Born in England, Christie was eligible to represent the Republic of Ireland through his grandmother from Dublin.[30] In October 2014, Ireland manager Martin O'Neill asked Christie to represent the Republic of Ireland, having been impressed with his performances for Derby at the beginning of the 2013–14 season following his move from Coventry.[31] On 10 November, Christie was called into the Ireland squad for a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Scotland, and a friendly against the United States.[32]

On 18 November 2014, Christie made his international debut for Ireland against the United States, in a 4–1 win at the Aviva Stadium, with O'Neill praising his performance.[33][34] He scored his first international goal on his next cap, a 4–0 away win over Gibraltar on 4 September 2015 which was his competitive debut in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying.[35] That 8 October, he played in a victory over world champions Germany in another qualifier, and was praised for his contributions.[36][37]

Christie scored an own goal on 14 November 2017 as the Irish lost 5–1 at home to Denmark in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying play-off. He was subsequently the target of online racist abuse, which the Football Association of Ireland reported to the police.[38]

## Career statistics

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### Club

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As of 13 April 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | FA Cup | League Cup | Other  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Coventry City | 2010–11[39] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0
2011–12[40] | Championship  | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 39 | 0
2012–13[41] | League One | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 39 | 3
2013–14[42] | League One  | 34 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1
Total  | 102 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 119 | 4
Nuneaton Town (loan)  | 2010–11[9] | Conference North | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0
Hinckley United (loan)  | 2010–11[11] | Conference North  | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0
Derby County | 2014–15[43] | Championship  | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 42 | 0
2015–16[44] | Championship  | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 45 | 1
2016–17[45] | Championship  | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 1
Total  | 107 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 117 | 2
Middlesbrough | 2017–18[46] | Championship  | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 1
Fulham | 2017–18[46] | Championship  | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 6 | 0
2018–19[47] | Premier League | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 26 | 1
2019–20[48] | Championship  | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 30 | 1
2020–21[49] | Premier League  | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0
2021–22[50] | Championship  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0
Total  | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 2
Nottingham Forest (loan)  | 2020–21[49] | Championship  | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 0
Swansea City (loan)  | 2021–22[50] | Championship  | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | 23 | 3
Hull City | 2022–23[51] | Championship  | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 3
2023–24[52] | Championship  | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 0
Total  | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 56 | 3
Career total  | 421 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 461 | 15

1. ^ Appearances in Football League Trophy
2. ^ a b c Appearances in the Championship play-offs

### International

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As of match played 8 June 2022[53]
Appearances and goals by national team and year  National team | Year | Apps | Goals

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Republic of Ireland | 2014 | 1 | 0
2015 | 2 | 1
2016 | 3 | 0
2017 | 11 | 1
2018 | 6 | 0
2019 | 1 | 0
2020 | 3 | 0
2021 | 2 | 0
2022 | 1 | 0
Total | 30 | 2

Scores and results list Republic of Ireland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Christie goal.
List of international goals scored by Cyrus Christie  No.  | Date  | Venue  | Opponent  | Score  | Result  | Competition  | Ref.

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1  | 4 September 2015 | Estádio Algarve, Algarve, Portugal  |  Gibraltar | 1–0  | 4–0  | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying | [54]
2  | 4 June 2017 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland  |  Uruguay | 2–1  | 3–1  | Friendly | [55]

## Honours

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Fulham

* EFL Championship play-offs: 2018,[56] 2020[57]

## See also

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* List of Republic of Ireland international footballers born outside the Republic of Ireland

## References

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2. ^ "Cyrus Christie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
3. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 457\. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
4. ^ "Cyrus Christie". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
5. ^ Dutton, Tom (12 June 2017). "Nephew Cyrus Christie 'heatbroken' after former British boxer Errol Christie dies aged 53". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
6. ^ Henry Winter (4 October 2019). "'Racism makes you lose love of the game – a guy did a petition to have me lynched,' says Cyrus Christie". The Times. "My mum is Lebanese and Irish, my dad is Jamaican"
7. ^ "Morecambe 2–0 Coventry City". Coventry City F.C. 10 August 2010. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
8. ^ "Christie Joins Boro". Nuneaton Town F.C. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011 – via Pitchero.
9. ^ a b Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2011). Non-League Club Directory 2012. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 232–233\. ISBN 978-1-869833-70-1.
10. ^ "Hinckley loan Christie". Hinckley United F.C. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
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12. ^ Crowley, Kieran (3 November 2012). "Robins lauds Christie effect". Coventry City F.C. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
13. ^ Poole, Alan (15 December 2012). "Cyrus Christie set for advanced role in trip to Doncaster". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
14. ^ "Derby County Sign Coventry City's Cyrus Christie". Derby County F.C. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
15. ^ "Derby 1 – 0 Rotherham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
16. ^ Watson, Chris (22 February 2016). "Derby County: Cyrus Christie targets more goals after opening Rams account at Brentford". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 15 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
17. ^ "Jonny Howson and Cyrus Christie join Middlesbrough for undisclosed fees". BBC Sport. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
18. ^ MacInnes, Paul (5 August 2017). "Leo Bonatini pounces as Wolves beat Middlesbrough in battle of big spenders". The Observer. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
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21. ^ "Bristol City 1–1 Fulham". BBC Sport. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
22. ^ "Fulham ease past Millwall and introduce teenage prospect". Belfast Telegraph. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
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24. ^ "Swansea City seal loan swoop for Cyrus Christie". Swansea City AFC. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
25. ^ "Swansea 3-1 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
26. ^ "Cyrus Christie braced for summer change". independent. June 2022.
27. ^ "Christie signs for Hull City". Hull City A.F.C. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
28. ^ "Greg Docherty to leave as Hull City release seven players". BBC Sport. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
29. ^ Christie, William (2014), "'A Bit of a Shower-Off': Performing in Swansea", Dylan Thomas, London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 34–51, doi:10.1057/9781137322579_3, ISBN 978-1-349-45843-1, retrieved 1 November 2024
30. ^ "Derby County: Rams defender Cyrus Christie receives first Republic of Ireland call-up". Derby Telegraph. 10 November 2014. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014.
31. ^ "Derby defender Cyrus Christie on verge of Ireland call-up following talks with Martin O'Neill". Irish Independent. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
32. ^ "David McGoldrick and Cyrus Christie named in Ireland squad to face Scotland". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
33. ^ McDonnell, Daniel (18 November 2014). "Ireland's new blood lifts the mood for happy O'Neill". Irish Independent. Ireland. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
34. ^ "Martin O'Neill praises 'brilliant' debutant Cyrus Christie". The Score.ie. 18 November 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014.
35. ^ "Cyrus Christie marks competitive debut with first Republic of Ireland goal against Gibraltar". Sky Sports. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
36. ^ "Cyrus Christie savours scalp of world champions". RTÉ Sport. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
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41. ^ "Games played by Cyrus Christie in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
42. ^ "Games played by Cyrus Christie in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
43. ^ "Games played by Cyrus Christie in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
44. ^ "Games played by Cyrus Christie in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
45. ^ "Games played by Cyrus Christie in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
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47. ^ "Games played by Cyrus Christie in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
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50. ^ a b "Cyrus Christie | Football Stats | Fulham | Season 2021/2022 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
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52. ^ "Games played by Cyrus Christie in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
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55. ^ "Ireland vs. Uruguay". National Football Teams. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
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57. ^ Stevens, Rob (4 August 2020). "Brentford 1–2 Fulham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2020.

## External links

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* Cyrus Christie at the Football Association of Ireland
* Cyrus Christie at Soccerbase

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Republic of Ireland squad – UEFA Euro 2016

* 1 Westwood
* 2 Coleman
* 3 Clark
* 4 O'Shea
* 5 Keogh
* 6 Whelan
* 7 McGeady
* 8 McCarthy
* 9 Long
* 10 Keane (c)
* 11 McClean
* 12 Duffy
* 13 Hendrick
* 14 Walters
* 15 Christie
* 16 Given
* 17 Ward
* 18 Meyler
* 19 Brady
* 20 Hoolahan
* 21 Murphy
* 22 Quinn
* 23 Randolph
* Coach: O'Neill

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FAI Young International Player of the Year

* 1989: Staunton
* 1990: Quinn
* 1991: J. Connolly
* 1992: Phelan
* 1993: Roy Keane
* 1994: Roy Keane
* 1995: Kenna
* 1996: Given
* 1997: D. Connolly
* 1998: Robbie Keane
* 1999: Robbie Keane
* 2000: Dunne
* 2001: Duff
* 2002: S. Reid
* 2004: A. Reid
* 2005: Elliott
* 2006: Doyle
* 2007: Ireland
* 2008: McGeady
* 2009: Gibson
* 2010: Long
* 2011: O'Dea
* 2012: McCarthy
* 2013: McCarthy
* 2014: Hendrick
* 2015: Brady
* 2016: Brady
* 2017: Christie
* 2018: Rice
* 2019: Browne
* 2020: O'Shea
* 2021: Bazunu
* 2022: Ferguson
* 2023: Ferguson
* 2024: Azaz

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Swansea City A.F.C. – current squad

* 1 Fisher
* 2 Key
* 4 Fulton
* 5 Cabango
* 9 Vipotnik
* 10 Eom Ji-sung
* 11 Ginnelly
* 14 Tymon
* 17 Franco
* 19 Bianchini
* 20 Cullen
* 22 Vigouroux
* 29 Broome
* 30 Galbraith
* 31 Cooper
* 35 Ronald
* 36 Lloyd
* 37 Govea
* 41 Parker
* 45 Congreve
* – Burgess
* – Santos
* – Wales
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* Head coach: Sheehan

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