Conor Gallagher

Conor John Gallagher (born 6 February 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club West Bromwich Albion, on loan from Chelsea.

Conor Gallagher
Gallagher in 2018
Personal information
Full name Conor John Gallagher[1]
Date of birth (2000-02-06) 6 February 2000[2]
Place of birth Epsom, England
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 West Bromwich Albion
(on loan from Chelsea)
Number 18
Youth career
Epsom Eagles
2008–2019 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Chelsea 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Charlton Athletic (loan) 26 (6)
2020 → Swansea City (loan) 19 (0)
2020– → West Bromwich Albion (loan) 17 (2)
National team‡
2017–2018 England U17 4 (0)
2018 England U18 6 (0)
2018–2019 England U19 9 (2)
2019– England U20 4 (0)
2019– England U21 7 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:24, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:29, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

Beginning his career with Chelsea, he has spent loan spells at Charlton Athletic and Swansea City.

Early and personal life

Gallagher was born in Epsom and attended Howard of Effingham School.[3] His older brothers are also footballers[4] who played at non-league level.[5]

Gallagher's family are Chelsea fans, and he lived a 10 minutes drive from their training ground in Cobham.[5]

Club career

After playing for Epsom Eagles,[5] Gallagher joined Chelsea at the age of 8.[6] In October 2018 he signed a new contract with Chelsea until 2021.[4] He had minor heart surgery that year.[5] In May 2019 he was an unused substitute in the 2019 UEFA Europa League Final, winning a winner's medal,[5][7] and was also awarded Chelsea's Academy Player of the Year for the 2018–19 season.[7]

In August 2019 he signed a new three-year contract with Chelsea and moved on loan to Charlton Athletic.[6] After his first month with Charlton in which he scored 3 goals in 6 games, he won the English Football League's Young Player of the Month award for August 2019.[7][8]

On 14 January 2020, it was confirmed that Gallagher had been recalled by Chelsea.[9]

On 15 January 2020, Gallagher joined Swansea City on loan for the rest of the 2019–20 season.[10][11] Gallagher later said that his time at Swansea allowed him to be more creative as a player.[12]

On 17 September 2020, Gallagher signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea, and joined fellow Premier League club West Bromwich Albion on loan for the 2020–21 season.[13][14] On 28 November 2020, Gallagher scored his first goal for Albion in a 1–0 home league win over Sheffield United.[15]

International career

He has represented England at U17, U18, U19 and U20 youth levels, winning the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[4]

On 8 October 2019, Gallagher received his first call up to the England U21 squad [16] and made his debut on 11 October 2019 as a substitute during a 2–2 draw against Slovenia in Maribor.[17]

His heritage means he would also be eligible to play for Scotland or the Republic of Ireland until such time as he made a competitive appearance for England at senior level.[3]

Playing style

Gallagher has described himself as "best position is as a box-to-box midfielder [...] I can play deeper and I can play attacking as well",[5] and was described by Charlton manager Lee Bowyer as "an all-round midfielder. His work-rate is unreal, he puts his foot in for tackles and he can also see a pass".[7] Gallagher's idol while growing up was Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard.[7]

Career statistics
As of 7 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea U23 2018–19[18] ———4[lower-alpha 1]040
Chelsea 2019–20[19] Premier League 000000—00
2020–21[20] Premier League 000000—00
Total 0000000000
Charlton Athletic (loan) 2019–20[19] Championship 2660000—266
Swansea City (loan) 2019–20[19] Championship 190——2[lower-alpha 2]0210
West Bromwich Albion (loan) 2020–21[20] Premier League 1721010—192
Career total 628101060708
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in Championship play-offs

Honours

Chelsea

England U17

Individual

References
  1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017™ – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  2. "Conor Gallagher". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  3. "Bookham-based Chelsea midfielder called up for England U17s' World Cup squad". Get Surrey. 28 September 2017.
  4. "Conor Gallagher". Chelsea F.C.
  5. Cawley, Richard (20 September 2019). "Exclusive interview with Chelsea midfield prospect Conor Gallagher and his thoughts on Charlton loan move". London News Online.
  6. "Conor Gallagher: Charlton Athletic sign Chelsea midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 2 August 2019.
  7. Stevens, Rob (20 September 2019). "Conor Gallagher: Chelsea youngster on 'idol' Frank Lampard and Charlton Athletic loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  8. "Conor Gallagher wins EFL Young Player of the Month award for August". www.cafc.co.uk.
  9. "Conor Gallagher trains with Chelsea after recall from Charlton loan". Sky Sports. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  10. "Swansea City seal Conor Gallagher loan signing". Swansea City A.F.C. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  11. "Conor Gallagher: Swansea City sign Chelsea midfielder on loan". Swansea City A.F.C. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  12. Mitchelmore, Ian (4 July 2020). "Chelsea's Conor Gallagher transfer decision explained". walesonline.
  13. "Gallagher signs new deal and completes Premier League loan". Chelsea F.C. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  14. "West Brom sign Chelsea's Gallagher on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  15. "West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Sheffield United: Baggies move out of relegation zone with win". BBC Sport. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  16. "Sam Surridge, Ben Wilmot, and Conor Gallagher called into England U21s squad". The FA. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  17. "Goals from Eddie Nketiah and Sam Surridge cancelled out as Young Lions tie in Maribor". The FA. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  18. "C. Gallagher: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  19. "Games played by Conor Gallagher in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  20. "Games played by Conor Gallagher in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  21. Hafez, Shamoon (17 January 2019). "England's U17 World Cup winners – where are they now?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  22. "Callum Hudson-Odoi wins Young Player of the Year and Conor Gallagher picks up Academy prize". Chelsea F.C. 10 May 2019.
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