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CJ Egan-Riley
Egan-Riley in 2025.
Personal information
Full name Conrad Jaden Egan-Riley[1]
Date of birth (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Burnley
Number 6
Youth career
2010–2021 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Manchester City 1 (0)
2022– Burnley 44 (1)
2023 → Hibernian (loan) 14 (0)
2024 → Jong PSV (loan) 13 (0)
International career‡
2018 England U15 4 (0)
2018 Republic of Ireland U16 2 (0)
2018–2019 England U16 6 (0)
2019 England U17 5 (0)
2021 England U18 1 (0)
2021 England U19 3 (0)
2025– England U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:56, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:27, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Conrad Jaden Egan-Riley (born 2 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a for Premier League club Burnley and the England U21 national team. A versatile player, he can be deployed as a centre-back, a right-back or a defensive midfielder.

Egan-Riley started his career with Manchester City, and has represented both England and the Republic of Ireland in youth internationals.

Club career

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Manchester City

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A Manchester local, Egan-Riley has been training with Manchester City for over a decade.[2] On 21 September 2021, he made his professional debut when he was named in the starting line up for Manchester City's EFL Cup tie against Wycombe Wanderers.[3] He made his UEFA Champions League debut on 9 March 2022 in a 0–0 home draw against Sporting CP in the Round of 16.[4] On 8 May 2022, Egan-Riley made his Premier League debut as a second half-time substituted player in a 5–0 home win over Newcastle United.[5]

Burnley

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CJ Egan-Riley warming up in 2025.

On 1 July 2022, Burnley announced they had signed Egan-Riley on a permanent transfer from Manchester City.[6] On 23 August 2022, he made his debut for the club, starting in a 1–0 win against Shrewsbury Town in the EFL Cup.[7]

Hibernian (loan)

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He was loaned to Scottish club Hibernian until the end of the season on 30 January 2023.[8] He made his debut for the club the next day on 31 January 2023, in a 1–1 draw with Ross County in the Scottish Premiership.[9]

PSV Eindhoven (loan)

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On 1 February 2024, he joined Eredivisie side PSV on loan until the end of the season.[10] He was assigned to their youth team Jong PSV that plays in the second-tier Eerste Divisie.[11] He made his debut for Jong PSV on 9 February 2024, starting in a 3–0 win against FC Emmen.[12] On 21 May 2024, Burnley announced the player would be returning once the loan ended.[13]

Return to Burnley

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On 26 November 2024, he scored his first goal for Burnley in a 2–0 win against Coventry City in the EFL Championship.[14] Having established himself as part of Burnley's record-breaking defence in the 2024–25 season, Egan-Riley was named EFL Young Player of the Month for February 2025 following five clean sheets in the league.[15] Following his performances during the season, Egan-Riley was named in the 2024–25 EFL Championship Team of the Season.[16]

On 20 May 2025, Burnley said it was discussing a new contract with the player.[17]

International career

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Egan-Riley playing for England U17 in 2019.

Egan-Riley has represented England at every level from under-15 to under-19.[18] He is also eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland through ancestry and represented them in the 2018 Victory Shield.[19]

On 14 March 2025, Egan-Riley received his first call-up to the England U21 side.[20] He made his debut on 21 March 2025, in a 5–3 defeat to France U21.[21]

Career statistics

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As of match played 3 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City U21 2020–21[22] — — — — 3[c] 0 3 0
2021–22[23] — — — — 1[c] 0 1 0
Total — — — — 4 0 4 0
Manchester City 2021–22[23] Premier League 1 0 0 0 1 0 1[d] 0 0 0 3 0
Burnley 2022–23[24] Championship 3 0 0 0 3 0 — — 6 0
2023–24[25] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2024–25[26] Championship 41 1 1 0 1 0 — — 43 1
Total 44 1 1 0 4 0 — — 49 1
Hibernian (loan) 2022–23[24] Scottish Premiership 14 0 — — — — 14 0
Jong PSV (loan) 2023–24[25] Eerste Divisie 13 0 — — — — 13 0
Career total 72 1 1 0 5 0 1 0 4 0 83 1
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b c "CJ Egan-Riley". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Manchester City profile". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Manchester City v Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  4. ^ Bevan, Chris (9 March 2022). "Man City 0–0 Sporting Lisbon (5–0 agg): Pep Guardiola's side comfortably into last eight with draw". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  5. ^ McNulty, Phil (9 March 2022). "Man City 5–0 Newcastle: Man City three clear of Liverpool in title race". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  6. ^ "EGAN-RILEY IS A CLARET". Burnley. 1 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Burnley". Sky Sports. Sky Sports. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  8. ^ "CJ Egan-Riley: Burnley defender joins Hibernian on loan". BBC Sport. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Ross County 1–1 Hibernian". ESPN. ESPN. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Egan-Riley joins PSV Eindhoven on loan". BBC. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  11. ^ "TRANSFER | PSV HIRES CJ EGAN-RILEY FROM BURNLEY FC". PSV Eindhoven. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Jong PSV 3–0 Emmen". ESPN. ESPN. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  13. ^ "CLUB CONFIRM RETAINED LIST | BurnleyFC". www.burnleyfootballclub.com. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Burnley 2–0 Coventry City". BBC Sport. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  15. ^ a b "Burnley's CJ Egan-Riley claims EA Sports FC EFL Young Player of the Month". www.efl.com. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  16. ^ a b Ashton, Ben (27 April 2025). "Burnley's Parker and Blades' Hamer win EFL awards". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  17. ^ "Burnley release Nathan Redmond and Jonjo Shelvey after promotion to Premier League". BBC Sport. 20 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  18. ^ Smith, Frank (6 September 2021). "England MU19s come from behind to draw in Germany". England Football. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Scoreless draw seals second spot in Victory Shield". Football Association of Ireland. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  20. ^ "England MU21s squad named to play France and Portugal". England Football. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  21. ^ "France U21 5–3 England U21". ESPN. ESPN. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  22. ^ "Games played by Conrad Egan-Riley in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  23. ^ a b "Games played by Conrad Egan-Riley in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  24. ^ a b "Games played by Conrad Egan-Riley in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  25. ^ a b "Games played by Conrad Egan-Riley in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  26. ^ "Games played by Conrad Egan-Riley in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
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