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Ruben
Loftus-Cheek |
Crystal Palace FC,
Chelsea FC, AC Milan
10
appearances, 0 goals
P 10 W 6 D 2 L
2 F
16:
A 6
(actual pitch goals F 11: A
5)
70% successful
2017-25
disciplined:  1
captain: none
minutes played: 582
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Timeline |
| |
Ruben Ira
Loftus-Cheek |
|
Birth |
23 January 1996 in Lewisham, Greater London
[registered in Lewisham, in 1998]. To Trevor Loftus and Juliette
Cheek. |
|
Birth notes |
Ruben appears to have been registered along with his
brothers Isaac Marley and Josiah Levi in 1998. |
|
Source |
SkySports
Yearbook &
 |
|
Playing Career |
Club(s): |
Loftus-Cheek joined Chelsea FC at the young age of eight
years old and played his way through the Youth ranks, picking up many
medals along the way. He broke into the Chelsea FC first team when he made
his debut on 10 December 2014 in a Champions League match. His Premier
League debut followed the next month.
On 12 July 2017, Loftus-Cheek joined fellow Premier League side Crystal
Palace FC on a season-long loan. He
returned to the Stamford Bridge club from 2017.
On Transfer Deadline Day, 6 October 2020, Loftus-Cheek joined rivals
Fulham FC on a season-long loan deal, and returned to Stamford Bridge for
the following season. During May 2023, he was courted by AC Milan, and
eventually signed for the Serie A side on 29 June 2023. Made his Serie A
debut on 21 August against Bologna, and has
made 39+twelve Serie A appearances, scoring seven goals, up until 14
September 2025. |
League honours
89+68 appearances, 10 goals |
Chelsea FC 2015-23 47+55
appearances, seven goals
debut: (sub) 31 January 2015 Chelsea FC 1
Manchester City FC 1.
Crystal Palace FC 2017-18
loan 21+four appearances, two goals
debut: 12 August 2017 Crystal
Palace FC 0 Huddersfield Town AFC 3.
Fulham FC 2020-21
loan 21+nine appearances, one goal
debut: 18 October 2020 Sheffield United FC 1
Fulham FC 1. |
Club honours |
Next-Gen Series runners-up 2012-13;
Premier League Champions 2014-15 (3ᵃ), 2016-17
(6), third place 2018-19 (24), 2021-22 (24);
FA Community Shield runners-up 2018;
Football
League Cup runners-up 2018-19 (3), 2021-22 (3);
UEFA Europe League winners
2018-19 (11, 4ᵍ);
FA Cup runners-up 2016-17 (3),
2019-20 (2), 2021-22 (5);
UEFA Super Cup winners 2021;
FIFA Club World Cup winners 2022;
Italian
Super Cup winners 2024-25;
Coppa Italia
runners-up 2024-25; |
|
Individual honours |
None |
|
Distinctions |
Half-brother of Carl and Leon Cort |
|
Height/Weight |
6' 2", 13st 9lbs [2017] |
|
Source |
Media [2017] & ENFA. |
|
England Career |
|
Player number |
One of three who became the 1225th players
(1226) to
appear for England. |
|
BME number |
The 82nd BME player at Senior level. |
|
Position(s) |
Midfielder |
|
First match |
No. 973, 10 November 2017, England 0 Germany 0, a friendly match
at The National Stadium, Wembley, London, aged 21 years 291 days. |
|
Last match |
No.
990, 15 November 2018, England 3 United States 0, a Wayne Rooney Foundation friendly match
at The National Stadium, Wembley, London, substitute
(69:06), aged 22 years 296 days. |
|
Major tournaments |
World Cup Finals 2018; |
|
Major honours |
World Cup Finals
fourth place 2018; |
|
Distinctions |
The fiftieth Greater Londoner to represent England |
|
Youth Career |
|
Youth tournaments |
UEFA European Under-21 Championship Finas 2015;
Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon
2016; |
|
Youth
honours |
Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon winners
2016; |
Individual honours |
England U21 (17 appearances, seven
goals, 2015-17) Player of
the Tournament 2016;
England U19 (13
appearances, six goals, 2013-15)
England
U17 (eight appearances, two goals, 2012-13)
England U16 (two
appearances, one goal, 2011). |
|
Distinctions |
The fiftieth Greater Londoner to represent England |
|
The
Numbers
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| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
starts |
substitute |
unused |
minutes |
 |
captain |
Disc. |
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6 |
10 |
4 |
7 |
▲3
▼4 |
7 |
582 |
0 |
none |
1 |
|
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
10 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
16 |
6 |
+10 |
4 |
5 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
70 |
+4 |
Venue Record
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
Home |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
+7 |
2 |
5 |
1.333 |
0.167 |
83.3 |
+4 |
|
Neutral |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
+3 |
2 |
0 |
2.00 |
1.20 |
50.0 |
=0 |
Shirt Record
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
White |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
3 |
+9 |
2 |
3 |
1.80 |
0.60 |
70.0 |
+2 |
|
Blue |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
Red |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
+1 |
1 |
1 |
1.333 |
1.00 |
66.7 |
+1 |
Competition Record
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCP
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
WCF |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
+3 |
2 |
0 |
2.00 |
1.20 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
World
Cup |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
+3 |
2 |
0 |
2.00 |
1.20 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| Friendly |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
+7 |
2 |
5 |
1.333 |
0.167 |
83.3 |
+4 |
Tournament Record
|
World Cup Preliminary Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCP 2025 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
=0 |
|
WCP All |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
=0 |
|
World Cup Final Tournaments |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WCF 2018 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
+3 |
2 |
0 |
2.00 |
1.20 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
WCF All |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
+3 |
2 |
0 |
2.00 |
1.20 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
Nations League Preliminary Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
NLP 2018-19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
=0 |
|
All Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
WC |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
+3 |
2 |
0 |
2.00 |
1.20 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
+3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1.2 |
50 |
=0 |
Match History
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apps |
match |
pic |
match details |
comp |
res. |
rundown |
shirt |
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WCF |
midfielder 21 |
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5 |
979 |
18
June 2018 - Tunisia 1 England 2
Volgograd Arena, Volgograd |
NW |
▲(1-1)
80 |
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6 |
980 |
24 June 2018 - England 6 Panama 1
Stadion Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod |
NW |
24 |
LAM |
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7 |
981 |
28 June 2018 - England 0 Belgium 1
Stadion Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad |
NL |
|
RAM |
|
982 |
3 July 2018 - England 1 Colombia 1ᴭᵀ,
Otkritie Arena, Moskva |
ND |
unused sub |
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983 |
7 July 2018 - Sweden 0 England 2,
Cosmos Arena, Samara |
NW |
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984 |
11 July 2018 - Croatia 2 England 1ᴭᵀ,
Luzhniki Stadium, Moskva |
NL |
|
8 |
985 |
14 July 2018 - Belgium 2 England 0
Krestovsky Stadium, St Petersburg |
NL |
▼(2-0)
84 |
RM |
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