CJ Egan-Riley
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File:CJ Egan-Riley 26042025 (2).jpg Egan-Riley with Burnley in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Conrad Jaden Egan-Riley[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 January 2003[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Marseille | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2021 | Manchester City | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Manchester City | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Burnley | 44 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Hibernian (loan) | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | → Jong PSV (loan) | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Marseille | 8 | (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 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:20, 29 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:19, 29 June 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Conrad Jaden Egan-Riley (born 2 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Marseille and the England under-21 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
[edit | edit source]Manchester City
[edit | edit source]A Manchester local, Egan-Riley has been training with Manchester City for over a decade.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]
Burnley
[edit | edit source]On 1 July 2022, Burnley announced they had signed Egan-Riley on a permanent transfer from Manchester City.[8] On 23 August 2022, he made his debut for the club, starting in a 1–0 win against Shrewsbury Town in the EFL Cup.[9]
Hibernian (loan)
[edit | edit source]Egan-Riley was loaned to Scottish club Hibernian until the end of the season on 30 January 2023.[10] 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.[11]
PSV Eindhoven (loan)
[edit | edit source]On 1 February 2024, Egan-Riley joined Eredivisie side PSV on loan until the end of the season.[12] He was assigned to their youth team Jong PSV that plays in the second-tier Eerste Divisie.[13] He made his debut for Jong PSV on 9 February 2024, starting in a 3–0 win against Emmen.[14] On 21 May 2024, Burnley announced the player would be returning once the loan ended.[15]
Return to Burnley
[edit | edit source]On 26 November 2024, Egan-Riley scored his first goal for Burnley in a 2–0 win against Coventry City in the EFL Championship.[16] 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.[17] Following his performances during the season, Egan-Riley was named in the 2024–25 EFL Championship Team of the Season.[18]
On 20 May 2025, Burnley said it was discussing a new contract with the player.[19] On 11 June, the club announced that he had rejected a contract offer to pursue an opportunity in France.[20]
Marseille
[edit | edit source]On 14 June 2025, Egan-Riley signed a contract with Ligue 1 club Marseille.[21][22]
International career
[edit | edit source]Egan-Riley has represented England at every level from under-15 to under-19.[23] He is also eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland through ancestry and represented them in the 2018 Victory Shield.[24]
On 14 March 2025, Egan-Riley received his first call-up to the England U21 side.[25] He made his debut on 21 March 2025, starting in a 5–3 defeat to France U21.[26] Egan-Riley was included in the England squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[27] He came on as a substitute in extra time during the final as England defeated Germany to win the tournament.[28]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 29 November 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City U21 | 2020–21[29] | — | — | — | — | 3[c] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2021–22[30] | — | — | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Manchester City | 2021–22[30] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Burnley | 2022–23[31] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[32] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25[33] | Championship | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 1 | |||
| Total | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 49 | 1 | ||||
| Hibernian (loan) | 2022–23[31] | Scottish Premiership | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Jong PSV (loan) | 2023–24[32] | Eerste Divisie | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Marseille | 2025–26[34] | Ligue 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Career total | 80 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 94 | 1 | ||
- ^ Includes FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
[edit | edit source]Burnley
- EFL Championship second-place promotion: 2024–25
England U21
Individual
- EFL Young Player of the Month: February 2025[35]
- EFL Championship Team of the Season: 2024–25[18]
- PFA Team of the Year: 2024–25 Championship[36]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Profile at the Olympique de Marseille website
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- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Manchester
- English men's footballers
- Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Burnley F.C. players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Jong PSV players
- Olympique de Marseille players
- Premier League players
- English Football League players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Ligue 1 players
- England men's youth international footballers
- Republic of Ireland men's youth international footballers
- England men's under-21 international footballers
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- English expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- English expatriate sportspeople in France
- English people of Irish descent
- Sportspeople of Irish descent
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- 21st-century Irish sportsmen