Rubin Colwill

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Rubin Colwill
Rubin Colwill in 2025.
Personal information
Full name Rubin James Colwill[1]
Date of birth (2002-04-27) 27 April 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Neath, Wales
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cardiff City
Number 10
Youth career
2010–2021 Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Cardiff City 154 (10)
International career‡
2018 Wales U17 3 (0)
2021–2024 Wales U21 9 (5)
2021– Wales 10 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 November 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:57, 15 November 2025 (UTC)

Rubin James Colwill (born 27 April 2002) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL League One club Cardiff City and the Wales national team.

Club career

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Colwill joined the youth academy of Cardiff City when he was eight.[3] He made his professional debut with the club as a late substitute during a 3–1 EFL Championship win over Coventry City on 13 February 2021.[4] The following day, Colwill signed his first professional contract, alongside Isaak Davies.[5][6][7] Colwill's first league start for the club came in a 2–1 win over Wycombe Wanderers on 24 April 2021, earning high praise from manager Mick McCarthy for his performance in the match.[8] On 12 September 2021, Colwill scored his first senior goals, scoring a brace in Cardiff's 2–1 victory against Nottingham Forest.[9] On 6 February 2022, he scored Cardiff's only goal in a 3–1 loss to Liverpool in the FA Cup fourth round.[10]

International career

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Colwill made his debut for the Wales national under-17 football team in a 2–2 draw against Belarus on 10 October 2018.[11] He was selected for the Wales under-21 squad for a friendly match against Republic of Ireland on 25 March 2021 and made his debut for the side as a substitute during a 2–1 defeat.[12]

On 30 May 2021, despite having never made an appearance for the senior Wales team, Colwill was selected by Rob Page for Wales' Euro 2020 squad.[13] He made his senior national team debut on 2 June 2021 in a friendly against France, replacing Joe Morrell in the 83rd minute.[14] Colwill scored his first international goal for Wales on 29 March 2022 in a 1–1 friendly match draw against Czech Republic.[15]

In November 2022 he was named in the Wales squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[16] He came on as last substitute for injured Joe Allen, in the 81st minute of the third group game against England.[17]

On 8 September 2023 Rubin Colwill played for Wales Under-21 alongside his brother Joel in the 4–0 friendly win against Liechtenstein.[18]

Personal life

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Rubin Colwill is the older brother of Wales international footballer and Cardiff City teammate Joel Colwill.[19]

Colwill married long-time girlfriend Angharad Samuel in May 2025. [20]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 8 November 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cardiff City 2020–21[21] Championship 6 0 0 0 0 0 — 6 0
2021–22[22] Championship 34 5 2 1 2 0 — 38 6
2022-23[23] Championship 20 0 1 0 1 0 — 22 0
2023-24[24] Championship 36 1 1 0 3 2 — 40 3
2024-25[25] Championship 43 1 3 2 2 2 — 48 5
2025-26[26] League One 14 3 1 0 4 1 — 19 4
Career total 153 10 8 3 12 5 0 0 173 18

International

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As of match played 15 November 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Wales 2021 3 0
2022 5 1
2024 1 0
2025 1 0
Total 10 1
List of international goals scored by Rubin Colwill
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 March 2022 Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales  Czech Republic 1–1 1–1 Friendly

References

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