_(cropped).jpg) Christie warming up forFulham in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cyrus Sylvester Frederick Christie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-09-30)30 September 1992 (age 32)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Swansea City | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | Coventry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Coventry City | 102 | (3) |
| 2011 | →Nuneaton Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | →Hinckley United (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Derby County | 107 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Middlesbrough | 25 | (1) |
| 2018–2022 | Fulham | 52 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | →Nottingham Forest (loan) | 44 | (0) |
| 2022 | →Swansea City (loan) | 23 | (3) |
| 2022–2024 | Hull City | 54 | (3) |
| 2024– | Swansea City | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014– | Republic of Ireland | 30 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:30, 1 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2022 | |||
Cyrus Sylvester Frederick Christie (born 30 September 1992) is a professionalfootballer who plays as aright-back forEFL Championship clubSwansea City. Born in England, he represents theRepublic of Ireland at international level.
Christie was born inCoventry, West Midlands.[4] He is a nephew of the late boxerErrol Christie.[5] Christie hasJamaican heritage on his father's side, and his mother is ofLebanese ancestry.[6]
Christie made his first-team debut forChampionship clubCoventry City againstMorecambe on 10 August 2010, in a 2–0 away defeat in theLeague Cup.[7]
He joinedConference North clubNuneaton Town onloan in January 2011,[8] but was recalled by Coventry after two starts and three substitute appearances.[9] He then went on a 'work experience' loan to another Conference North clubHinckley United, in February 2011,[10] where he made eight appearances.[11]
After Coventry's first league win of the 2011–12 season, a 2–0 home win againstDerby County, Christie made it into theChampionship Team of the Week.[citation needed] The following season, he was in the League One side of the week after putting a man of the match performance againstLeyton Orient.[citation needed] The following game on 3 November, in the first round of theFA Cup, he scored his first goal in a 3–0 win againstArlesey Town and was praised by managerMark Robins.[12] On 8 December he scored his first league goal in a 5–1 home win overWalsall.[13]
In 2012, Coventry were relegated to League One.[citation needed]
On 10 July 2014, Christie returned to the Championship on a three-year contract at Derby County. He was out of contract at Coventry, but the two clubs agreed an undisclosed fee for the player since he came through Coventry's academy and was under 23 years old.[14]
Christie made his debut againstRotherham United on 9 August, where he provided an assist for goalscorerJeff Hendrick in a 1–0 home victory.[15] On 20 February 2016, he scored his first Rams goal in his 74th appearance, a 3–1 win atBrentford. His short-range strike with seven minutes remaining was his first club goal since March 2013 and ended an eight-game winless run at the start of the year.[16]
On 7 July 2017, Christie andJonny Howson moved for undisclosed fees to newly relegated Championship clubMiddlesbrough.[17] He made his debut on 5 August as the season began with a 1–0 loss atWolverhampton Wanderers,[18] and scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw away toFulham on 23 September.[19]
On 31 January 2018, Christie joined Championship sideFulham for an undisclosed fee.[20] He made his debut for Fulham in a 1–1 draw atBristol City on 21 February 2018.[21] At the end of the season, Fulham were promoted to the Premier League.
Christie scored his first goal for Fulham in anEFL Cup tie againstMillwall on 25 September 2018.[22]
In August 2019, Christie accused a Fulham fan of assaulting his sister and the fan's wife ofusing racist language at the club's opening game of the season, a 1–0 loss atBarnsley.[23]
On 13 January 2022, Christie joinedEFL Championship sideSwansea City on loan for the remainder of the2021–22 season.[24] He scored his first goal for the club againstBristol City on 13 February 2022.[25] In May 2022 while on international duty, Christie revealed that he was now a free agent as he would not be signing a new contract at Fulham following the end of his contract, he also confirmed that he had interest from clubs outside of England interested in him.[26]
On 26 August 2022, Christie moved on a free transfer to Championship clubHull City.[27] On 19 May 2024, the club announced he would be released in the summer when his contract expired.[28]
On 1 November 2024, Christie joined joinedEFL Championship sideSwansea City on a free contract until the end of the 2024-2025 season.[29]
Born in England, Christie was eligible to represent theRepublic of Ireland through his grandmother from Dublin.[30] In October 2014, Ireland managerMartin O'Neill asked Christie to represent the Republic of Ireland, having been impressed with his performances for Derby at the beginning of the 2013–14 season following his move from Coventry.[31] On 10 November, Christie was called into the Ireland squad for aUEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match againstScotland, and a friendly against theUnited States.[32]
On 18 November 2014, Christie made his international debut for Ireland against the United States, in a 4–1 win at theAviva Stadium, with O'Neill praising his performance.[33][34] He scored his first international goal on his next cap, a 4–0 away win overGibraltar on 4 September 2015 which was his competitive debut inUEFA Euro 2016 qualifying.[35] That 8 October, he played in a victory over world championsGermany in another qualifier, and was praised for his contributions.[36][37]
Christie scored anown goal on 14 November 2017 as the Irish lost 5–1 at home toDenmark in a2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying play-off. He was subsequently the target of online racist abuse, which theFootball Association of Ireland reported to the police.[38]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coventry City | 2010–11[39] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011–12[40] | Championship | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13[41] | League One | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 39 | 3 | |
| 2013–14[42] | League One | 34 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
| Total | 102 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 119 | 4 | ||
| Nuneaton Town (loan) | 2010–11[9] | Conference North | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Hinckley United (loan) | 2010–11[11] | Conference North | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Derby County | 2014–15[43] | Championship | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[44] | Championship | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 45 | 1 | |
| 2016–17[45] | Championship | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | ||
| Total | 107 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 117 | 2 | ||
| Middlesbrough | 2017–18[46] | Championship | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |
| Fulham | 2017–18[46] | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018–19[47] | Premier League | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20[48] | Championship | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| 2020–21[49] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22[50] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 2 | ||
| Nottingham Forest (loan) | 2020–21[49] | Championship | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 0 | ||
| Swansea City (loan) | 2021–22[50] | Championship | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | 23 | 3 | |||
| Hull City | 2022–23[51] | Championship | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | |
| 2023–24[52] | Championship | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| Total | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 56 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 421 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 461 | 15 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland | 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 2 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 September 2015 | Estádio Algarve,Algarve, Portugal |  Gibraltar | 1–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying | [54] |
| 2 | 4 June 2017 | Aviva Stadium,Dublin, Ireland |  Uruguay | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | [55] |
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