Dominic Calvert-Lewin

1.1. Youth Career

Calvert-Lewin joined the Youth Academy of Sheffield United on 28 April 2005, at the age of eight. He progressed through the ranks, signing a scholarship with the academy when he was sixteen. At this level, he primarily played as a box-to-box midfielder. He made his first team appearance as an unused substitute in a 2-1 FA Cup win over Aston Villa on 4 January 2014. Following this, he was awarded for the League Football Education's 'The 11', recognizing promising young talents.

1.2. Professional Debut and Loan Spells

Calvert-Lewin's early professional career included significant loan periods that helped shape his development.
On 24 December 2014, he was loaned to Conference North team Stalybridge Celtic. During this spell, he transitioned into playing as a centre forward. He made an immediate impact, scoring twice on his debut two days later in a 4-2 away win at Hyde United. He scored against them again in the reverse fixture on 1 January 2015, contributing to a resounding 7-1 victory. In early February 2015, Calvert-Lewin returned to his parent club, having scored six goals in five appearances for Stalybridge Celtic.

In early April 2015, he signed a new long-term deal to keep him contracted to Sheffield United until summer 2018. Calvert-Lewin made his professional debut for the senior team on 25 April 2015 in League One, coming on as a 66th-minute substitute in a 1-1 draw away at Leyton Orient. He made two appearances during the 2014-15 season. In the club's pre-season tour ahead of the 2015-16 season, Calvert-Lewin scored in a friendly match, in a 1-0 win over Ilkeston on 9 July, drawing praise from manager Nigel Adkins.

On 7 August 2015, Calvert-Lewin joined League Two club Northampton Town on loan until January. He made his debut and scored his first goal for the club four days later, in a 3-0 home win against Blackpool in the first round of the Football League Cup. Despite expressing keenness to extend his loan, a permanent arrangement did not materialize, and he returned to Sheffield United. By the time he left Northampton Town, he had made 26 appearances and scored eight goals across all competitions.

2.1. Sheffield United

After his loan spell at Northampton Town concluded in January 2016, Calvert-Lewin returned to the first team at Sheffield United. He made his first appearance since returning on 13 February 2016, in a 1-0 win over Doncaster Rovers. He went on to make nine appearances for the team during the 2015-16 season. He began the 2016-17 season with Sheffield United, appearing as a substitute in a 2-1 loss to Crewe Alexandra in the first round of the EFL Cup on 9 August. This was his sole appearance for the club in that season before his transfer.

2.2. Everton

Calvert-Lewin signed for Premier League club Everton for a transfer fee of 1.50 M GBP on 31 August 2016, a move he later reflected on as "simply too good to resist." He made his debut as a substitute in a 2-1 win over Arsenal in a Premier League match on 13 December 2016, playing 11 minutes. On 2 January 2017, he made his first start for Everton in a 3-0 win at Southampton but was substituted after only 12 minutes due to an ankle injury, which sidelined him for the next two months. He returned from injury on 11 March 2017, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute in a 3-0 win against West Bromwich Albion. He scored his first Everton goal on 18 March in the ninth minute of a 4-0 win against Hull City. On 3 May 2017, he signed a new five-year contract with Everton, extending his stay at the club.

Following his notable performance in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, BBC Sport anticipated Calvert-Lewin would make a breakthrough into Everton's first team for the 2017-18 season. He scored the winning goal for Everton in their Europa League third qualifying round second leg against Slovakian team MFK Ružomberok on 3 August 2017. He was then named in the starting lineup for Everton's first two Premier League matches of the season, assisting Wayne Rooney's goals against Stoke City and Manchester City. He scored his first brace for the club in the third round of the EFL Cup against Sunderland on 20 September, ending a run of three games in which Everton had not scored. His first league goal of the season came on 5 November in a 3-2 win over Watford, scoring six minutes after being substituted on. On 14 December, Calvert-Lewin signed a new contract with Everton, alongside fellow young players Jonjoe Kenny and Mason Holgate, committing him to Goodison Park until June 2023.

Ahead of the 2019-20 season, Calvert-Lewin was assigned the squad number 9, having worn number 29 in his first three seasons. On 24 September 2019, in his 100th Everton match, he scored both goals in a win at Sheffield Wednesday - rivals of his first club Sheffield United - in the third round of the EFL Cup. The following 6 March, he signed a new deal to last until June 2025. He ended the 2019-20 season as Everton's joint top goalscorer with 15 goals in all competitions. His goal-scoring ability significantly improved following the appointment of Carlo Ancelotti as manager, contributing 13 league goals.

Calvert-Lewin started the 2020-21 season by scoring the winning goal in a 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur on 13 September 2020. This was followed by his first Premier League hat-trick in a 5-2 victory over West Bromwich Albion on 19 September and the opening goal of a 2-1 win at Crystal Palace on 26 September. On 30 September, he scored another hat-trick in a 4-1 win against West Ham United in the EFL Cup, making him the first Everton player to score two hat-tricks in one month since Dixie Dean in November 1931. He was named Premier League Player of the Month for September 2020 after scoring five league goals that month. He scored in a fourth consecutive league game with a header against Brighton & Hove Albion in a 4-2 home victory on 3 October and a fifth consecutive game with another header against Liverpool in a 2-2 draw at Goodison Park two weeks later. He scored another brace, taking him to 10 league goals for the season, in a 3-2 away win against Fulham on 22 November 2020. On 10 February 2021, Calvert-Lewin scored his 50th goal for Everton in a 5-4 win against Tottenham Hotspur in the fifth round of the FA Cup. He finished the 2020-21 season as Everton's top goalscorer with 21 goals in 39 matches in all competitions and was named Everton's Player of the Year at the club's end-of-season awards evening.

After scoring in Everton's first three matches of the 2021-22 season, Calvert-Lewin sustained a fractured toe and quadriceps injury which kept him off the field for the remainder of 2021. On 2 January 2022, he returned to the Everton team in a 3-2 home loss to Brighton & Hove Albion, missing a penalty kick in the 25th minute. On 15 May 2022, he scored his first goal since the previous August in a 3-2 loss to Brentford. Four days later, he scored the winning goal in a 3-2 victory over Crystal Palace, securing Everton's safety from relegation from the Premier League.

Prior to the start of the 2022-23 season, Calvert-Lewin suffered a knee injury and did not play until Everton's 2-1 home loss to Manchester United on 9 October 2022. He was absent again with hamstring issues between February and April 2023 as the team, who did not sign any forwards in January, fought relegation. On 29 October 2023, he scored his 50th Premier League goal in a 1-0 win at West Ham United. On 4 January 2024, Calvert-Lewin received his first career red card in a 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace in the third round of the FA Cup. The red card was subsequently overturned by the FA after an appeal by Everton. On 2 April 2024, he scored his first goal in over five months, converting an 88th-minute penalty kick to give Everton a 1-1 draw at Newcastle United. Four days later, he scored the only goal in a relegation battle against Burnley, marking Everton's first win in 13 matches. On 24 April, Calvert-Lewin scored a header against Liverpool to make it 2-0, the first time Everton had beaten Liverpool in Goodison Park since October 2010.

On 19 January 2025, Calvert-Lewin scored his first goal in 16 matches, opening the scoring in the 3-2 win against Tottenham Hotspur at Goodison Park. It was David Moyes' first victory after returning to the club. The win ended Everton's six-match winless streak in the Premier League and lifted the club four points clear from the relegation zone.

3.1. Youth National Teams

Calvert-Lewin played youth international football for England at under-20 and under-21 levels. In total, he scored 6 goals in 15 games for the under-20 team and 7 goals in 17 games for the under-21 team.

He made his England under-20 debut on 1 September 2016, in a 1-1 draw against Brazil, which he followed up by scoring in his second appearance, in a 2-1 loss three days later. He later scored against Germany U20 (twice) and Senegal U20.

Calvert-Lewin was selected to play for England in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in South Korea. He scored two goals in the tournament; his first was the opening goal for England in their match against Argentina. The last was the winning goal in the final as they beat Venezuela 1-0, securing England's first-ever FIFA U-20 World Cup title. By scoring in the final, he joined Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters as only the third England player to score in a World Cup Final across all age categories. On 27 May 2019, Calvert-Lewin was included in England's 23-man squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

3.2. Senior National Team

Calvert-Lewin received his first call-up to the England senior squad by Gareth Southgate on 1 October 2020. This call-up came after an impressive start to the 2020-21 season, during which he scored eight goals in five appearances for Everton, including two hat-tricks. He scored with a header in his maiden appearance for England, a 3-0 friendly win against Wales at Wembley Stadium on 8 October. He scored his first brace on 25 March 2021, in a 5-0 win against San Marino during the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. Calvert-Lewin was also part of the England squad that reached the final of UEFA Euro 2020, where they finished as runner-up.

6.1. Club Statistics

6.2. International Statistics