Cody Drameh

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Cody Drameh
Personal information
Full name Cody Callum Pierre Drameh [1]
Date of birth (2001-12-08) 8 December 2001 (age 22) [2]
Place of birth Dulwich, London, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2]
Position(s) Full back
Team information
Current team
 Leeds United
Number 37
Youth career
Fulham
2020–2021 Leeds United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Leeds United 5 (0)
2022 → Cardiff City (loan) 22 (0)
2023 → Luton Town (loan) 16 (0)
2023–2024 → Birmingham City (loan) 28 (0)
International career
2019 England U18 3 (0)
2020–2021 England U20 3 (0)
2021 England U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:45, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

Cody Callum Pierre Drameh (born 8 December 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a full back for EFL Championship club Leeds United. [3] He has also spent time on loan at Cardiff City, Luton Town and Birmingham City. He represented England at under-18, under-20 and under-21 levels.

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Club career

Drameh was born in Dulwich. [4] After playing youth football for Fulham, Drameh signed for Leeds United in August 2020. [5] [6] On 26 October 2021, Drameh made his professional debut for Leeds United, starting in a 2–0 defeat at Arsenal in the EFL Cup fourth round. [7] Five days later he made his Premier League debut for Leeds in the 2–1 win against Norwich City as a second-half substitute for Jamie Shackleton. [8]

On 12 January 2022, Drameh joined Championship side Cardiff City on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. [9] [10] He made his debut for Cardiff on 15 January 2022 in the starting line-up for the 1–0 league loss to Blackburn Rovers. [11] He was named as the Welsh side's Young Player of the Season and Player of the Season for 2021–22. [12]

On 29 January 2023 he joined Luton Town on loan for the remainder of the 2022–23 season. [13] He won promotion to the Premier League with the club, and in summer 2023 was linked with a transfer back to Luton or to fellow promoted team Burnley. [14]

Drameh joined Championship club Birmingham City on 1 September 2023 on a season-long loan. [15] After two defeats in new manager Wayne Rooney's first two games in charge, Drameh said the team had to be patient. [16]

International career

He has represented England at under-18 [5] and under-20 level. [17] Drameh also qualifies for Gambia through his parents. [18] In October 2020 Drameh was called up to the Gambia senior squad. [19]

On 16 November 2021, Drameh made his England under-21 debut during a 3–2 defeat to Georgia in Batumi. [20]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023–24 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leeds United U21 2021–22 [21] ———————1 [lower-alpha 1] 010
2022–23 [22] ———————3 [lower-alpha 1] 131
Total——————4141
Leeds United 2021–22 [21] Premier League 3010100050
2022–23 [22] Premier League1010100030
2023–24 [23] Championship 1000100020
Total50203000100
Cardiff City (loan) 2021–22 [21] Championship220000000220
Luton Town (loan) 2022–23 [22] Championship16000003 [lower-alpha 2] 0190
Birmingham City (loan) 2023–24 [23] Championship280200000300
Career total710403071851
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in the Championship play-offs

Honours

Luton Town

Individual

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  9. ↑ "Loan: Cody Drameh is a Bluebird". Cardiff City FC. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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  11. ↑ Pearlman, Michael (15 January 2022). "Cardiff City 0–1 Blackburn Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  12. 1 2 "2022 Awards Night: The Results". Cardiff City F.C. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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  15. ↑ "Birmingham City: Blues sign Leeds' Cody Drameh and Oliver Burke from Werder Bremen on loan". BBC Sport. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  16. ↑ "We have to roll with the Rooney way - Drameh" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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