Dominic Calvert-Lewin

Sheffield United

Calvert-Lewin joined the Youth Academy of Sheffield United on 28 April 2005. After progressing through the ranks of Sheffield United youth team, he signed a scholarship with the academy when he was sixteen. At this level, he played as a box-to-box midfielder. Calvert-Lewin appeared in the first team as an unused substitute, in a 2–1 win over Aston Villa in the third round of FA Cup on 4 January 2014. After this, he was awarded for the League Football Education's 'The 11'. On 24 December 2014, Calvert-Lewin was loaned out to Conference North team Stalybridge Celtic for a youth loan, where he began to play as a centre forward. Two days later, he scored twice on his debut, in a 4–2 win at Hyde United and scored against them again in the reverse fixture on 1 January, in a 7–1 win. At the beginning of February 2015, Calvert-Lewin returned to his parent club, having scored six times in five appearances. 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 in League One, in a 1–1 draw away at Leyton Orient as a 66th-minute substitute. At the end of the 2014–15 season, he went on to make two appearances. 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. On 7 August 2015, Calvert-Lewin joined League Two club Northampton Town on loan until…

Youth

Calvert-Lewin played youth international football for England at under-20 and under-21 levels. In total, he scored six goals in 15 games for the under-20 team, and seven goals in 17 games for the under-21 team. Calvert-Lewin 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 in South Korea. He scored two goals in the tournament; his first was the first goal of tournament for England scored in the match against Argentina, the last was the winning goal in the final as they beat Venezuela 1–0. He joined Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters as the only England players to score in a World Cup final. On 27 May 2019, Calvert-Lewin was included in England's 23-man squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

Senior

Calvert-Lewin received his first England call-up by Gareth Southgate on 1 October 2020 after scoring eight goals in five appearances, including two hat-tricks, for Everton in the opening weeks of the 2020–21 season. 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. Calvert-Lewin earned a recall from Thomas Tuchel to the national team…

Sheffield United staff Keith Briggs and Neill Collins reacted positively about Calvert-Lewin, including his attitude, while Chris Short described him as "football mad and a special talent." Manager Nigel Clough said of him: "He's a big lad who is good technically for the stage he's at and he's going to win headers against anybody", while manager Nigel Adkins described Calvert-Lewin's impressive performance in a training session: "He took the ball with his back to goal, controlled it and popped an overhead kick straight in the top corner. Brilliant stuff." Carlo Ancelotti, who managed Calvert-Lewin at Everton, suggested that he has all the qualities to be a top striker: "He is fantastic with the head, clever in the box and sharp. I think he is going to be at the top in England and in Europe."

Born and brought up in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Calvert-Lewin is of Jamaican descent through his father. He supported Sheffield United. During his time at Northampton Town, he resided with his teammate Ryan Cresswell and developed a good friendship. Calvert-Lewin has been noted by fashion journalists for his choice of clothing, and in November 2021 he appeared on the front cover of Arena Homme + wearing a suit, flared shorts and a pink Prada handbag. In April 2022, he featured in British GQ with a Chanel handbag from his own collection. In February 2020, he and Everton teammate Tom Davies used a break in the season to attend New York Fashion Week. In May 2022, Calvert-Lewin spoke out about his mental health problems. Calvert-Lewin married Sandra Jerze in March 2025. They have a daughter, born in 2023.